William Wright Gordon Sr. (1825 - 1864)

Born 6 Nov 1825 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rosetta (Pope) Gordon — married 2 Feb 1847 in Pulaski County, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Oct 1864 at age 38 in Pulaski County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Wright Gordon married Rosey Pope on 2 February 1847 in Pulaski, Georgia, United States.^[1]

RESIDENCE: 1860 - Wilcox, Georgia."^[2]

Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers

Name Wright Gorden

Event Type Military Service

Event Date 1863

Military Unit Note : 22d Battalion, Cavalry (State Guards) AND 24th Battalion, Cavalry."

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Event

Event:

Type: 1850 Census

Place: In Pulaski County, GA, age 25, occupation: farming, head of household with wife, Rosy Gordon (21), one daughter, Sarah (3), one son, John (7 months)^[4]

Marriage:

Date: 15 JUN 1820

Place: North Carolina^[5]

1850 United States Federal Census CENSUS & VOTER LISTS View Image

RESIDENCE: 1850 - city, Pulaski, Georgia

1860 United States Federal Census CENSUS & VOTER LISTS View Image

RESIDENCE: 1860 - Wilcox, Georgia

DESCRIPTION: William W Gordon & Rosa Pope wedding photo

ATTACHED TO: William Wright Gordon (1825-1864)."

[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=allgs&gss=sfs28_ms_r_f-2_s&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=wright&gsfn_x=0&gsln=gordon&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1825&msbpn__ftp=Georgia%2C%20USA&msbpn=13&msbpn_PInfo=5-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C13%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&msgdy=1853&msgpn__ftp=Georgia%2C%20USA&msgpn=13&msddy=1865&msdpn__ftp=Pulaski%20County%2C%20Georgia%2C%20USA&msdpn=2445&msdpn_PInfo=7-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C13%7C0%7C2445%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&msfng=james%20harvey&msfns=gordon&msmng=elizabeth&msmns=lacey&mssng=rosa%20etta&mssns=pope&mscng=william%20wright&mscns=gordon&_83004003-n_xcl=f&cpxt=1&cp=12&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=1&MSV=0&uidh=000 Ancestry.com link

Event Type Military Service

Military Beginning Rank Corporal

Military Final Rank Corporal

Military Side Confederate

State or Military Term Georgia

Military Unit Waring's Company, Georgia Cavalry

Note Jeff. Davis' Legion Miss. Cav.

Affiliate Film Number 24."

"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS7P-W6T : 4 December 2014), W.W. Gordon, Corporal, Company , Waring's Company, Georgia Cavalry, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M226 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 24; FHL microfilm 821,723.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4766 #926829 (accessed 7 November 2021)
   Wright Gordon marriage to Rosey Pope on 2 Feb 1847 in Pulaski, Georgia, USA.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=WzO1&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=wright&gsfn_x=0&gsln=gordon&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1822&msbpn__ftp=South%20Carolina,%20USA&msbpn=43&msbpn_PInfo=5-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C43%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&msgdy=1847&msgpn__ftp=Pulaski%20County,%20Georgia,%20USA&msgpn=2445&msgpn_PInfo=7-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C13%7C0%7C2445%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&msddy=1865&msdpn__ftp=Pulaski%20County,%20Georgia,%20USA&msdpn=2445&msdpn_PInfo=7-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C13%7C0%7C2445%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&msmng=james%20harvey&msmns=gordon&msbng=elizabeth&msbns=lacey&mssng=rosetta&mssns=pope&mscng=duff&mscns=gordon&_83004003-n_xcl=f&cpxt=1&cp=12&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=1&MSV=0&uidh=000&gl=allgs&gst=&ghc=20&fh=20&fsk=BEC44vkIgAAERQnWusM-61-
3. ↑ "Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFHH-1HV : 24 December 2014), Wright Gorden, 1863; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit 22d Battalion, Cavalry (State Guards) AND 24th Battalion, Cavalry, publication number M266 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 63.
4. ↑ Source: #S21
5. ↑ Source: #S4

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