Paul Jean Jordan (abt. 1910 - abt. 1981)

Born about 15 Jul 1910 in Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Helen Ivy Marie (Sorenson) Jordan — married about 5 May 1940 in Avonlea, Elmsthorpe No. 100, Saskatchewan, Canada [uncertain]

Died about 7 Oct 1981 at about age 71 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada [uncertain]

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Biography

Paul Jean Jordan was born about 1910 in United States. He is believed to be the youngest son of Jackson Stonewall Jordan and Laura Emeline Speed. In 1910, just before he was born, his family lived in Fort Collins City, Larimer, Colorado, United States. His father Jack S. Jordan and his sons Charles and Chester worked as Hardware Salesmen.

Paul Jean Jordan migrated from United States to Canada.

Paul immigrated to Canada about 1912 with his family and received naturalization in 1916. His family had a homestead farm near Truax, Elmsthorpe No. 100, Saskatchewan, Canada.

In 1916 Paul was 5 yrs. old, living with his family (Jack, Laura Emeline, and Chester Alva Jordan) in Elmsthorpe, Saskatchewan.^[1]

In 1926 Paul was 15 yrs. old and was living with his family near Truax, in the district of Moose Jaw No. 161, Saskatchewan, Canada.^[2]

Paul married Helen Ivy Marie Sorenson about the 5th of May, 1940 in Avonlea, Saskatchewan, Canada. Children:

1. Eugene "Jay" Jordan, 1940-2005
2. Donna Marie Jordan (abt.1942-abt.1948)

After their marriage, they lived with his parents and farmed with them for awhile. They had a son Eugene (Jay) Jordan in 1940 and a daughter Donna Marie Jordan in 1942. Sadly, Donna passed away at six years old from a brain tumor. Helen and Paul later operated the Truax post office and then operated a store.

After this, they moved to Claybank where Paul worked as an elevator agent. They then bought a business they operated for several years in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Later, they sold that and went into a similar business with Helen's sister Gertie and her husband Art Greene.

Paul passed away in 1981 after a lengthy illness. Paul was mentioned on a memorial in Hillside Cemetery, Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat Census Division, Alberta, Canada with a death date of 7 Oct 1981.^[3]

Research Notes

• I adopted this profile Aug. 23, 2022. Wanted to use Gedcom cleaner app.; no button, left gedcom data on profile as is. Moved "Paul" to research notes and rest to See Also section.
• Using birth and death dates from Family Search profile K2TV-JBN and find a grave until better sources found. No birth record found yet.
• Marriage date and place from Ancestry tree; no sources yet.
•  ??Curiously, 1916 Census splits family into 2 groups with Jack and Laura as one group and Chester Alva and Paul Jean in another with Chester as the head and Paul as the son. Family Search transcript separates the family in groups of 2 with Chester as the father of Paul. Needs more research; birth record would clarify.
• Paul Jean Jordan. ^[4]
• son Eugene Jay Jordan Find a Grave Memorial ID: 226621949; passed away at 64 yrs. old 2005 in Lethbridge Alberta, Canada.

Finch-7411 04:46, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "Census of Canada, 1916," online database with images. Entry for Paul Jean Jordan, 5 yrs., English; Province: Saskatchewan, District Name: Moose Jaw, District Number: 23, Sub-District Description: Townships 10 and 11, ranges 22, 23, 24, and 25 and township 12, range 24 and 25, west of second meridian, including the village of Truax, Sub-District Number: 10, Meridian: W2, Range Number: 23, Family Number: 26, Page Number: 46, Line Number: 5, Microfilm: T-21931, Reference: R233-47-9-E - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 1077514. Scanned image PDF Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1916/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1077514 : accessed 2022-08-24).
2. ↑ 1926 Census: "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926"
   citing Census, Moose Jaw No. 161, Saskatchewan, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
   FamilySearch Record: QPLK-JD1R (accessed 24 August 2022)
   Paul Jordan (15), single son, in household of Jackie Jordan (63) in Moose Jaw No. 161, Saskatchewan, Canada. Born in United States.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #98334945 (accessed 24 August 2022)
   Memorial page for Paul Jordan (unknown-7 Oct 1981), citing Hillside Cemetery, Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat Census Division, Alberta, Canada (plot: Section E, Block 215I, Lot 5); Maintained by jaynetty (contributor 46830617).
4. ↑ Source: #S18 Ancestry Family Trees http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=1981112&pid=1568

See Also:

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