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Virgil Rush Jordan 1849–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 August 1849

Birth Location: Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 24 January 1938

Death Location: Newcastle, Young County, Texas, United States of America

Father: James Jordan

Mother: Nancy Epperson

Spouse(s): Nancy Jordan

Children(s): Samuel Jordan, Ida Brogdon, Mary Jordan, Jacob Sr, James Jordan, Edward Jordan

The story of Virgil Rush Jordan began in 1849 in Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia, United States of America. Virgil Rush Jordan married Nancy Adelide Rhyne Jordan, and had children including Edward Candler Jordan, Ida Cornilia Jordan Brogdon, Jacob Ozmer Jordan Sr, James Benjamin Jordan, Mary Irene Jordan, Samuel Lafayette Jordan. Virgil Rush Jordan passed away in 1938 in Newcastle, Young County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Virgil Rush Jordan began in 1849 in Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia, United States of America.
  • Virgil Rush Jordan married Nancy Adelide Rhyne Jordan, and had children including Edward Candler Jordan, Ida Cornilia Jordan Brogdon, Jacob Ozmer Jordan Sr, James Benjamin Jordan, Mary Irene Jordan, Samuel Lafayette Jordan.
  • Virgil Rush Jordan passed away in 1938 in Newcastle, Young County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Virgil Jordan's Ancestors

Self
Virgil Jordan
1849–1938
Birth Place: Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
James Jordan
1811–1865
South Carolina, USA
Nancy (Pollard) Epperson
1813–1899
Jackson, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
John (Wieman) JORDAN
1780–1818
Old 96 th District SC
John (Jack) Apperson
1783–1862
Virginia
Emilee Bell
1791–1883
Jackson, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hon Esq
1740–1804
Margaret Miller
1740–1825
Thompson Epperson
1757–1836
Mary Epperson
1755–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Jordan
1710–1779
Mary Glover
1720–1779
David Sr.
1734–1799
Sarah Coffey
1738–1824

Virgil Jordan's Descendants

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Virgil (Rush) Jordan (6 August 1849–24 January 1938) m. Nancy (Adelide Rhyne) Jordan (5 November 1850–15 May 1911)
  1. 1. Samuel (LaFayette) Jordan 1882–1955
  2. 2. Ida (Cornilia Jordan) Brogdon 1873–1935
  3. 3. Mary (Irene) Jordan 1886–1981
  4. 4. Jacob (Ozmer Jordan) Sr 1879–1959
  5. 5. James (Benjamin) Jordan 1871–1957 m. Edna Jordan 1875–
  6. 6. Edward (Candler) Jordan 1888–1982 m. Stella (Morton Loftis or Loftin) Jordan 1894–1975
    1. 1. Infant (Son) Jordan 1913–1913
    2. 2. Infant Jordan 1912–1912
    3. 3. Dorothy (Pearl Jordan) Hogwood 1920–2011 m. Walter (L) Hogwood 1918–
    4. 4. Floyd (Roy) Jordan 1915–1980

Virgil Jordan's Timeline

2 Records

1849
6 August 1849
Birth of Virgil Rush Jordan in Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia, United States of America
Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia, United States of America
1938
24 January 1938
Age 89
Death of Virgil Rush Jordan in Young County, Texas, United States of America
Young County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 August 1849
    Event Place: Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1938
    Event Place: Young County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newcastle, Young County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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