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Lena Rivers Jordan 1866–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1866

Birth Location: Ripley, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: 7 November 1944

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Ephraim Jordan

Mother: Georgia Jordan

Spouse(s): James Head

Children(s): Marggia McDonald

Lena Rivers Jordan was born in 1866 in Ripley, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America, the child of Ephraim F Jordan And Georgia Ann Jordan. In 1880, Lena Rivers Jordan resided in Beat 2, Tippah, Mississippi, USA. Lena Rivers Jordan married James Henry Head, and had children including Marggia Mcdonald. Lena Rivers Jordan passed away in 1944 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lena Rivers Jordan was born in 1866 in Ripley, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America, the child of Ephraim F Jordan And Georgia Ann Jordan.
  • In 1880, Lena Rivers Jordan resided in Beat 2, Tippah, Mississippi, USA.
  • Lena Rivers Jordan married James Henry Head, and had children including Marggia Mcdonald.
  • Lena Rivers Jordan passed away in 1944 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Lena Jordan's Ancestors

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Lena Jordan
1866–1944
Birth Place: Ripley, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America
Parents
Ephraim F Jordan
1815–1899
North Carolina
Georgia (Ann) Jordan
1828–1910
Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lena Jordan's Descendants

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Lena (Rivers) Jordan (26 May 1866–7 November 1944) m. James (Henry) Head (26 October 1864–6 September 1948)
  1. 1. Marggia McDonald 1898–1984 m. John (Joseph) McDonald 1896–1965
    1. 1. Johnnie McDonald 1921–2010 m. James (Hamilton) Goodgame 1918–1998
    2. 2. Margaret (Lacy) Quekemeyer 1915–1997

Lena Jordan's Timeline

3 Records

1866
26 May 1866
Birth of Lena Rivers Jordan in Ripley, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America
Ripley, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 14
Lena Rivers Jordan resided here in Beat 2, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
1944
7 November 1944
Age 78
Death of Lena Rivers Jordan in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1866
    Event Place: Ripley, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 2, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: 665; Page: 396a; Enumeration District: 190
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 2, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 2, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: 665; Page: 396a; Enumeration District: 190

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 November 1944
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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