Virgil Elbert Jordan (1912 - 1994)

Born 17 Nov 1912 in Nemaha Co., Kansas, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Viola Ruth (Shivers) Spiker — married about 1941 in Kansas, USA

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Biography

Virgil was born in 1912. He was the son of Charles Jorden and Leona Bruce. He passed away in 1994. ^[1]

1915 Kansas Census -- Granada Twnp., Nemaha Co., Kansas, USA

CW Jordan, head, male, white, age 47, born Ohio, came from Ohio, farmer; Leone Ethel Jordan, wife, female, white, age 36, born Kansas, came from Kansas; Margaret E Jordan, daughter, female, white, age 17, single, born Kansas, came from Kansas; Raymond R Jordan, male, white, age 15, born Kansas, came from Kansas; Lena L Jordan, female, white, age 13, born Kansas, came from Kansas; Ethel E Jordan, female, white, age 11, born Kansas, came from Kansas; Myrtle I Jordan, female, white, age 9, born Kansas, came from Kansas; Dorothy F Jordan, female, white, age 7, born Kansas, came from Kansas; Gail M Jordan, male, white, age 5, born Kansas, came from Kansas; Virgil E Jordan, male, white, age 2, born Kansas, came from Kansas;

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 -- Washington Twnp., Brown Co., Kansas, USA

Henry J Oltjen, head, rent $50, male, white, age 38, married, 8th grade education, born Kansas, same house 1935, farmer; Florence Oltjen, wife, informant, female, white, age 36, married, 4 years high school education, born Kansas, same house 1935; William H Oltjen, son, male, white, age 9, single, attended school, 3rd grade education, born Kansas, same house 1935; Virgil E Jordan, hired hand, male, white, age 27, single, 8th grade education, born Kansas, Whiting Jackson Co., Kansas 1935, farmer.

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Meghan Dewhurst- Conroy, Friday, January 3, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFXX-6ZZ : accessed 04 Jan 2014), Virgil 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-6Z5 : accessed 04 Jan 2014), Virgil 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/VRVK-42H : accessed 04 Jan 2014), Virgil E Jordon in household of Henry J Oltjen, Washington Township, Brown, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-30, sheet 2A, family 23, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 1221.

"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V92J-KJH : accessed 04 Jan 2014), Virgil E Jordan, 25 January 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).