Robert Pitts, son of Robert Bolden Gordon & Mary Frances LeFevre "Mollie", was born Feb 5, 1885 Sherman, Grayson Co TX, died June 13, 1944 TX & buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Grayson County.
Occupation: Mail Carrier, Grocery Merchant, Flour Mill Salesman
Cause of Death: Advanced Myocarditis, Coronary Infarction
Married: Sophia E. Pope 1907 TX. She is the daughter of George Washington Pope & Elizabeth Bush & was born Apr 15, 1885 TX, died Dec 19, 1972 Austin, Travis Co TX & buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Grayson Co TX.

Children of Robert & Sophia:
1. Dorothy born 1911 Grayson Co TX.
2. Elizabeth born 1918 Grayson Co TX.
Married: James Newton Carlisle

Notes:
1. Jun 1, 1900 Grayson Co TX census record shows Robert Pitts Gordon age 15 living with his parents & siblings in Precinct 3, Whitewright city. (pg 88a, #3)
2. Apr 21, 1910 Grayson Co TX census record shows Robert Pitts Gordon age 25 & Sophia age 25 living in Whitewright city. They had been married 3 years. Robert's occupation is mail carrier. (pg 303, #93)
3. Sep 12, 1918 WWI Draft registration card shows R.P. Gordon to be tall, medium build, brown eyes, dark hair working as a grocery merchant in Whitewright, Grayson Co TX.
4. Jan 12, 1920 Grayson Co TX census record shows Robert Pitts Gordon age 34, Sophie age 34, Dorothy age 9 living in Precinct 3, Whitewright town. Robert's occupation is grocery merchant. (pg 64a, #97)
5. Apr 8, 1930 Grayson Co TX shows Robert Gordon age 43, Sophia age 43 & Elizabeth age 12 living in Sherman city, 2nd ward. Robert is working as a flour mill salesman. (pg 28a, #169)
6. Jun 13, 1944 Robert Pitts Gordon died in Grayson Co TX at Wilson N. Jones Hospital due to advanced Myocarditis & Coronary Infarct. Occupation was merchant. Informant was Stella E. Gordon, his wife. (TX Death Cert)
7. Dec 19, 1972 Sophia E. Pope-Gordon died in Austin, Travis Co TX at Westminster Manor due to Cerebral Vascular Insufficiency & Cerebral Arteriosclerosis. She was to be buried at Oakwood Cem Dec 21 in Whitewright TX. Informant was Mrs J.N. Carlisle, her daughter. (TX Death Cert)
8. There are no dates on the gravestones of Robert Pitts Gordon & wife Sophia at Oak Hill Cemetery.
9. Robert Pitts Gordon is my 2C2R.

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