Thirsa Ann (Carleton) Gordon (1824 - 1896)

Born 23 Sep 1824 in Rome, Kennebec County, Maine

Ancestors

Wife of Ithial W. Gordon — married 28 Sep 1853 (to 19 Dec 1874) in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 10 Jun 1896 at age 71 in Warrensburg, Macon County, Illinois

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Biography

Thurza was born in 1824. She was the daughter of Ezra Carlton and Mary Howland..^[1]

In 1853, she married Ithial Gordon^[2], a widower of her late aunt Sophia. They later divorced in 1874.^[3][4]

She passed away in 1896.^[5]

Residence 1830 - Letter E, Oxford Co, ME

US Census, 1830 in Letter E, Oxford County, Maine^[6]

Ezra Carleton Jr household

1 - male under 5 (Hiram)

1 - male 20 to 30 (head Ezra Jr)

2 - females under 5 (Thurza, Anstasia)

1 - female 20 to 30 (wife Mary)

Residence 1837 - Franklin Co, ME

1837 Census of Letter E Township, Franklin Co, ME^[7]

Ezra Carlton Jr. household

2 - under 4 (Ezra D., Mary)

4 - 4 to 21 (Thurza, Anstasia, Hiram, David)

2 - over 21 (head Ezra Jr & wife Mary)

Residence 1840 - Huron Twp, Wayne Co, NY

US Census, 1840 in Huron, Wayne County, New York^[8]

Ezra Carlton household

1 - male under 5 (Thaxter)

3 - males 5 to 10 (Ezra D., Hiram, David)

1 - male 40 to 50 (head Ezra Jr)

1 - male 50 to 60 (?)

1 - female under 5 (Clymena)

1 - female 5 to 10 (Mary)

2 - females 10 to 15 (Thurza, Anstasia)

1 - female 30 to 40 (wife Mary Howland)

Residence 1850 - Rollinsford, Strafford Co, NH

US Census, 1850 in Rollinsford, Strafford County, New Hampshire^[9]

in Elizabeth Devenell household

Theresa A. Carlton, 22, b ME

Anstatia Carlton, 18, b ME

Mary Carlton, 14, b ME

Residence 1855 - Pampas Twp, Dekalb Co, IL

Illinois State Census, 1855 in Pampas Township, Dekalb County, Illinois^[10]

Ithial Gordon household

1 - male under 10 (Brazil)

1 - male 30 to 40 (head Ithial)

1 - female 10 to 20 (? - maybe Thurza's sister Mary?)

1 - female 20 to 30 (wife Thurza)

Residence 1860 - Pampas Twp, Dekalb Co, IL

US Census, 1860 in Pampas Township, Dekalb County, Illinois^[11]

Ithial Gordon, 37, b ME

Thirza Gordon, 34, b ME

Brazil Gordon, 5, b ME

Araminta Gordon, 2, b IL

Barsell Gordon, 0, b IL

Residence 1870 - Austin Twp, Macon Co, IL

US Census, 1870 in Austin Township, Macon County, Illinois^[12]

Setnal Gordon, 47, b ME

Susan Metta, 45, b ME (this matches Thirza, not sure why the name difference)

Araminta Gordan, 12, b IL

Demain Gordan, 10, b IL

Residence 1880 - Warrensburg, Macon Co, IL

US Census, 1880 in Warrensburg, Macon County, Illinois^[13]

Thirsa A Carlton, head, 45, b ME

Sources

1. ↑ Gross, Lewis M., Past and Present of Dekalb County, Illinois, Vol II, Chicago, IL: Pioneer Publishing Company, 1907, Page 273 under Timothy Ricker, linked here.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4W3-JCV : 24 May 2018), Ishiel Gordon and Thursa A. Carleton, 28 Sep 1853; citing Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,432,878.
3. ↑ Decatur Daily Republican, Decatur, Illinois, 19 Dec 1874, page 3, clipping linked here.
4. ↑ Decatur Weekly Republican, August 3, 1871, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/132405247/ : accessed September 25, 2023), clip page for Divorce final - Thirza Gordon by user kevinvap
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #37287861. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK3-RGNN : 11 July 2016), Thirsa Ann Carleton Gordon, 1896; Burial, Warrensburg, Macon, Illinois, United States of America, Illini Cemetery; citing record ID 37287861, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5P-ZH4 : 19 August 2017), Ezra Carleton, Letter E, Oxford, Maine, United States; citing 83, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 50; FHL microfilm 497,946.
7. ↑ "Special 1837 Maine Census of Letter E Township, Franklin Co, Maine", (https://sites.rootsweb.com/~meandrhs/census/maine/e/1837.html), Ezra Carlton Jr. household - 6 members.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB3-HK3 : 16 August 2017), Ezra Carlton, Huron, Wayne, New York, United States; citing p. 111, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 350; FHL microfilm 17,210.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWZP-446 : 12 April 2016), Theresa A Carlton in household of Elizabeth Devenell, Rollinsford, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States; citing family 39, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ "Illinois State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:61QD-JMM : 11 March 2018), Ithial Gordon, Pampass, DeKalb, Illinois; citing Pampass, DeKalb, Illinois, 4, p. 4, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4T-BHP : 18 March 2020), Thirza Gordon in entry for Jihiel Gordon, 1860.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6H7-NQX : 19 March 2020), Susan Metta in entry for Setnal Gordon, 1870.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXVN-TD9 : 19 August 2017), Thirsa A Carlton, Warrensburg, Macon, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 155, sheet 463B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,229.