George R Gordon became the Golden Boy. He was the living son among five daughters born to Ella Jane and Charlie Gordon. Their first child, a son, Thomas Bullock Gordon II (known as Little Tommy) died as an infant. The daughters were Alice, Susie, Janie, Frances, and Mildred. They adored him, supported him, risked reputation for him.
George R Gordon married Emma Sue Thomas, daughter of the Methodist preacher. Family lore indicates sister Alice introduced the couple.
Early in their marriage, they lived with his mother, Ella Gordon. That was sometime after 1913 when the larger home was built, the one most of us remember at 134 Harrison Street.
After the birth of George's and Emma Sue's son Charles Thomas Gordon II (Thomas) and daughter Jean Gordon, they moved to the Ritchie house on Washington Street (the one with all the porches). How long they lived there is unknown but long enough for Emma Sue to make a few pointed comments about "those ridiculous porches."
Early in the 1920's, presumably 1923, George R Gordon built the Italian Renaissance home on Washington Street which, during the 1960's, served as the parsonage for the Methodist Church. Original photos of this home are included in the book The House on Harrison Street.
This downstairs living areas of this house will be open during the Camden Daffodil Festival, March 11-12, 2016.
Multiple stories surrounding George R Gordon and the combined Gordon-Ritchie families with all the tragedy, trauma, and the triumph are shared in The House on Harrison Street which will be launched March 11 - 13, 2016, during the Camden Daffodil Festival.
Gorgeous house!! So happy for you on the launch of another book!
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