Dear Faye, way last August, I saved your letter below because you wrote about the Dreadin and Jordans. I have been working on the Jordan family that married into my Roberson family and I would like to know if your Jordans are related to mine. Will you please let me know if you see a connection, and if so, how they connect. Thank you very much. Freda 1 Samuel Richard Jordan _______________________________________________ In checking on homestead patents for Monroe County I find that the Jordans were probably the largest landowners in Monroe County in the 1800s--I have been told that 2 of the Jordans married Indian women and one of their ancestors leases my farm in Excel--The only one living in Uncle Issac and Aunt Bertha Lees family now is their son Garey Jordan except of course grandchildren etc. [1] Spouse: Lucrease Leonard Children: John Leonard (1892-) 1.1 John Leonard Jordan _______________________________________________ Birth: 6 Jan 1892 in the 1930 Monroe Co, Jones Mill census, there is an Emmet G. Hall, age 30 married to a Lovina, age 29. In his household, there is an aunt named Francis J. Hall, single, age 78. This Francis J. Hall never married and was one of the daughters of Wright Sanders and Lucretia Hall. Francis had a sister named Mary that also never married, but may be deceased by this census. Next door to Emmett G. Hall, there is a John L. Jordan, age 38 and his wife named Georgia T. who is 49 years old. This Georgia T. was married previously to James W. Hall. James W. Hall was the youngest son of Wright Sanders and Lucretia Hall. Spouse: Georgia Thomas Curry Birth: 26 Nov 1880, 31 December 1936 Father: Ebernezer Curry (ca1818-ca1875) Mother: Harriet Craig (1824-ca1880) Children: Issac Thomas (1912-) Glayds Mildred (1914-) Millard Owen (1918-1993) Bruce Beno (1923-1945) 1.1.1 Issac Thomas Jordan _______________________________________________ Birth: 17 Feb 1912 Spouse: Bertha Lee Rigdon Birth: 8 Sep 1911 Father: Unknown Rigdon Children: Thomas Reginald (1935-1993) William Gary (1941-) 1.1.1.1 Thomas Reginald Jordan _______________________________________________ Birth: 15 Oct 1935 Death: 25 Nov 1993 Spouse: Mary McInnis Children: Terrill Reginald (1955-) Lisa Michell (1962-) Marsha Leigh (1963-) 1.1.1.1.1 Terrill Reginald Jordan _______________________________________________ Birth: 28 Oct 1955 1.1.1.1.2 Lisa Michell Jordan _______________________________________________ Birth: 23 Jul 1962 1.1.1.1.3 Marsha Leigh Jordan _______________________________________________ Birth: 7 Jul 1963 1.1.1.2 William Gary Jordan _______________________________________________ Birth: 10 Jun 1941 Spouse: Brenda Lee Children: Laurell Lynn (1966-) Tracy Neal (1970-) 1.1.1.2.1 Laurell Lynn Jordan _______________________________________________ Birth: 5 Jul 1966 1.1.1.2.2 Tracy Neal Jordan _______________________________________________ Birth: 9 Sep 1970 1.1.2 Glayds Mildred Jordan _______________________________________________ Birth: 18 Jan 1914 Spouse: Lauvhn Byrd 1.1.3 Millard Owen Jordan _______________________________________________ Birth: 15 Mar 1918 Death: 30 Jun 1993, Excel, Al Burial: Excel, Al Spouse: Melba Alice Hall Birth: 13 Jun 1917, Excel, Al Father: Joseph Edward Hall (1878-1960) Mother: Anna Dora Roberson (1882-1967) Children: Kenneth Rawlin (1938-) Donald Wayne (1944-) 1.1.3.2 Donald Wayne Jordan _______________________________________________ Birth: 6 Mar 1944, Hall’s Crossroads, Excel, Al. Spouse: Judy Lynn Stacey Birth: 30 Jan 1949, Carter’s Hospital, Repton, Conecuh County, Al. Father: Thurman Aubrey Stacey (1927-1982) Mother: Ernie O’Steen McCrory Marr: 1 Jun 1964, Stinson home, Excel, Al. Children: Michell Darline (1967-) Bradford Wayne (1970-) Robin Antoinette (1974-) 1.1.3.2.3 Robin Antoinette Jordan _______________________________________________ Birth: 23 Dec 1974, Monreville, Alabama 1.1.4 Bruce Beno Jordan [1] _______________________________________________ Birth: 28 Dec 1923 Death: 2 Sep 1945, Luzon Island, Philippines Bruce Jordan who received the Distinguished Service Cross in World War 2 in the Phillipines for heroic action in saving a mans life and taking out a Japanese machine gun nest single handed. I have a copy of the letter written to his father and mother Mr and Mrs John Jordan. I attended his funeral when they sent his remains back to the states. He had a complete military funeral with a 21 gun salute and he is buried in the Excel Cemetary. [2] Sources 1. Max Shumack, <[email protected]>. 2. Max Shumack, 7/14/03, [email protected] Index Allen Tammy Suzette spouse of 1.1.3.2.2 Bowman Gloria Ann parent of spouse of 1.1.3.2.1b Byrd Lauvhn spouse of 1.1.2 Craig Harriet parent of spouse of 1.1 Curry Ebernezer parent of spouse of 1.1 Georgia Thomas spouse of 1.1 Green Sidney parent of spouse of 1.1.3.2.2 Hall Joseph Edward parent of spouse of 1.1.3 Melba Alice spouse of 1.1.3 Ikner Gilbert parent of spouse of 1.1.3.2.1b Haley Marshell child of 1.1.3.2.1b Michael Gilbert spouse of 1.1.3.2.1b Jordan Bradford Wayne 1.1.3.2.2 Bruce Beno 1.1.4 Calvin Rawlin 1.1.3.1.1 Clayton Bryant child of 1.1.3.1.2 Donald Wayne 1.1.3.2 Emanuel Owen 1.1.3.1.2 Glayds Mildred 1.1.2 Issac Thomas 1.1.1 Jamie Leigh child of 1.1.3.1.2 John Leonard 1.1 Kendall Chadwick child of 1.1.3.2.2 Kenneth Rawlin 1.1.3.1 Laurell Lynn 1.1.1.2.1 Lisa Michell 1.1.1.1.2 Marsha Leigh 1.1.1.1.3 Michell Darline 1.1.3.2.1a Millard Owen 1.1.3 Nicholas Bradford child of 1.1.3.2.2 Robin Antoinette 1.1.3.2.3 Samuel Richard 1 Terrill Reginald 1.1.1.1.1 Thomas Reginald 1.1.1.1 Tracy Neal 1.1.1.2.2 William Gary 1.1.1.2 Lee Brenda spouse of 1.1.1.2 Leonard Lucrease spouse of 1 McCrory Ernie O’Steen parent of spouse of 1.1.3.2 McInnis Mary spouse of 1.1.1.1 Rigdon Bertha Lee spouse of 1.1.1 Unknown parent of spouse of 1.1.1 Roberson Anna Dora parent of spouse of 1.1.3 Sheffield James Edward spouse of 1.1.3.2.1a Roland parent of spouse of 1.1.3.2.1a Simpson Linda Ann spouse of 1.1.3.1 Smallwood Barbara parent of spouse of 1.1.3.2.2 Smith Jessie Dale spouse of 1.1.3.1.2 Stacey Judy Lynn spouse of 1.1.3.2 Thurman Aubrey parent of spouse of 1.1.3.2 Turk Laura parent of spouse of 1.1.3.2.1a Researching my USA Southern families: Rober(t)son, Blakely, Wright, Solomon, Godbold, Sills, Thornton, Regan, Sims, Jones, Riley, Boles On Aug 7, 2005, at 7:16 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Dear Riley, > > I hope this helps in your search for Flossie Dean Jordan Eddins. > This will > get complicated, so hang on. > > My greatgrandfather was Samuel Paul H. Dreadin (Dreading), whose > second wife > was Alice McElwain Dean, with whom he had no children -- they were > married in > 1906. Alice is buried in what was the Latter Day Saints Cem. in > Huxford, AL > (now a community church) -- 10/8/1863-9/9/1925. Alice was married > first to > John L. Dean, who died in the Starlington area (according to my > Dean source) of > t.b. when his son Abuid was about 6. John L. Dean and Alice > McElwain had > children Maud (married a Douglas?), Abuid John b. 1899, Obed, and > Flossie (who > married Albert W. Jordan, and then a Mr. Eddins, with whom she had > a son and a > daughter). Consumption ran in the Dean family -- John L., Obed, > Flossie and > Abuid all died from it (so says my source). I checked the > Headstones & > Heritages volume of Escambia Co., AL Cemeteries, and I don't find > Flossie. > > Butler Street is a very small area -- a community -- that is > technically in > Huxford, Alabama. Long ago, the Lane family moved to the area and > named it > "Butler Street" -- Huxford itself was once Steadham, AL (and in > Baldwin Co.), > then Local, AL, and finally Huxford, AL. My father and many of my > relatives were > born on "Butler Street." > > Albert W. Jordan was a son of my greatgrandparents Owen M. Jordan > and Sarah > "Sally" Emmons (both buried in Huxford Baptist Church Cem.). My > Jordan to > Dreadin connection is this --- a daughter of Owen and Sally was > Anna Lorena (my > grandmother) who married a son of Samuel Paul Dreadin, John Wiley > Dreadin, so > Anna and John Wiley were my grandparents. > > Albert W. Jordan was born 3/1882 or 1883 in Escambia Co., AL and > died in > 1907. He married 12/6/1906 Flossie Dean. Here are my database > notes to myself, > as to Albert: "In Huxford Baptist Church Cemetery, there is an A.W. > Jordan > 1882-1907, but I don't know if it is the same one -- probably, > since he is buried > next to Calvin Jordan and also next to T. L. Jordan, and in the > Jordan area. > The child T. L.'s date of birth is the same as the date of death > for the > father, if the father is Albert.) See p. 183 of Headstones & > Heritages. > > My Dean contact has been John Bruce Dean, who now lives in > Goodway. He does > not do well over the phone, as his hearing is not very good. I > expect to see > him on October 15, when I go south to Little River State Park (just > north of > Huxford, AL) for our annual Dreadin Reunion. He has promised me he > will try to > come, since I have never met him, despite our e-mail correspondence > over the > years. John B. was born "on the ridge" in Monroe County. > > If any of this helps you make sense of your family knowledge, and > you can add > to what I know, I would appreciate hearing from you. > > Faye (Dreadin) McBurney > > > ==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== > *****Everyone has ancestors and it is only a question of going back > far enough to find a good one. -- Howard Kenneth Nixon > Monroe County, ALGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~almonroe > Listowner Carolyn Golowka at [email protected] > >