Descendants of

Garrett Jordan/Jourdin

(1794 -- 1862?)
SC > AL > AR


Unless indicated by brackets, the following information summerizes Jordan relationships found in:

Arnold, Norma S. Jordan/Jourdin Family (p. 583); Uriah Jordan, Sr. (pp. 583-4); and Uriah Jordan, Jr. (pp. 584-85), in Wendy Richter (ed.). Clark County, Arkansas: Past and Present.
Pub. by Clark County Historical Association; P.O. Box 516; Arkadelphia, AR 71923.

This family is concentrated in Clark County, (1) (2) Arkansas

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Garrett Jordan/Jourdin was born in South Carolina in 1794. He married Lucy__?__ , they had three daughters and two sons by 1833, and they resided in Chambers Co., AL in the 1840s. He served in the Indian War of 1836 (AL) and received bounty land in Clark County, AR, moving there in 1855. Garrett, a farmer, is said to have died in 1862 at Indian River Co., AR, but he may have gone to Texas around the time of the War Between the States.
Garrett JORDAN/JOURDIN
b. 1794: SC
m. (1) Lucy, ___
ch. Uriah; (daughter); Emily B.; Lucy; and Garrett River
m. (2) Mary E. ATKINSON; 5 May 1845; Chambers Co., AL
ch. ??
d. 5 July 1862; Indian River Co., AR (but may have moved to Texas)

Children of Garrett JORDAN (1794 -1862) & (1'/w) Lucy ______

1. *Uriah JORDAN, Sr.; b. 1822; SC
2. unnamed daughter; b. c1827
3. Emily B. JORDAN; b. 1828, SC; d. 1897, AR; m. Aquila Greer STUART, 1843, AL
4. Lucy JORDAN; b. c1837
5. Garrett River JORDAN; b. c1833, AL; CSA Co. E, 2nd Reg. AR mount. Sgt. (joined1861 - disch. April 1862); d. 5 July 1863, Little Rock, AR.

notes: Garrett JORDAN/JOURDIN
1) Farmer and slaveowner.
2) Indian War of 1836, AL; (bounty land: Clark Co., AR, 1853).
3) AL>AR 1855.
4) Household (1860): Garrett (66); Mary E (66); G.R. (20); Betty Adkins (18).
5) Member: Bethel Missionary Baptist Church; Montgomery Co., AR.
6) Of Dutch descent.


Uriah JORDAN, Sr.
s/o: Garrett JORDAN (1794 -1862) & (1t/w) Lucy ______
b. b. 13 Feb 1822; SC
m. (1) Tabitha Catherine MAYNARD (b1826, NC; d. Aug 1864, AR); AL; 6 ch.(see entry -C- below)
m. (2) Martha DILLARD (b. 1845, AL; d. 10 May 1876, AR); AR; 7 ch. (see entry -D- below)
d. 10 May 1876; Clark Co.; bur. Hollywood, Clark Co., AR

Children of Uriah JORDAN, Sr. (1822-1876) and (1t/w) Tabitha C. MAYNARD
All born in AL except Uriah Jr. who was born in AR

1) Frances JORDAN; b. 1842
2) Tabitha/Lelitha JORDAN; b. 1846; m. John Wesley ROBERTSON, 22 Aug 1865, AR
3) John G. JORDAN; b. 13 May 1848; m. Addie ELLIS (1855-1891 AR), 2 Dec 1888; no children
4) Martha L. JORDAN; b. 1851
5) *Louvenia Maynard "Queen" JORDAN; b. 6 May 1853;
6) *Uriah JORDAN, Jr.; b. 1 Oct 1856, AR;

Children of Uriah JORDAN, Sr. (1822-1876) and (2n/w) Martha DILLARD
All born in AR

1) Hamilton W. "Dock" JORDAN; b. 1867; m. ___; no ch.; > New Smyrna, FL
2) *Gary [Walter] "Jack" JORDAN; b. 1869
3) William C. "Willie" JORDAN; b. 1871; m. ___; one child: Vivian, m. Joe Ewing
4) Jones S. JORDAN; b. 1872; m. Maumee ____; ch: Theckla & Lanier; > Philadelphia.
5) Angelina "Lena" JORDAN; b. ?; m. Jack ADKINS (b 1873), 12 Feb 1890; ch: Eula & Wasson.
6) *Robert Lee JORDAN; b. 12 Sep 1874; [see indiv. entry -H-]
7) Andrew Jackson JORDAN; b. 1875; m. ____; ch: Annie Lee, Lester & Alec)

notes: Uriah JORDAN, Sr.
1) AL>AR (Clark Co.);1855
2) Member: Bethel Missionary Baptist Church; Montgomery Co., AR.
3) CSA Co. A, 10th Reg. (Reubin C. Reed), AR Mount. Volu. (enl. 1861)
4) farmer and slaveowner
5) A church member with, and served in army with, Absalom JORDAN (no data on Ab JORDAN)

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Louvenia Maynard "Queen" JORDAN
d/o: Uriah JORDAN, Sr. (1822-1876) and (1'/w) Tabitha C. MAYNARD
b. 6 May 1853; AL
m. (1) William J. ROWE, 15 Oct 1874; ch. ?
m. (2) William David BRIDGES (1840-1934); 2 Nov 1879; 6 children
d. ?

Children of Louvenia Maynard "Queen" JORDAN & (2'/h) William David BRIDGES

1. Elmira Plume "Betty" BRIDGES; m. James Callaway; no ch.
2. Uriah Rutherford "Urb" BRIDGES; never married
3. Myrtle Adelaide BRIDGES; m. Harvey Moore; ch. Cherry Ann & Doris Lynn
4. Mary Lou BRIDGES; m. Roseberry S. BALLEW; one daughter
5. Margaret Louvenia "Margie" BRIDGES;


Uriah JORDAN, Jr.
s/o:Uriah JORDAN, Sr. (1822-1876) and (1'/w) Tabitha C. MAYNARD
b. 1 Oct 1856, AR;
m. Georgia Missouri MALCOM (b. 11 Sept 1861, AR; d. 12 Apr 1956, AR)
d. 2 March 1895, Clark Co., AR; smallpox


Children of Uriah JORDAN, Jr. and Georgia Missouri MALCOM

1. Louna Ethel JORDAN; m. Hardy Benton HOLDTER; ch.: Ethel Christine and Herbert Glenn
2. Will Ed JORDAN; b. 29 March 1887; d. 14 Dec 1956; m. Estella Gurtrude GIBBS; ch.: Paul Gibbs, Edith Maurice, Helen Marguerette, & Jo Nell.
3. Nellie JORDAN; never married.

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Gary [Walter] "Jack" JORDAN
s/o: Uriah JORDAN, Sr.(1822-1876) and (2'/w) Martha DILLARD
b. 1869; Hollywood, Clark Co., AR
m. Janey EWING; Cleburne, Johnson Co., TX

[note: clicking on Janey Ewing will take you to the page: Descendants of William McGAUGHEY and Elizabeth LACKEY which include Janey's ancesters and descendants, and Jack's descendants ]

[Notes on Gary Walter "Jack" JORDAN from files of his grandson, Don Hockaday
-- Trail drive drover when a young man. Settled in Cleburn, Johnson County, Texas. Worked as a butcher in Cleburn, then farmed cotton for two years. Good crops and high prices brought money used to buy a meat market in Cleburne, followed by purchase of a small hardware store near the farmer's market.
-- Moved to Bishop, Texas with wife, then following wife's death moved to Dallas area to work in jobs offered by war (aircraft construction?).
-- Died before Christmas in 1946 or 1947 of the flu in Dallas at about 80 yrs old.
Never remaried after Janie Adeline's death.]


Robert Lee JORDAN
s/o Uriah JORDAN, Sr.(1822-1876) and (2'/w) Martha DILLARD
b. 12 Sep 1874; AR
m. (1) Nellie NEWTON (of Memphis, TN)
ch/Nellie: Leslie, Ione & Burdett [see next]
m. (2) Olive B. STOLTZFUZ; no ch./Olive
d. 27 Feb 1944; bur. San Antonio, TX

Children of Robert Lee JORDAN (1874-1944) & (1'/w) Nellie NEWTON

1) Leslie JORDAN; b. 1898; d. 1944; m. ____; ch: Helen & Mildred
2) Ione JORDAN; b. ?; d. 1944; m. ____; no children
3) Burdett JORDAN; b. ?; d. ?; note: died early

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