Per the 1850 census for Ottawa, LaSalle County page 183 #73 dated 12th Aug 1850 GORDON Samuel M 14 Clerk NY he is the only one at this house per the 1850 census. Good luck Cora in Sarasota, FL Patricia Neidigh wrote: > > I am trying to research the Samuel GORDON and Susan McDOWELL family from > LaSalle County. I know that they had at least 11 children, one of which > was my Ggrandfather, Francis Marion Gordon, who was born in Utica on 28 > MAR 1875. Samuel Gordon was born on 22 FEB 1837 in PA. I have no idea in > which county Samuel was born, nor who his parents were. Does anyone have > any information on these people? > > Susan McDOWELL (Gordon) was born to James McDowell and Eliza Daniels on > 22 JUN 1837 in Stark Co,OH. I have lots of information on the family of > Susan's father, James McDowell. However, I have nothing on the lineage > of her mother, Eliza Daniels. > > Does ANYONE have any information on the parentage of Samuel Gordon??? > Or on Eliza Daniels? > > ==== ILLASALL Mailing List ==== > List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received when you > subscribed. Feel free to contact me, Carol Ryan-Spenader, list administrator, > with questions concerning this list! spenader@earthlink.net