Gordon Richard Abbott

Gordon Richard Abbott, born 07 July 1908 in Mt. Vernon, New York was the second of three children born to Bertha (Underhill) Abbott (1872-1917) and Martin Dominick Abbott (1878-1930).^{1, 2}

In the 1910 U.S. Census, we find Gordon living with his parents and his older brother, Albert Abbott, in Mt. Vernon, New York. His father was working as an electrician doing housewiring.³

Gordon's mother Bertha died in 1917 from the effects of tuberculosis when he was only about nine years old. It would appear that the family did not stay together for very long after Bertha's death. In the 1920 U.S. Census we find Gordon Abbott and Albert Abbott boarding with Peter and Mary Witzel in the "Lake District" of Harrison Township, Westchester County, New York.⁴ Their sister Grace May Abbott was living with her step-brother John Eisler in Port Chester, New York.⁵ It is not clear where their father was living during this period of time since he has not been located in the 1920 census.

By 1930 Gordon Abbott had moved to the midwest and was working as an inspector-tester in an electrical factory. At the time the census was taken he was still single, living in a hotel located at 1043 North Pennsylvania Street in Indianapolis, Indiana.⁶

Gordon Abbott married Margaret Ardena Hollon, who was born on 23 April 1914 in Indianapolis, Indiana and died in St. Petersburg, Florida on 03 October 2006.^{7, 8} There were four children from this marriage: ⁹

Andrew Abbott
Greg Abbott
Philip Abbott
Virginia Abbott

Gordon Abbott was an engineer.¹⁰ The family lived in Indianpolis, Indiana. In 1987 Gordon moved to Florida where he was residing a 10036 63rd Avenue in North Seminole, near St. Petersburg, when he died on Saturday, 16 April, 1988. According to the funeral card, services led by the Reverend David Lindsey were held on Tuesday, 18 April 1988 and interment took place at Memorial Park Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Gordon's siblings were:

Albert M. Abbott (1906-1974)
Grace May Abbott (1911-1994

¹ Much of the information present here was generously shared via e-mail messages between Karen Skinner and Robert F. Delaney, webmaster of this site in May and June 2007. Karen also supplied the pictures and images of the funeral card and obituary.
² His birth date is given in the Social Security Death Index, Social Security Number 303-07-3948, as well as in the Florida Death Index compiled by the State of Florida.
³ 1910 U.S. Census, T624 Roll 1091 Page 12A ED Mt. Vernon, New York. 54
⁴ 1920 U.S. Census, T625 Roll 1275 Page 3B ED57 Harrison, Westchester, New York.
⁵ 1920 U.S. Census, T625 Roll 1278 Page 12A ED 170 Sup Dist 6, Port Chester, Westchester, New York.
⁶ 1930 U.S. Census, T626 Roll 611 Page 3A ED 112 Indianapolis, Indiana
⁷ Social Security Death Index, Social Security Number 304-01-2223.
^{8 Ibid.
9} Newspaper clipping of obituary (date and newspaper not given). The item indicates that there were four surviving children. Image provided by Karen (Thompson) Skinner.
¹⁰ Ibid.