Joseph Gordon and Emily McCracken

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Husband Joseph Gordon ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1 Jul 1815 - Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Jan 1887
         Buried:  - Mill Creek Cemetery, Utica, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: John Gordon (      -1847) 1 4
         Mother: Rebecca Cooper (      -1819) 5

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       Marriage: 1842 5

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Wife Emily McCracken ⁶

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            AKA: Emma McCracken 7
           Born: 5 Dec 1821
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Jun 1876 5
         Buried:  - Mill Creek Cemetery, Utica, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: John McCracken (Abt 1801-1881) 8 9
         Mother: Sarah "Sallie" Williams (      -      ) 7

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Children

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1 F Arilla Gordon ^{5 10}

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           Born: 
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           Died: Aft 1909
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Thomas C. Cochran (1823-1902) 5 11
           Marr: 1878 5

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2 M John I. Gordon ¹²

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            AKA: John J. Gordon 5
           Born: 3 Mar 1845 - Mill Creek Twp, Mercer Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1909
         Buried: 

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3 M James Gordon ⁵

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           Died: Bef 1909
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4 M Cyrus Gordon ⁵

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           Died: Bef 1909
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General Notes: Husband - Joseph Gordon

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He came to Mercer County, PA, in the spring of 1837.
He came to Mill Creek Township, Mercer County, PA, with his parents, remaining with them until he was twenty-five years of age, when his father made him a gift of the homestead, upon which the son himself resided the balance of his life.

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1057.

2 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 962, 982.

3 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 6, Frenchcreek Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1998), Pg 20.

4 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 612.

5 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 962.

6 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 962, 1031.

7 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 982.

8 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1098.

9 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 982, 1078, 1109.

10 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1097.

11 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 19.

12 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 666, 1057.

13 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 666.