Eldon W Jordan (1918 - 1961)

Born 25 Aug 1918 in Nemaha Co., Kansas, USA

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Biography

Eldon was born in 1918. He was the son of Charles Jorden and Leona Bruce. He passed away in 1961. Served with US Army during WWII and received Bronze Star.

1920 census -- Wetmore Twnp., Nemaha Co., Kansas, USA

Charles Jordan, head, rent, male, white, age 52, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Pennsylvania, farmer; Leone Jordan, wife, female, white, age 41, married, born Kansas, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio; Raymond Jordan, son, male, white, age 20, single, born Kansas, father born Ohio, mother born Kansas, farm laborer; Lena Jordan, daughter, female, white, age 18, single, born Kansas, father born Ohio, mother born Kansas; Ethel Jordan, daughter, female, white, age 16, single, born Kansas, father born Ohio, mother born Kansas, attended school; Iva Jordan, daughter, female, white, age 14, single, born Kansas, father born Ohio, mother born Kansas, attended school; Dorothy Jordan, daughter, female, white, age 11, single, born Kansas, father born Ohio, mother born Kansas, attended school; Gale Jordan, son, male, white, age 10, single, born Kansas, father born Ohio, mother born Kansas, attended school; Virgil Jordan, son, male, white, age 7, single, born Kansas, father born Ohio, mother born Kansas, attended school; Howard Jordan, son, male, white, age 5, single, born Kansas, father born Ohio, mother born Kansas; Eldon Jordan, son, male, white, age 1 5/12, single, born Kansas, father born Ohio, mother born Kansas.

1925 Kansas Census - Rock Creek Twnp., Nemaha Co., Kansas, USA

CW Jordan, head, rent, male, white, age 57, married, born Belmont Co., Ohio, farmer; Leone Jordan, wife, female, white, age 46, married, born Nemaha Co., Kansas; Lena Jordan, daughter, female, white, age 23, single, born Nemaha Co., Kansas; Iva Jordan, daughter, female, white, age 19, single, born Nemaha Co., Kansas; Dortha Jorden, daughter, female, white, age 16, single, born Nemaha Co., Kansas; Gale Jordan, son, male, white, age 15, single, born Nemaha Co., Kansas; Raymond Jordan, son, male, white, age 25, single, born Nemaha Co., Kansas; Virgil Jordan, son, male, white, age 13, single, born Nemaha Co., Kansas; Howard Jordan, son, male, white, age 10, single, born Nemaha Co., Kansas; Eldon Jordan, son, male, white, age 7, single, born Nemaha Co., Kansas; Pearl Jordan, daughter, female, white, age 2, single, born Nemaha Co., Kansas.

1930 census -- Rock Creek Twnp., Nemaha Co., Kansas, USA

Charles Jordan, head, rent, male, white, age 62, married, first married @29, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer; Leone Jordan, wife, female, white, age 51, married, first married @18, born Kansas, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio; Iva Jordan, daughter, female, white, age 23, single, born Kansas, father born Ohio, mother born Kansas, attended school; Gale Jordan, son, male, white, age 20, single, born Kansas, father born Ohio, mother born Kansas, laborer oil truck; Virgil Jordan, son, male, white, age 17, single, born Kansas, father born Ohio, mother born Kansas, attended school; Howard Jordan, son, male, white, age 14, single, born Kansas, father born Ohio, mother born Kansas; Eldon Jordan, son, male, white, age 11, single, born Kansas, father born Ohio, mother born Kansas, attended school; Pearl Jordan, daughter, female, white, age 7, single, born Kansas, father born Ohio, mother born Kansas, attended school.

1940 census -- Rock Creek Twnp., Nemaha Co., Kansas, USA

Leone Jorden, head, own $1000, female, white, age 61, widow, 8th grade education, born Kansas, same house 1935; Gale Jorden, son, male, white, age 30, single, 8th grade education, born Kansas, same house 1935, farmer; Eldon Jorden, son, male, white, age 21, single, 8th grade education, born Kansas, same house 1935, farm laborer; Pearl Jorden, daughter, female, white, age 17, 8th grade education, born Kansas, same house 1935.

Sources

"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFXX-6ZD : accessed 03 Jan 2014), Eldon Jordan in household of Charles Jordan, Wetmore, Nemaha, Kansas, United States; citing sheet , family 7, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1820540.

"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X7QR-6ZT : accessed 03 Jan 2014), Eldon Jordan in household of Chas Jordan, Rock Creek, Nemaha, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0022, sheet , family 20, NARA microfilm publication .

"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRKR-F6V : accessed 03 Jan 2014), Eldon Jordan in household of Leona Jordan, Rock Creek Township, Nemaha, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 66-23, sheet 7A, family 145, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 1248.

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGK-TZMJ : 13 December 2015), Eldon W Jordan, 1961; Burial, Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, United States of America, Hiawatha Cemetery; citing record ID 122669781, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.