Jessie Olive Effie GORDON

1878 - 1960  (81 years)

• Name	Jessie Olive Effie GORDON
  Born	24 Aug 1878	Strathalbyn, SA, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Female
  General event	Anecdote : "One time, Jessie was told by God that she would be taken in the night, so she put on her best clothes and hat and makeup and went to bed. She awoke the next morning..... and enjoyed many more years!" (ref : a story which Natalie had told Colin Semmler - email from Colin - 3rd June 2013)
  General event	Jessie did not marry or have any children.
  Notes for biography	BIOGRAPHY: From page 43 in the 'The Gordons' by Nathalie & Colin Semmler. This book can be seen in Stories on the left of the home page. Jessie was born on 24.8.1878 at Strathalbyn. As a young girl she helped Annie to raise the younger members of the family. She remained single and spent most of her life living with her parents. Jessie accompanied her mother when she went to live in Geelong, Vic when their new home was being built on the "Glengarrie" farm at Wambi. It is known that she also went to Melbourne in 1922, where she worked and lived with a family by the name of Thompson, caring for their two young girls. She returned to South Australia where she once again made her home with her parents at "Glengarrie", until she and her mother moved permanently to Collingswood in Adelaide, after the sale of "Glengarrie" upon Alexander's death. 'Fawley', the home in Collinswood, was where Jessie spent the remainder of her life. She cared for in her older years by her sister-in-law, Eva Gordon. Ron and Eva Gordon lived at 'Fawley' for a time. Jessie was a very musical person and had a fine singing voice. She led the Nailsworth Church of Christ choir into her late seventies. She was also a very gifted pianist, self-taught after only three months tuition. It has been said by members of the family that under different circumstances, she could have received world acclaim. Jessie made at least one trip to Tasmania, having good friends there. When in her seventies, she made the long journey from Adelaide to Kiama (on the N.S.W. South Coast) to visit her brother Athol, and his wife, Margaret. She spent her later years in Adelaide, caring for her mother. Jessie is buried beside her parents at West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide.
  Died	24 Jan 1960
  	Or 24th Dec 1960 rather than 24th Jan 1960.
  Buried	West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, SA, Australia
  	Buried next to her parents.
  Person ID	I106	Alexander & Jessie
  Last Modified	11 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Alexander (jnr) GORDON,   b. 4 Apr 1852, Larbert, Stirling, Scotland, UK ,   d. 21 Apr 1925, Wxx Laurences Private Hospital, Wakefield St, Hindmarsh West, Adelaide  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Annie SALTMARSH,   b. 28 Oct 1853, Bugle Ranges via Hahndorf, SA, Australia ,   d. 4 Nov 1932  (Age 79 years)
  Married	31 Mar 1875	Christian Chapel, Groote St, Adelaide, SA, Australia
  	They might have been married in 1876 rather than 1875.
  Children	As well as their own 11 children, they also raised Alexander Duff Gordon whose mother died in an accident soon after he was born and his father, Coningsby, went to America. Baby Alexander was Alexander's and Annie's first grandchild - he was born in 1902, just 8 years after their youngest child
  Residence	Annie and Alexander farmed around the Strathalbyn district. They lived at 'Watulunga'.
  Wedding	Wedding : Alexander and Annie were married on 31st March 1875 at the Christian Chapel in Grote St, Adelaide. The witnesses on the marriage certificate were Mary McGREGOR of Alma, Henry SALTMARSH of Lake Plains, and Robert D LAWRIE of Alma.
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Jessie Olive Effie Gordon
  		Gordon - Lin, Maggie, Annie & Jessie Gordon
  		Jessie
  		Nathalie, Evelyn, Eva, Annie, young Alex, & Jessie (Albyn in tree)
  		Eva, Nathalie, Jessie, Evelyn, Annie & little Alex In the garden on the east side of the Watulunga homestead.

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] TBE Fischer's dates book - in media on this website , Transcribed by Craig Fischer .