Walter Carl Gordon Sr. (1894-1942)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Bernice Eloise Merry Marie Mae Gordon+ Walter Carl Gordon Jr.+ Alton Oscar Gordon Sr.+ Carlene Ida Gordon+ Living+ Walter Carl Gordon Sr. 2 Born: 21 May 1894, Thorndike, ME 2 Marriage (1): Bernice Eloise Merry on 15 Sep 1917 in Belfast, ME 1 Died: 21 Apr 1942, Belfast, ME at age 47 Buried: 25 Apr 1942, Knox Station Cemetery, Knox, ME    FamilySearch ID: LBZF-3FX. Find a Grave ID: 51359919.   Events • Census, 18 Jun 1900, Thorndike, ME. 3 • Census, 21 Apr 1910, Thorndike, ME. 4 • Census, 7 Jan 1920, Belfast, ME. 5 • Census, 7 Apr 1930, Belfast, ME. 6 • Obituary: Bangor Daily News, 29 Apr 1942, Bangor, ME. THORNDIKE, April 28 -- Funeral services were held at the Congregational church Saturday at 10 a.m. for Walter C. Gordon, a World War veteran, who died of pneumonia at the Togus veterans' hospital. Mr. Gordon was a native of Thorndike and lived here many years. He married Miss Bernice Merry of this town and is survived by three daughters, Marie, Carleen and Norma; two sons, Alton and Walter Jr.; and two brothers, Charles Gordon and George Gordon of Thorndike. His age was about 48 years. The Rev. George Hustus of Knox was the officiating clergyman. The bearers were Ralph Gordon of Unity, Maurice Gordon of Freeport, and Ansil Carson and Kenneth Carson of Thorndike. Interment was in the Knox Station cemetery. Walter married Bernice Eloise Merry, daughter of Herbert Leslie Merry and Selena Irene Raven, on 15 Sep 1917 in Belfast, ME.1 (Bernice Eloise Merry was born on 13 Aug 1900 in Woodland, ME,7 8 died on 30 Nov 1982 in Camden, ME and was buried in Grove Cemetery, Belfast, ME.)    • Newspaper Article: Bangor Daily News, 20 Sep 1917, Bangor, ME. GORDON--MERRY-- In Belfast, Sept. 15, by Rev. D. Brackett, Walter Carl Gordon and Miss Bernice Elouise Merry, both of Thorndike.

1 Maine Maine State Archives Walter Carl Gordon-Bernice Ellouise Merry; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 Nov 2011).

2 Maine Maine State Archives, Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922, Walter Carl Gordon; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com: 27 Nov 2011).

3 1900 U.S. census, Waldo County, Maine, population schedule, Thorndike, enumeration district (ED) 177, sheet 4, p. 4B, dwelling 89, family 96, Mary E. Gordon; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 Apr 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 600.

4 1910 U.S. census, Waldo County, Maine, population schedule, Thorndike, enumeration district (ED) 0254, sheet 3, p. 3A, dwelling 52, family 57, Eslie Gordon; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Apr 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll T624_546.

5 1920 U.S. census, Waldo County, Maine, population schedule, Belfast, enumeration district (ED) 125, sheet 6, p. 6B, dwelling 132, family 160, Walter Gordon; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 Apr 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll T625_649.

6 1930 U.S. census, Waldo, Maine, population schedule, Belfast, enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 5, p. 5B, dwelling 122, family 148, Walter C. Gordon; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 9 May 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 840.

7 1910 U.S. census, Waldo County, Maine, population schedule, Thorndike, enumeration district (ED) 0254, sheet 3, p. 3A, dwelling 49, family 54, Herbert L. Merry; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 Oct 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll T624_546.

8 Maine Maine State Archives, Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922, Bernice A. Merry; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com: 27 Nov 2011).