PIONEER HISTORY OF Foster Gordon (1850 -1926) & Mary Jane Park (1856 – 1940)

1. PIONEER HISTORY OF
Foster Gordon (1850 -1926) &
Mary Jane Park (1856 – 1940)
Files of: Erma P. Gordon Anderson: By: Daughter, (Ivy) Jean Gordon Allred
(additions by Joe Anderson, a great grandson)
Foster Gordon,
Born: 27 Nov. 1850 at Castle Eden, England
Baptized 14 Mar 1864 in Utah ?
Died: 3 Sept 1926 at Salt Lake City, Utah;
Buried: Tooele City Cemetery
Son of John Henry Gordon & Hannah Hudson
Married: at the Endowment House on the 22nd
of Oct 1872, SLC, Utah
Mary Jane Park,
Born: 26 Aug. 1856 at Lehi, Utah
Died: 24 June 1940 at Salt Lake City, Utah;
Buried: Tooele City Cemetery
Daughter of Samuel Park & Jean Harvey
Children:
1- Foster John Gordon, Born: 28 Jan 1874 at Clover, Tooele Co., Utah
2- Mary Isabell Gordon, Born: 6 Apr 1877 at St. John, Tooele Co., Utah
3- Samuel Arthur Gordon, Born: 9 Jun 1879 at Millcreek, Salt Lake Co., Utah
4- William Ernest Gordon, Born 13 Aug 1881 at Clover, Tooele Co., Utah
5- David Harvey Gordon, Born: 24 Sep 1883 at Clover, Tooele Co., Utah
6- Ivy Jean Gordon, Born: 1886 at Clover, Tooele Co., Utah
7- George Hudson Gordon, Born: 11 Aug 1888 at Clover, Tooele Co., Utah
8- Minnie Adell Gordon, Born: Born 5 May 1890 at Clover, Tooele Co., Utah
9- Hannah Hazel Gordon, Born 28 Jan 1894 at Clover, Tooele Co., Utah
10 Earnel Marion Gordon, born 12 Nov 1898 at Clover, Tooele Co., Utah

2. Foster Gordon – Birth Certificate
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/SGJP-MWJ
"England and Wales Census, 1851," Foster Gordon, England
name: Foster Gordon: gender: Male, birthplace: Castle Eden, Durham
relationship to head of household: Son record type: Household
Castle Eden is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the south of
Peterlee, Wingate, the A19 and Castle Eden Dene. Was a coal mining town in 1850. Foster’s father, John
Henry Gordon, worked as a pitman at the Castle Eden Colliery (coal mine).
Castle Eden Dene is a dene in County Durham, south of Peterlee and north of Castle Eden. Castle Eden
Dene is the largest area of semi-natural woodland in north-east England, renowned for yew trees. The
tangled landscape is a survivor of the wildwood that once covered most of Britain.
For more about coal mining communities in NE England mid 1800’s just enter “Castle Eden Colliery” in
your browser.

3. By: Daughter, (Ivy) Jean Gordon Allred (additions by Joe Anderson)
Sometime between late 1855 and 1860 John Henry, wife Hannah and 4 children; Frances, Foster, Robert
and John Henry left England, crossed the Atlantic in a sailing ship. It took them six weeks to cross. They
settled on a farm in Ohio, near where Columbus is now. They lived there awhile. Then (1861) went on to
Florence (Omaha) Nebraska and joined Captain Murdock's ox train and came to Utah arriving in SLC,
Utah 10 Sept. 1861.
INSERT: It is interesting to note that coal mining was a major industry in Ohio during the 1850’s 1860’s
and on to the present day. Foster’s father, John Henry Gordon, may have found employment in the Ohio
coal mines.
John R. Murdock Company (1861) Depart: SLC, Utah, 1 May 1861 Departure: Florence, Neb, 4 July
1861, Arrival Salt Lake Valley: Abt 10 September 1861
1890 US Census
Over the kitchen table, it may be hard to remember dates from 30 year before.
According to 1890 Census,
Son, Foster Gordon: Lists Immigration year: 1859
Son, Robert Gordon: Lists Immigration year: 1863
Their brothers were born in SLC, Utah: Samuel (born 1861) and George (born 1863)
IMMIGRATION- RECORDS ARE CONTRIDICTORY OR NOT AVAILABLE
Civil War activity may have been a factor in the family decision to leave Ohio and move on to Salt Lake
City, Utah during 1961.
CIVIL WAR
November 6, 1860 - Abraham Lincoln, who had declared "Government cannot endure permanently half
slave, half free..." is elected president, the first Republican, receiving 180 of 303 possible electoral votes
and 40 percent of the popular vote.
December 20, 1860 - South Carolina secedes from the Union. Followed within two months by Mississippi,
Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas.
January, 1861 The South Secedes: Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana
Kansas admitted to the Union;
February 1 Texas seceded from the Union
February 9, 1861 - The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis, a West Point
graduate and former U.S. Army officer, as president.
March 4, 1861 - Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as 16th President of the United States of America.
April 12, 1861 - At 4:30 a.m. Confederates under Gen. Pierre Beauregard open fire with 50 cannons upon
Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The Civil War begins.
April 15, 1861 - President Lincoln issues a Proclamation calling for 75,000 militiamen, and summoning a
special session of Congress for July 4.
Robert E. Lee, son of a Revolutionary War hero, and a 25 year distinguished veteran of the United States
Army and former Superintendent of West Point, is offered command of the Union Army. Lee declines.
April 17, 1861 - Virginia secedes from the Union, followed within five weeks by Arkansas, Tennessee, and
North Carolina, thus forming an eleven state Confederacy with a population of 9 million, including
nearly 4 million slaves. The Union will soon have 21 states and a population of over 20 million.
April 19, 1861 - President Lincoln issues a Proclamation of Blockade against Southern ports. For the
duration of the war the blockade limits the ability of the rural South to stay well supplied in its war
against the industrialized North.
April 20, 1861 - Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army. "I cannot raise my
hand against my birthplace, my home, my children." Lee then goes to Richmond, Virginia, is offered
command of the military and naval forces of Virginia, and accepts.

4. July 4, 1861 - Lincoln, in a speech to Congress, states the war is..."a People's contest...a struggle for
maintaining in the world, that form, and substance of government, whose leading object is, to elevate the
condition of men..." The Congress authorizes a call for 500,000 men.
July 21, 1861 - The Union Army under Gen. Irvin McDowell suffers a defeat at Bull Run 25 miles
southwest of Washington. Confederate Gen. Thomas J. Jackson earns the nickname "Stonewall," as his
brigade resists Union attacks. Union troops fall back to Washington. President Lincoln realizes the war
will be long. "It's damned bad," he comments.
July 27, 1861 - President Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as Commander of the Department of the
Potomac, replacing McDowell.
McClellan tells his wife, "I find myself in a new and strange position here: President, cabinet, Gen. Scott,
and all deferring to me. By some strange operation of magic I seem to have become the power of the
land."
November 1, 1861 - President Lincoln appoints McClellan as general-in-chief of all Union forces after the
resignation of the aged Winfield Scott. Lincoln tells McClellan, "...the supreme command of the Army
will entail a vast labor upon you." McClellan responds, "I can do it all."
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Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 John R. Murdock Company (1861)
http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompany
http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysources/0,16272,4019-1-215,00.html
John Henry Gordon and his family are not listed, in the above record, as traveling with the John R. Murdock
Company of 1861. There is not a complete official roster. The site above (the historical record) list about 156
individuals. The Company had about 50 wagons and about 18 people were assigned to each wagon which
equals 900 people. So, it is not unusual that many families are not listed in the available records.
John R. Murdock Company (1861)
Depart: SLC, Utah, 1 May 1861
Departure: Florence, Neb, 4 July 1861
Arrival Salt Lake Valley: Abt 10 September 1861
Company Information:
This company consisted mostly of Scandinavian Saints from the ship
"Monarch of the Sea" when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Florence, Nebraska (now
Omaha).
NOTE: Ancestor Harriet Louisa Peacock’s sister, Emily Ellen Peacock & husband Thomas Smith, are listed
in the record as traveling with the 1861 Murdock Team.
Trail Excerpt: Murdock, John Riggs
In the year 1861 I [John R. Murdock] was called,"
he says, "to take charge of a Church train
consisting of fifty wagons and as many drivers.
There were four yoke of oxen to each wagon. It
was our mission to go down to the Missouri river
and bring emigrants to Utah. After making our
preparations, we started (From SLC, Utah) about
the first of May, 1861. Grass was short;
consequently we had to use great care in
providing suitable food for our teams, and to
drive prudently until the grass improved. Before
leaving Salt Lake City we loaded up with flour
and other provisions to meet the needs of the emigrants with whom we were to return. These supplies we
deposited at certain points along the road, so that we could use them on our return.

5. "It generally took about nine weeks to cross the plains. "Our first trip down," he says, "was without any
particular incident. We remained at the river a short time and then loaded the luggage of the emigrants
into our wagons. There were from sixteen to twenty persons, men, women, and children, assigned to each
wagon. Those who were old enough to walk were expected to do so the greater part of the way. They
would ride, occasionally, when the roads were good. I always appointed two men whose duty it was to
look after the passengers. It was certainly novel to see a train starting out with everything that could be
put into wagons and everything that could be tied to the outside, such as buckets, cans and all kinds of
cooking utensils. It reminded one of an old turkey with a brook of young ones keeping her company.
Generally there were about seven hundred passengers in one train. The organization was systematic and
complete. It consisted of a captain, an assistant, a chaplain, a quarter-master, hospital steward, a camp
guard, and a night guard for the stock. The chaplain took charge of the religious services, and we had
prayer night and morning. We also had a choir with its leader. The people were called together by means
of a bugle."
The experiences of the emigrants were educational as well as fraternal. These attachments resulted in
life-long friendships.
"The Immigration," Deseret News [Weekly], 11 Sep. 1861, 156
Companies of the immigrating Saints have been arriving at short intervals for some days as we are
informed, but their arrival has attracted so little attention that our local reporter has not been
particularly interested in the matter, at least if he has made himself acquainted with the facts he has not
made report, and we have had so many other matters to see after during the last two weeks, that we have
not had time nor opportunity to make the necessary enquiries to ascertain whether one, two three four or
more companies have come in, but we are of opinion that a majority of the independent companies have
arrived, and that the others will be here shortly. Captains Murdock, Horne and Eldredge, with their
companies are reported near at hand, and will be in to-day or to-morrow. Captain Young, with the last of
the Church trains, so called, is expected to arrive in about ten days.

6. CONTINUED By: Daughter, (Ivy) Jean Gordon Allred (additions by Joe Anderson)
The family first settled in the [Salt Lake City] 10th Ward. Foster’s Grandparents, Foster & Sarah
Frances Gordon, came to Utah during 1863. Then they all moved to Hoytsville. His father and
grandfather were stone masons by trade and built a flour mill in Coalville.

7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoytsville,_Utah
http://www.onlineutah.com/coalvillehistory.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalville,_Utah
http://www.co.summit.ut.us/history/coalville/coalville.html
Coalville, UT circa 1879
Coalville was founded in 1859 by William
Henderson Smith, an early Mormon freighter. He
noticed that wheat spilled by other wagons moving
through the area would grow to maturity. He
subsequently convinced four families to settle in the
area with him. The settlement was originally called
Chalk Creek. Early life in Chalk Creek was difficult,
and during winters the settlers dealt with a constant
scarcity of food. When food ran out, they would
travel to Salt Lake City for supplies. The local
Indians were also hostile for a time, and the settlers
built a fort on advice of Brigham Young.
In 1854 the territorial government in Utah offered a $1000 reward to anyone who could find coal within
40 miles of Salt Lake City. Four years later, Thomas Rhodes found a coal vein in the Chalk Creek area,
and coal mining began in earnest. Hundreds of tons of coal were shipped to Salt Lake City, and soon a
narrow gauge railroad was built. The settlement was renamed Coalville as a result of this early success
mining coal.
CONTINUED By: Daughter, (Ivy) Jean Gordon Allred (additions by Joe Anderson)
While living in Salt Lake Father (Foster) was able to purchase a yoke of wild cattle, which with a lot of
grief and bruises, he was able to train. Also, they had several runaways. He then hauled logs from the
nearby canyons. This he sold in the city for firewood. It took him two or three days to get a load and
many times all he had to eat was dry bread and water.
The family moved to Clover, Utah. Foster’s Grandparents moved to Skull Valley, Utah as caretakers at
the Park Ranch. However, on 22 Oct 1865, they were both murdered at their home on the Park Ranch.
Foster’s father (John Henry Gordon) was on a trip to Butte, Montana during 1868. He disappeared and
was never heard of again. He was last seen near Blackfoot, Idaho. It was assumed that he was killed by
Indians or other foul play. The family carried the rumor that he had apparently found out who killed his
parents, though this was never substantiated. While skeletons were later found they were never able to
identify any of them as being positively John Henry Gordon. His team and wagon were found in
Sacramento, California.
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ALTERNATE HISTORY
It make no sense that John Henry may have been perusing those who murdered his parents and that he
was last heard from in Blackfoot, Idaho along the Oregon Trail and that his wagon was later found in
Sacramento, California. – OPINION The logical escape route from Skull Valley is west along the
Overland Express and Pony Express trail leading to Sacramento, California.

8. I believe the history could read: John Henry Gordon was perusing those who killed his parents in Skull
Valley. He was last heard from at Black Rock Station in Skull Valley along the Overland Express and
Pony Express trail on the way to Sacramento, California. While skeletons were later found they were
never able to identify any of them as being positively John Henry Gordon. His team and wagon were
later found in Sacramento, California.
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He left a widow with seven children, the youngest only 2 years old (Note: Minnie born 14 May 1866). The
responsibility of providing for the family, his mother and six brothers and sisters, fell on Foster (age 18 in
1868) who was the eldest son. His mother helped him by taking in washing.
Rush Valley is a combination of two communities named Clover and St. John. It was settled by Mormon
pioneers from Tooele, who braved the rough elements to settle a new area. It is a rural area with
ranching and farming.
Some of the very earliest settlers (1855-56) at Clover, Utah were Erma Gordon Anderson’s brother-in-law,
Keith Somsen’s ancestors – (Stookey’s and Child’s & Tanner’s).
Mary Jane Park’s parents arrived in Salt Lake City 1855. In August of 1856 there was no food. The crop
was not ready for harvesting and so her mother, Jane Harvey Park, cooked weed greens for her father,
Samuel Park but her mother could not eat. . After she had been without food a day she said to her
husband, "Lay me on the floor and let me die." He laid her down and said, "Don't give up. I will go and
see if there are any potatoes." She said, "I tried all over the patch yesterday and there was none." He
said, "I will try again." The first hill he dug he found potatoes. He hurried home with them and she laid
on the floor before the fire and cooked the potatoes. Five days later she gave birth to twins, Mary Jane
Park and her brother David Harvey Park.
The Park family lived in Lehi, Utah then moved to Weber, Utah then to Tooele County, Utah. Mary
Jane’s father (Samuel Park Jr) was a very successful rancher. He hired Foster Gordon’s grandparents to
be caretakers at one of his ranch facilities in Skull Valley west of Clover, Utah. During 1865 Foster’s
grandparents were murdered at this facility.
By: Daughter, (Ivy) Jean Gordon Allred (with additions by Joe Anderson in 2007)
Father, Foster Gordon, married Mother, Mary Jane
Park, at the Endowment House on the 22nd
of Oct
1872.
Mary Jane Park is the daughter of Samuel Park Jr.
(B:1828) and Jean Harvey (B:1828). She was born just
1 year after her parents arrive in SLC, Utah
They first lived at Clover, Utah. St John & Clover
later merged into Rush Valley City
http://www.onlineutah.com/rushvalleycityhistory.shtml

9. Foster Gordon and Mary Jane Park Gordon’s CHILDREN
1- Foster John Gordon, Born: 28 Jan 1874 at Clover, Tooele Co., Utah
2- Mary Isabell Gordon, Born: 6 Apr 1877 at St. John, Tooele Co., Utah
3- Samuel Arthur Gordon, Born: 9 Jun 1879 at Millcreek, Salt Lake Co., Utah – My Grandfather
4- William Ernest Gordon, Born 13 Aug 1881 at Clover, Tooele Co., Utah
5- David Harvey Gordon, Born: 24 Sep 1883 at Clover, Tooele Co., Utah
6- Ivy Jean Gordon, Born: at Clover, Tooele Co., Utah
7- George Hudson Gordon, Born: 11 Aug 1888 at Clover, Tooele Co., Utah
8- Minnie Adell Gordon, Born: Born 5 May 1890 at Clover, Tooele Co., Utah
9- Hannah Hazel Gordon, Born 28 Jan 1894 at Clover, Tooele Co., Utah
10 Earnel Marion Gordon, born 12 Nov 1898 at Clover, Tooele Co., Utah
Supplemented from Son: Foster John
Gordon’s biography
My Father (Foster Gordon) and brother,
Robert worked together. They cut and hauled
large cedar logs which they stood up
something like an Indian wigwam, putting
about twelve wagon loads of the logs standing
upright in this round heap. They then covered
the outside with a heavy coat of cedar bark,
and then covered the bark with about one foot
of dirt. They set the wood afire at the bottom
on one side. They covered the place where they
fired it, making it completely covered. After
the pit was fired, the men stood guard for four
days and nights to prevent the flames from
breaking through the covering; when a flame
threatened to break through, they smothered
it back by shoveling dirt on to it. Now, after about four days burning, the pit was uncovered a little at a

10. time and water dashed on to the coal until all of the fire was extinguished. Although I was only around six
years old, I can remember this coal burning like it happened yesterday and I thought it might be
interesting to you, as there are very few men living today who know in detail about this charcoal burning
which was the main occupation of the men of Rush Valley for several years about seventy years ago.
During 1879 brothers, Foster and Robert Gordon, moved to Millcreek (an area East of Salt Lake City)
where they each homesteaded at least forty acres. They lived in a dugout for at least one winter. They had
to shovel snow before they could get out. This land was covered with brush and the men, with what help
the women and small children could give, cleared and planted only a few acres. Having no money, they
went to the canyon where they cut and delivered logs to a saw mill to support their families.
They soon became discouraged and abandoned their Millcreek homesteads and moved back to Clover/St.
Johns in the Spring of 1880. There Foster bought eighteen acres of land and built a log house and other
buildings thereon and developed a very productive small ranch and gradually accumulated a small herd
of Durham cattle. He farmed the ranch in summer and hauled cord wood and cedar posts in the winter.
He sold the cord wood at Stockton and the posts at Salt Lake City where they sold it for use in
blacksmithing. A cord of wood is four feet long. They hauled it back to Stockton for use as fuel for the
smelter and he would get $4.00 a cord.
With the help of his family, Foster had much better success with this farm. This land was very
productive. Father could raise the tallest corn and the best potatoes in the world. His favorite potato was
the Blue Mechanic, it was sweet and crisp. These he sold at different mining camps where the search for
copper was going on. They used to kid him by saying the potatoes were copper stained, and instead of a
farm he had a copper mine hid away.
The spring of 1882 son, Foster John, started to ride the range as a cowboy and was the youngest cowboy
on the range (8 years old) and the pet of all the old punchers. When he was eleven years old, he was
reputed to be the best rider on the western range.
During 1888, we sold the cattle and bought sheep. We started with 500 head and sons Foster John, Sam
and Will were sheep herding.. John was about fourteen, Sam was about nine years old and Will about
seven. We herded the sheep in the mountains west of the ranch in the summer and kept them on the
ranch in the winter. In 1890 the sheep were all sold.
Besides attending school the boys often worked stacking hay on the Stookey Ranch. Also they hauled ore
from the Dugway Mountain to Stockton. Dugway Mountain is situated about forty five miles west of the
Park Ranch, almost in the center of the big desert. There is no water after leaving the Park Ranch,
consequently, we hauled barrels of water for our horses and ourselves to last us four days. AREA
DISCUSS BELOW

11. In the Fall of 1892, we bought another herd of sheep and the sons was with them summer and winter
until the spring of 1896 when we again sold the sheep and about August, 1896
As time went on living on the farm, Foster’s mode of transportation improved to a Studebaker wagon
with one seat. On very festive occasions, the wagon bed was always filled with his own children and all
the neighbors wrapped in a quilt and cushions made of wheat straw in bags. Later the luxury of a white
top buggy or wagon with springs and three seats across. Little did he dream that eventually he would
probably drive his own Model “T” Ford. Later he purchased a few sheep then more as he could get the
money. He kept them for four years and sold them for $1.50 per head.

12. West end of Clover, Utah along Hwy 199
ABOVE – Map of Clover – West at Top.. # 13 = Location of Foster & Mary Jane Park Gordon Home
# 15 = Store Foster Gordon’s Mother and Step-Father operated
Map from “The History of Rush Valley” by Lacey Russell Burrows
The Stookey’s had a large barn and on
the third floor was room to hold
community dances. “This dance hall
was built in the west end of the barn, on
a third story of its own, supported by
heavy timbers. The floor was large
enough for six sets to dance at once.
People came from far and near to
attend dances there. A big flag was
draped back of the players. Joseph
Tanner and Foster Gordon played
accordions for the dances, [ … ]”

13. BELOW- Google Earth of this area today
Probably the first store in Clover (#15 above) was in the home of Lewis Irons, who lived just below the hill
east side of Johnson's lane and south of West Park Lane. He had married the widow Hannah H. Gordon, who
was the mother of Foster Gordon. – PHOTO Mr. Iron’s home/store

14. Clover Red Brick Church.
 All the families attended church here:
Photo from 1964
Foster Gordon served as 1st
Counselor at the Clover Ward being sustain 20 April 1890
In case you ever go to Clover, Utah.
Following is a historical Map showing where the Gordon family lived.

15. Probably the location along Johnson Lane was where they all lived prior to moving to
Millcreek in 1879. #73 along Church Street is where they may have lived after moving to
Mill Creek then back to Clover 1879-80.
However, #73 may be Foster’s brother, Robert Gordon & family.
During 1884-85 Robert Gordon moved from Clover to Huntington, Emery County, Utah

16. About 1902 Foster Gordon moved to Salt Lake and bought three homes.
He rented two of them and lived in one.
In 1915, he lived at 950 South 1st West., Salt Lake City, Utah
On their 50th wedding anniversary (1922), Father and Mother waltzed together.
They made a handsome couple.
Foster Gordon passed away 3 Sep. 1926
Mary Jane Park passed away 24 Jun 1940

18. Father, Foster, was about 5 feet 7 inches tall. Dark brown hair, blue eyes and was very strong for his size.
Here he lived (950 South 1st West – SLC, Utah) until he died on 7 Sept 1926.
He was buried in the Tooele City Cemetery.

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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMRR-3F6
1900 Foster Gordon, "United States Census"
name: Foster Gordon event place: ED 144 Clover, Sunshine, Vernon, Precincts, Tooele, Utah
birth date: Nov 1849 birthplace: England relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Scotland mother's birthplace: England
race or color (standardized): White gender: Male marital status: Married
years married: 27 estimated marriage year: 1873 immigration year: 1859
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Foster Gordon M 51 England
wife Mary J Gordon F 44 Utah
son Samuel A Gordon M 21 Utah
son William E Gordon M 19 Utah
son David H Gordon M 17 Utah
daughter Iva J Gordon F 14 Utah
son George H Gordon M 12 Utah
daughter Minnie A Gordon F 9 Utah
daughter Anna H Gordon F 6 Utah
son Erual Gordon M 1 Utah
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20. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M5X7-NNT
1910 " Foster Gordon, Salt Lake City Ward 2, Salt Lake, Utah” United States Census
name: Foster Gordon , birthplace: England relationship t United States Census o head of household: Self
residence: Salt Lake City Ward 2, Salt Lake, Utah
marital status: Married race : White gender: Male
immigration year: 1869
father's birthplace: Scotland mother's birthplace: England
family number: 175 page number: 8
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Foster Gordon M 59y England
wife Mary J Gordon F 53y Utah
dau Minnie A Gordon F 18y Utah
dau Hazel Gordon F 16y Utah
son Earnel Gordon M 11y Utah
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Your tombstone stands among the rest neglected and alone.
The name and date are chiseled out on polished, marbled stone.
It reaches out to all who care. It is too late to mourn.
You did not know that I exist. You died and I was born.
Yet each of us are cells of you in flesh, in blood, in bone.
Our heart contracts and beats a pulse entirely not our own.
Dear Ancestor, the place you filled so many years ago.
Spreads out among the ones you left who would have loved you so.
I wonder as you lived and loved, I wonder if you knew
That someday I would find this spot and come to visit you.
Author Unknown

21. FIND A GRAVE
Foster Gordon Memorial# 98647
Burial: Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele Co., Utah,
Plot: 5-68-1
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-
bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=98647
Mary Jane Park Memorial# 98648
Burial: Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele Co., Utah,
Plot: 5-68-2
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-
bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=98648

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24. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQ45-PXN
1926 "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949, entry for Foster Gordon
name: Foster Gordon
event date: 03 Sep 1926 , event: Death , event place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
gender: Male , age: 75 , marital status: Married , race: White
birth date: 27 Nov 1850 , birthplace: England
father: John Gordon , mother: Anna Hudson , spouse: Mary Jane Park Gordon
document type: Certificate of Death
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQH6-1GH
1940 "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949," Mary Jane Park Gordon
name: Mary Jane Park Gordon,
event date: 24 Jun 1940, event: Death, event place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
gender: Female, age: 83, marital status: Widowed, race: White
birth date: 26 Aug 1856, birthplace: Lehi, Utah
father: Samuel Park, mother: Jean Harvey, spouse: Foster Gordon