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Wesley Warren Jordan 1906–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1906

Birth Location: Fort Payne, Alabama

Death Date: 15 Feb 1997

Death Location: Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, United States of America

Father: John Jordan

Mother: Bessie Hester

Spouse(s): Margaret Taylor

Children(s):

Wesley Warren Jordan was born in 1906 in Fort Payne, Alabama, the child of John Woodson Jordan And Bessie Viola Hester. In 1920, Wesley Warren Jordan resided in Moores, DeKalb, Alabama, USA. Wesley Warren Jordan married Margaret Elizabeth Taylor. Wesley Warren Jordan passed away in 1997 in Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Wesley Warren Jordan was born in 1906 in Fort Payne, Alabama, the child of John Woodson Jordan And Bessie Viola Hester.
  • In 1920, Wesley Warren Jordan resided in Moores, DeKalb, Alabama, USA.
  • Wesley Warren Jordan married Margaret Elizabeth Taylor.
  • Wesley Warren Jordan passed away in 1997 in Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, United States of America.

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Wesley Jordan's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Jordan
1906–1997
Birth Place: Fort Payne, Alabama
Parents
John Woodson Jordan
1886–1964
Franklin, Georgia, USA
Bessie (Viola) Hester
1889–1946
Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Bowers) Jordan
1854–1928
Elbert, Hart, Georgia, United States
Eugenia (Coga) Phillips
1863–1942
Franklin, Georgia, United States
Wesley (Edward) Hester
1858–1934
Georgia, United States
Viola (J) Owen
1859–1893
Cherokee, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Hester
1833–1910
Sarah Allen
1832–1909
Anderson Owen
1793–1882
Nancy Brewer
1830–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Hester
1790–1862
Mary Johns
1805–1869
James Allen
1810–
Matilda Bayley
1806–1860
William Owen
1750–1800
Miles Kelly
1775–
Jacob Owen
1806–1881
Elizabeth Leatherwood
1806–1880

Wesley Jordan's Timeline

3 Records

1906
6 Jun 1906
Birth of Wesley Warren Jordan in Fort Payne, Alabama
Fort Payne, Alabama
1920
1920
Age 14
Wesley Warren Jordan resided here in Moores, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Moores, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1997
15 Feb 1997
Age 91
Death of Wesley Warren Jordan in Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, United States of America
Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1906
    Event Place: Fort Payne, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 406-12-9826; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Moores, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 83; Image: 1032

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Moores, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Moores, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 83; Image: 1032

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 406-12-9826; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1997
    Event Place: Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 406-12-9826; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951

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