1881 - 1940 (59 years)
Set As Default Person
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Photos
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| 1900 United States Federal Census Database online. Huron, Michigan, ED 8, roll T623 715, page 8A. |
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| 1910 United States Federal Census gordon,james,cora,capitolia. Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, ED , roll T624_649, part , page . |
| Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952
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| 1920 United States Federal Census Database online. Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, ED , roll , page , image 947. |
| 1930 United States Federal Census Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Greenwood, Clare, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . |
| gordon family 16 Apr 1957 Children of James Nelson Gordon Front L to R: Lucille, Onnalee, Mildred Back L to R: Melvin, Marshall, Bob, Roy, Ed, Ace, Jim, Byron Photo provided by Bianne Gordon Martonosi |
| Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934 Database online. |
| U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Registration State: Michigan; Registration County: Clare; Roll: 1675133 |
| 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenwood, Clare, Michigan; Roll: T627_1742; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 18-8 |
| Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952
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| gordon james thumb Date:2/10/2018 18:02:42 |
| davock Great Lakes freighter, William B. Davock. photo from mlive.com March 11, 2015. |
| The_Ludington_Daily_News_Tue__Nov_12__1940_page1 Ludington Daily News-12 Nov 1940. page1 |
| gordon james obit James Nelson Gordon Obituary provided by Bianne Gordon Martonosi |
| great storms 1 http://www.crh.noaa.gov/Image/apx/presentations/Great_Storms_woNotes.pdf |
| rudder Underwater photo of broken rudder of the William B. Davock--photo on mlive.com March 11, 2015 |
| davock memorial findagrave.com Lakeview Cemetery Luddington, Michigan Complete crew of the SS William B. Davock were lost during a storm in Lake Michigan. 3 unknown seamen buried here. William B. Davock The William B. Davock was a steel steamer built 1907 by Great lakes Engineering Works in St. Clair, MI. She was 420' in length and 52' wide with a tonnage… |
| great storms 2 http://www.crh.noaa.gov/Image/apx/presentations/Great_Storms_woNotes.pdf |
| gordon bianne Monument to lost crew of the S.S. William B. Davock in Lakeview Cemetery in Ludington, Michigan. Bianne Gordon Martonosi in background. |
| The_Ludington_Daily_News_Wed__Nov_13__1940_page1 Ludington Daily News-13 Nov 1940 |
| davock crew list Ludington Daily News-13 Nov 1940. page 3 |
| gordon james nelson James Nelson Gordon photo provided by Bianne Gordon Martonosi |
| gordon james n ss card app 1940 Date:10/24/2017 18:51:31 |
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Name |
James Nelson Gordon [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] |
Born |
20 Apr 1881 |
Caseville, Huron, Michigan, USA [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] |
Gender |
Male |
Race |
White [2, 3, 9] |
Reference Number |
6670 |
Residence |
1900 |
Huron, Michigan, USA [11] |
Residence |
1910 |
Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA [8] |
Residence |
Between 1917 and 1918 |
Clare, Michigan, USA [3] |
Age: 36 |
Residence |
1920 |
Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, USA [6, 7] |
Residence |
1930 |
Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, USA [5] |
Residence |
1935 |
Clare, Michigan, USA [9] |
Residence |
1940 |
Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, USA [9] |
Age: 59; Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head of House: Head |
Died |
11 Nov 1940 |
Lake Michigan, Michigan, USA |
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Siblings |
2 Siblings |
| 1. Margaret Leah Gordon, b. 23 Apr 1877, Bloomfield, Huron, Michigan, USA , d. 8 Sep 1941, Clare, Clare, Michigan, USA (Age 64 years) ▻ Robert B Robbins, m. 9 Apr 1899 ; William M Carson, m. 23 Jan 1912 | | 2. Edna Sarah Gordon, b. 3 Jan 1879, Michigan, USA , d. 19 Jun 1921, Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA (Age 42 years) ▻ August Lanka, m. 17 Jun 1901 ; Paul Miller, m. 9 May 1916 | + | 3. James Nelson Gordon, b. 20 Apr 1881, Caseville, Huron, Michigan, USA , d. 11 Nov 1940, Lake Michigan, Michigan, USA (Age 59 years) ▻ Virginia Franklin Caruthers, m. 3 Jan 1916 ; Cora Taylor, m. 4 Aug 1908 | |
Person ID |
I6670 |
FelsingFam |
Last Modified |
16 Feb 2024 |
Father |
Stephen Gordon, b. 3 Sep 1850, Canada , d. 7 Jan 1926, Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, USA (Age 75 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Mother |
Harriet Campbell, b. 31 Dec 1851, Huron County, Michigan, USA , d. 13 Jul 1916, Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, USA (Age 64 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Married |
29 Sep 1876 |
Bloomfield, Huron, Michigan, USA [12] |
Photos |
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Family ID |
F1642 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Virginia Franklin Caruthers, b. Aug 1895, Missouri, USA , d. Abt 1957, Clare, Michigan, USA (Age ~ 61 years) |
Married |
3 Jan 1916 |
Boone, Missouri, USA [1, 13] |
Children |
| 1. Lucille Ester Gordon, b. 6 Nov 1916, Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, USA , d. Bef 2005 (Age < 88 years) [natural] |
+ | 2. Onnalee Ruth Gordon, b. 21 Oct 1917, Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, USA , d. 19 Apr 2005, Deford, Tuscola, Michigan, USA (Age 87 years) [natural] |
+ | 3. Byron Allen Gordon, b. 5 Oct 1918, Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, USA , d. 29 Jan 2009, Midland, Michigan, USA (Age 90 years) [natural] |
+ | 4. James Nelson Gordon, Jr., b. 13 Jul 1920, Clare, Michigan, USA , d. 13 Mar 2007, Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan, United States of America (Age 86 years) [natural] |
| 5. Ace Durwin Gordon, b. 4 Apr 1922, Harrison, Clare, Michigan, USA , d. 3 Dec 1992, Temple, Bell, Texas, USA (Age 70 years) [natural] |
+ | 6. Edward Grant Gordon, b. 20 Feb 1924, Harrison, Clare, Michigan, USA , d. 14 Jun 1977, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA (Age 53 years) [natural] |
| 7. Royal Carl Gordon, b. 9 Jun 1925, Harrison, Clare, Michigan, USA , d. 13 Aug 1983, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA (Age 58 years) [natural] |
+ | 8. Mildred Ethel Gordon, b. 4 May 1929, Harrison, Clare, Michigan, USA , d. 5 Aug 1993, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA (Age 64 years) [natural] |
+ | 9. Robert Earl Gordon, b. 2 Apr 1931, Harrison, Clare, Michigan, USA , d. 14 Dec 1992 (Age 61 years) [natural] |
| 10. Marshall D. Gordon, b. 15 Nov 1933, d. Bef 2005 (Age < 71 years) [natural] |
+ | 11. Melvin Dale Gordon, b. 15 Nov 1933, Harrison, Clare, Michigan, USA , d. 21 Jun 1975, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA (Age 41 years) [natural] |
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Photos |
| Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952
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Last Modified |
16 Feb 2024 |
Family ID |
F1888 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Cora Taylor, b. 21 Sep 1889, Michigan, USA |
Married |
4 Aug 1908 |
Essex, Ontario, Canada [4, 6] |
Divorced |
30 Oct 1913 |
Huron, Michigan, USA [4] |
Children |
| 1. Capitola E Gordon, b. 18 Jun 1909, Michigan, USA , d. 8 Jul 1977, San Diego, California, USA (Age 68 years) [natural] |
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Photos |
| Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952
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| Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934 Database online. |
Last Modified |
16 Feb 2024 |
Family ID |
F1889 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 20 Apr 1881 - Caseville, Huron, Michigan, USA |
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| Residence - 1900 - Huron, Michigan, USA |
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| Married - 4 Aug 1908 - Essex, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - 1910 - Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA |
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| Divorced - 30 Oct 1913 - Huron, Michigan, USA |
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| Married - 3 Jan 1916 - Boone, Missouri, USA |
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| Residence - Age: 36 - Between 1917 and 1918 - Clare, Michigan, USA |
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| Residence - 1920 - Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, USA |
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| Residence - 1930 - Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, USA |
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| Residence - 1935 - Clare, Michigan, USA |
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| Residence - Age: 59; Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, USA |
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Notes |
- BIRTH: 20 Apr 1881 in Caseville, Michigan.
PARENTS: Stephen Gordon and Harriet Campbell
MARRIAGE: Cora Taylor 4 Aug 1908 in Essex, Ontario, Canada. They had one child, a daughter, Capitola. They divorced 30 Oct 1913.
second 3 Jan 1916 he married Virgina Caruthers in Boone, Missouri. They had 11 children. They divoced on 13 May 1940 in Clare, Michigan.
OCCUPATION: James listed his occupation as barber on his 1908 marriage record. Various census and other records list his occupation as farmer. On 11 Nov 1940 he was employed as a deck hand on the 420 foot Great Lakes freighter, SS William B. Davock. It was on this date that a major storm on Lake Michigan with winds of up to 80 mph (referred to as The Armistice Day blizzard) sunk the SS WIlliam B Davock off Pentwater, Michigan with the loss of all lives (either 32 or 33) on board.
DEATH: 11 Nov 1940
BURIAL: Died at sea. Body not recovered.
THE SS WILLIAM B DAVOCK:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The SS William B. Davock was a lake freighter that was constructed in 1907 by Great Lakes Engineering Works, at their St. Clair, MI facility for the Vulcan Steamship Co. (R.H. Pigott, Mgr.). She was operated by Vulcan Steamship from 1907 to 1915 in The Great Lakes coal, iron ore, grain and stone trades. In 1915 the ship came under the management of The Interlake Steamship Co. (Pickands Mather & Co., Mgrs.). While laid up for the winter (1922-23) in Fairport, Ohio, she was reconstructed and updated, this work lead to a tonnage change in the amount of 4220 gross - 2671 net. The Davock resumed its traditional trade pattern of coal carried to upper lakes ports from Lake Erie and iron ore from Lake Superior ports to the steel mills of Lake Erie and Lake Michigan.
This routine was permanently disrupted on November 11, 1940 as a ferocious storm swept the lakes late on that Monday afternoon. Considered to be the worst storm to that point on Lake Michigan it saw 75 mph winds and rain turning to snow. Several vessels transiting Lake Michigan were caught with little warning. The Davock making her way down the lake with coal for Chicago was presumably overwhelmed at the height of the storm succumbing to the intense wind and waves, and slipping to her final resting place ~200 feet below the surface five miles out from Little Sable Point between Ludington, Michigan and Pentwater, Michigan. None of the 32 (some sources cite 33) hands survived. In total the storm took two vessels and their entire crews (Davock, and Kinsman Steamer Anna C. Minch). Several other vessels were damaged, or ran aground trying to escape the storm's fury. Overall estimates state 59 sailors were lost in what would be the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes since the Great Storm of 1913.
Early in 2015, Michigan Shipwreck Research Association, a 501(c)3 non-profit based in Holland, MI announced the results of a 2014 survey of the wreck which revealed the cause of the William B. Davock's loss was a broken rudder, which jammed against the propeller breaking off one or more blades, rendering the vessel without steering or propulsion. This allowed the boat to fall into the trough of the waves, where it was swamped and perhaps capsized before sinking. It sank in more than 200 feet of water, taking all hands with it. Diver Jeff Vos captured the only video images of the wreck showing the damaged rudder and propeller.[1]
The Davock today
The sunken hull of the Davock was discovered in May 1972, capsized in over 200 feet (60m) of water, off Little Sable Point Light, not far from the wreck of the SS Anna C. Minch, which went down in the same storm. The light is located south of Pentwater, Michigan.[2]
References
1.Champion, Brandon (March 11, 2015). "Shipwreck explorers solve 75-year-old mystery surrounding William B. Davock freighter sunk in Lake Michigan". Muskegon Chronicle. Muskegon, Michigan. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
2.Dwight Boyer (1974). Strange Adventures of the Great Lakes. LOC #74-7771.
The wreckage of the Davock was found in May of 1972 by John Steele, Kent Bellrichard and Bill Cohrs. She lies upside-down with coal strewn about and her rudder hard to port.
The following is the text from a Michigan Historical marker in Pentwater:
“The most disastrous day in the history of Lake Michigan shipping was Armistice (now Veterans) Day, November 11, 1940. With seventy-five-mile-per-hour winds and twenty-foot waves, a raging storm destroyed three ships and claimed the lives of fifty-nine seamen. Two freighters sank with all hands lost, and a third, the Novadoc, ran aground with the loss of two crew members. Bodies washed ashore throughout the day. As night fell, a heavy snow storm arrived. Rescue efforts by the Coast Guard and local citizens continued for three days after the storm. Three Pentwater fishermen were later recognized by the local community and the Canadian government for their bravery in rescuing seventeen sailors from the Novadoc.” These fishermen, aboard the Three Brothers, ventured out to rescue the men when even the official search and rescue agencies would not.
Early in 2015, Michigan Shipwreck Research Association announced the results of a 2014 survey of the wreck which revealed the cause of the Davock loss was a broken rudder, which jammed against the propeller breaking off one or more blades, rendering the vessel without steering or propulsion. This allowed the boat to fall into the rough of the waves, where it was swamped and perhaps capsized before sinking. It sank in more than 200 feet of water, taking all hands with it. Diver Jeff Vos captured the only video images of the wreck showing the damaged rudder and propeller.
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- [S679] Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
Record for James N Gordon
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MI-Divorces&h=6273801&indiv=try
- [S559] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
Record for James Gordon
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=11302249&indiv=try
- [S155] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Michigan; Registration County: Clare; Roll: 1675133.
Record for Jim Nelson Gordon
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WW1draft&h=30491146&indiv=try
- [S445] Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
- [S21] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Database online. Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, ED 8, roll 975, page , image 1000.0.
Record for James Gordon
- [S218] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
Record for James N Gordon
- [S22] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, ED , roll , page , image 947.
Record for James N Gordon
- [S23] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), gordon,james,cora,capitolia. Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, ED , roll T624_649, part , page .
Record for James Gordon
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1910 United States Federal Census gordon,james,cora,capitolia. Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, ED , roll T624_649, part , page . |
- [S33] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenwood, Clare, Michigan; Roll: T627_1742; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 18-8.
Record for James Gordon
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=82338027&indiv=try
- [S91] Huron County, Michigan Birth Ledger, vol2.p256.
Apr 20, 1881 James Gordon male white born caseville parents Stephen & Harriet Gordon of Caseville born Michigan laborer both born Michigan fth occ laborer DOR Aug 25, 1882
- [S5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Database online. Huron, Michigan, ED 8, roll T623 715, page 8A.
Record for Stephen Gorden
- [S80] Michigan Marriages, Stephen Gordon/Harriet Campbell.
- [S95] Boone Missouri Marriage Records, James Gordon/Virginia Crothers.
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