Gorden, William Lafayette
| Birth Name | Gorden, William Lafayette |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 59 years, 8 months, 19 days |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | 1871-05-20 | Indiana, USA | Birth of Gorden, William Lafayette | |
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| Death | 1931-02-08 | Michigan City, LaPorte, Indiana, USA | Death of Gorden, William Lafayette | |
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Event Note
In the Greenwood Cemetary computerized listing, William L. Gorden's date of death is 1931-02-15. |
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| Burial | 1931-02-17 | Michigan Township, LaPorte, Indiana, USA | Burial of Gorden, William Lafayette | |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Gorden, Galatia | 1837-04-03 | 1923-08-31 | |
| Mother | Coffman, Maria Ann | 1850-09-07 | 1931-05-22 | |
| Sister | [Living], [Living] | |||
| Gorden, William Lafayette | 1871-05-20 | 1931-02-08 | ||
| Brother | Gorden, Albert Leonard | 1877-10-26 | 1957-02-26 | |
| Brother | Gorden, George Edward | 1887-01-10 | 1899-12-12 | |
| Brother | Gorden, Robert | 1891-03-11 | 1891-09-28 | |
| Sister | Gorden, Daisy May | 1892-06-22 | 1967-05-15 |
Families
Family of Gorden, William Lafayette and Sinton, Minnie Laura |
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| Married | Wife | Sinton, Minnie Laura ( * 1870-01-11 + 1963-05-10 ) | |||||||||||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Gorden, Bernita | 1901-10-14 | 1923-02-01 |
| Gorden, Thurl David | 1903-07-23 | 1984-08-03 |
| Gorden, Emanuel G. | 1905-08-03 | 1972-12-00 |
| Gorden, Israel C. | 1907-01-17 | 2001-08-02 |
Media
Narrative
William Gorden was an evangelist, they called him a church planter. He traveled around a lot on horseback in northern Indiana.
Information courtesy of Gorden, [Private]
Narrative
"I didn't know Grandpa Gorden, but we were all raised with Grandma Gorden in our lives. Grandpa was first a Captain in the Salvation Army and left the Army when he married Grandma because an Army officer must marry another SA officer. He later became a minister in the Church of the Brethren. This is the denomination I still belong to. I'm the only one of the grandchildren who has stayed with this denomination except Jean Gorden Ulery, who passed away a couple years ago. She lived in Seattle, WA. Grandpa died when I was one week old of blood poisoning. Grandma lived until I was in my 20's (1962) and passed away of old age and a heart condition in her 80's. Grandma had a “stiff leg” caused by TB of the bone when she was 19. They didn't meet and marry until she was 30. He was 28."
This information courtesy of one of Israel Gorden's children.
Narrative
"...my younger years as a clergyman of the Church of the Brethren, as was my father Israel and his father, William, for whom I was named. That was before my beliefs evolved from religious to non-religious. I wrote a history for my two daughter titled 'Our Father Not In Heaven."
Courtesy of Gorden, [Private]
Narrative
George E. Sinton was listed on the 1920 Federal Census as William Lafayette's brother-in-law, living with William Lafayette and Minnie Laura. He was 52 years old, and is listed as having no occupation.
