Sandra, It's definately a possibility, were your family ever in Indian Territory/Cherokee Nation? It's totally possible James' parents lived elsewhere after he was born in Indian Territory/Cherokee Nation as they weren't with the family or near them in any of the censuses I've found (1900 to 1930). And, James' two sisters were supposed to have lived with them at some point, but would be prior to 1915 or so since that's when the aunt was born who didn't know them, but her mother told her about them. Your ancestor's wife was named Martha, and that doesn't fit with the information we have that James' mother was Sarah (which Sallie was also used as a nickname), but that's only as that aunt remembers also, so it could be. I just wish I could find some documentation or someone who knows, but none of the family seems to know more than I've put here. ;o( Thanks, though, and I'll sure hang onto this information to see what I can come up with! Thanks! Jana ----- Original Message ----- From: "S Lee" <ihunt4kin@hotmail.com> To: <medicgirl78@yahoo.com>; <JORDAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 9:05 AM Subject: RE: [JORDAN] James "Jim" Jordan > Jana, > > I have a Jackson (Andrew Jackson) JORDAN born about 1814 possibly GA, but > his wife was named Martha. > > The family is last found in the 1870 Panola Co, TX, census and I don't > know what happened to he or his wife after that census. They also had a > son named Andrew Jackson who could have been born early enough to be the > father of your guy, but I think he appears in the 1880 Panola Co, TX, > census. > > There were also other "Andrew Jackson" JORDANs in my lines from Tennessee > that I have not been able to find in later census years. > > I doubt this helps much, but I thought I would mention it anyway. > > Sandra > > >>From: <jordan78@sbcglobal.net> >>Reply-To: "jordan78@sbcglobal.net" <medicgirl78@yahoo.com> >>To: JORDAN-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: [JORDAN] James "Jim" Jordan >>Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 20:54:11 -0600 >> >>I haven't posted the information on my Jordans lately, so here it is and >>I'm hoping someone recognizes one of them! >> >>Thanks! >>Jana >> >>James J. JORDAN, b. Indian Territory around Sallisaw @ 1874-1870, d. >>McAlester July 31, 1941 >> >>married Frances "Fannie" NICHOLS 3/1896 in Cherryvale Camp, IT (near >>Krebs, a coal mining camp) >> >>James & Fannie were on the 1900 census in Franklin Co AR (where Fannie was >>born), then on the 1910 census in Pittsburg Co. in the Quinton/Featherston >>area, then approximately 1920, they moved to the Harper's Valley area west >>of Kiowa and they continued to live there until he died in 1941. Then >>Fannie continued to live there until she was unable to care for herself >>and >>moved to a type of nursing home in McAlester, then she died in November >>1959. Both James and Fannie are buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in McAlester. >>I have checked with Vital Records in OK City and the funeral home that >>buried James and can find no death certificate nor can I locate any obit >>for him in the McAlester or Kiowa papers I've been able to search. None >>of the family has anything more on either of them than the bills for the >>funeral (which, interestingly, they were a little over $100 each!). In >>the 1930 census, they are still in Harper's Valley area and are now listed >>as Mixed Blood Cherokee. I've not been able to locate James on any prior >>censuses. >> >>The children of this marriage: >> >>Freddie or James Jr. (there's family disagreement over the name and he's >>not listed on any censuses) - died as a toddler, don't know where he was >>born for sure, but believe he was born in AR and was a baby when the >>Jordans returned to IT. >> >>Twin Girls - as far as we know they were stillborn or only lived a few >>hours >>and were never named - don't have any burial or birth dates on them, so >>don't know if they were born in AR or IT >> >>Baby Girl - think this one was born in IT, but not for sure, except that >>dates tend to indicate most likely and that she did not live - was >>stillborn >> >>If the information on the 1910 census is correct, there was another child >>born to them prior to 1910 as it is listed as it says that Fannie has had >>6 children, so that would include Freddie, the Twins, the baby girl, >>Claude and another child. >> >>Claud(e)(ie) JORDAN - Born IT @ 1904 >> >>Jess Willard JORDAN - Born 4/21/1915, Quinton/Featherston (San Bois) area, >>d. 10/1968 in Arlington, >>Texas, buried in Arlington, TX (lived in CA, OR, SC also) >> >>Orfus JORDAN - Twin brother of Opal - born in Quinton/Featherston (San >>Bois) area, died >>in McAlester, OK, buried in Kiowa Cemetery, Kiowa OK. >> >>Opal JORDAN - Twin sister of Orfus - born in Quinton/Featherston (San >>Bois) area, died >>unknown, buried unknown >> >>Living Jordan, born in Quinton/Featherston area (San Bois?) and is >>still living and working at 83 yo. >> >>Thanks for any assistance you may have in finding James JORDAN's parents. >>We were told that his parents' names were Jack & Sarah, but have no other >>information on them other than census information which says James father >>was born in GA and his mother in SC. There is a Jackson Jordan - possibly >>James' father, came to Adair Co area (wasn't >>Adair Co then) in 1888 from Lumpkin Co., GA with several other families >>including Dangers, and I think Thompsons. He had 4 kids, James, Martin, >>and >>2 girls. He's a possibility, but I can't find him elsewhere to see if it >>really is James father & mother and sister. There's no information in the >>family on a brother, but James did have 2 sisters, but their names are not >>remembered. They were supposed to have lived with James & Fannie at one >>time, but evidently not during any censuses. One of the sisters is >>supposed to have lost an arm in a railroad accident, but we have no other >>information about that either. I find James and his family in censuses >>from 1900 to 1930, but no other Jordans near them. I find quite a few >>John & Jack Jordans in Rolls and Censuses prior to 1900, both in SC and GA >>(and other places), but I can't locate any that I can say for sure are >>James' parents. >> >>Thanks for any information you might have on this family or any ideas on >>where I can look for more information! >>Jana >> >> >>==== JORDAN Mailing List ==== >>List webpage - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/j/jordan.html >>some JORDAN resources - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/surnames/jordan/ >>Genealogy Links - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm >> > >