LOGAN COUNTY OHIO - CENSUS & BIO: GORDON, BEAM Census & More for Logan County [Part 2] *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Submitted by: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Email: MaggieOhio@columbus.rr.com Date: August 18, 1999 *********************************************************************** Regarding David Nees Soules-born in Ohio-died in Clay City Illinois ------------------------ Hi Barb and Dale, Didn't get much sleep last night, but I'm not complaining. Things just kept turning over in my head and sleep was the last thing on my mind. Finally dozed off about four this a.m. and have spent a busy day, and even then couldn't get the Bible pages off my mind. I do believe we have our work cut out for us. First I tried to figure out who might have compiled the record. The last date of entry was 1857 or 59. After that the record was not added to. The nature of the list leads me to believe that it was prepared by a doting grandparent, wanting to keep track of their children and grandchildren. The likely candidate is Mary (Davis) Gordon or her husband, Joseph Gordon, compiled before their deaths. I have examined many Bibles and feel that there may have been a couple of more pages that are now lost. These would have had the birth data for Mary and Joseph Gordon, and maybe the birth dates of their children, which are not given. In going through my notes I found the 1850 census of McArthur Township, Logan County, OH for the families of both Oliver P. Gordon and Joseph Gordon. They are: Oliver P. Gordon 36, m. farmer Ohio Catherine Gordon 30 f Maryland Wilson Gordon 12 m Ohio Mary Gordon 10 f Ohio Amanda Gordon 8 f Ohio Joseph Gordon 5 m Ohio Phebe Gordon 1 f Ohio Joseph Gordon 66 m farmer Pennsylvania Mary Gordon 60 f Maryland Nelson R. Gordon 26 farmer m Ohio Wealthy C. Gordon 39 f Ohio Vandian Oppenheim (?) 14 m Ohio David W. (?) Sowls (?) 8 m Ohio Henry Helman 27 m (?) I need to go back to the original census record to see if I can find a clearer microfilm copy, for as you can see both Vandiven and David are both on the list and on the Bible pages, while Henry Helman is not, leading me to believe that the first two, including your ancestor, were considered valued members of the Gordon family and were probably raised by the Gordons until their respective deaths, which now we know occurred for Mary in 1855 and probably for Joseph before 1860, for I have never been able to find him in the census record for 1860. Unless, of course, he was living with one of his children or grandchildren when the census was taken and did not appear in the index. Now that brings us to the next question how were they related by blood or adoption. Since they are placed directly after Wealthy C. Gordon,' location, it might mean that they were her children, fathered by two different men. But why would she use her maiden name, unless they may have been natural children and they were taken into their grandfather's home along with their mother to provide a home for them. It is apparent from the Bible pages that she married after the census was taken to a man by the name of Carr. If they were her children, did she take them with her, and what happened to them after her death in 1857. And if this scenario is not correct, just how by blood were they related, the children of brothers or sisters, cousins, or grandchildren of older Gordon children that we have no record for? Or if it is a case of adoption where were they living when they adopted the children and what were the circumstances. There are other discrepancies, which probably have explanation, but need to be researched. For instance our family records show that Nelson Gordon married Elizabeth Beam, the youngest sister of Catherine. I suppose this could be the Susan Elizabeth he married, but it would necessitate that she had first married a Young. We will need to find that marriage, if possible. The Oliver T or P. probably is easy to explain, as the document is faint and the top of the "p" may be all that showed. Also David's middle initial appears to be a W. on the census record, and it might have been taken for a middle name on the Bible pages. These are not huge problems and will probably have a simple answer, when we put the Bible pages and the census record under closer inspection with a magnifying glass. The one person that I cannot place is the Joseph Robertson d. 18 Sept 1856. Obviously he is not a brother to either Mary or Joseph, for his name is not right. However, he might be a maternal grandfather on either side. And again he might be a Joseph Robertson Gordon, one of Mary and Joseph's children, who is found in the Beam family history, which I am putting in the mail for you. The Beam historian speaking of Oliver P. Gordon and Catherine Beam states, "The family numbered seven and they are as follows: Amanda (Gordon) Rosebrook, dead Nelson V. Gordon (died in Andersonville Prison) Elizabeth (Gordon) Mayarm, dead John Gordon, dead Joseph Gordon, dead Phoebe (Gordon) Born, dead Mary (Gordon) Rayl, dead The grandchildren are as follows: C.F. Born, married and has seven children R.C. Born, married and has four children Oscar Born O.P.G. Mayarm So you can see it is a fairly large family. As my grandfather Roscoe Conklin Born was orphaned at an early age he was raised by a Beam relative at Rensselaer, Indiana and did not have a whole lot of contact with his Gordon relatives. I have spent a lot more time researching my other lines, as they were easier and I had access to living relatives. Guess it is now time to research the Gordons. I do not think these Bible pages would have descended to you if you did not share a fairly close tie with the Gordon family. And even if your ancestor was adopted into the family it is clear that he was considered to be a child of the family. What I will endeavor to do is establish a path of immigration to see where these families may have intersected and check for other records that may shed some light of a history that is of interest to the both of us. With our meeting on the Internet we have cleared some of the mystery from the landscape and can see a little clearer. However, it only creates a deeper mysteries that needs to be solved. Thanks for the tip on the obits. They may have records of Oliver P.'s death and of Amanda Rosebrook that may add to our knowledge. Again, thank you for sending the e-mail with all the wonderful information. Gerald =================== Please return email to MaggieOhio@columbus.rr.com =================== *************OH-FOOTSEPS Mailing List***************************