Robert Edgar "Judge", son of William Robert Gordon & Laura Elizabeth Hill, was born Apr 18, 1900 Conway Co AR, died May 8, 1978 Morrilton, Conway Co AR & buried at Plummerville Cemetery.
Religion: Baptist
Occupation: Farmer, Surveyor & County Judge
Married: Etta Adams Oct 1929 Conway Co AR. She was born Sep 5, 1903, died Feb 8, 1993 Plummerville, Conway Co AR & buried at Plummerville Cemetery.

Children of Robert & Etta:
None.

Notes:
1. Apr 23, 1910 Conway Co AR census record shows Robert Gordon age 10 living with his parents & siblings on their farm in Lick Mountain township, P.O. Clinton & Springfield. (pg 97a, #163)
2. Sep 12, 1918 WWI Draft registration card shows R.E. Gordon to be of medium height, slender build, brown eyes, brown hair working as a farm laborer for his father on Rte 2 near Plumerville.
3. Jan 16, 1920 Conway Co AR census record shows Robert E. Gordon age 19 living with his parents & siblings on their farm in Howard township. (pg 206a, #19)
4. Oct 25, 1929 pg 8 of the Morrilton Democrat newspaper - "Gordon-Adams. Miss Etta Adams, daughter of Mrs Dillie Adams and Edgar Gordon, son of Will Gordon, were married Saturday at the home of Rev. R.L. Douglas."
5. Nov 5, 1929 front page of Morrilton Democrat newspaper - "The following licenses were issued in October by County clerk Cleo Cheek during the month of October, R.E. Gordon and Etta Adams, Plummerville."
6. Apr 14, 1930 Conway Co AR census record shows Robert E. Gordon age 29, Etta age 26 on their farm in Howard township, R.F.D. #1, Plummerville. (pg 68a, #30)
7. 1945-1948 Robert served as Surveyor in Conway County. (book, Conway County - Our Land, Our Home, Our People, pg 534)
8. 1950-1958 Robert was elected County Judge for Conway County. (info from obituary of Robert Gordon & book, Conway County - Our Land, Our Home, Our People, pg 534)
9. Robert served as a deacon at the Portland Baptist Church in Morrilton AR. (book, Conway County AR - Our Land, Our Home, Our People, Conway Co Historical Society, pub by Historical Publications of AR, pg 91-92 & obituary of Robert Gordon)
10. Robert was a member of the Plummerville Masonic Lodge #253 in Morrilton AR. (Robert Gordon Obit)
11. Birth/death dates & places for Robert E. Gordon are from SSDI. Last residence was listed as Plummerville AR & no address given for last benefit paid. The ssn was issued in Arkansas.
12. Birth/death dates & places for Etta Adams-Gordon are from SSDI. Last residence was listed as Plummerville AR & no address given for last benefit paid. The ssn was issued in Arkansas.
13. Robert Edgar Gordon is my 2C1R.

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