tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post7359382696104084095..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Problem Child in Perry CountyJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-57663191441496470022016-06-16T00:48:19.891-07:002016-06-16T00:48:19.891-07:00Just an FYI: Jacqi's mother in law is Norma J...Just an FYI: Jacqi's mother in law is Norma Jean Flowers Stevens, who, after becoming a widow, remarried adding Bevans to her name. :)<br />C Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160171925538585605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-51338254732378255322016-06-13T22:07:31.265-07:002016-06-13T22:07:31.265-07:00At some point, I'll try to trace where that na...At some point, I'll try to trace where that name first started being used in the Gordon family. For whatever reason, it was a popular family choice.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-88211379018593488462016-06-13T22:06:27.776-07:002016-06-13T22:06:27.776-07:00Yes, there were quite a few Gordons in Perry Count...Yes, there were quite a few Gordons in Perry County, in part thanks to that extended family's emigration, en masse, from Pennsylvania.<br /><br />Not all those Gordons you see are related, though. Apparently, there was another family group besides ours. Still, plenty of work to keep them all straightened out in those records!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-88347123275950793902016-06-13T19:16:02.884-07:002016-06-13T19:16:02.884-07:00The Mystery of the Adam's...it must have been ...The Mystery of the Adam's...it must have been a fine name:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-7425381443558568862016-06-13T12:15:04.560-07:002016-06-13T12:15:04.560-07:00I find the early census records (pre-1880) to be h...I find the early census records (pre-1880) to be hard to work with.<br /><br />243 Gordon's listed in Find A Grave in Perry County alone (including the "Nee's". It's almost an unwieldy number.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com