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William M. Jordan 1816 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1816

Birth Location: Louisiana

Death Date: 5 May 1888

Death Location: Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

Father: Moses Jordan

Mother: Sarah Broderick

Spouse(s): Angeline Taylor

Children(s): Victoria Jordon

William M. Jordan was born in 1816 in Louisiana, the child of Moses W Jordan and Sarah Broderick. William M. Jordan married Angeline Elizabeth Taylor, and had children including Victoria Jordon. William M. Jordan passed away in 1888 in Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • William M. Jordan was born in 1816 in Louisiana, the child of Moses W Jordan and Sarah Broderick.
  • William M. Jordan married Angeline Elizabeth Taylor, and had children including Victoria Jordon.
  • William M. Jordan passed away in 1888 in Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Jordan
1749 – 1815
Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina
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Sarah Broderick
1791 – 1860
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Spouses(s)

Angeline Taylor
1825 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Children(s)

Victoria Jordon
1843 –
Birth Location: Louisiana
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William Jordan's Ancestors

Self
William Jordan
1816 – 1888
Birth Place: Louisiana
Parents
Moses W Jordan
1749 – 1815
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina
Sarah Broderick
1791 – 1860
Louisiana
Grandparents
John Jordan
1727 – 1768
Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Mary (D.) Speight
1728 – 1767
Horsepool, old Perquimans County (Now Gates County), North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Jordan's Descendants

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William (M.) Jordan (4 Apr 1816 – 5 May 1888) m. Angeline (Elizabeth) Taylor (abt 1825 – )
  1. 1. Victoria Jordon (abt 1843 – ) m. Josiah (Knighton) Humble (12 December 1825 – 1 August 1866)
    1. 1. William (Henry) Humble (26 Sep 1861 – 10 Jan 1951) m. Fannie (B.) Thompson (abt 1862 – )
      1. 1. George (L) Humble (Oct 1889 – 27 Apr 1977)
      2. 2. Janie Humble (abt 1893 – Abt 1990)
      3. 3. Clara Humble (abt 1897 – )
      4. 4. Florence Humble (abt 1898 – )
      5. 5. Emma Humble (abt 1900 – )
      6. 6. Helen Humble (abt 1903 – ) m. Carrel (D) Cole (26 May 1901 – 1 Feb 1980)
    2. 2. K (Lea) Humble (abt 1865 – )

William Jordan's Timeline

3 Records

1816
4 Apr 1816
Birth of William M. Jordan in Louisiana
Louisiana
1840
9 Jan 1840
Age 24
William M. Jordan was married in East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA
East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA
1888
5 May 1888
Age 72
Death of William M. Jordan in Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1816
    Event Place: Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1840
    Event Place: East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1888
    Event Place: Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
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