John Alfred Jordan (1876 - 1963)

Born 25 Aug 1876 in Waynetown, Montgomery County, Indiana

Ancestors

Husband of Bessie Ann (Stewart) Jordan — married 26 Feb 1903 (to 12 May 1963) in Rensselaer, Marion Township, Jasper, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 12 May 1963 at age 86 in Monon, White County, Indiana

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Biography

John Alfred Jordan was born 25 August 1876 in Waynetown, Montgomery County, Indiana to Robert Martin Jordan and Mary Jane Bunnell. ^{[1] [2]}

John Alfred Jordan married Bessie Ann Stewart (1880-1976) on 26 February 1903 in Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana. ^[3]
They had 2 children: ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Infant Jordan (1906 - 1906) died young

Ruth Marguerite Jordan (1910 - 2015) ^{[6] [7]}

m. Raymond F Morris (b. 26 August 1908), son of Jesse J Morris and Rena E Moore, on 12 October 1929 in Monon Township, White County, Indiana. ^[7]

John Alfred Jordan registered for the draft for The Great War (World War I) in Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana. ^[5] He was a 42 year old farmer in McCoysburg, Hanging Grove Township, Jasper County, Indiana. His wife was Bessie Anna Jordan. He had brown eyes, gray hair, was tall and of medium build. ^[5]

John Alfred Jordan died aged 86 on 12 May 1963 in Monon, White County, Indiana ^{[10] [11]} and was buried in Osborne Cemetery, Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, United States. ^[12]

Census Records

United States Census, 1880, Wayne, Montgomery, Indiana, United States. ^[1]

United States Census, 1900, Hanging Grove & Milroy Townships, Jasper, Indiana, United States. ^[2]

United States Census, 1910, Hanging Grove, Jasper, Indiana, United States. ^[4]

United States Census, 1920, Hanging Grove, ED 17, Jasper, Indiana, United States. ^[6]

United States Census, 1930, Hanging Grove, Jasper, Indiana, United States. ^[8]

United States Census, 1940, McCoysburg, Jasper, Indiana, United States. ^[9]

Sources

^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2}
   "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MH9B-S48 : 7 September 2017), John W Jordan in household of Robert Jordan, Wayne, Montgomery, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 91, sheet 231D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0300; FHL microfilm 1,254,300.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2}
   "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MM1P-J9K : accessed 24 November 2017), John A Jordan in household of Robert M Jordan, Hanging Grove & Milroy Townships, Jasper, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 15, sheet 1B, family 91, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,379.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1}
   "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:414S-386Z : 5 April 2022), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4Y6G-T1PZ : 5 April 2022), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZFD-3156 : 30 March 2022), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZFJ-28P5 : 30 March 2022), John Jordan in entry for Bessie Stewart, 1903.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2}
   "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKPQ-G7W : accessed 25 May 2022), John Jordan, Hanging Grove, Jasper, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 4B, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 357; FHL microfilm 1,374,370.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3}
   "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78C3-89ZM : 29 December 2021), John A Jordan, 1917-1918.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3}
   "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF7P-1BF : 1 February 2021), John Jordan, 1920.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3}
   "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4BTG-QM3Z : 5 April 2022), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZFC-J2T9 : 30 March 2022), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8R62-SLW2 : 31 March 2022), John A Jordon in entry for Raymond F Morris, 1929.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2}
   "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHM1-1ML : accessed 25 May 2022), John Jordan, Hanging Grove, Jasper, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 1B, line 53, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 594; FHL microfilm 2,340,329.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2}
   "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1TX-WJH : accessed 25 May 2022), John Jordan, Hanging Grove, Jasper, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 3A, .
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1}
    "Indiana Deaths and Burials, 1750-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H5NX-WQW2 : 6 February 2020), John A. Jordan, 1963.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1}
    "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPPC-6ZV : 9 January 2021), John Jordan, May 1963; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1}
    John Alfred Jordan on Find A Grave: Memorial #101623627 retrieved 24 Nov 2017