Individual Details

John GORDON

(10 Feb 1897 - 16 Dec 1968)

John worked for time as a miner in the Moston area of Lancashire before emigrating to the United States in 1924, a month after his brother Thomas. John lived in New York and worked double shifts on the NYC Subway before returning to Ireland once he had saved enough money to buy a property in Southpark, Castlerea, Co. Roscommmon, about two miles from his parents' farm in Knockalachta.

    Events

    Birth10 Feb 1897Kilgarriff, Fairymount, Co. Roscommon
    Marriage1947Catherine (Kathleen) BROWN
    Death16 Dec 1968Roscommon, Co. Roscommon
    BurialSt. Joseph's Cemetery, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon

    Families

    SpouseCatherine (Kathleen) BROWN (1900 - 1989)
    ChildLiving
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    FatherJames GORDON (1862 - 1935)
    MotherMary FINAN (1870 - 1950)
    SiblingThomas (Tom) GORDON (1898 - )
    SiblingMaria GORDON (1902 - 1903)
    SiblingDominick GORDON (1904 - 1945)
    SiblingJames (Jim) GORDON (1907 - 1983)
    SiblingCatherine (Kathleen) GORDON (1910 - 2003)