Bio: A. B. Jordan, Sabine Parish, Louisiana

Source: History of Sabine Parish by John G. Belisle, The Sabine Banner Press,

1912 (Page 301-302)

Submitted: by : Kay Thompson Brown
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A. B. JORDAN



A. B. Jordan, member of the Parish School Board from Ward One, was born May 8,

1867, about two miles from the farm on which he now lives.  His father, John

H. Jordan, was born at Covington, Ala., July 29, 1823, and was twice married,

his first wife being Mildredge Watte, born in 1821, and his second wife Martha

A. Parker, born April 24, 1832, who is still living.  His first wife died July

15, 1846, one child was born, Margaret A. F., born April 15, 1846, and to the

second marriage the following births are recorded: Ephemie B., January 15,

1850 (died April 15, 1858); Obedience, Sept. 5, 1851, (died October, 1864);

William L., April 17, 1853, Ophelia, Jan 21, 1855; Winnie, Sept 26, 1857;

Amanda, March 12, 1860; John Henry, July 6, 1862 (died June 14, 1874); Martha

Ann, Nov 17, 1864; Asberry (A. B.), May 8, 1867; Walter D., May 15, 1859, and

James E., Sept 24, 1871.  He moved from Alabama to Mississippi in 1856, and in

the latter part of 1857 he came to Louisiana, settling near the line of Sabine

and Natchitoches parishes in Ward one.  He became a member of the Baptist

church at Cedron in August, 1860, and at Cedron in August, 1860, and took his

Masonic degrees in Kisatchie Lodge No. 156 in 1864, and was an esteemed

citizen of that section.  His death occurred July 8, 1899.  A. B. Jordan has

always lived in the community where he now resides.  During his youth there

were no public schools there and he went for brief terms to private schools

taught by Abraham Ricks, Sam Sibley, Valmore Byles, Elias and Dave Self at Mt.

Carmel and Middle Creek.  On December 1, 1892, he was married to Eunice Belle

Coburn, who was born in Sabine parish, July 10, 1870, and to their union five

children have been born: Pearlie, Sept 12, 1893 (married George McInnis, Jr.,

died Dec.9, 1912); Ivry, March 8, 1895; J. Orange, Feb. 27, 1897; Florence O.,

Nov 7, 1899 (died June 30, 1910); John T., Jan 28, 1902, Miss Ivry is a

popular teacher.  Mr. Jordan has been always engaged in farming.  He is a

member of the Baptist congregation and Kisatchie Lodge F. & A. M. at Mt.

Carmel and is a splendid citizen.  In 1912, he was elected a member of the

Parish School Board, and is a consistent worker for educational progress along

all line.



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