Individual Details
Charles "Charlie" GORDON
(Abt 1866 - 26 Mar 1889)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1866 | ||||
| Death | 26 Mar 1889 | from a stab wound to his heart - Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas |  |  | |
| Burial | 28 Mar 1889 | Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Lena KASTEN (1867 - 1943) |
| Child | Ida May GORDON (1889 - 1917) |
| Father | Joseph T. GORDON (1831 - 1875) |
| Mother | Nancy Jane FLEMING (1832 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Ida May GORDON (1862 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph T. GORDON (1875 - 1876) |
Notes
Death
He was murdered while outside his grocery store by a man he knew who owed him money for tobacco.Endnotes
1. "Laid To Rest The Funeral of Charles Gordon Yesterday Afternoon," Obituary, The Leavenworth Times, 29 March 1889, page 4; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 9 September 2018).
2. "The Inquest," The Leavenworth Weekly Times, 4 April 1889, page 8; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 9 September 2018).
3. "As Fpul As The Foulest Charlie Gordon Stabbed To The Heart Last Evening," News Article, The Leavenworth Standard, 27 March 1889, page 1; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 17 January 2019).
4. "Laid To Rest The Funeral of Charles Gordon Yesterday Afternoon," Obituary, The Leavenworth Times, 29 March 1889, page 4; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 9 September 2018).