Wayne County IN Archives Biographies.....Jordan, Thomas J. March 7, 1845 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Glapha Cox rcoxfam@earthlink.net January 16, 2006, 9:59 am Author: History of Wayne County, Indiana;Volume II, (1884) Perry Township p. 699 Thomas J. Jordan, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Dalton Township, Wayne Co., Ind., March 7, 1845, a son of John W. and Catherine (Davidson) Jordan. He was reared a farmer, and has been very successful in that vocation. In 1867 he went to Randolph County, but three years later returned to Wayne County, and settled on land entered from the Government by his great-grandfather. He has a good farm of 168 acres all well improved. Feb. 21, 1867, he married Sarah A., daughter of Z. M. and Mary (Legg) Cecil, a native of Delaware County, Ind. They have four children---Elmer C., Mary A., Charles R. and Florence S. Mr. and Mrs. Jordan and their family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Jordan has been a local preacher since 1870. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/wayne/bios/jordan130gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb