 Greenland Cemetery Newton Co, MS The cemetery is located on Greenland Road, intersecting on the south side of Highway 492, East of Union, MS. |
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Greenland Cemetery Newton Co, MS The cemetery is located on Greenland Road, intersecting on the south side of Highway 492, East of Union, MS. |
April 27, 1901 - May 4, 1965 July 19, 1900 - May 3, 1965 Benton Gordon, who owned a barber shop with the best comic book collection in Union, was the son of Eugene Gordon & Nettie Smith. He was married on March 1, 1922 to Flossie Clay Edwards, the daughter of Richmond Lewis Edwards & Miriam Leona Gray. The couple lived in a large white house on the north side of the top of the first hill after you cross the Hwy 15 bypass heading east on Hwy 492 from Union. The property had belonged to Flossie's parents. This writer remembers Sunday dinners at that wonderful house with great pleasure. Aunt Flossie always served a huge table of food. In addition there was a sideboard which featured at least a half dozen pies and cakes. As this huge meal was served Aunt Flossie always fretted about 'whether she had enough'. The President of the United States couldn't have asked for more. The day after Aunt Flossie's death, Uncle Benton, his sons, and my father went to Greenland Cemetery to pick out the gravesite. While they stood at the spot you see above, Uncle Benton said, "I've done my part boys, now its up to you." He then collapsed and died. There was a double funeral. |
 Rex Gordon, Sr. June 11, 1923 - March 17, 1993 Oldest son of Benton Gordon & Flossie Edwards, Rex Gordon was more than a cousin to my father. He was a close friend and best man at my parents' wedding. Rex Gordon was many things: husband, father, lawyer, judge, and friend to many. He was eulogized by the Governor of the State of Mississippi and Senator Trent Lott, who credited Rex with being instrumental in his decision to enter the world of politics. |
Eugene Gordon 1867 - 1934 Gone but not forgotten Eugene Gordon was a son of Civil War veteran Eli Gordon and his wife Edna. He married Nettie Smith. 1910 Newton Co, MS Census Beat 2, #233-235 |
Nettie Smith Wife of Eugene Gordon March 20, 1868 - January 26, 1960
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Eli Gordon Co. A - 5th Miss. Inf - C. S. A. Eli Gordon, born between 1819 - 1821 in Alabama, was a son of Newton Co, MS pioneer Govin Gordon and his wife Mary Harris. He married Edna A. (maiden name unknown.) 1860 Newton Co, MS Census, Decatur PO, #743-758
A Poor Man's Fight
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W. E. (Bill) Gordon October 8, 1866 - November 13, 1947 William Eli Gordon was a son of Civil War Veteran Eli Gordon. He married (1) Martha M. Herrington; (2) her sister Mary Rebecca Herrington on July 14, 1891 in Newton Co, MS. 1910 Newton Co, MS Census, Beat 2 #226-228 |
 Aunt Mollie Mary Rebecca Herrington Wife of W. E. Gordon February 27, 1876 - November 21, 1958 Mary Rebecca Herrington, the 2nd wife of William E. Gordon, was a daughter of John Henry Herrington and his wife Susan Coughran. Her husband's 1st wife was her sister Martha M. Herrington. |
Walter E. Gordon July 5, 1899 - January 12, 1953 Walter Eugene Gordon was a son of Eugene Gordon & Nettie Smith. Gordon, Walter Eugene, 19, Little Rock, b 15 Jul 1899, Farmer employed by E. Y. Gordon, Nearest relative Nettie Gordon, Medium Height & Build, Blue Eyes, Dark Hair (World War I Draft Registration Card)
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Kate Gordon September 18, 1908 November 20, 1983
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Carlos Gay Gordon February 17, 1908 July 31, 1992 Carlos Gay Gordon was a son of Eugene Gordon & Nettie Smith. |
Ervin William Gordon November 8, 1905 March 31, 1965 Ervin William Gordon was a son of Eugene Gordon & Nettie Smith.
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O. J. Gordon, Sr. July 22, 1877 - August 10, 1943 Oscar Jerome Gordon, Sr. was a son of Civil War veteran Eli Gordon. He married Mary Etta Laugham on January 4, 1898 in Newton Co, MS. 1910 Newton Co, MS Census, Beat 2, #235-233 Gordon, Oscar Jarome, 41, Little Rock, b 22 Jul 1877, Farmer, Closest relative Mary Etta Gordon, Tall, Stout, Brown Eyes, Dark Hair (World War I Draft Registration Card) |
Mary Wife of O. J. Gordon July 25, 1884 - March 24, 1937 Mary Etta Laugham married Oscar Jerome Gordon on January 4, 1898 in Newton Co, MS. |
 
Duck Louie Son of O. J. & Mary Gordon Born December 4, 1905 Died July 10, 1936 In 1936 Millsaps College was looking forward to the return of it's star quarterback. But Louie Gordon would not return. On July 10, 1936, Uncle Louie died while working on the family farm in Greenland. Nine years later, his older brother, Clifton took his own life. Most people believe the tragic event of Louie's death was more than Clifton could bear. "Gone Fishing" is a true story of that fateful day in the summer of 1936. Ralph Gordon (Union, MS) |
Chester Fred Son of Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Gordon November 8, 1913 - April 8, 1914
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 Dorothy Sue Infant Daughter of Ervin & Vela Gordon August 22, 1946 A Treasure in Heaven |
E. D. Gordon Husband of L. B. Gordon October 24, 1872 - May 8, 1927 Edgar Dosson Gordon was a son of Civil War veteran Eli Gordon and his wife Edna. He married Leanna Brazel Langham December 14, 1894 in Newton Co, MS. 1910 Newton Co, MS Census, Beat 2, #217-219 Gordon, Edgar Dosson, 45, RFD 3 Union, b 24 Oct 1872, Farmer, Closest Relative, Leanis Brazel Gordon, Medium Height, Stout, Blue Eyes, Black Hair (World War I Draft Registration Card) |
Leanna Brazel Gordon August 29, 1870 - September 3, 1929 Leanna Brazel Langham was the daughter of Walker Langham and his wife Nancy Dansby. She was born in Jasper Co, MS and married Edgar Dosson Gordon on December 14, 1894 in Newton Co, MS. |
James Virgil "Griff" Gordon January 1, 1908 - January 17, 1983
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 Leslie G. Smith October 31, 1898 - September 10, 1981 Maudie B. Gordon Smith May 6, 1899 - October 10, 1998 Maudie B. Gordon was a daughter of William E. "Bill" Gordon and his wife Mary Rebecca Herrington.
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Jesse Monroe Blalock, Sr. June 20, 1898 - December 19, 1969 Flora Winstead Blalock January 2, 1902 - November 17, 1995
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Greenland Baptist Church (pictured left) sits directly across the road from Greenland Cemetery.
Otho Matlock was a kind man and good neighbor. I never heard him speak evil of another person. When Daddy was sick with cancer, Otho Matlock helped gather our crops and tend to our livestock. His marvelous voice was the icing on the cake for the Greenland Church Choir. I miss Otho Matlock. He was a good friend. "Ode to the Bass Man" is in his honor and memory. Ralph Gordon (Union, MS)
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