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Married-4 Jun 1840- Stokes County
Their children are as follows;
Pilot Mtn, Apr. 27, Mrs. Alice Gordon died at her home here Saturday night at the age of 65 years. She had been in declining health for several months. Mrs. Gordon was a good woman who was loved by everybody who knew her. She was a consistent member of the Primitive Baptist church for 42 years. She was laid to rest at Mt. Olive cemetery in the presence of a large crowd of sorrowing friends and relatives.
She is survived by three children, two sisters, and three brothers. The children are Mrs. Dora Venable and Mrs. Emma Hanes of Pilot Mt. and Bud Gordon of King Route 2. Her brothers and sisters are Mrs. Lethia King of Capella, Miss Ellen Cook and Messrs. J.W. and Frank Cook, of Pilot Mtn. and Tom Cook of Indiana. Her husband preceded her to the grave several years ago.
The Danbury Reporter Apr 28, 1914
Final part of a 4 part series highlighting the early settlement of Stokes County, North Carolina.
18th Century Pioneers of Stokes County
Surnames mentioned that may be of interest;
Fulton, Cook, West, Clark, Gordon, Fulkner, Herring, Heath, George, Grigg, Winston, Zigler, Hill, Tilley, Cox, Ward, Jackson, King, Johnson, Sanders
A pretty wedding was solemnized last Sunday on Germanton Route 1 when Miss Mary Gordon became the bride of Mr. W.W. Boyles. The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride’s parents, and was attended by a number of relatives and friends of the young couple.
Miss Gordon is the popular and accomplished young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.Y. Gordon, and among that section’s most prominent people, while Mr. Boyles is a member of the firm of Boyles Bros., the well known clothing men, who operate large stores both at Winston-Salem and Reidsville, and is manager of the store at that place. He is formerly of this county.
The Danbury Reporter 11 Sept 1912