Individual Details
John GORDON
(Abt 10 Jul 1879 - 1948 (NOT VERIFIED))
John emigrated to the United States and lived in California. Unfortunately, contact with the family was lost and we have no further information on John, although it is believed he married and had a son.
There is confusion as to John's exact date of birth. According to the family, he was born on 12 June 1878. And according to records as transcribed by the Co. Roscommon Heritage and Genealogy Company, he was born on 2 August 1879 and baptised on 10 July 1879. Very often, the date on a baptism record is a more accurate indication of a date of birth than the date on an actual birth record. This is because baptisms, which usually took place a day or two after birth, were registered at the time, whereas births were often registered a couple of months after the event, by which time the exact birth date was often forgotten. Another explanation is that John Gordon who was born on 12 June 1878 died as an infant and his parents had another son on 10 July 1879 whom they named John.
There is confusion as to John's exact date of birth. According to the family, he was born on 12 June 1878. And according to records as transcribed by the Co. Roscommon Heritage and Genealogy Company, he was born on 2 August 1879 and baptised on 10 July 1879. Very often, the date on a baptism record is a more accurate indication of a date of birth than the date on an actual birth record. This is because baptisms, which usually took place a day or two after birth, were registered at the time, whereas births were often registered a couple of months after the event, by which time the exact birth date was often forgotten. Another explanation is that John Gordon who was born on 12 June 1878 died as an infant and his parents had another son on 10 July 1879 whom they named John.
Events
| Birth | Abt 10 Jul 1879 | Kilgarriff, Fairymount, Co. Roscommon | |||
| Christen | 10 Jul 1879 | Fairymount, Co. Roscommon? | |||
| Marriage | U.S. - 'UNKNOWN' | ||||
| Death | 1948 (NOT VERIFIED) | California |
Families
| Spouse | 'UNKNOWN' ( - ) |
| Child | 'unknown' GORDON (male) ( - ) |
| Father | Thomas GORDON (1821 - 1901) |
| Mother | Anne FOLEY (1839 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Catherine (Kathleen) J. GORDON (1858 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Bridget (Bea) GORDON (1859 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Michael John GORDON (1861 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Mary GORDON (1862 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Anne (Annie) GORDON (1865 - ) |
| Sibling | Patrick (Pat) GORDON (1866 - 1899) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth (Lizzie) Ellen GORDON (1868 - 1955) |
| Sibling | Cormac GORDON (1870 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Jane (Jennie) GORDON (1871 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Theresa (Tillie) GORDON (1873 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Martha GORDON (1875 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Thomas (Tom) Francis GORDON (1877 - 1948) |
| Sibling | Emma (Sr. Jerome) GORDON (1881 - 1968) |
| Sibling | James Joseph GORDON (1883 - 1883) |
| Sibling | William Martin GORDON (1883 - 1883) |