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James Leo Jordan 1900–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 June 1900

Birth Location: Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 20 June 1979

Death Location: Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Michael Jordan

Mother: Mary Barrett

Spouse(s): Marita Melvin

Children(s): Marita Jordan

James Leo Jordan was born in 1900 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Michael Thomas Jordan And Mary Ann Barrett. James Leo Jordan married Marita Frances Melvin, and had children including Ann Jordan, Brian Jordan, Christopher Jordan, James Jordan, Marita Frances Jordan, Patrick Jordan, Rosemary C Jordan. James Leo Jordan passed away in 1979 in Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Leo Jordan was born in 1900 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Michael Thomas Jordan And Mary Ann Barrett.
  • James Leo Jordan married Marita Frances Melvin, and had children including Ann Jordan, Brian Jordan, Christopher Jordan, James Jordan, Marita Frances Jordan, Patrick Jordan, Rosemary C Jordan.
  • James Leo Jordan passed away in 1979 in Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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James Jordan's Ancestors

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James Jordan
1900–1979
Birth Place: Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Michael Thomas Jordan
1854–1912
Pennsylvania
Mary (Ann) Barrett
1858–1939
County Mayo, Ireland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Jordan's Descendants

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James (Leo) Jordan (23 June 1900–20 June 1979) m. Marita (Frances) Melvin (18 Aug 1914–6 Jan 1996)
  1. 1. Marita (Frances) Jordan 1945–2023 m. Lawrence Gaydos –2020

James Jordan's Timeline

2 Records

1900
23 June 1900
Birth of James Leo Jordan in Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1979
20 June 1979
Age 79
Death of James Leo Jordan in Kingston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Kingston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 June 1900
    Event Place: Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 June 1979
    Event Place: Kingston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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