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Research object · BT-CLM-00380

What is the documented life chronology of Kermit Gordon?

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Research & Interpretation byAmberly R. Carter-Mills— Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist

The Claim

Kermit Gordon appears in this archive as a person in his own right. No birth record, census entry, marriage record, death certificate or Social Security record has been entered for him.

Public Summary

Kermit Gordon is carried here as a child of Amanda Smith on family knowledge. His own life — birth, work, marriage, movement, death — is presently a blank the archive has not filled.

Evidence Reviewed

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The Evidence Trail

Step 1 · Claim

What is the documented life chronology of Kermit Gordon?

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BT-CLM-00380

Kermit Gordon appears in this archive as a person in his own right. No birth record, census entry, marriage record, death certificate or Social Security record has been entered for him.

Step 2 · Evidence & Source

No evidence has been weighed into this claim yet.

Step 3 · Conclusion

DocumentedVersion 1 · Current · Unresolved confidence

Researcher interpretation · Amberly R. Carter-Mills

No contemporary record for Kermit Gordon has been entered into this archive. He is held as a person in his own right with an empty documentary file.

What is not known: Birth, marriage, residence, occupation, migration, death and burial. Whether the Gordon surname came to him from his father or from a marriage of Amanda's.

What could change this: Social Security applications (SS-5); Illinois and Mississippi death indexes; 1930, 1940 and 1950 censuses; obituaries and funeral programs held by the family.

How the Evidence Sits Together

No evidence has been weighed for this claim yet.

Research Conclusion

DocumentedVersion 1 · Current

No contemporary record for Kermit Gordon has been entered into this archive. He is held as a person in his own right with an empty documentary file.

What is known: Living family knowledge names him as a child of Amanda Smith and as the parent of Magnolia Gordon.

What is not known: Birth, marriage, residence, occupation, migration, death and burial. Whether the Gordon surname came to him from his father or from a marriage of Amanda's.

Future research: Social Security applications (SS-5); Illinois and Mississippi death indexes; 1930, 1940 and 1950 censuses; obituaries and funeral programs held by the family.

Amberly's Research Notes

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From the research notebook ofAmberly R. Carter-Mills— Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist

What We Still Need to Find

What records establish his birth and death? Whom did he marry, and when? Where did he live, and did he move? Which records connect him, by name, to the Smith line?

Provenance, Access and Use

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Amberly R. Carter-Mills — Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist
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