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Richard Monroe Jordan 1907–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1907

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 3 Aug 1989

Death Location: Sumiton, Walker County, Alabama, USA

Father: Benjamin Jordan

Mother: Dollie Wedgeworth

Spouse(s): Pirley Griffis

Children(s): William Jordan, Lois Oliver, Billy Jordan, Audrey Jordan, Shery Jordan

Richard Monroe Jordan was born in 1907 in Alabama, USA, the child of Benjamin Michael Jordan And Dollie Jane Wedgeworth. Richard Monroe Jordan married Pirley Nellie Griffis, and had children including Audrey May Jordan, Billy Gene Jordan, Lois Oliver, Shery Ann Jordan, William Richard Dewayne Jordan. Richard Monroe Jordan passed away in 1989 in Sumiton, Walker County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Monroe Jordan was born in 1907 in Alabama, USA, the child of Benjamin Michael Jordan And Dollie Jane Wedgeworth.
  • Richard Monroe Jordan married Pirley Nellie Griffis, and had children including Audrey May Jordan, Billy Gene Jordan, Lois Oliver, Shery Ann Jordan, William Richard Dewayne Jordan.
  • Richard Monroe Jordan passed away in 1989 in Sumiton, Walker County, Alabama, USA.

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Richard Jordan's Ancestors

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Richard Jordan
1907–1989
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Benjamin Michael Jordan
1880–
Alabama, United States
Dollie (Jane) Wedgeworth
1879–
Alabama, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Jordan's Descendants

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Richard (Monroe) Jordan (6 Apr 1907–3 Aug 1989) m. Pirley (Nellie) Griffis (05 Aug 1913–22 Jan 1997)
  1. 1. William (Richard Dewayne) Jordan 1929–1999 m. Louellen Wright 1929–1998 m. Bernice (Camilla) McClure 1927–1994 m. Dorothy (May) McDaniel
    1. 1. Cairlon Jordan 1949–1983 m. John (Alvie) Harrison 1940–1998
  2. 2. Lois Oliver 1933–2010
  3. 3. Billy (Gene) Jordan 1935–2007
  4. 4. Audrey (May) Jordan m. Eugene Ballenger 1945–2010
  5. 5. Shery (Ann) Jordan –1946

Richard Jordan's Timeline

2 Records

1907
6 Apr 1907
Birth of Richard Monroe Jordan in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1989
3 Aug 1989
Age 82
Death of Richard Monroe Jordan in Sumiton, Walker County, Alabama, USA
Sumiton, Walker County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1907
    Event Place: Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1989
    Event Place: Sumiton, Walker County, Alabama, USA

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