> James J. JORDAN, b. Indian Territory @ 1874-1880, d. McAlester 1941 > > married Frances "Fannie" NICHOLS 3/1896 in Cherryvale Camp, IT (near > Krebs) > > 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 James 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. > > The children of this marriage: > > Freddie or James Jr. - 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 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 > > Claud JORDAN - Born IT @ 1904 > > Jess Willard JORDAN - Born 4/21/1915, Indianola?, d. 10/1968 in Arlington, > Texas, buried in Arlington, TX > > Orfus JORDAN - Twin brother of Opal - born in Quinton/Featherston area, > died > in McAlester, OK, buried in Kiowa Cemetery, Kiowa OK. > > Opal JORDAN - Twin sister of Orfus - born in Quinton/Featherston area, > died > unknown, buried unknown > > Daughter - still living > > 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. > Thanks for reading! Jana