Wayne County IN Archives Biographies.....Jordon, William D. January 1, 1847 - ************************************************ 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, 10:01 am Author: History of Wayne County, Indiana;Volume II, (1884) Dalton Township p. 450 William D. Jordon, farmer and stock-raiser, section 24, Dalton, Township, was born in Dalton Township, Wayne Co., Ind., Jan. 1, 1847, a son of John W. and Catherine (Davidson) Jordon. He was reared on a farm and educated at the common schools, after which he engaged in teaching in the winter and farmed during the summer seasons till he was twenty-five years old. He was married Oct. 10, 1872, to Lizzie, daughter of Wilton and Rachel (Thornburg) Dennis, of Dalton Township. After his marriage he settled on the old homestead, where he has 167 acres of highly cultivated land. Mr. and Mrs. Jordon are active members of the Methodist Episcopal church. They are the parents of two children---Nellie F. and Frank W. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/wayne/bios/jordon131gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb