I am wondering if this got around? I thought some one would have jumped on this. Thanks! Mike Wennin Come Visit the Cameron County Genealogy Project! http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacamero ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 11:56 PM Subject: Fw: Re Jordan/ Overturf/ Smith > Please "reply to all" so that your response gets back to the list. Thanks! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 5:15 PM > Subject: Re Jordan/ Overturf/ Smith > > > > In going over the info under James Jordan, I have found some that has me > > wondering. > > > > In the # 9 Mary Jordan cir 1815 has married a John Overturf. No dates > > Their daughter # 42 Elizabeth no dates is married a George W Smith Cir > 1808. > > > > If Mary was 16 when she had Elizabeth that would put her born about 1821. > > George's first child was born 1834. That would make Elizabeth 13 yrs old. > Even > > in that era I don't think that Elizabeth's parents would have let her > marry & > > especially to a man older than themselves. > > > > Is anyone working on this particular family? And can you see why these > > questions have come to my attention. I understand that the gentleman, who > did most > > of this work' is no longer with us, so may be almost impossible to > untangle! > > > > Others have Mary's sister Elizabeth married to George, but in census & > James > > Jordon Line Elizabeth is married to a Thomas Holland a minister. In 1860 > > census she is Betsy. > > Also George W Smith has no wife listed in 1860 census. > > > > Thank You for your help in getting to the facts of my John Scott Smith, > who > > was born in Oct 1847 & is most like the son of George W & > Elizabeth__???___ > > Smith. > > > > Linda Bauman > > >