My Gordons did come from Giles Co., Tennessee, but I've never read or seen a copy of "Gordons of the Deep South". So I couldn't tell you anything about the book. "L. Hurston Anderson" wrote: > > Ric, > > Do your Gordon's come from Giles Co TN before moving to Williamson co, TX? > Are they from the "Gordons of the Deep South"? > > Hurston Anderson > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ric <fdg@flash.net> > To: <TXWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2000 6:53 PM > Subject: [TXWILLIA] thank you...thank you > > > So far, this is what I've been able to put together thanks to many of > > you out there: > > > > Andrew Gordon (my cousin) and his wife, Eliza Goff, came to Texas in the > > early 1850's and brought their children (and in some cases, > > Grandchildren) to eastern Williamson Co. The two had eleven children of > > which one baby boy, Robert McDonald Gordon, died at the age of 6 months > > and is buried in Tennessee, five girls and five boys that survived to > > maturity. Of those five boys, two have been identified to have died > > during the fight for Southern independence, William Henry "Harry" > > Gordon, killed on skirmish line near New Hope Church, Georgia, and was > > buried on the battle field. He had recently been transferred to this > > regiment from the 8th Texas Cavalry, Company "A" which he had joined > > from Burleson County, Texas, and when shot said to his brother ( Gen. > > George Washington Gordon ), "Tell father (who was living in Williamson > > Co. at the time) that I died in a glorious cause", his last words, taken > > from "Military Annals of Tennessee", vol.1, page 298: a chapter written > > by Gen. George W. Gordon; David Martin Gordon who had joined the 8th > > Texas Cavalry, Company "A" , Terry's Texas Rangers from Burleson County, > > Texas and was killed in action as a Private at Pulaski, Giles County, > > Tennessee, two that may well have fought for the 4th Texas (not found > > yet), and one son that returned to Tennessee to become a rather famous > > General and gentleman, General George Washington Gordon, who headed up > > the Eleventh Tennessee Infantry. > > > > I do believe I have a lot here to be proud of and I'm anxious to find > > the information on the other two brothers, John Goff Gordon and Andrew > > Franklin Gordon. > > > > Fred (Ric) Gordon > > of Williamson Co., Texas > > > >