Individual Details
Nancy Jane FLEMING
(Jul 1832 - 3 Jul 1910)
Events
| Birth | Jul 1832 | Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Birth | 1833 | Pennsylvania | | ||
| Marriage | Bef 1855 | Joseph T. GORDON | | ||
| Census | 1860 | Union Town, Johnson County, Kansas Territory | | ||
| Census | 1870 | 23 Fourth Avenue, Ward 3, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas | | ||
| Census | 1880 | 23 Fourth Avenue, Ward 3, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas | | ||
| Census | 1900 | 1108 Monroe Street, Ward 5, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas | | ||
| Census | 1910 | 1108 Monroe Street, Ward 5, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas | | ||
| Death | 3 Jul 1910 | Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas | | ||
| Burial | 5 Jul 1910 | Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas |  | | |
| Probate | From 1910 to 1912 | Kansas | | | |
| Alt name | Mary GORDON | |
Families
| Spouse | Joseph T. GORDON (1831 - 1875) |
| Child | Ida May GORDON (1862 - ) |
| Child | Charles "Charlie" GORDON (1866 - 1889) |
| Child | Joseph T. GORDON (1875 - 1876) |
| Father | James FLEMING (1782 - 1844) |
| Mother | Nancy CLAWSON (1798 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Eliza Jane FLEMING (1818 - 1870) |
| Sibling | James FLEMING (1824 - 1898) |
| Sibling | Charlotte FLEMING (1825 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Eli G. FLEMING (1827 - 1896) |
| Sibling | William G. FLEMING (1829 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Evaline FLEMING (1835 - 1844) |
Notes
Burial
She left a will dated but a codicil dated 20 January 1910 left her estate to Mrs. Matthews and her children except for a 1/6 interest in Mrs. Gordon's interest in her husband's estate which was in litigation. Her granddaughter, Ida May Davis, wife of James C. Davis and a daughter of Nancy J. Gordon's deceased son, Charles, sued Mrs. Matthews and her children claiming they unduly influenced her grandmother, Nancy J. Gordon. The suit was later settled out of Court.Probate
Nancy J. Gordon left a will but a codicil dated 20 January 1910 left her estate to her daughter, Ida M. Matthews and her children, Todd and Angie, except for a 1/6 interest in the estate of her husband which was in litigation. Her granddaughter, Ida M. Davis, wife of James C. Davis and a daughter of Nancy J. Gordon's deceased son, Charles, sued Mrs. Matthews and her children claiming they unduly influenced her grandmother, Nancy J. Gordon. The suit was later settled out of Court.Endnotes
1. 1900 U.S. census, Shawnee County, Kansas, City of Topeka, enumeration district (ED) 165, sheet 13B, dwelling 276, family 306, Nancy J. Gordon; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 December 2017); from National Archives microfilm T623, roll 500.
2. "Mrs. Mary Gordon Dies in Topeka; Funeral Here," Obituary, The Leavenworth Times, 5 July 1910, page 2, "She was born in Pennsylvania in 1833 and there she married Joseph Gordon. They came to Leavenworyh in 1855 and Mr. Gordon ran a butcher shop until his death in 1880. Besides one daughter, Mrs. Ida Mathews, of Topeka, she leaves three grandchildren, Mrs. J. C. Davis of Leavenworth and Todd and Angie Mathews of Topeka..."; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 17 January 2019).
3. "Mrs. Mary Gordon Dies in Topeka; Funeral Here," Obituary, The Leavenworth Times, 5 July 1910, page 2, "She was born in Pennsylvania in 1833 and there she married Joseph Gordon. They came to Leavenworyh in 1855 and Mr. Gordon ran a butcher shop until his death in 1880. Besides one daughter, Mrs. Ida Mathews, of Topeka, she leaves three grandchildren, Mrs. J. C. Davis of Leavenworth and Todd and Angie Mathews of Topeka..."; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 17 January 2019).
4. 1860 U.S. census, Johnson County, Kansas Territory, Union Town, page 464, page 16 (penned), dwelling 89, family 95, J. T. Gordon; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 January 2019); from National Archives microfilm M653, roll 350.
5. 1870 U.S. census, Leavenworth County, Kansas, Leavenworth City, page 462A (stamped), page 105 (penned), dwelling 907, family 904, Jos. T. Gordon; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 September 2018); from National Archives microfilm M593, roll 437.
6. 1880 U.S. census, Leavenworth County, Kansas, Leavenworth City, enumeration district (ED) 159, page 11, dwelling 104, family 104, N. J. Gordon; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 February 2018); from National Archives microfilm T9, roll 386.
7. 1900 U.S. census, Shawnee County, Kansas, City of Topeka, enumeration district (ED) 165, sheet 13B, dwelling 276, family 306, Nancy J. Gordon; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 December 2017); from National Archives microfilm T623, roll 500.
8. 1910 U.S. census, Shawnee County, Kansas, Topeka City, enumeration district (ED) 181, sheet 9A-9B, dwelling 205, family 234, Nancy J. Gordon; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 February 2018); from National Archives microfilm T624, roll 457.
9. "Mrs. Mary Gordon Dies in Topeka; Funeral Here," Obituary, The Leavenworth Times, 5 July 1910, page 2, "She was born in Pennsylvania in 1833 and there she married Joseph Gordon. They came to Leavenworyh in 1855 and Mr. Gordon ran a butcher shop until his death in 1880. Besides one daughter, Mrs. Ida Mathews, of Topeka, she leaves three grandchildren, Mrs. J. C. Davis of Leavenworth and Todd and Angie Mathews of Topeka..."; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 17 January 2019).
10. "Death and Funerals," Obituary, The Topeka State Journal, 4 July 1910, page 5, "Mrs. Nancy J. Gordon, 77 years old, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo. H. Matthews, Sunday."; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 9 September 2018).
11. "Mrs. Mary Gordon Dies in Topeka; Funeral Here," Obituary, The Leavenworth Times, 5 July 1910, page 2, "She was born in Pennsylvania in 1833 and there she married Joseph Gordon. They came to Leavenworyh in 1855 and Mr. Gordon ran a butcher shop until his death in 1880. Besides one daughter, Mrs. Ida Mathews, of Topeka, she leaves three grandchildren, Mrs. J. C. Davis of Leavenworth and Todd and Angie Mathews of Topeka..."; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 17 January 2019).
12. "A Big Lawsuit Is Pending," News Article, The Leavenworth Post, 12 July 1910, page 1; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 9 September 1910).
13. "A Big Lawsuit Is Pending," News Article, The Leavenworth Post, 12 July 1910, page 1; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 9 September 1910).
14. "Wants Equal Division Of Gordon Estate," News Article, The Topeka Daily Capital, 14 August 1910, page 16; Newsapapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 9 September 2018).
15. "Dismiss Suit To Set Aside Gordon Will," News Article, The Topeka Daily Capital, 22 March 1912, page 6; Newsapapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 9 September 2018).
16. "Mrs. Mary Gordon Dies in Topeka; Funeral Here," Obituary, The Leavenworth Times, 5 July 1910, page 2, "She was born in Pennsylvania in 1833 and there she married Joseph Gordon. They came to Leavenworyh in 1855 and Mr. Gordon ran a butcher shop until his death in 1880. Besides one daughter, Mrs. Ida Mathews, of Topeka, she leaves three grandchildren, Mrs. J. C. Davis of Leavenworth and Todd and Angie Mathews of Topeka..."; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 17 January 2019).