Individual Details
Elkanah Manson "E.M." Gordon
(1 Jul 1797 - Bef Mar 1888)
Land Patent -
GORDON, ELKANAH M
10/01/1859
36435
MS1560__.024
There were 2, maybe 3, Gordon families in the Williamsburg and Sumter Co, areas of SC. An Elkhana Gordon (also named as E. M. W. Gordon) is listed in Court Equity and Land records between 1823 and 1827 as the son of Charles F. Gordon. Records also list his other children-I haven't listed them here…
Charles' will was probated 29 Mar 1822 in Sumter Co, SC- Bundle 40, p. 7 of Estate records for Sumter Co, SC.
A book on SC Naturalizations by Holcombe, listed a Charles F. Gordon being naturalized about 1783 in the Charleston area. There is also a Charles Fisher Gordon in the area at the same time that may or may not be the same, but be aware of the name similarities.
An 1840 census of Sumter Co. lists E. M. W. Gordon with 2 males 5-10; 1 male 40-50; 2 females under 5 and 1 female 20-30. She noted that the wife is the right age to be Martha who is 57 in 1870.
She can't find him in 1850 or 1860 either.
A written account of David Gordon says that Charles immigrated from Fog's Manor, PA after the Rev. War. Charles may be a brother to David.
GORDON, ELKANAH M
10/01/1859
36435
MS1560__.024
There were 2, maybe 3, Gordon families in the Williamsburg and Sumter Co, areas of SC. An Elkhana Gordon (also named as E. M. W. Gordon) is listed in Court Equity and Land records between 1823 and 1827 as the son of Charles F. Gordon. Records also list his other children-I haven't listed them here…
Charles' will was probated 29 Mar 1822 in Sumter Co, SC- Bundle 40, p. 7 of Estate records for Sumter Co, SC.
A book on SC Naturalizations by Holcombe, listed a Charles F. Gordon being naturalized about 1783 in the Charleston area. There is also a Charles Fisher Gordon in the area at the same time that may or may not be the same, but be aware of the name similarities.
An 1840 census of Sumter Co. lists E. M. W. Gordon with 2 males 5-10; 1 male 40-50; 2 females under 5 and 1 female 20-30. She noted that the wife is the right age to be Martha who is 57 in 1870.
She can't find him in 1850 or 1860 either.
A written account of David Gordon says that Charles immigrated from Fog's Manor, PA after the Rev. War. Charles may be a brother to David.
Events
| Birth | 1 Jul 1797 | South Carolina, United States |  |  | |
| Census (family) | 2 Aug 1870 | Dekalb P.O., Kemper, Mississippi, United States - Martha | | | |
| Will | 19 Feb 1872 | Kemper, Mississippi, United States | | | |
| Death | Bef Mar 1888 | Kemper, Mississippi, United States | |||
| Probate | 26 Mar 1888 | Kemper, Mississippi, United States | | ||
| Burial | Blackwater Cemetery, Blackwater, Kemper, Mississippi, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Martha (1813 - ) |
| Child | Charles F Gordon (1833 - 1863) |
| Child | Samuel J Gordon (1835 - 1862) |
| Child | Sarah Elizabeth "Lizza" Gordon (1838 - ) |
| Child | Frances Jane "Fannie" Gordon (1841 - 1890) |
| Child | Nancy Abagail Gordon (1842 - 1872) |
| Child | Martha Emma Gordon (1845 - 1918) |
| Child | Elkanah Manson Gordon (1847 - 1878) |
Notes
Birth
from census index, 1870, MSCensus (family)
Kemper Co., P.O. Dekalb 2 Aug 1870pg 95 24
667, 667 Gordon, Elkanah, 73 M, W Farmer 120, 300 South Carolina
Martha, 57 F, W keeping house South Carolina
Fannie, 29 F W South Carolina
Bobert, John 4 M, W At home Mississippi
Will
Chancery Court, Kemper Co, MS 1888.Will dated 19 Feb. 1872, probated 26 March 1888
He initially is named Elkana M. Gordon and later refers to himself as E. M. Gordon.
He names his wife, Martha and the following children---
Sarah E. Tisdale
Frances Jane Prouty
Martha E. Hudson
Elkana M. Gordon
Grandson- John M. Bobbett
Gordon, E. M., Sr.
34-35
A (Will Book A ~ 1881-1927)
Will
Endnotes
1. US Federal Government, 1870 census for Kemper Co., Mississippi. (read 6/2001, Nancy Prouty).
2. US Federal Government, 1870 census for Kemper Co., Mississippi. (read 6/2001, Nancy Prouty).
3. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1870 > MISSISSIPPI > KEMPER > DEKALB P O Series: M593 Roll: 733 Page: 274 .
4. Linda A. Mizell, "Gordon, Elkanah family," e-mail messages from
5. Linda A. Mizell, "Gordon, Elkanah family," e-mail messages from