Conrad LeRoy Gordon

1905 - 1978  (73 years)

• Name	Conrad LeRoy Gordon
  	Father: James Glenn Gordon (1879-1968) Mother: Dora Ella Wolff (1883-1975) [8]
  Birth	21 Feb 1905	Falls Creek, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [8, 9, 10]
  Census	1910 (4 years)	Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1910 US Census, he was recorded as age 5, living on Elk Avenue, Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania with his parents.
  Census	1920 (14 years)	Wetmore Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1920 US Census, he was recorded as age XX, living on Wetmore Road, Wetmore Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania with his parents.
  Census	1930 (24 years)	Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1930 US Census, he was recorded as age 25, living at 811 Welch Street. Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania with his parents.
  First Marriage	26 Jul 1936 (31 years)	Methodist Episcopal Church, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Methodist Episcopal Church, Latrobe, Pennsylvania The former Methodist Episcopal Church in Latrobe, PA, is now the home of  Latrobe Community Ministries.   [4, 5, 7]
  He married first Elizabeth Crawford Fowler, the daughter of Harry M. Fowler.. She was born in 1903 and died in 1951.
  Draft Reg	16 Oct 1940 (35 years)	Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [10]
  He registered for the draft giving his age as 35; his address as 239 North Central Avenue, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania; and his employer as the Canonsburg School District.
  	World War II Draft Registration of Conrad LeRoy Gordon
  Census	1950 (44 years)	Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 1950 US Census, he was recorded as age 45, living in Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania with his first wife, Elizabeth.
  Death	23 Apr 1978	St. George, Washington County, Utah, U.S.A.   [8, 9]
  Age: 78
  Obituary	24 Apr 1978 (73 years)  [8]
  Conrad L. Gordon Conrad L. Gordon, 73, of 1546 Woodlawn Drive, Latrobe, (Lawson Heights) died unexpectedly Sunday evening at St. George, Utah. He was born in Falls Creek, Pa., Feb. 21, 1905, a son of the late Glenn and Dora Wolff Gordon. He was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church in Latrobe, the Crusaders Class and Golden Age Club of the church, the F&AM 275 of Latrobe, Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Westmoreland Forest 77 of Derry and Kedrian Commandry of Greensburg. He formerly was employed at I.T.E., retiring in 1970. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Althea Brindle Gordon; one son, Leroy of Warren, Va.; one daughter, Mrs. George (Jean) Hartzel of Fort Arthur, Tex.; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Betty) Myers of Derry, Mrs. Barry (Janet) Moore of Loyalhanna and Mrs. Richard (Joanne) Schandel of Derry, and 12 grandchildren. Family will receive friends in M.S. Hartman Funeral Home, Latrobe, from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Services will be held in the chapel of the funeral home at a.m. Thursday with the Rev. Gerald Bishop officiating. Interment will follow in Unity Cemetery. Masonic services will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Published by The Latrobe Bulletin, 24 April 1978
  Burial	27 Apr 1978	Unity Cemetery, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Unity Cemetery, Latrobe, Pennsylvania   [6, 8]
  	Gravestone of Gordon and Elizabeth Gordon Plot: Section H
  Person ID, Branch	I11296
  Last Modified	25 May 2026

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Althea Elizabeth Brindle,   b. 10 Jun 1918, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 22 Feb 2006, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 87 years)  Other Partners: John William Oakes, Jr.  m. 8 Nov 1940;   Ralph Winfield Sanders  m. Yes, date unknow
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 May 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - 21 Feb 1905 - Falls Creek, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - Wetmore Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. First Marriage - 26 Jul 1936 - Methodist Episcopal Church, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Draft Reg - 16 Oct 1940 - Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1950 - Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 23 Apr 1978 - St. George, Washington County, Utah, U.S.A. Burial - 27 Apr 1978 - Unity Cemetery, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S186] Bureau of the Census, 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20), Year: 1910; Census Place: Kane Ward 1, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1374; Page: 9b; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1375387. [S26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Wetmore, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1600; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 148. [S20] Bureau of the Census, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Kane, McKean, Pennsylvania; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2341813. [S2303] Bureau of the Census, 1950 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 20212), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 5845; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 65-156. [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 195161600 Conrad L. Gordon . [S2532] News Article (1936) "Conrad Gordon and Latrobe Girl Wed", (Latrobe, Pennsylvania: The Latrobe Bulletin, 21 July 1936, page 3). [S2531] Obituary of Conrad L. Gordon, (Latrobe, Pennsylvania: The Latrobe Bulletin, 24 April 1978, page 2). [S10] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011). [S1587] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Draft Registration of Conrad LeRoy Gordon.