I AM RESEARCHING MY HUSBANDS FAMILY. ONLY NOW I HAVE RUN INTO A WALL. SO FAR THE ONLY INFORMATION I HAVE: 1. PERRY EDWARD GORDON BORN JOPLIN,MO ABOUT 1900 OR 1901. 2. PERRY'S FATHER(JAMES GORDON) WAS A RAILROAD WORKER AND MOVED HIS FAMILY TO PITTSBURG AND ERIE,KS. HE WAS KILLED IN A RAILROAD ACCIDENT IN 1903 OR 1904. 3. THE COUNTY(JASPER) COURTHOUSE IN JOPLIN, MO UNFORTUNATLY HAD A FIRE SOME YEARS BACK AND LOST MOST OF THE RECORDS. IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFO IT WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATED. ITS LIKE THE ROAD DEAD ENDS IN JOPLIN. THANKS SHERRI (WOOD) GORDON D) GORDON