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Descendants of Erasmus Henry Gourdine
and
(Elizabeth Ella Lemon)
Generation No. 1
1. Rev. Erasmus Henry 1 Gourdine was born Abt. 1832 in Jefferies, Marion, SC, and died 14 Jul
1893 in Charleston, Charleston, SC. He married Elizabeth Ella Lemon, daughter of Edward Lemon
and Mary Livington. She was born Abt. 1838 in Charleston, Charleston, SC, and died 21 Jan 1925 in
Charleston, Charleston, SC.
Children of Erasmus Gourdine and Elizabeth Lemon are:
+ 2 i. John Webb 2 Gourdine, born Abt. 1857 in Marion, Marion, SC; died 10 Oct 1883 in Charleston,
Charleston, SC.
+ 3 ii. Joseph Alston Gourdine, born Sep 1863 in Marion, Marion, SC; died 16 Oct 1920 in Manhattan,
New York, NY.
4 iii. Henry Gourdine, born Abt. 1865 in Marion, Marion, SC.
+ 5 iv. Mary Rebecca Gourdine, born Jun 1867 in Marion, Marion, SC; died 25 Dec 1943 in {Verdeau},
Colleton, SC.
6 v. Elizabeth Gourdine, born 02 Jan 1869 in Marion, Marion, SC; died 01 Sep 1926 in Charleston,
Charleston, SC.
+ 7 vi. Matilda Emma Gourdine, born Abt. 1871 in Marion, Marion, SC.
+ 8 vii. Phillip W. Gourdine, born 31 Jan 1874 in Marion, Marion, SC; died 28 May 1950 in Charleston,
Charleston, SC.
9 viii. James Gourdine, born Jan 1873 in Marion, Marion, SC; died 01 Nov 1900 in New York, NY.
+ 10 ix. Francis Caroline Gourdine, born Abt. 1874 in Marion, Marion, SC; died 1934 in Charleston,
Charleston, SC.
11 x. Emily Edna Gourdine, born 15 May 1875 in Marion, Marion, SC; died 22 May 1949 in Charleston,
Charleston, SC.
+ 12 xi. Catherine Eddena Gourdine, born 26 Jan 1877 in Marion, Marion, SC; died 13 Nov 1954 in
Charleston, Charleston, SC.
+ 13 xii. William Theodore Gourdine, born 19 Nov 1879 in Marion, Marion, SC; died Jan 1967 in
Hempstead, Nassau, NY.
Generation No. 2
2. John Webb 2 Gourdine (Erasmus Henry 1 ) was born Abt. 1857 in Marion, Marion, SC, and died
10 Oct 1883 in Charleston, Charleston, SC.
Child of John Webb Gourdine is:
14 i. No Record of 3 Marriage.
3. Joseph Alston 2 Gourdine (Erasmus Henry 1 ) was born Sep 1863 in Marion, Marion, SC, and
died 16 Oct 1920 in Manhattan, New York, NY. He married Bertha M. Archer Abt. 1888, daughter of
Elanna Archer. She was born May 1872 in Charleston, Charleston, SC.
Children of Joseph Gourdine and Bertha Archer are:
15 i. Unnamed Child 3 Gourdine, born 07 Nov 1887 in Charleston, Charleston, SC.
+ 16 ii. Wilbur Archer Gourdine, born 25 Dec 1891 in Charleston, Charleston, SC; died 26 Sep 1980.
17 iii. Edna Gourdine, born 08 Jun 1894 in Charleston, Charleston, SC.
18 iv. Cornelia Vivian Gourdine, born 21 Jul 1896 in Charleston, Charleston, SC; died 27 Feb 1911 in
Charleston, Charleston, SC.
19 v. James Alfonso Gourdine, born 22 Jan 1897 in Charleston, Charleston, SC; died Apr 1980 in
Brooklyn, Kings, NY.
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+ 20 vi. Joseph Alston Gourdine II, born 13 Nov 1899 in Charleston, Charleston, SC; died 15 Jun 1989 in
Jamaica, Queens, NY.
5. Mary Rebecca 2 Gourdine (Erasmus Henry 1 ) was born Jun 1867 in Marion, Marion, SC, and
died 25 Dec 1943 in {Verdeau}, Colleton, SC.
Child of Mary Rebecca Gourdine is:
21 i. Never 3 Married.
7. Matilda Emma 2 Gourdine (Erasmus Henry 1 ) was born Abt. 1871 in Marion, Marion, SC.
Child of Matilda Emma Gourdine is:
22 i. Never 3 Married.
8. Phillip W. 2 Gourdine (Erasmus Henry 1 ) was born 31 Jan 1874 in Marion, Marion, SC, and died
28 May 1950 in Charleston, Charleston, SC.
Child of Phillip W. Gourdine is:
23 i. Never 3 Married.
10. Francis Caroline 2 Gourdine (Erasmus Henry 1 ) was born Abt. 1874 in Marion, Marion, SC,
and died 1934 in Charleston, Charleston, SC. She married _____ Trescott.
Children of Francis Gourdine and _____ Trescott are:
24 i. Ester 3 Trescott, born in (Deceased).
25 ii. Pearl Trescott.
26 iii. Emile Trescott.
12. Catherine Eddena 2 Gourdine (Erasmus Henry 1 ) was born 26 Jan 1877 in Marion, Marion,
SC, and died 13 Nov 1954 in Charleston, Charleston, SC. She married James Wilbur Fraser Abt. 1898,
son of James Fraser and Anna Davie. He was born May 1870 in South Carolina, and died 13 Oct 1923.
Children of Catherine Gourdine and James Fraser are:
27 i. Anna G. 3 Fraser, born 07 Sep 1898 in Charleston, Charleston, SC; died 13 Oct 1963 in Charleston,
Charleston, SC.
28 ii. Wilbur Fraser, born 1899 in Charleston, Charleston, SC; died 1899.
+ 29 iii. James Wilbur Fraser II, born 06 Mar 1901 in Charleston, Charleston, SC; died 16 Jul 1991 in Hurt,
Pittsylvania, VA.
30 iv. George Wesley Fraser, born 1902 in Charleston, Charleston, SC; died 1902.
+ 31 v. Catherine Elizabeth Fraser, born 06 Jun 1903 in Charleston, Charleston, SC; died 23 Jan 1970 in
National City, San Diego, CA.
+ 32 vi. Marguerite A. Fraser, born Oct 1905 in Charleston, Charleston, SC; died Mar 1994 in Jacksonville,
FL.
33 vii. Caroline E. Fraser, born Abt. 1909 in Charleston, Charleston, SC; died 07 Jan 1944 in Charleston,
Charleston, SC. She married Benjamin Gourdine III Abt. 1943; born 22 Dec 1908 in Pineville,
Berkeley, SC; died 27 Dec 1970 in South Carolina.
34 viii. Emily Edna Fraser, born 29 Mar 1910 in Charleston, Charleston, SC; died 01 Sep 1934 in
Charleston, Charleston, SC.
+ 35 ix. Mary J. Fraser, born Aug 1913.
+ 36 x. Helen V. Fraser, born 24 Dec 1915; died 20 May 2001 in Randallstown, Baltimore, MD.
+ 37 xi. Ruth L. Fraser, born 07 Feb 1919; died 18 Oct 2000 in Charleston, Charleston, SC.
13. William Theodore 2 Gourdine (Erasmus Henry 1 ) was born 19 Nov 1879 in Marion, Marion,
SC, and died Jan 1967 in Hempstead, Nassau, NY. He married (1) Lillian N. _____. She was born 23
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Descendants of Erasmus Henry Gourdine and Elizabeth Ella Lemon
Jan 1899 in Maryland, and died 28 Oct 2001 in Hempstead, Nassau, NY. He married (2) Leah Y.
_____ Abt. 1906. She was born Abt. 1888 in South Carolina.
Children of William Gourdine and Leah _____ are:
38 i. William 3 Gourdine II, born 05 Aug 1909 in New York; died Mar 1976 in Bronx, Bronx, NY.
39 ii. Eugenia Gourdine, born 02 Oct 1915 in New York; died 17 Nov 1996 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY. She
married Rev. William Poe.
Generation No. 3
16. Wilbur Archer 3 Gourdine (Joseph Alston 2 , Erasmus Henry 1 ) was born 25 Dec 1891 in
Charleston, Charleston, SC, and died 26 Sep 1980. He married Bertha Powell, daughter of _____
Powell. She was born Abt. 1895 in Virginia.
Children of Wilbur Gourdine and Bertha Powell are:
40 i. Vera S. 4 Powell, born Abt. 1914 in New York, NY; Stepchild.
41 ii. Miriam Powell, born Abt. 1916 in New York, NY; Stepchild.
42 iii. Annette Gourdine, born Abt. 1925 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY.
43 iv. Joy F. Gourdine, born Abt. 1929 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY.
20. Joseph Alston 3 Gourdine II (Joseph Alston 2 , Erasmus Henry 1 ) was born 13 Nov 1899 in
Charleston, Charleston, SC, and died 15 Jun 1989 in Jamaica, Queens, NY. He married Evola Howard
Abt. 1920. She was born 21 Jun 1902 in New York, and died 20 Jan 2000 in Jamaica, Queens, NY.
Children of Joseph Gourdine and Evola Howard are:
44 i. Joseph 4 Gourdine III, born Abt. 1924 in Jamaica, Queens, NY.
45 ii. Bertha Gourdine, born Abt. 1925 in Jamaica, Queens, NY.
46 iii. Bertrum Gourdine, born Abt. 1929 in Jamaica, Queens, NY.
29. James Wilbur 3 Fraser II (Catherine Eddena 2 Gourdine, Erasmus Henry 1 ) was born 06 Mar
1901 in Charleston, Charleston, SC, and died 16 Jul 1991 in Hurt, Pittsylvania, VA. He married Gertrude
Heinz in _____. She was born 26 Jul 1903 in Charleston, Charleston, SC, and died 27 Feb 1990 in
Gretna, Pittsylvania, VA.
Children of James Fraser and Gertrude Heinz are:
47 i. James Wilbur 4 Fraser III, born May 1929 in _____. He married Mary Rollins.
48 ii. Donald H. Fraser, born Dec 1933 in _____. He married Simone C. Decourt; born 18 Dec 1931.
+ 49 iii. Clark G. Fraser, born 02 Nov 1935 in _____; died 03 Aug 2002 in Seaford, Sussex, DE.
50 iv. Gertrude J. Fraser, born Jun 1940 in _____. She married Ernesto Pelligrini; born in _____.
31. Catherine Elizabeth 3 Fraser (Catherine Eddena 2 Gourdine, Erasmus Henry 1 ) was born 06
Jun 1903 in Charleston, Charleston, SC, and died 23 Jan 1970 in National City, San Diego, CA. She
married Henry N. Ivey. He was born 20 Mar 1906, and died 21 Jul 1989 in National City, San Diego,
CA.
Child of Catherine Fraser and Henry Ivey is:
51 i. Marguette 4 Ivey, born 1925. She married Vincente Taijeron; died in Deceased.
32. Marguerite A. 3 Fraser (Catherine Eddena 2 Gourdine, Erasmus Henry 1 ) was born Oct 1905 in
Charleston, Charleston, SC, and died Mar 1994 in Jacksonville, FL. She married Leroy Baker. He was
born in Deceased.
Children of Marguerite Fraser and Leroy Baker are:
52 i. Leroy 4 Baker II, born May 1934.
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53 ii. James Baker. He married Linda _____ in Divorced.
54 iii. Jarvis Baker, born 1936. He married Gwendolyn _____.
55 iv. Marquerite Baker, born 1943. She married (1) John Latimer in Divorced. She married (2)
_____ Warren.
35. Mary J. 3 Fraser (Catherine Eddena 2 Gourdine, Erasmus Henry 1 ) was born Aug 1913. She
married Samuel Hawkins 20 Feb 1939.
Children of Mary Fraser and Samuel Hawkins are:
+ 56 i. Jeanette 4 Hawkins, born 1941; died Feb 1996.
57 ii. Samara Hawkins, born Mar 1949.
36. Helen V. 3 Fraser (Catherine Eddena 2 Gourdine, Erasmus Henry 1 ) was born 24 Dec 1915, and
died 20 May 2001 in Randallstown, Baltimore, MD. She married James T. Robinson II. He was born
01 Feb 1912 in New York City, NY, and died 08 Oct 2000 in Randallstown, Baltimore, MD.
Children of Helen Fraser and James Robinson are:
58 i. James T. 4 Robinson III, born Jul 1942. He married Ruth _____.
59 ii. Phillip F. Robinson, born Sep 1944.
60 iii. David G. Robinson, born Oct 1955.
37. Ruth L. 3 Fraser (Catherine Eddena 2 Gourdine, Erasmus Henry 1 ) was born 07 Feb 1919, and
died 18 Oct 2000 in Charleston, Charleston, SC. She married (1) Dr. Eugene Corley. She married
(2) Leroy Stewart. She met (3) Leroy Shecut 1952. He was born 02 Sep 1908, and died 11 Sep
1992 in Charleston, Charleston, SC.
Children of Ruth Fraser and Eugene Corley are:
61 i. Eugene 4 Corley II, born 1944. He married Ann _____.
62 ii. Luther Weston, Adopted child.
Child of Ruth Fraser and Leroy Stewart is:
63 i. Leroy 4 Stewart II. He married Debra _____.
Children of Ruth Fraser and Leroy Shecut are:
64 i. Cathey 4 Shecut. She married Earl Wharton.
65 ii. Helen Shecut, died 1995. She married _____ Pendergrast.
66 iii. Ruth Shecut. She married Willie Breland.
Generation No. 4
49. Clark G. 4 Fraser (James Wilbur 3 , Catherine Eddena 2 Gourdine, Erasmus Henry 1 ) was born 02
Nov 1935 in _____, and died 03 Aug 2002 in Seaford, Sussex, DE. He married Stella Calvillo.
Child of Clark Fraser and Stella Calvillo is:
67 i. Maria 5 Fraser. She married _____ Jones.
56. Jeanette 4 Hawkins (Mary J. 3 Fraser, Catherine Eddena 2 Gourdine, Erasmus Henry 1 ) was born
1941, and died Feb 1996.
Child of Jeanette Hawkins is:
68 i. Never 5 Married.
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