Thomas County Georgia Obits - Jordan family File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Robert D. Smith" Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/thomas.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm John Jordan "Southern Enterprise, The", Friday, August 30, 1867, John Jordan departed this life on the 13th instant, in hope of a blessed immortality, aged 87 years. He was born and raised in Wayne county, N. C., and came to Georgia in 1807. He married and settled in Jefferson county, where he lived until the winter of 1829, when he moved to Lowndes county, Ga. In 1833 he moved to Thomas county, where he remained until the day of his death. He joined the M.E. Church in 1808, of which he was an acceptable member, until death removed him to the church triumphant in Heaven. For the last three years his sight had failed him so that he could not read, but he was in the habit of having the Scriptures read to him daily; frequently getting happy while it was read to him. He longed to depart from this world and be forever at rest. He leaves four sons and one daughter and many grandchildren and friends to mourn his loss. But they feel confident that their loss is his eternal gain. "Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord." J. G. J. ---------------- Rebecca (Heath) Jordan Brent H. Holcomb, "Marriage and Death Notices from the Southern Christian Advocate, Vol. I, 1837-1860", (Published by Southern Historical Press), Page 496..., Issue of February 18, 1858...Mrs. Rebecca Ann Jourdan, wife of brother Isaac G. Jourdan, and daughter of the late Henry Heath, Esq., died in Thomas Co., Ga., on the 29th January in her 40th year... ---------------- Amanda (Clardy) Jordan "The Southern Enterprise" - Wednesday, August 14, 1861 - Deceased, Mrs. Amanda M. Jordan, wife of Thomas P. Jordan, and daughter of Thomas M. and Annah Clardy, was born 10th March, 1818, in Hory District, S. C., and died in Thomas County, Ga., July 31st, 1861 - aged 43 years, 4 months and 21 days. In early life she sought and found peace with God and joined the Methodist Church. Since then her devotedness to Christ has been constantly seen both at home and abroad. For a year or more past she had been troubled with a cancer on her jaw, which gave her much trouble and pain - her sufferings were inexplicable - it had been wasting her strength - she could but scarcely drink anything for some time before she died. Her kindred and friends have mourned as they saw the true Christian and the thoughtful wife, the affectionate mother and the attentive neighbor, gradually passing away under such sore affliction. She was the mother of ten children, four of whom are members of the same church of which she was. She had six sons and four daughters whom she has left with their grief stricken father. Her love for her husband and her children made her for some time anxious to live, but as the disease advanced the spirit of submission triumphed, and she committed them all into the hands of God. At another time during her illness a cloud seemed to be upon her spirit - she had not the full assurance of her acceptance with God, but assisted, however, by the counsels and prayers of pious friends it passed away, and she felt again the peace that passeth understanding and the joy which is full of glory. For several weeks before she died she would call her husband and oldest children to the bed and tell them to manage for the best, that she would not be with them long. She was perfectly reconciled to die, and knew her friends and family to the very last - talking to them and asking for anything she wanted. Her last expressions were full of hope, and sweetly as a star sinks to rest, her spirit passed away. Sorrow not as others who have no hope but joyfully join the heavenly choir. Mother, dear, how deep we miss thee, Sorrow's pangs can best express; Thus to see cold death embrace thee, Doth embitter our distress. ------------ ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============