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Margaret Mary Jordan 1858–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 January 1858

Birth Location: South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 December 1902

Death Location: Ware Place, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Waddy Sr

Mother: Annah Jordan

Spouse(s): James Cooley

Children(s): Waddie Cooley, Mamie Chastine, William Cooley, Holbert Cooley, Enos Cooley, Emma LeCroy, Fernella Chandler, Malinda Stone, Edwin Cooley, Daisy Leslie, Carrie Cooley

Margaret Mary Jordan was born in 1858 in South Carolina, USA, the child of Waddy Thompson Jordan Sr And Annah Jordan. In 1880, Margaret Mary Jordan resided in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. In 1900, Margaret Mary Jordan resided in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Margaret Mary Jordan married James Matthew Cooley, and had children including Carrie Bell Cooley, Daisy Leslie, Edwin Cooley, Emma Ree Lecroy, Enos N Cooley, Fernella Chandler, Holbert Oscar Cooley, Malinda Ann Stone, Mamie L Chastine, Waddie Edmond Cooley, William Thomas Cooley. Margaret Mary Jordan passed away in 1902 in Ware Place, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Mary Jordan was born in 1858 in South Carolina, USA, the child of Waddy Thompson Jordan Sr And Annah Jordan.
  • In 1880, Margaret Mary Jordan resided in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1900, Margaret Mary Jordan resided in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • Margaret Mary Jordan married James Matthew Cooley, and had children including Carrie Bell Cooley, Daisy Leslie, Edwin Cooley, Emma Ree Lecroy, Enos N Cooley, Fernella Chandler, Holbert Oscar Cooley, Malinda Ann Stone, Mamie L Chastine, Waddie Edmond Cooley, William Thomas Cooley.
  • Margaret Mary Jordan passed away in 1902 in Ware Place, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Margaret Jordan's Ancestors

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Margaret Jordan
1858–1902
Birth Place: South Carolina, USA
Parents
Waddy Thompson Jordan Sr
1826–1895
Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Annah Jordan
1834–1904
Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Jordan's Descendants

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Margaret (Mary) Jordan (2 January 1858–1 December 1902) m. James (Matthew) Cooley (4 February 1851–26 October 1904)
  1. 1. Waddie (Edmond) Cooley 1897–1963
  2. 2. Mamie (L) Chastine 1875–1956
  3. 3. William (Thomas) Cooley 1878–1961
  4. 4. Holbert (Oscar) Cooley 1880–1912
  5. 5. Enos (N) Cooley 1890–1959 m. Myrtie (Lee) Cheek 1894– m. Lillie Jenkins 1898–
    1. 1. Ruth Cooley 1926–1978 m. Lloyd (Franklin) Walrath 1924–1989 m. Robert (Lee) Calvert 1901–1958
      1. 1. Sandra (Roberta) Calvert 1945–2020
    2. 2. Elmer (Eugene) Cooley 1928–1998
    3. 3. Ernest Cooley 1910–
    4. 4. Adger Cooley 1923–
    5. 5. Mallie Moss 1912–
    6. 6. Frances Long 1915–
    7. 7. Sybil Scott 1917–
    8. 8. Creadelle Cooley 1920–
    9. 9. Naomi Thomas 1925–
  6. 6. Emma (Ree) LeCroy 1891–1961
  7. 7. Fernella Chandler 1893–1972
  8. 8. Malinda (Ann) Stone 1894–1969
  9. 9. Edwin Cooley 1897–
  10. 10. Daisy Leslie 1881–1958
  11. 11. Carrie (Bell) Cooley 1887–1968 m. James (C) Chapman 1887–1964
    1. 1. Paul (Samuel) Chapman 1917–2005 m. Sadie (Lee) Smith 1919–1994 m. Allie (Mae) Crawford 1917–1985
    2. 2. Mary (Magdeline) Chapman 1919–
    3. 3. Allen Chapman 1909–1972
    4. 4. Albert (Clyde) Chapman 1899–1972 m. Neomia Kinard 1899–1983
      1. 1. William (Harold) Chapman 1920–2012
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Chapman 1928–2018 m. Roy (Thomas) Eskew 1925–2001
      3. 3. Clyde (Albert) Chapman 1918–1944
      4. 4. Evelyn Caldwell 1933–2012
    5. 5. James Chapman 1903–1988
    6. 6. Ollie (Mae) Selman 1906–1995
    7. 7. Tecora Burgess 1914–2011
    8. 8. William (Cooley) Chapman 1908–1996
    9. 9. William (Andrew) Chapman 1922–2020

Margaret Jordan's Timeline

4 Records

1858
2 January 1858
Birth of Margaret Mary Jordan in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 22
Margaret Mary Jordan resided here in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 42
Margaret Mary Jordan resided here in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1902
1 December 1902
Age 44
Death of Margaret Mary Jordan in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 January 1858
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 December 1902
    Event Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ware Place, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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