Near Gainesboro in Jackson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Judge John Jordan Gore

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2020

1. Judge John Jordan Gore Marker

Inscription. Mounce Lauderdale Gore, father of Judge Gore, was born on this property in 1840. He fought with the 8th Tennessee Regiment (CSA) in the Civil War, rising to the rank of colonel. John Jordan was born to Mounce and Mary Cassetty Gore in Gainesboro in 1874. After 1894 he practiced law in Gainesboro and worked this farm. Upon being appointed U.S. district court judge in 1923 he moved to Nashville. Gore sat on the three-judge panel in 1938 that decided the constitutionality of TVA. He died in 1939 and is buried in the family cemetery on this farm.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2D 49.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 36° 21.348′ N, 85° 36.098′ W. Marker is near Gainesboro, Tennessee, in Jackson County. It is on Roaring River Road 1½ miles east of Dodson Branch Highway (Tennessee Route 135), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 941 Roaring River Road, Gainesboro TN 38562, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cumberland River Campaign (approx. 2.7 miles

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away); The Austin Peay Bridge (approx. 3.1 miles away); Confederate Field Hospital (approx. 3.1 miles away); Jamie Dailey (approx. 3.2 miles away); Alvan Cullen Gillem (approx. 3.2 miles away); Michaux's Discovery (approx. 3.2 miles away); Orion Clemens (approx. 3.2 miles away); Flynn Creek Impact Crater (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gainesboro.

Also see . . .
1. John J. Gore. From Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, maintained by the Federal Judicial Center. (Submitted on October 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. John Jordan Gore: Middle Tennessee's First Federal Trial Judge (PDF). By Mark Dudney. Originally published Aug. 14, 2011 in The Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, Tenessee. (Submitted on October 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2020

2. Judge John Jordan Gore Marker

Judge John Jordan Gore image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Courtesy Open Jurist

3. Judge John Jordan Gore

Judge John Jordan Gore House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2020

4. Judge John Jordan Gore House

Located behind marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 818 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.