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Gordon Cemetery
Mr. William Wood (b. 22 Mar. 1826, d. 15 Oct. 1885), a prominent Gordon businessman, donated one acre of land located north of the town center adjacent to the old river road, now U.S. Highway 95, from his large plantation estate to the Town of Gordon for the purpose of establishing a permanent cemetery for the town. In 1859 Mr. Wood was elected to the Alabama State Senate, serving four years. He was also an active Mason and served as mayor of Gordon. A prosperous merchant, he established two riverboat landings at Gordon, known as the Upper and Middle landings.
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Early Gordon Leaders
Below are some of the prominent early Gordon
citizens buried in this cemetery.
Mr. Arthur J. Bowdon, b. 1809
Mr. William Wood, b. 1826
Mr. Samuel Bowdon, b. 1835
Mr. Samuel J. Hall, b. 1837
Mr. McKelvey C. Marsh, b. 1848
Mr. Ben F. Snead, b. 1851
Mr. William G. Roundtree, Jr., b. 1852
Dr. T. R. McLendon, b. 1854
Mr. John R. Espy, b. 1856
Mr. E. F. Tuttle, b. 1858
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