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Wesley Jordan 1923–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1923

Birth Location: Greenroad Knox, Kentucky

Death Date: 21 May 1983

Death Location: Hinkle, Knox, Kentucky, USA

Father: Ewell Jordan

Mother: Elizabeth Smith

Spouse(s): Allie Smith

Children(s): Lois Jordan, Gracie Jordan, Mazlene Jordan

Wesley Jordan was born in 1923 in Greenroad Knox, Kentucky, the child of Ewell Jordan And Elizabeth Smith. In 1950, Wesley Jordan resided in , Knox, Kentucky, USA. Wesley Jordan married Allie Smith, and had children including Darrell Jordan, Derrick Allen Jordan, Doris Fay Cochran, Gracie Jordan, Joyce Jordan, Lizzie Louise Jordan, Lois Jack Jordan, Luther David Luke Jordan, Mazlene Jordan, Patrick Jordan, Sandra K Jordan. Wesley Jordan passed away in 1983 in Hinkle, Knox, Kentucky, USA.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

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Biography

  • Wesley Jordan was born in 1923 in Greenroad Knox, Kentucky, the child of Ewell Jordan And Elizabeth Smith.
  • In 1950, Wesley Jordan resided in , Knox, Kentucky, USA.
  • Wesley Jordan married Allie Smith, and had children including Darrell Jordan, Derrick Allen Jordan, Doris Fay Cochran, Gracie Jordan, Joyce Jordan, Lizzie Louise Jordan, Lois Jack Jordan, Luther David Luke Jordan, Mazlene Jordan, Patrick Jordan, Sandra K Jordan.
  • Wesley Jordan passed away in 1983 in Hinkle, Knox, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wesley Jordan's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Jordan
1923–1983
Birth Place: Greenroad Knox, Kentucky
Parents
Ewell Jordan
1896–1978
Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth Smith
1896–1971
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (BJ) Jordan
1862–1926
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Melvina (Lavina) Mills
1863–1948
Kentucky, USA
Jabe Smith
1858–1941
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Jane) Stewart
1856–1926
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Obediah Mills
1835–1913
Nancy Bargo
1845–1927
James Smith
1835–1910
Susannah Jones
1835–1919
James Stewart
1836–
Francis Swafford
1839–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Mills
1806–1877
Lavinia Hammons
1813–1882
John Barger
1822–1900
Elizabeth Baker
1822–1885
Jabel Smith
1807–1880
Rhody Swafford
1806–1880
James Jones
1805–1894
Lucinda Hubbard
1814–1854

Wesley Jordan's Descendants

1.
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Wesley Jordan (19 Mar 1923–21 May 1983) m. Allie Smith (07 Oct 1923–25 Sep 1995)
  1. 1. Lois (Jack) Jordan 1947–2011 m. Edith (Viola) McBee 1946–1998
  2. 2. Gracie Jordan 1949–2017
  3. 3. Mazlene Jordan 1942–2020 m. Samuel Hicks 1942–2005

Wesley Jordan's Timeline

6 Records

1923
19 Mar 1923
Birth of Wesley Jordan in Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
1923
19 Mar 1923
Birth of Wesley Jordan in Greenroad Knox, Kentucky
Greenroad Knox, Kentucky
1950
1950
Age 27
Wesley Jordan resided here in , Knox, Kentucky, USA
, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
Wesley Jordan resided here in , Knox, Kentucky, USA
, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1983
21 May 1983
Age 60
Death of Wesley Jordan in Hinkle, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Hinkle, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1983
21 May 1983
Age 60
Death of Wesley Jordan in Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1923
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 4866; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 61-16
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Knox, Kentucky; Rol

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1923
    Event Place: Greenroad Knox, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 4866; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 61-16

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Knox, Kentucky; Rol

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 4866; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 61-16
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Knox, Kentucky; Rol

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1983
    Event Place: Hinkle, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1983
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hinkle, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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