The Gordon Family Tree

Brittanie's family (Mough-Britt line)

Harry A. Mough

Great-grandfather (Mough side). Father of James Andrew Mough Sr., per Ancestry.com's Social Security index.

Mary C. McCabe

Great-grandmother (Mough side).

Simon T. Britt

Great-great-great-grandfather (Britt side). Born about 1813 near Raleigh, North Carolina, per his son Elias's own Confederate biographical questionnaire; found in Henry County, Tennessee in 1840, then farming in Saline Township, Sevier County, Arkansas by 1850. Died 1860 near Lockesburg, Sevier County; will probated there 7 May 1860. Held several Arkansas land patents, 1855–1860; also has a Confederate service record. Ancestry's land-office index separately gives his own middle name as "Turnage" – unconfirmed whether that connects to Dicey's family. His own parents are not named in any record found; even Elias's questionnaire, filled out decades later, left that line blank.

Dicie Ann Turnage

Great-great-great-grandmother (Britt side). Born about 1815–1820 in North Carolina; died in early 1866, Sevier County, Arkansas (probate filings 3 & 31 Jan 1866). Found with Simon and eight children in the 1850 Arkansas census; by 1860 she was head of household, farming with $3,600 in real estate. Her maiden name and her marriage to Simon are both confirmed by her son Elias's own Confederate biographical questionnaire, filed with the Arkansas History Commission, which names her as Simon's wife and gives her maiden name in his own hand. Her own parents remain unconfirmed after a targeted search of NC marriage, birth, and probate records – and the same questionnaire that named her left her parents' line blank too. The circumstantial trail (a Joseph Turnage in the 1830 Pitt/Greene Co. census, an independent Britt–Turnage marriage in Pitt Co., and a namesake niece born there in 1855) points toward the Pitt/Greene County, NC Turnage families without confirming a direct link.

Elias Lafayette Britt

Great-great-grandfather (Britt side). Born 22 Aug 1842 in Henry County, Tennessee – per his own Confederate biographical questionnaire, filed with the Arkansas History Commission and signed in his own hand while living at Mineral Springs, Howard County, Arkansas. The fifth of Simon and Dicey's known children (listed as "Elias," age 8, in 1850 and age 17 in 1860). Married Mollie Stuart in 1881 in Howard County, Arkansas – almost certainly Thomas Sr.'s biological mother – then later married S. E. "Ellen" Bradford in 1896, who appears as his wife in the 1900 census.

Mollie Stuart

Great-great-grandmother (Britt side). Married Elias Lafayette Britt 22 Dec 1881, Howard County, Arkansas; likely Thomas Sr.'s biological mother.

S. E. "Ellen" Bradford

Elias's second wife, married 27 Feb 1896, Pike County, Arkansas. Recorded as his wife in the 1900 census, along with her daughter from an earlier marriage, Bulah Bradford.

Rosa Britt & Rena Britt

Thomas Sr.'s half-sisters (Elias & Ellen's daughters), per the 1900 census (ages 19 and 12).

James Andrew Mough

Brittanie's paternal grandfather. Born 30 Apr 1932, Akron, Ohio; died 18 May 1992, San Francisco. Married Joy Ann Shedwill, 25 Oct 1953, Santa Clara, CA. Verified via Ancestry.com.

Joy Ann Shedwill

Brittanie's paternal grandmother.

James Andrew Mough

Brittanie's father, born 18 Sep 1954, Alameda, California – same name as his own father. Married Ginny Leatrice Britt.

Ginny Leatrice Britt

Brittanie's mother, born 1954 in California; died 2026.

Thomas Benjamin Britt

Great-grandfather (Britt side). Born 20 Jun 1884, Arkansas; died 23 Feb 1953, De Queen, Sevier County, Arkansas.

Birtha Roberts

Great-grandmother (Britt side).

Thomas Benjamin Britt

Brittanie's maternal grandfather, same name as his father. Born 14 May 1924, Haworth, Oklahoma; died 25 Sep 1986, Palo Alto, California. The family settled in Stockton, California. Verified via Ancestry.com.

Virginia Doris Lawson

Brittanie's maternal grandmother.

Benjamin Franklin Britt

Ginny's brother – Brittanie's uncle (found via Ancestry.com).

Ryan Mough

Brittanie's younger brother, born 20 Dec 1982.

Great-grandparents

Ralph Max Gordon

Great-grandfather (paternal). Born 10 Feb 1909, Nebraska; died 23 Feb 1994, Salem, Oregon. An osteopath physician. Verified via Ancestry.com.

Mary Belle Sampson

Great-grandmother (paternal), Ralph's wife as of the 1940 census. Ryan had recalled "Towers"; Ancestry records point to Sampson instead. She died around 1978; Ralph remarried a woman named June afterward.

June

Ralph Max Gordon's second wife, married a while after Mary Belle's death.

Herman A. Buechner

Great-grandfather (maternal). Born 2 Mar 1884, Big Stone City, South Dakota; died 9 Jul 1955, Lemmon, South Dakota. Verified via Ancestry.com.

Avilda M. Moe

Great-grandmother (maternal). Married Herman in 1925.

Great-great through great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents (Gordon side)

Roy Max Gordon

Great-great-grandfather (paternal). Born 29 May 1881, Lewis, Cass County, Iowa; died 17 Jul 1956, Hebron, Thayer County, Nebraska, where he managed a lumber yard. Ryan recalled him as Ralph's father, then recalled "Walter" as the next generation back – records instead show Walter Price Gordon as Roy's older brother, Ralph's great-uncle. Verified via Ancestry.com (Find a Grave, census, and draft cards).

Agnes C. Gordon

Great-great-grandmother (paternal), Roy's wife per the 1920 census.

Harlan S., Helen & Dorothy E. Gordon

Ralph's siblings, per the 1920 census (ages 13, 9, and 2 that year).

William Blakely Gordon

Great-great-great-grandfather (paternal). Born 24 May 1852 in Ohio; died 24 Feb 1904, buried in Pawnee City, Pawnee County, Nebraska. Farmed in Pleasant Township, Cass County, Iowa in 1880. His own parents were both born in Pennsylvania per the 1880 census, matching the family's remembered Westmoreland-area PA roots.

Maria Harlan

Great-great-great-grandmother (paternal). Married William Blakely Gordon 6 Dec 1871, Cass County, Iowa; died 1919.

Margaret Burgess Gordon

William Blakely Gordon's other wife per Find a Grave; it's unclear which of his children, if any, were hers rather than Maria's.

Ellis Gordon

William Blakely Gordon's younger brother. Born 1853, Ohio; died before 1870 (age <17). Newly identified from Ryan's "GordonStrobel" tree; grew up alongside his Proctor half-siblings after their mother's remarriage.

Elisabeth J. Blakeley Proctor (Elizabeth Gordon)

William Blakely Gordon's mother, born 15 Sep 1828 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (per Ryan's "GordonStrobel" tree, matching what Ryan originally recalled). Died 1891 (11 Jun per Find a Grave, or 12 Mar per Ryan's tree – unreconciled), buried Seaton Cemetery, Hamilton County, Nebraska. In 1850 she was living as Elizabeth Gordon in Washington Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, already married to Maris Gordon; she remarried Simon Quinn Proctor in Belmont County, Ohio in 1854 (2 Feb per an independent marriage record, or 11 May per Ryan's tree), and had seven more children under the Proctor surname: Alice Ann, Emma Virginia, Walter Carl, Elmer Ellsworth, Sherman, Charles Calvin, and John Oscar. Her father was Andrew Thomas Blakely (1791–1860); her siblings included Mary A. Blakely (1830–1911, the "Mary" in the 1850 census household), John Gilchrist Blakely (1842–1915, born Perry County, Ohio) and Thomas J. Blakeley (b. 1854). Her obituary (Aurora Sun, 1891) says she left six sons and two daughters.

Maris Gordon

Great-great-great-great-grandfather (paternal). Born 1824 in Pennsylvania; a waggoner living in Washington Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1850 with wife Elizabeth (Blakely) and two of her sisters. Identified from Ryan's recollection of a name like "Maris" or "Mares" Gordon; Ryan's own "GordonStrobel" tree now names him and Elizabeth outright as William Blakely Gordon's parents, though no direct marriage record for the two of them, and no source at all for his death, has yet turned up – so treat it as a very strong probable match rather than fully certain. Per that tree he died in 1853 in Ohio, the year after William's birth.

Walter Price Gordon & Harry Paul Gordon

Roy's brothers (1877–1955 and 1891–1965). The 1880 census also shows two more brothers, James H. and John, not linked on Find a Grave.

William K. Gordon

Great-great-great-great-great-grandfather (paternal), probable. Born 1801, died 1874. Identified from Ryan's "GordonStrobel" tree as Maris Gordon's father; no primary source yet attached.

Priscilla P. Mentze

Great-great-great-great-great-grandmother (paternal), probable. Born 1802, died 1885. William K. Gordon's wife per Ryan's tree.

Robert Alexander, William Kidd, Charlotte S. & Joseph Gordon

Maris Gordon's siblings, per Ryan's tree: born 1830 (Lancaster, PA), 1831 (Wheeling, WV), 1840 and 1842 (both Virginia) – tracing the family's migration west in that decade.

Jacob Gordon

Great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather (paternal), probable. Born about 1775. William K. Gordon's father per Ryan's tree; almost nothing else is recorded about him, including his wife's name.

Great-great-grandparents (Barton & Strobel side)

Dewey Samson Barton Sr.

Rosemary Barton's father. Born 9 May 1898, Galesburg, Illinois; died 10 Oct 1952, Portland, Oregon. Identified from Ryan's "GordonStrobel" tree, which resolves an earlier ambiguity – the "Dewey" the family remembered as Rosemary's brother is actually Dewey Jr. (below), not the father.

Ethel Elizabeth Towers

Rosemary Barton's mother. Born 1911, died 1996. Married Dewey Sr. 4 Sep 1932, Walla Walla, Washington (his second marriage).

John J. Strobel

Donald Strobel's father. Died 1 Jan 1969, Eureka, South Dakota (born 1892). Identified from Ryan's "GordonStrobel" tree.

Freida Stein

Donald Strobel's mother. Born 1903, died 2 May 1951, Eureka, South Dakota.

Grandparents & their siblings

Robert Max Gordon

Paternal grandfather. Born 29 Aug 1931, Kirksville, Missouri; died 18 Dec 1999, Las Vegas, Nevada. The family lived in Estes Park, Colorado by 1940, which likely explains the "born in Colorado" memory. Verified via Ancestry.com.

Rosemary Aldora Barton

Paternal grandmother. Born 8 Jul 1933, Walla Walla, Washington; died 21 Apr 2002, Kailua Kona, Hawaii. Married Robert 26 Aug 1951 in Multnomah County, Oregon (verified).

Patricia

Great-aunt – Robert's sister, born about 1937 (confirmed via 1940 census).

Dewey Sampson Barton Jr.

Great-uncle – Rosemary's full brother. Born 1935, died 2017, Portland, Oregon.

Fred Towers Barton

Great-uncle – Rosemary's full brother. Born 1940, died 2020, Portland, Oregon.

Donald John Strobel

Maternal grandfather. Born 11 Feb 1928, Eureka, South Dakota; died 12 May 2004, Lebanon, Oregon, where he's buried. Living in Lemmon, Perkins County as of 1950 (verified).

Cleo Marie Buechner

Maternal grandmother. Born 5 Oct 1929, Lemmon, South Dakota; died 20 Jan 2006 in Oregon. Divorced from Donald 7 Oct 1974 in Klamath County, Oregon, per Oregon's divorce index. Siblings: Beulah (older) and Warren (younger) Buechner.

Gertrud Marianne Schugger

Donald Strobel's second wife, married 29 Mar 1975, Reno, Nevada. Born 1928, died 2013.

Harold Calvin Strobel

Great-uncle – Donald's brother. Born 12 Aug 1930, died 2011, both Eureka, South Dakota.

Esther A. Strobel

Great-aunt – Donald's sister. Born 1926, died 10 Jan 1970, South Dakota. Newly identified; not previously known to the family.

Kathleen Ann Strobel

Great-aunt – Donald's sister. Born 27 Jan 1942, Eureka, South Dakota. Newly identified; not previously known to the family.

Parents, aunts & uncles (and their spouses)

Randall Max Gordon

Ryan's father. Born 26 Oct 1953, Salem, Oregon. From Oregon; family originally Pennsylvania, then Nebraska.

Ellen Marie Strobel

Ryan's mother. Born 30 May 1951, Eureka, South Dakota. Married Randall 10 Jun 1973, Newport, Oregon. From South Dakota.

Mary Alene Strobel

Ellen's older sister, born and died 25 Mar 1950, Lemmon, South Dakota – an infant death not previously known to the family.

Debra Gordon

Paternal aunt, oldest of Randall's siblings. Married several times.

Sandra Gordon & Robert Ficker

Paternal aunt and her husband.

Mary Gordon & Steven Winstanley

Paternal aunt and her husband.

Kathleen Gordon & Kenneth Dahlquist

Paternal aunt and her husband.

Ralph Gordon

Paternal uncle, youngest of Randall's siblings. Unmarried, no children.

Michael Strobel & Marie Couey

Maternal uncle and his wife. Michael born 8 Sep 1952, Eureka, South Dakota.

Nela Strobel

Maternal aunt, born 16 Jan 1954, Eureka, South Dakota. Married and divorced Grant Rice.

Roberta Strobel & Douglas Davenport

Maternal aunt and her husband. Roberta born 14 Aug 1957, Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Patrick Strobel

Maternal uncle, youngest of Ellen's siblings, born 8 Jul 1959, Aberdeen, South Dakota. Married a couple of times.

Ryan's generation & first cousins

Ryan Max Gordon

You – born 18 Apr 1977, Salem, Oregon. Oldest of Randall & Ellen's two sons.

Adam Michael Gordon

Ryan's younger brother, born 23 Jan 1979, Salem, Oregon. Married Tammy Nokes, per family memory – Ryan's "GordonStrobel" tree instead lists her as Tammy R. Smith (b. 1975); likely the same person, worth confirming.

Ian Balmer

First cousin – Debra's son (father Daryl Balmer).

Michael Ficker

First cousin – Sandra & Robert Ficker's son. Married Krysti.

Stephanie "Stevie" Ficker

First cousin – Sandra & Robert Ficker's daughter. Married Kimo Mahi.

Stephanie Winstanley

First cousin – Mary & Steven Winstanley's daughter.

Robert Winstanley

First cousin – Mary & Steven Winstanley's son. Married Mora.

Sarah Winstanley

First cousin – Mary & Steven Winstanley's daughter. Not married.

April

Michael Strobel's stepdaughter.

Travis Davenport

First cousin – Roberta & Douglas Davenport's son. Married Serene Poe.

Alana Nicole Davenport

First cousin – Roberta & Douglas Davenport's daughter. Married Samuel Hurst.

Ryan's household & nieces/nephews/cousins' kids

Brittanie Ellen Mough

Ryan's wife.

Ramsey Max Gordon

Ryan & Brittanie's son, b. 2005.

Carsyn Mckenzie Gordon

Ryan & Brittanie's daughter, b. 2007.

Finnley Ryan Gordon

Ryan & Brittanie's son, b. 2009.

Hawkins Griffin Gordon

Ryan & Brittanie's son, b. 2014.

Alexander Merrick Gordon

Nephew – Adam & Tammy's son together.

Kaysi & Benjamin Ficker

Michael Ficker & Krysti's kids.

Ella & Kekoa Mahi

Stevie & Kimo Mahi's kids.

Jubilee Balmer

Ian Balmer's half-sister (Daryl & Linnea's daughter).