Russell Jackson Gordon

M, b. 4 April 1895, d. 29 March 1967
  • Last Edited: 4 Oct 2006

Family: Mattie Artness Smith b. 3 Sep 1899, d. 23 Jul 1992

Mattie Artness Smith

F, b. 3 September 1899, d. 23 July 1992
  • Last Edited: 6 Oct 2000

Family: Russell Jackson Gordon b. 4 Apr 1895, d. 29 Mar 1967

Ida Estelle Gordon

F, b. 30 January 1897, d. 10 September 1963
  • Last Edited: 4 Oct 2006
  • (Interred) Burial*: Oaklawn Cem, Dundalk, Maryland
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Groom=Cleon M. Lease
  • Married Name: Lease
  • (Child) Birth*: 30 January 1897; Tallapoosa Co., Alabama
  • (Daughter) Photographed: circa 1904; Tallapoosa Co., Alabama; Left to right: Mary Etta Gordon, Katie Lou Gordon, Annie Inez Gordon, Emmett Robert Gordon holding Ada Lee Gordon, Annie Inez Gordon (torn), Ida Estelle Gordon(torn), Lee Anna Gordon, Russell Jackson Gordon, David Russell Gordon; Principal=David Russell Gordon
    David R. & Lee Anna (Jackson) Gordon family
  • (Deceased) Death*: 10 September 1963

Family: Cleon M. Lease b. c 1894, d. 31 Dec 1961

Cleon M. Lease

M, b. circa 1894, d. 31 December 1961
  • Last Edited: 6 Oct 2000

Family: Ida Estelle Gordon b. 30 Jan 1897, d. 10 Sep 1963

Annie Inez Gordon

F, b. 12 March 1901, d. 5 May 1934
  • Last Edited: 5 Oct 2006
  • Biography*: Inez ran away from home at age sixteen, with a circus that was passing through Alexander City. She worked her way into Vaudeville as a dancer. She did shows on the R.K.O. Circuit, which included Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and Washington. She met Tom O'Brien along the way. He operated a saloon ("speakeasy") in Chicago, and managed to stay in business there during the Al Capone era, the 1920's.
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Groom=Thomas O'Brien
  • Married Name: O'Brien
  • (Child) Birth*: 12 March 1901; Tallapoosa Co., Alabama
  • (Daughter) Photographed: circa 1904; Tallapoosa Co., Alabama; Left to right: Mary Etta Gordon, Katie Lou Gordon, Annie Inez Gordon, Emmett Robert Gordon holding Ada Lee Gordon, Annie Inez Gordon (torn), Ida Estelle Gordon(torn), Lee Anna Gordon, Russell Jackson Gordon, David Russell Gordon; Principal=David Russell Gordon
    David R. & Lee Anna (Jackson) Gordon family
  • Photographed*: say 1923; Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois1
    Annie Inez Gordon
  • (Deceased) Death*: 5 May 1934; Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois

Family: Thomas O'Brien b. s 1899

Citations

  1. [S322] Mary Katherine (Strong) Stephenson, Lew Griffin.

Thomas O'Brien

M, b. say 1899
  • Last Edited: 8 Aug 2001
  • (Groom) Marriage*: Bride=Annie Inez Gordon
  • (Deceased) Death*:
  • (Child) Birth*: say 1899

Family: Annie Inez Gordon b. 12 Mar 1901, d. 5 May 1934

Ada Lee Gordon

F, b. 22 May 1903, d. 14 July 1946
  • Last Edited: 5 Oct 2006
  • Biography*: Ada also went to Chicago, and became a dance hall hostess at the Aragon Ballroom.
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Groom=William J. Brust
  • Married Name: Brust
  • (Child) Birth*: 22 May 1903; Tallapoosa Co., Alabama
  • (Daughter) Photographed: circa 1904; Tallapoosa Co., Alabama; Left to right: Mary Etta Gordon, Katie Lou Gordon, Annie Inez Gordon, Emmett Robert Gordon holding Ada Lee Gordon, Annie Inez Gordon (torn), Ida Estelle Gordon(torn), Lee Anna Gordon, Russell Jackson Gordon, David Russell Gordon; Principal=David Russell Gordon
    David R. & Lee Anna (Jackson) Gordon family
  • Photographed*: say 19231
    Ada Lee Gordon
  • (Deceased) Death*: 14 July 1946; Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois

Family: William J. Brust b. s 1901

Citations

  1. [S322] Mary Katherine (Strong) Stephenson, Lew Griffin.

William J. Brust

M, b. say 1901
  • Last Edited: 25 Jul 2001

Family: Ada Lee Gordon b. 22 May 1903, d. 14 Jul 1946

Carlos Lamberth Gordon

M, b. 10 December 1907, d. 17 October 1965
  • Last Edited: 6 Oct 2000

Columbus Allen Strong Jr.

M, b. 16 May 1913, d. 15 March 1976
  • Last Edited: 14 Oct 2000

Family: Angie L. Chandler b. s 1915

Angie L. Chandler

F, b. say 1915
  • Last Edited: 14 Oct 2000

Family: Columbus Allen Strong Jr. b. 16 May 1913, d. 15 Mar 1976

Mary Katherine Strong

F, b. 12 July 1914, d. 23 April 1999
  • Last Edited: 5 Oct 2006

Family: James Cleveland Stephenson b. 15 Aug 1908, d. 16 Mar 1981

Citations

  1. [S322] Mary Katherine (Strong) Stephenson, Lew Griffin.

James Cleveland Stephenson

M, b. 15 August 1908, d. 16 March 1981
  • Last Edited: 6 Oct 2000

Family: Mary Katherine Strong b. 12 Jul 1914, d. 23 Apr 1999

Edward Strong

M, b. 25 September 1917, d. 10 July 1944
  • Last Edited: 6 Oct 2000

Family: Ida Madeline Weir b. 20 Sep 1916, d. 13 Nov 1984

Ida Madeline Weir

F, b. 20 September 1916, d. 13 November 1984
  • Last Edited: 6 Oct 2000

Family: Edward Strong b. 25 Sep 1917, d. 10 Jul 1944

Edwin Strong

M, b. 25 September 1917, d. 20 October 1971
  • Last Edited: 6 Oct 2000

Family: Jessie Lumpkin b. s 1919, d. 1987

James Jackson Lanier

M, b. 13 October 1836, d. 21 June 1892
  • Last Edited: 18 Feb 2019

Family: Mary Jane Norred b. 13 Jul 1840, d. 26 Sep 1910

Mary Jane Norred

F, b. 13 July 1840, d. 26 September 1910
  • Last Edited: 6 Oct 2000

Family: James Jackson Lanier b. 13 Oct 1836, d. 21 Jun 1892

Jefferson F. Lanier

M, b. 3 November 1838
  • Last Edited: 6 Oct 2000

John D. Lanier

M, b. 29 December 1840, d. 8 November 1853
  • Last Edited: 6 Oct 2000

William W. Lanier

M, b. 12 September 1844, d. 7 November 1931
  • Last Edited: 25 Jul 2001

Family 1: Beatrice Boazman b. c 1854

Family 2: Emma Matilda Boazman b. 30 Jun 1860, d. 30 Jun 1930

Beatrice Boazman

F, b. circa 1854
  • Last Edited: 6 Oct 2000
  • (Deceased) Death*:
  • (Child) Birth*: circa 1854
  • (Bride) Marriage*: 4 November 1873; Groom=William W. Lanier
  • Married Name: 4 November 1873; Lanier

Family: William W. Lanier b. 12 Sep 1844, d. 7 Nov 1931

Emma Matilda Boazman

F, b. 30 June 1860, d. 30 June 1930
  • Last Edited: 25 Jul 2001

Family: William W. Lanier b. 12 Sep 1844, d. 7 Nov 1931

Joseph Smith Lanier

M, b. 2 June 1847, d. 1 May 1909
  • Last Edited: 26 Jan 2019
  • (Child) Birth*: 2 June 1847; Randolph Co., Alabama
  • (Groom) Marriage*: circa 1868; Bride=Nancy Jane Bennett
  • (head of family) 1900 Census*: 1 June 1900; Monroe Co., Mississippi1
  • Death*: 1 May 1909
  • Biography*: Neither Joseph nor any of his family have been found on the 1910 census, but he is said to have died either in Birmingham, AL, or in Texas.

Family: Nancy Jane Bennett b. 17 Jul 1852, d. 12 Oct 1926

Citations

  1. [S1900] 1900 Federal census, , Census Place: Muldon, Monroe, Mississippi; Roll: T623 821; Page: 7A; .

    Name Age
    Joseph Lanier 53
    Nancy J Lanier 48
    Lula Lanier 31
    John W Lanier 29
    Emma Lanier 27
    Thomas J Lanier 25
    Hattie E Lanier 22
    George W Lanier 19
    Joseph F Lanier 15
    James D Lanier 11
    Lilly V Lanier 8
    Mattie Bennett 26
    Sally Bennett 6.

Nancy Jane Bennett

F, b. 17 July 1852, d. 12 October 1926
  • Last Edited: 22 Oct 2008

Family: Joseph Smith Lanier b. 2 Jun 1847, d. 1 May 1909

Citations

  1. [S372] Linda McCauley e-mail, e-mail address, Oct 2008,.

Mary E. Lanier

F, b. 12 September 1849, d. after 1870
  • Last Edited: 6 Oct 2000

Sarah Ann Lanier

F, b. 19 December 1852, d. 1904
  • Last Edited: 6 Oct 2000

Family: A. J. 'Jack' Proctor b. s 1849

A. J. 'Jack' Proctor

M, b. say 1849
  • Last Edited: 8 Aug 2001
  • (Groom) Marriage*: Bride=Sarah Ann Lanier
  • (Deceased) Death*:
  • (Child) Birth*: say 1849

Family: Sarah Ann Lanier b. 19 Dec 1852, d. 1904

Melissa Caroline 'Lissie' Lanier

F, b. 21 May 1854, d. 8 August 1927
  • Last Edited: 6 Oct 2000

Family: Nathaniel Rufus Adamson b. 12 Feb 1854, d. 3 Aug 1946

Susan Charlotte Lanier

F, b. 21 May 1858
  • Last Edited: 6 Oct 2000

Family: James J. Orrick b. Dec 1847

James J. Orrick

M, b. December 1847
  • Last Edited: 6 Oct 2000

Family: Susan Charlotte Lanier b. 21 May 1858

Frances Elizabeth 'Fannie' Lanier

F, b. 12 June 1859, d. 1 February 1955
  • Last Edited: 6 Oct 2000

Family 1: Thomas Elbert Waller b. c 1858

Family 2: John A. Sheppard b. s 1859, d. 1897

Family 3: William Jasper Clark b. s 1858, d. 4 Mar 1934