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Martha Gaines Jordan 1831 – 1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1831

Birth Location: Hale, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 20 Jul 1900

Death Location: Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Father: Mortimer Jordan

Mother: Lucy Gray

Spouse(s): Francis Prince,

Children(s): Lela Prince

In 1831, Martha Gaines Jordan entered the world in Hale, Alabama, USA, born to Mortimer Harvie Jordan and Lucy Scott Gray. Martha Gaines Jordan married Francis 'Frank' Marion Prince,, and had children including Lela Wetona Prince. Martha Gaines Jordan passed away in 1900 in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Martha Gaines Jordan entered the world in Hale, Alabama, USA, born to Mortimer Harvie Jordan and Lucy Scott Gray.
  • Martha Gaines Jordan married Francis 'Frank' Marion Prince,, and had children including Lela Wetona Prince.
  • Martha Gaines Jordan passed away in 1900 in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mortimer Jordan
1799 – 1866
Birth Location: Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
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Lucy Gray
1799 – 1836
Birth Location: Hale County, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Francis Prince,
1827 – 1911
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Lela Prince
1866 – 1945
Birth Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
LP

Martha Jordan's Ancestors

Self
Martha Jordan
1831 – 1900
Birth Place: Hale, Alabama, USA
Parents
Mortimer Harvie Jordan
1799 – 1866
Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Lucy (Scott) Gray
1799 – 1836
Hale County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Reuben Jordan
1754 – 1816
Albermarle, Virginia, USA
Janette Harvie
1766 – 1802
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Hezekiah Gray
1759 – 1834
Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, USA
Frances (Collier) Scott
1762 – 1829
Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Capt Scott
1732 – 1799
Frances Collier
1735 – 1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Scott
1676 – 1771
Ann Baytop
1708 – 1771
Capt Collier,
1685 – 1735
Nancy Eppes
1695 – 1765

Martha Jordan's Descendants

1.
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Martha (Gaines) Jordan (Jan 1831 – 20 Jul 1900) m. Francis ('Frank' Marion) Prince, (6 Jun 1827 – 17 May 1911)
  1. 1. Lela (Wetona) Prince (1866 – 1945) m. Elisha (Miller) Robinson,
    1. 1. F (Marion) Robinson (1891 – 17 Jul 1941) m. Nathaniel (McWhorter 'Nat') Banks (1892 – 1950)

Martha Jordan's Timeline

2 Records

1831
Jan 1831
Birth of Martha Gaines Jordan in Hale, Alabama, USA
Hale, Alabama, USA
1900
20 Jul 1900
Age 69
Death of Martha Gaines Jordan in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1831
    Event Place: Hale, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1900
    Event Place: Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
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