Biographical Sketch of Evans Jordan, Tremont Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Evans Jordan, farmer, was born in Wake County, North Carolina, February 14, 1815, and came to Tremont Township, Rock House Prairie, in this county, in 1840. Here, in company with Dugan Pfouts, he bought 714 acres of land. The original name of the township and the recorded name now in the clerk's office, is Jordan. The railroad station of Frazer, fifteen miles southeast of St. Joseph, is located on his farm, it being on the line of what was known, when first built, as St. Louis & St. Joseph Railroad, now the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific. He has a very fine farm, with an excellent residence and good improvements gen- erally. The place is well stocked. Mr. Jordan did much to facilitate the building of the railroad, and has always been foremost in all en- terprises of a public character, including the building of churches and school houses, and has ever been prompt in lending a helping hand to every scheme calculated to promote and develop the interests at large of his county and neighborhood. No man in the township enjoys a wider personal popularity. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================