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William Alva Jordan 1914–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1914

Birth Location: Stone Mountain, Georgia

Death Date: 27 April 1997

Death Location: Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Eli Jordan

Mother: Mary Lanford

Spouse(s): Mary Jordon

Children(s):

William Alva Jordan was born in 1914 in Stone Mountain, Georgia, the child of Eli Daniel Jordan And Mary Clinton Lanford. In 1935, William Alva Jordan resided in Stone Mountain, DeKalb, Georgia. In 1940, William Alva Jordan resided in , Lithonia, DeKalb, Georgia, USA. William Alva Jordan married Mary Beth Jordon, and had children including Jo Beth Jordan, Mary Barton Jordon, Virginia Louise Jordan, William A Jordon. William Alva Jordan passed away in 1997 in Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Alva Jordan was born in 1914 in Stone Mountain, Georgia, the child of Eli Daniel Jordan And Mary Clinton Lanford.
  • In 1935, William Alva Jordan resided in Stone Mountain, DeKalb, Georgia.
  • In 1940, William Alva Jordan resided in , Lithonia, DeKalb, Georgia, USA.
  • William Alva Jordan married Mary Beth Jordon, and had children including Jo Beth Jordan, Mary Barton Jordon, Virginia Louise Jordan, William A Jordon.
  • William Alva Jordan passed away in 1997 in Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Jordan's Ancestors

Self
William Jordan
1914–1997
Birth Place: Stone Mountain, Georgia
Parents
Eli Daniel Jordan
1873–1953
Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States of America
Mary (Clinton) Lanford
1881–1975
Grandparents
Elsberry (Clinton) Lanford
1843–1928
Dekalb County, Georgia
Mary (Caroline "Carrie") Mason
1842–1931
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Lanford
1801–1879
Mary Campbell
1798–1892
Wyley Mason
1814–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lanford
1772–1864
Lydia Leatherwood
1772–1845
Broderick Mason
1764–1835
Jane Posey
1765–1836

William Jordan's Timeline

7 Records

1914
5 Mar 1914
Birth of William Alva Jordan in Stone Mountain, Georgia
Stone Mountain, Georgia
1935
1935
Age 21
William Alva Jordan resided here in Stone Mountain, DeKalb, Georgia
Stone Mountain, DeKalb, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 26
William Alva Jordan resided here in , Lithonia, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
, Lithonia, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
William Alva Jordan resided here in Stone Mountain, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
Stone Mountain, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 37
William Alva Jordan resided here in Georgia
Georgia
1975
Abt 1975
Age 61
William Alva Jordan resided here in Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain
1997
27 April 1997
Age 83
Death of William Alva Jordan
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1914
    Event Place: Stone Mountain, Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Stone Mountain, DeKalb, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lithonia, DeKalb, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00665; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 44-31

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Lithonia, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lithonia, DeKalb, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00665; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 44-31

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Stone Mountain, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 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: Stone Mountain, DeKa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1975
    Event Place: Stone Mountain
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Constitution; Publication Date: 22 Jun 1975; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ,0.6381263,0.28465572,0.69713354&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1997
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Atlanta Constitution - 28 Apr 1997 - Page 39, Obituary for William A. JORDAN 28 Apr 1997

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stone Mountain
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 April 1997
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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