Maud Miller Streett Gordon
- Born: 22 Aug 1905
- Marriage: Lindell Gordon Jr. on 22 Apr 1927
- Died: May 1985 at age 79
 General Notes:
She was a veiled prophet queen in St. Louis. This institution began in 1878 started by a group of prominent businessmen. A veiled prophet would preside and be recognized as infallible. The organization put on an annual celebration which consisted of a parade and ball. The veiled prophet began and continued as a courtship ritual for the daughters of St. Louis's wealthiest families. The veiled prophet organization was an elitist organization that was important to its members because it demonstrated that they were at the very top of St. Louis's white male aristocracy.
Maud married Lindell Gordon Jr., son of Lindell Gordon Sr. and Mary Randolph Hutchinson Gordon, on 22 Apr 1927. (Lindell Gordon Jr. was born on 18 Mar 1899 in St. Louis and died in Aug 1968 in St. Louis.)
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