Ann Gordon
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Title
Ann Gordon
Subject
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Date
September 19, 1853
Contributor
Zach Hottel
Relation
Son Emanuel Gordon, EnslavedPerson:18467
Eliza, EnslavedPerson:18469
Identifier
EnslavedPerson:18468
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
ca. 1805
Birthplace
Virginia
Death Date
After 1880
Occupation
Enslaved Person
Biographical Text
On September 19, 1853 Ann is recorded as giving birth to a son Emanuel Gordon. The Virginia Births and Christenings Record, 1584-1917, lists her last name as Gordon and notes her owner is Jacob Lantz.
In 1870 "Annie" Gordon lives in Lottsburg, Northumberland County, in the eastern part of Virginia. She is 65 and works in "house keeping."
On February 21, 1878 Gordon marries a Bettie Ann Lewis in Gloucester County Virginia. Ann's name is listed as Nancy in the record. In 1880 she is living with Gordon, his wife, and their daughter Alice in "Abingdon Gloucester Virginia." Nancy is listed as being 75 years of age.
In 1870 "Annie" Gordon lives in Lottsburg, Northumberland County, in the eastern part of Virginia. She is 65 and works in "house keeping."
On February 21, 1878 Gordon marries a Bettie Ann Lewis in Gloucester County Virginia. Ann's name is listed as Nancy in the record. In 1880 she is living with Gordon, his wife, and their daughter Alice in "Abingdon Gloucester Virginia." Nancy is listed as being 75 years of age.
Bibliography
Leslie Anderson Morales and Beverly Pierce, eds., Virginia Slave Births Index: 1853-1865, vol. 3 (Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2007), 437.
Additional Information
Enslaved by Jacob Lantz.
Citation
“Ann Gordon,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed October 4, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14880.
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