William Fields Jordan (1795 - 1861)

Born 1795 in Kentucky, United States

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Died 22 Oct 1861 at about age 66 in Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1795 in Kentucky.^[1][2]

William and his wife, Polly, moved to Illinois while the state was still a territory.^[1] In October 1847, he moved to the site of the future town of Pleasantville, Iowa.^[1][2] The had two sons with them, as well as all they owned, a horse, and a land warrant from service in the Mexican War.^[1]

The Jordans were important to the founding of Pleasantville.^[1] They opened the first trading post and the first post office.^[1][3]

William and Polly had two sons, Miles and Wesley.^[1]

William died October 22, 1861 in Pleasantville.^[4] He is buried in the Pleasantville Cemetery.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} "Mrs. Fern Bare Gives Talk on History of Pleasantville", Marion County News, 25 Feb 1960, accessed in Pleasantville Past and Present book, Webb Shadle Memorial Library, Pleasantville, Iowa.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4F-RJL : 12 April 2016), William F Jordan, Marion county, part of, Marion, Iowa, United States; citing family 242, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L7-9QY : 13 December 2017), William Jordan, 1860.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 June 2019), memorial page for William Fields Jordan (1795–22 Oct 1861), Find A Grave: Memorial #52964561, citing Pleasantville Cemetery, Pleasantville, Marion County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Jamie L (contributor 46839206) .