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William Columbus (willie) Jordan 1881–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 09 Jan 1881

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: Abt 1951

Death Location: Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: M. Jordan

Mother: Phebe Herrington

Spouse(s): Martha Robinson

Children(s): Alfred Jordan, Chester Jordan, Dewey Jordan, James Jordan, Ansbelle Jordan, Vardaman Jordan, Lura Jordan

William Columbus (willie) Jordan was born in 1881 in Mississippi, the child of M C Jordan And Phebe Herrington. In 1910, William Columbus (willie) Jordan resided in Beat 5, Jones, Mississippi, USA. William Columbus (willie) Jordan married Martha Alice Robinson, and had children including Alfred Christopher Jordan, Ansbelle Ishee Jordan, Basil Oney Jordan, Bilbo Chain, Chester Columbus Jordan, Dewey Columbus Jordan, H L Walters, James Willie Jw Jordan, Lura Estelle Jordan, N C, Vardaman C Jordan. William Columbus (willie) Jordan passed away in 1951 in Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • William Columbus (willie) Jordan was born in 1881 in Mississippi, the child of M C Jordan And Phebe Herrington.
  • In 1910, William Columbus (willie) Jordan resided in Beat 5, Jones, Mississippi, USA.
  • William Columbus (willie) Jordan married Martha Alice Robinson, and had children including Alfred Christopher Jordan, Ansbelle Ishee Jordan, Basil Oney Jordan, Bilbo Chain, Chester Columbus Jordan, Dewey Columbus Jordan, H L Walters, James Willie Jw Jordan, Lura Estelle Jordan, N C, Vardaman C Jordan.
  • William Columbus (willie) Jordan passed away in 1951 in Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Jordan's Ancestors

Self
William Jordan
1881–1951
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
M. C. Jordan
1857–1909
Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi, USA
Phebe Herrington
1858–1933
Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (Jackson) Jordan
1822–1864
Butler, Alabama, USA
Elizabeth Moseley
1822–1897
South Carolina, USA
James (Madison) Herrington
1824–1908
Perry, Mississippi USA
Martha (Jane) Barlow
1831–1900
Laurel, Jones, Mississippi USA
Great-Grandparents
Peeples Jordan
1795–1867
Charlotte Weldon
1798–1875
M Moseley
1801–1873
Hannah Moseley
1801–1860
Samuel Herrington
1785–1843
Mary Williams
1785–1860
William Barlow
1791–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Radford Jordan
1770–1850
Elizabeth HOGG
1773–1840
Martha Lemmon
1778–1816
Reddick Sr
1767–1852
Nancy CLYBURN
1780–1854
Robert Mosley
1755–1831
Margaret LVZP-8FG
1767–1849
Thomas Williams
1756–1804
Lydia Bryant
1775–1846

William Jordan's Descendants

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William (Columbus (willie)) Jordan (abt 09 Jan 1881–Abt 1951) m. Martha (Alice) Robinson (1887–1944)
  1. 1. Alfred (Christopher) Jordan 1908–1970 m. Lossie (Mae) Jordan 1908–1989 m. Martha (Alice Robinson \) Pitts 1887–1944
    1. 1. Nelvion (Coy) Jorden 1929–1945
    2. 2. Charles (Norman) Jorden 1939–1982
    3. 3. James (Clifton Jordan) Sr. 1925–2009 m. Gertrude (E.) Ott 1925–2011
      1. 1. James (C. Jordan, JR.) Jr 1945–2008
      2. 2. Larry (Alfred Louis) Jordan 1949–2016
  2. 2. Chester (Columbus) Jordan 1904–1965
  3. 3. Dewey (Columbus) Jordan 1901–1967
  4. 4. James (Willie “JW”) Jordan 1924–2002 m. Doris (Bell) McDuffie 1927–2019
    1. 1. James (Stancil Jordan) Sr 1946–2007
  5. 5. Ansbelle (Ishee) Jordan 1919–1991 m. Roy (Clayton) Ishee 1918–2002
  6. 6. Vardaman (C) Jordan 1906–1954 m. Frances Sims 1911–1996
  7. 7. Lura (Estelle) Jordan 1900–1983 m. Hosley (Luther) Walters 1892–1964
    1. 1. Clinton (Cecil) Walters 1921–1980

William Jordan's Timeline

3 Records

1881
abt 09 Jan 1881
Birth of William Columbus (willie) Jordan in Mississippi
Mississippi
1910
1910
Age 29
William Columbus (willie) Jordan resided here in Beat 5, Jones, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Jones, Mississippi, USA
1951
Abt 1951
Age 70
Death of William Columbus (willie) Jordan in Jones County, Mississippi, USA
Jones County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 09 Jan 1881
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 5, Jones, Mississippi; Roll: T624_746; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1374759
    [2] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Jones; Roll: 1682930
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 5, Jones, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 5, Jones, Mississippi; Roll: T624_746; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1374759

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jones county
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Hattiesburg American; Publication Date: 6 Jan 1951; Publication Place: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States of America; ,0.27830726,0.3696420

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jones, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Jones; Roll: 1682930

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1951
    Event Place: Jones County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Hattiesburg American; Publication Date: 6 Jan 1951; Publication Place: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States of America; ,0.27830726,0.3696420
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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