THE PARIS NEWS, Thursday, December 29, 1938
Funeral services for Mrs. Louisa F. Fleece, 96, who died at 5 a.m. Thursday at the home of her son, W. H. Gordon, on Route 1, Biardstown, were set for Friday at the Rockford church at 2 p.m. with Sister Virgie Hunter officiating. Emberson-Brown-Roden funeral home had charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Fleece was born Sept 4, 1842 in Alabama.
She leaves two sons, J. A. Gordon and W. H. Gordon, Biardstown; two daughters, Mrs. Fannie Smith, Clarksville, and Mrs. Katie Eaton, Knobel, Ark.; 24 grandchildren and 71 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
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Tombstone is inscribed, 'Frances L. Fleece.' Buried between Ella Gann Casey and Mollie Lee Gordon.
Louisa Francis Gordon Fleece received a pension from the State of Texas for service of husband Archabel Johnson Gordon in the Confederate Army #49378.
Lamar County Marriage Book 8, page 89 shows J. F. Fleece married L. F. Gordon on 8 Jan 1880. *Lamar County Marriage Book 3, page 206 shows A. J. Gordon married L. F. Grammer on 8 Dec 1863.
Widow's Application For A Pension #49378 of Mrs. Louisa F. Fleece, Lamar County, Rt. 1, Biardstown, Texas, filed 3 Mar 1931, approved 3 Mar 1931: 'I am a widow of A. J. Gordon deceased, who departed this life on the 22 Nov 1874 in the county of Lamar in the State of Texas.. I was married to him on the 8 day of January 1863 in the county of Lamar, in the state of Texas. My husband... served as a Confederate soldier... he was paroled in April 1865. I have been a bona fide resident of this State continuously since... September 1855. (I was born) 4 Sep 1842... lived at present residence for 75 years at Biardstown, Texas Route #1... husband did not draw a pension... he enlisted in Lamar County... his full name was Archabel Johnson Gordon... he enlisted 1 Sep 1863 to April 1865 in Co. G, 23rd Texas Cavalry, transferred 27 Jan 1864 to Capt. McMahan's Battery (2nd Texas Field Battery, CSA). R. M. Robinson and Lee Smith deposed they knew her. War Department reply dated 31 Jan 1831: The records show that one A. J. Gordon, Co. G, 23rd Texas Cavalry, CSA (Gould's Regiment), Capt. N. S. Liddel's Co., enlisted 1 September (probably) 1863, in Lamar Co. Muster roll dated Jan. - Feb. 1864, shows him transferred to Capt. McMahan's Battery of Horse Artillery on 27 Jan 1864 as a Private. M. V. McMahan was Captain of the 2nd Texas Field Battery, CSA, but no record has been found of the service, capture or parole of A. J. Gordon, as of that organization. Emberson-Brown-Roden Funeral Directors bill shows her casket cost $125.00, hearse and cemetery equipment $15.00, dress $15.00, flowers $5.00, total $160.00.
While Archabel Johnson Gordon was married to Louisa Frances Fleece, they had four children: John A. Gordon, William Henry Gordon, Katie (Gordon) Eaton and Fannie (Gordon) Smith. Louisa Frances Fleece was buried in Rockford Cemetery in Lamar County, Texas.
Archabel Johnson Gordon is buried Antioch Cemetery in Biardstown, Texas, Lamar County, but his grave is not marked, only an old wooden marker, now deteriorated, and moved and his exact grave is not known for sure. If anyone knows, please let us know
—Biographical information provided by Earl Johnson
Funeral services for Mrs. Louisa F. Fleece, 96, who died at 5 a.m. Thursday at the home of her son, W. H. Gordon, on Route 1, Biardstown, were set for Friday at the Rockford church at 2 p.m. with Sister Virgie Hunter officiating. Emberson-Brown-Roden funeral home had charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Fleece was born Sept 4, 1842 in Alabama.
She leaves two sons, J. A. Gordon and W. H. Gordon, Biardstown; two daughters, Mrs. Fannie Smith, Clarksville, and Mrs. Katie Eaton, Knobel, Ark.; 24 grandchildren and 71 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
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Tombstone is inscribed, 'Frances L. Fleece.' Buried between Ella Gann Casey and Mollie Lee Gordon.
Louisa Francis Gordon Fleece received a pension from the State of Texas for service of husband Archabel Johnson Gordon in the Confederate Army #49378.
Lamar County Marriage Book 8, page 89 shows J. F. Fleece married L. F. Gordon on 8 Jan 1880. *Lamar County Marriage Book 3, page 206 shows A. J. Gordon married L. F. Grammer on 8 Dec 1863.
Widow's Application For A Pension #49378 of Mrs. Louisa F. Fleece, Lamar County, Rt. 1, Biardstown, Texas, filed 3 Mar 1931, approved 3 Mar 1931: 'I am a widow of A. J. Gordon deceased, who departed this life on the 22 Nov 1874 in the county of Lamar in the State of Texas.. I was married to him on the 8 day of January 1863 in the county of Lamar, in the state of Texas. My husband... served as a Confederate soldier... he was paroled in April 1865. I have been a bona fide resident of this State continuously since... September 1855. (I was born) 4 Sep 1842... lived at present residence for 75 years at Biardstown, Texas Route #1... husband did not draw a pension... he enlisted in Lamar County... his full name was Archabel Johnson Gordon... he enlisted 1 Sep 1863 to April 1865 in Co. G, 23rd Texas Cavalry, transferred 27 Jan 1864 to Capt. McMahan's Battery (2nd Texas Field Battery, CSA). R. M. Robinson and Lee Smith deposed they knew her. War Department reply dated 31 Jan 1831: The records show that one A. J. Gordon, Co. G, 23rd Texas Cavalry, CSA (Gould's Regiment), Capt. N. S. Liddel's Co., enlisted 1 September (probably) 1863, in Lamar Co. Muster roll dated Jan. - Feb. 1864, shows him transferred to Capt. McMahan's Battery of Horse Artillery on 27 Jan 1864 as a Private. M. V. McMahan was Captain of the 2nd Texas Field Battery, CSA, but no record has been found of the service, capture or parole of A. J. Gordon, as of that organization. Emberson-Brown-Roden Funeral Directors bill shows her casket cost $125.00, hearse and cemetery equipment $15.00, dress $15.00, flowers $5.00, total $160.00.
While Archabel Johnson Gordon was married to Louisa Frances Fleece, they had four children: John A. Gordon, William Henry Gordon, Katie (Gordon) Eaton and Fannie (Gordon) Smith. Louisa Frances Fleece was buried in Rockford Cemetery in Lamar County, Texas.
Archabel Johnson Gordon is buried Antioch Cemetery in Biardstown, Texas, Lamar County, but his grave is not marked, only an old wooden marker, now deteriorated, and moved and his exact grave is not known for sure. If anyone knows, please let us know
—Biographical information provided by Earl Johnson
THE PARIS NEWS, Thursday, December 29, 1938
Funeral services for Mrs. Louisa F. Fleece, 96, who died at 5 a.m. Thursday at the home of her son, W. H. Gordon, on Route 1, Biardstown, were set for Friday at the Rockford church at 2 p.m. with Sister Virgie Hunter officiating. Emberson-Brown-Roden funeral home had charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Fleece was born Sept 4, 1842 in Alabama.
She leaves two sons, J. A. Gordon and W. H. Gordon, Biardstown; two daughters, Mrs. Fannie Smith, Clarksville, and Mrs. Katie Eaton, Knobel, Ark.; 24 grandchildren and 71 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
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Tombstone is inscribed, 'Frances L. Fleece.' Buried between Ella Gann Casey and Mollie Lee Gordon.
Louisa Francis Gordon Fleece received a pension from the State of Texas for service of husband Archabel Johnson Gordon in the Confederate Army #49378.
Lamar County Marriage Book 8, page 89 shows J. F. Fleece married L. F. Gordon on 8 Jan 1880. *Lamar County Marriage Book 3, page 206 shows A. J. Gordon married L. F. Grammer on 8 Dec 1863.
Widow's Application For A Pension #49378 of Mrs. Louisa F. Fleece, Lamar County, Rt. 1, Biardstown, Texas, filed 3 Mar 1931, approved 3 Mar 1931: 'I am a widow of A. J. Gordon deceased, who departed this life on the 22 Nov 1874 in the county of Lamar in the State of Texas.. I was married to him on the 8 day of January 1863 in the county of Lamar, in the state of Texas. My husband... served as a Confederate soldier... he was paroled in April 1865. I have been a bona fide resident of this State continuously since... September 1855. (I was born) 4 Sep 1842... lived at present residence for 75 years at Biardstown, Texas Route #1... husband did not draw a pension... he enlisted in Lamar County... his full name was Archabel Johnson Gordon... he enlisted 1 Sep 1863 to April 1865 in Co. G, 23rd Texas Cavalry, transferred 27 Jan 1864 to Capt. McMahan's Battery (2nd Texas Field Battery, CSA). R. M. Robinson and Lee Smith deposed they knew her. War Department reply dated 31 Jan 1831: The records show that one A. J. Gordon, Co. G, 23rd Texas Cavalry, CSA (Gould's Regiment), Capt. N. S. Liddel's Co., enlisted 1 September (probably) 1863, in Lamar Co. Muster roll dated Jan. - Feb. 1864, shows him transferred to Capt. McMahan's Battery of Horse Artillery on 27 Jan 1864 as a Private. M. V. McMahan was Captain of the 2nd Texas Field Battery, CSA, but no record has been found of the service, capture or parole of A. J. Gordon, as of that organization. Emberson-Brown-Roden Funeral Directors bill shows her casket cost $125.00, hearse and cemetery equipment $15.00, dress $15.00, flowers $5.00, total $160.00.
While Archabel Johnson Gordon was married to Louisa Frances Fleece, they had four children: John A. Gordon, William Henry Gordon, Katie (Gordon) Eaton and Fannie (Gordon) Smith. Louisa Frances Fleece was buried in Rockford Cemetery in Lamar County, Texas.
Archabel Johnson Gordon is buried Antioch Cemetery in Biardstown, Texas, Lamar County, but his grave is not marked, only an old wooden marker, now deteriorated, and moved and his exact grave is not known for sure. If anyone knows, please let us know
—Biographical information provided by Earl Johnson
Funeral services for Mrs. Louisa F. Fleece, 96, who died at 5 a.m. Thursday at the home of her son, W. H. Gordon, on Route 1, Biardstown, were set for Friday at the Rockford church at 2 p.m. with Sister Virgie Hunter officiating. Emberson-Brown-Roden funeral home had charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Fleece was born Sept 4, 1842 in Alabama.
She leaves two sons, J. A. Gordon and W. H. Gordon, Biardstown; two daughters, Mrs. Fannie Smith, Clarksville, and Mrs. Katie Eaton, Knobel, Ark.; 24 grandchildren and 71 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
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Tombstone is inscribed, 'Frances L. Fleece.' Buried between Ella Gann Casey and Mollie Lee Gordon.
Louisa Francis Gordon Fleece received a pension from the State of Texas for service of husband Archabel Johnson Gordon in the Confederate Army #49378.
Lamar County Marriage Book 8, page 89 shows J. F. Fleece married L. F. Gordon on 8 Jan 1880. *Lamar County Marriage Book 3, page 206 shows A. J. Gordon married L. F. Grammer on 8 Dec 1863.
Widow's Application For A Pension #49378 of Mrs. Louisa F. Fleece, Lamar County, Rt. 1, Biardstown, Texas, filed 3 Mar 1931, approved 3 Mar 1931: 'I am a widow of A. J. Gordon deceased, who departed this life on the 22 Nov 1874 in the county of Lamar in the State of Texas.. I was married to him on the 8 day of January 1863 in the county of Lamar, in the state of Texas. My husband... served as a Confederate soldier... he was paroled in April 1865. I have been a bona fide resident of this State continuously since... September 1855. (I was born) 4 Sep 1842... lived at present residence for 75 years at Biardstown, Texas Route #1... husband did not draw a pension... he enlisted in Lamar County... his full name was Archabel Johnson Gordon... he enlisted 1 Sep 1863 to April 1865 in Co. G, 23rd Texas Cavalry, transferred 27 Jan 1864 to Capt. McMahan's Battery (2nd Texas Field Battery, CSA). R. M. Robinson and Lee Smith deposed they knew her. War Department reply dated 31 Jan 1831: The records show that one A. J. Gordon, Co. G, 23rd Texas Cavalry, CSA (Gould's Regiment), Capt. N. S. Liddel's Co., enlisted 1 September (probably) 1863, in Lamar Co. Muster roll dated Jan. - Feb. 1864, shows him transferred to Capt. McMahan's Battery of Horse Artillery on 27 Jan 1864 as a Private. M. V. McMahan was Captain of the 2nd Texas Field Battery, CSA, but no record has been found of the service, capture or parole of A. J. Gordon, as of that organization. Emberson-Brown-Roden Funeral Directors bill shows her casket cost $125.00, hearse and cemetery equipment $15.00, dress $15.00, flowers $5.00, total $160.00.
While Archabel Johnson Gordon was married to Louisa Frances Fleece, they had four children: John A. Gordon, William Henry Gordon, Katie (Gordon) Eaton and Fannie (Gordon) Smith. Louisa Frances Fleece was buried in Rockford Cemetery in Lamar County, Texas.
Archabel Johnson Gordon is buried Antioch Cemetery in Biardstown, Texas, Lamar County, but his grave is not marked, only an old wooden marker, now deteriorated, and moved and his exact grave is not known for sure. If anyone knows, please let us know
—Biographical information provided by Earl Johnson
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