Alexander Bruce Gordon was born July 4, 1855 in Conway County AR, Lick Mountain township, to Alexander Gordon and Nancy Ragsdale. His mother was a daughter of William & Sarah Ragsdale of Conway County. She was born 1825 Robertson County TN & died before 1859 in Conway County when Alex was 4 years old. His father, Alexander Gordon, was a son of Robert Boaz Gordon & Milly Pitts and was born 1822 Robertson County TN and died Mar 1, 1864 when Alex was 9 years old.
After the death of his father, Alex and his brothers John, Robert Bolen & Lucian "Luther" lived with their grandparents, William & Sarah Ragsdale.
On July 5, 1874 Alexander Bruce Gordon married Melvina Reed in Conway County. Melvina was born Dec 11, 1855 TN and is a daughter of James Reed and Sarah Elizabeth Smith. They began living and farming in the Lick Mountain township area. And on Dec 1, 1881 they moved onto 80 acres of homestead land where they remained for 5 years. They moved off the land onto rented farmland hoping to make a better living but later moved back to the homestead. During the 5 year homestead period Alexander built a one room 14X16 box house with a porch on each side covered with oak boards and a stable. His land was timber land which consisted of post oak, red oak, black oak, black jack & hickory and the first year he lived on the land, he cleared and fenced in 25 acres of land for cultivation purposes. Some of the crops he planted were corn, cotton, wheat, oats & potatoes. He also owned horses, cattle & hogs. He worked at a gin for a month one winter for his brother-in-law, William W. Reed, boarding with his brother, John, during the week & going home every Friday night for the weekend.
Alexander and his family were members of the Pleasant Springs Missionary Baptist Church & Alex served as church secretary during the year of 1883.

Alex and Melvina had 12 children, all were born in Conway County. They are:
1. Nancy Ann "Nannie" born May 2, 1875, died May 24, 1951. She married William Ryly Deaton & their children are Margaret, James Alexander "Alex" & Julia. Nancy & William R. Deaton are both buried at Kilgore Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
2.Lucian R. "Luce" born Mar 3, 1877, died Sep 2, 1880 & buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
3. Jane born Nov 3, 1878, died Mar 3, 1911. She married H. Dempsey Harrington & their children are Alexander, Fronia, Arkey, Anna, Lola, Sam, Selma & Myrtle. Jane & H.D. Harrington are buried at Kilgore Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
4. Lewis born Dec 9, 1879, died Aug 25, 1881 & buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
5. Lucinda "Cindy" born Jul 13, 1881, died Nov 17, 1960 Nowata Co OK. She married James Pleasant Scroggin "Pleas" & their children are Nettie M., Gertrude Jean "Jennie", Ollie Leona & Alma C. James & Luncinda Scroggin are buried at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery, Nowata Co OK.
6. Sarah born Jan 13, 1882, died July 15, 1882 & buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
7. John Bruce born Dec 26, 1886, died Feb 12, 1969. He married Carrie Etta Tucker & their children are William Stanley, Edward Earl, Edna Pearl, Muriel May "Myrl", Velma Virginia, Iris Noreen, Fred & Lindel. John & Carrie Gordon are buried at Union Valley Baptist Church Cemetery, Lonoke Co AR.
8. Emma Jeannette born Jul 20, 1888, died May 14, 1967. She married John Amos Huett. They did not have any children. Both are buried at Kilgore Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
9. Elmer Alexander born Apr 18, 1892, died Aug 13, 1975. He married first to Eugenia Tucker "Jeannie". She & her infant died in 1918. His second wife was Ollie Ann Meeler & their children are Pauline & Carl Dee. Elmer, Ollie & Eugenia are buried at Kilgore Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
10. Rosa Narsis "Aunt Sis" born Nov 17, 1893, died Aug 21, 1967. She married Samuel Porter Bird "Port Bird" & their children are Esther, Elbert Samuel, Ruth, Fay M. Ralph Dale, Imogene Gladys, Robert Lemoine, Dewey Gordon, Roy Lane & Huett Franklin. Rosa & Samuel Bird are buried at Kilgore Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
11. Sreathie Ethel born Jul 4, 1896, died Jan 31, 1985. She married Jacob Calvin Huett "Cabin Huett" & their children are Freddie & Mable. Sreathie & Jacob are buried at Kilgore Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
12. Allie Melvina born Jul 21, 1901, died Jan 21, 1975. She married first to Jesse Lee Wilson & their children are Edith Melvina, Emma Lee, Donna Mae, Wilma Allie, Mary Francis & Gordon Neil. Her second husband was Herman VonOhlen. She is buried at Ft Sam Houston National Cemetery, Bexar Co TX with her second husband.

In the last week of January 1910, Alexander Bruce Gordon was in the process of hitching up his mules to a wagon & one mule that was new & he was unfamiliar with, started "acting up" & he jumped down to calm the mule & broke his leg which became infected with gangrene. He lived for 5 days and died Feb 1, 1910. Both Melvina & Alexander are buried at Kilgore Cemetery, Conway Co AR.