Henry H. Gordon

1821 - 1874  (53 years)

• Name	Henry H. Gordon
  Born	6 Nov 1821	Person County, North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Nov 1874	Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
  Buried	Cedar Cemetery, Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
  Notes	Henry H. Gordon built the Gordon/Milton Hotel in the early 1840's. He and his wife Felicia W. Taylor Gordon ran the hotel. After the death of Henry and Felicia, the hotel was run by their son and daughter in law, Felix Randolph Gordon (Uncle Felix) and Bettie Allen Gordon (Aunt Bett). Early on, the hotel was a stop on the stage coach lane from Richmond to Raleigh, North Carolina. It was famous for its cuisine, its hams and fried chicken, biscuits and silabubs, which were creamy English desserts. During the Civil War General Lee once came to Milton and was housed and fed at the hotel. Right behind him were the Federals who threatened to burn down the hotel as a reprisal. But the Federals spared the hotel after being well fed by the Gordon family. The Gordon/Milton Hotel was destroyed by fire on 5 May 1951. It was thought to be the work of the Dan River workers who were on strike at the time.
  Person ID	I4815	The Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Thomas B. Gordon,   b. 1797, North Carolina ,   d. 5 Oct 1854, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Nancy D. Hamlet,   b. 1800, North Carolina ,   d. After 1880, Black Walnut, Halifax, Virginia  (Age 81 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1817	Person County, North Carolina
  Family ID	F958	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Felicia W. Taylor,   b. 1823, North Carolina ,   d. 1886, Milton, Caswell, North Carolina  (Age 63 years)
  Married	12 Apr 1841	Person County, North Carolina
  Children	+ 1. Cornelia A. Gordon,   b. 1842, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. Bef 1910  (Age 68 years)   2. George Gordon,   b. 1843, North Carolina   3. William Gordon,   b. 1847, North Carolina   4. Mary E. Gordon,   b. 1847, North Carolina   5. Victoria Gordon,   b. 22 Sep 1848, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 17 Jan 1852, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 3 years)   6. Rosabella Gordon,   b. 18 Dec 1850, North Carolina ,   d. 28 Jul 1852, North Carolina  (Age 1 years)   7. Virginia Gordon,   b. 1853, North Carolina   8. Samuel Gordon,   b. 1856, North Carolina   9. Felix Randolph Gordon,   b. 13 Aug 1857, Milton, Caswell, North Carolina ,   d. 26 Aug 1935, Milton, Caswell, North Carolina  (Age 78 years)   10. Henrietta "Nettie" Gordon,   b. 28 Mar 1860, North Carolina ,   d. 9 Oct 1920, Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia  (Age 60 years)   11. Charles Gordon,   b. Mar 1862, Milton, Caswell, North Carolina ,   d. 12 May 1918, Milton, Caswell, North Carolina  (Age ~ 56 years)   12. Emma Gordon,   b. 1 Apr 1866, Milton, Caswell, North Carolina ,   d. 24 Oct 1937, Gilmer, Guilford, North Carolina  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2011
  Family ID	F1594	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents

  Note from Henry H. Gordon found in the family Bible of Mack Booker Dulaney, after the death of Mary S. Gordon Dulaney.

  
  

  Headstones

  Gordon, Henry H. Headstone Cedar Cemetery, Milton, Caswell, North Carolina. The cemetery is located in Milton, North Carolina on Broad Street.

  
  

• Sources

  [S08611] Census Records.