JORDAN/PHILLIPS. Looking for any info on Elizabeth “Lou” PHILLIPS, born circa 1810 in South Carolina. Married an Irishman named Tom JORDAN. Their first child, Emalline, was born in North Carolina in 1835. The rest of their children were born in or near Roane Co., TN and the youngest, James Thomas JORDAN, was born 1850 in Bledsoe Co. Lou and Tom were my g-g-grandparents. My grandfather, James Henry JORDAN, b. 1877 in Roane Co., TN, told me that his grandfather, “Tom” JORDAN came from Ireland. Grandpa said, “He was a redheaded Irishman, with a big red beard, and spoke with a brogue so thick I could barely understand a word he said.” Tom was not home much. He could have been away working or maybe he was a scout for the government, or even a soldier pushing westward. Or, he could have been a bum. He came home about once or twice a year. I’m unable to trace the lineage of Tom JORDAN and Lou PHILLIPS because the above is all the info I have. I do not know where in SC Lou was born or exactly when. I don’t know when Tom arrived in the USA or exactly where in Ireland he came from. When did they marry and where? When Lou and children were living in Roane or Bledsoe Co., there were other PHILLIPS living nearby, so I suspect they were relatives of Lou. Lou's daughter, Emaline JORDAN, married Benjamin QUALLS in Roane Co. I’ve been posting on Rootsweb, and to TNROANE@rootsweb.com and TNBLEDSOE@rootsweb.com without any success. I’m hoping that someone out there has some info on these two ancestors. Thanks in advance to anyone who can provide a hint or link to my past. Karlene