Edna C. Jordan

F, b. 3 April 1877, d. 9 January 1905
     Edna C. Jordan was born on 3 April 1877 at North Hudson, Essex County, New York.1,2 She was the daughter of Carlos A. Jordan and Elma J. Lane. She was part of the closing exercises for the spring term. She (along with 3 others) performed "Causes of the Revolution". on 30 June 1888.3 She was giving a recitation from Benson John Lossing on 3 May 1889 at Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York.4 She was mentioned in the Elizabethtown Post newspaper as having made the honor roll in several subjects at school, on 6 December 1894.5 She was ill with an unmentioned sickness for two weeks in February 1897.6 She graduated on 27 June 1898 at Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York.1,7 She lived before 1901 at Essex, Essex County, New York.8,9,10,11 She was a school teacher in the Steele District on 21 June 1901 at Lewis, Essex County, New York.12 She was the Primary and Intermediate grades teacher on 31 October 1901 at Essex, Essex County, New York.11,13 She married Foster T. Groves on 14 June 1904 at Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York.14 She lived on 15 June 1904 at Mechanicville, Saratoga County, New York.1 She was mentioned as her wedding announcement in The Elizabethtown Post:

"Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock Miss Ednah C. Jordan of Elizabethtown and Foster T. Groves of Mechanicville were unitied in marriage, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. A. S. Clark, pastor of the M. E. Church, at the home of the bride's parents just east of this village. The ceremony was witnessed by a few relatives and friends of the contracting parties and was followed by a repast.
"The bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carlos A. Jordan and is an estimable toung lady. The groom is a young man havin a lucrative position, being an employee of the Boston and Maine Railroad.
"The newly wedded pair are now away on their wedding tour."

on 16 June 1904. She died on 9 January 1905 at Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York, at age 27.1

Death of Mrs. Edna Groves
Mrs. Edna Groves, formerly Miss Edna Jordan, died at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Carlos A, Jordan, in this town Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, in the 28th year of her age. Deceased was born in the town of North Hudson April, 3 1877, and came to Elizabethtown with her parents to reside when about 3 years old. She was educated in the Elizabethtown High School, class of 1898. She taught successfully in the High School at Essex village and also in Pine Grove district of this town and wasa young lady of excellent qualities and qualifications. Only a few months ago she married a Mr. Groves, a railrod man residing in Mechanicsville, N. Y., to which place she went to reside. After a few weeks residence there she was taken down with malaria and typhoid fever. About a month agoshe came to her old home here, having a relapse after her arrival. The surviving husband, two brothers and aged parents have the sincere sympathy of this community. Funeral services at the house at 1 p. m. and at the M. E. Churchat 2 p. m. to day, the interment being in Riverside cemetery.15

She was buried on 12 January 1905 at Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York.1,16

Citations

  1. [S23] Elizabethtown Post, online, "Death of Mrs. Edna Groves", Thursday January 12 1905.
  2. [S43] James Hill Fitts, Lane Genealogies Vol.II, Page 196.
  3. [S23] Elizabethtown Post, online, "Elizabethtown Union Free School", Thursday July 5 1888.
  4. [S23] Elizabethtown Post, online, "Arbor Day May 3 1889", Thursday May 9 1889.
  5. [S375] NYS Historic Newspapers, online https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/, Publication: The Elizabethtown Post, Elizabethtown, N.Y.; Date: 6 Dec 1894; Page: 4; Accessed: 07 Mar 2021.
  6. [S23] Elizabethtown Post, online, "High School Notes", Thursday March 4 1897.
  7. [S23] Elizabethtown Post, online, "Elizabethtown High School Graduating Exercises", Thursday June 23 1898.
  8. [S23] Elizabethtown Post, online, Thursday March 12 1903.
  9. [S23] Elizabethtown Post, online, Thursday January 1 1903.
  10. [S23] Elizabethtown Post, online, Thursday January 2 1902.
  11. [S23] Elizabethtown Post, online, Thursday October 31 1901.
  12. [S23] Elizabethtown Post, online, Thursday June 27 1901.
  13. [S23] Elizabethtown Post, online, December 19 1901.
  14. [S23] Elizabethtown Post, online, "Groves-Jordan", The Elizabethtown Post, Thursday 16 April 1904, vol. 52, no. 46, p. 1, col. 4, digital image, Northern New York Library Network, Northern New York Historical Nespapers (http://news.nnyln.net/), 2008.
  15. [S375] NYS Historic Newspapers, online https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/, Publication: The Elizabethtown Post; Date: 12 Jan 1905; Page: 1; Accessed: 9 Mar 2021.
  16. [S44] Northern NY Tombstones, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~frgen/…, Located in Block 1 of the Riverside Cemetery in Elizabethtown, Essex County, NY, accessed 13 Jul 2013 (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~frgen/…).

Edward Llewellyn Jordan

M, b. 9 March 1927, d. 2 March 1965
     Edward Llewellyn Jordan was born on 9 March 1927 at Larimore, Grand Forks County, North Dakota.1 He was the son of Durward E. Jordan and Edith Gwen Jones. He appeared on the census of 19 April 1930 in the household of Archer J. Jordan at Larimore Township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota.2 He married Dorothy Ann Beauregard after 1950. He married Mary Sue McDaniel, daughter of Robert Levelle McDaniel and Ruby Lee Humphreys, on 1 July 1961 at Itasca County, Minnesota.3 He died on 2 March 1965 at Itasca County, Minnesota, at age 37.1

Children of Edward Llewellyn Jordan and Dorothy Ann Beauregard

Child of Edward Llewellyn Jordan and Mary Sue McDaniel

Citations

  1. [S18] Ancestry.com, online http://www.ancestry.com/, Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001; Original data: State of Minnesota. Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002. Minneapolis, MN, USA: Minnesota Department of Health.
  2. [S119] 1930 U.S. Census, Census Place: Larimore, Grand Forks, North Dakota; Roll: 1736; Pages: 2B-3A; Enumeration District: 35; Images: 180.0-181.0; FHL microfilm: 2341470, Ancestry.com, accessed 11 Jul 2013.
  3. [S18] Ancestry.com, online http://www.ancestry.com/, Minnesota, Marriage Index, 1958-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007; Original data: Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, Office of the State Registrar. Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-1995. Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, Office of the State Registrar, St. Paul, Minnesota.
  4. [S28] Family Search, online http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp, "Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2002," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VC2Z-YJY : accessed 11 Jul 2013), Edward Llewllyn Jordan in entry for Denise Lynn Jordan, 1956.
  5. [S29] RootsWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/, RootsWeb Free Pages for Rock County, http://freepages.books.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wirockbios/…
  6. [S28] Family Search, online http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp, "Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2002," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VCXM-C25 : accessed 11 Jul 2013), Edward Llewellyn Jordan in entry for Joyce Lee Jordan, 1958.
  7. [S45] GazetteXtra, various, Published 23 April 2008, http://gazettextra.com/obits/2008/apr/23/janice-jordan/
  8. [S28] Family Search, online http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp, "Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2002," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VC61-F38 : accessed 11 Jul 2013), Edward Llewellyn Jordan in entry for Janice Ann Jordan, 1959.

Eleazer Jordan

M, b. circa 1786, d. 15 August 1860
     The origin of the name Eleazer (el ee AY zar) is Hebrew for "God is my help."1 He is the verified patriarch of the Jordan family in this research. His parents and siblings are unknown. The researcher has included a Benjamin as his possible brother, but it has not been proven (yet).

Little is known about Eleazer, other than he was born in New Hampshire. It is unknown if he is related to Revolutionary War veteran, Eleazer Jordan. It is also not known if "our" Eleazer came from the Cheshire County area of New Hampshire where the Jordans are numerous.

He was born circa 1786 at New Hampshire. He was the son of Unknown Jordan. He married Hannah Unknown circa 1825. He and Hannah Unknown appeared on the census of 1830 at Hadley, Saratoga County, New York, with three additional persons in the household. These people included a woman aged 20-29 (Fanny), a girl under 5 (Celestia), and a boy under 5 (John).2 He appeared on the census of 1840 at Moriah, Essex County, New York, with seven additional persons in the household. These people included a woman aged 30-39 (Fanny), a girl 10-14 (unknown), a girl 5-9 (Mary), a boy 10-14 (John), a boy 5-9 (Sylvenus), and two boys under 5 (James & unknown).3 He and Fanny Unknown appeared on the census of 26 July 1850 at Moriah, Essex County, New York.4 He appeared on the census of 11 June 1855 in the household of John H. Jordan at Moriah, Essex County, New York.5 He appeared on the census of 12 June 1860 at North Hudson, Essex County, New York. He and Carlos were living in the household of the John L. DeLong family and employed as laborers.6 He appeared on the census of 12 June 1860 in the household of John Lindsey DeLong and Celestia L. Jordan at North Hudson, Essex County, New York.7 He died on 15 August 1860 at Essex County, New York.8 He was buried after 15 August 1860 at Moriah, Essex County, New York; Transcribed as JORDON.9

Died

In North Hudson, at the residence of John L. DeLong, in the 15th inst., ELEAZAR JORDAN, aged 74 years.8

Children of Eleazer Jordan and Hannah Unknown

Citations

  1. [S242] Baby Names World, online http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com, Name: Eleazar, Gender: Boy, Origin: Hebrew, Meaning: God is my help, Pronunciation: (el ee AY zar), Form of: Itself(Eleazar), accessed 13 Jul 2013 (http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/…).
  2. [S186] 1830 U.S. Census, Census Place: Hadley, Saratoga, New York; Page: 232; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 108; Family History Film: 0017168, Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, accessed 13 Jul 2013.
  3. [S187] 1840 U.S. Census, Census Place: Moriah, Essex, New York; Roll: 282; Page: 91; Image: 193; Family History Library Film: 0017187, Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, accessed 13 Jul 2013.
  4. [S188] 1850 U.S. Census, Census Place: Moriah, Essex, New York; Roll: M432_503; Page: 34B; Image: 77, Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, accessed 13 Jul 2013.
  5. [S28] Family Search, online http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp, "New York, State Census, 1855," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6QD-529 : accessed 14 Jul 2013), John Jordan, 1855.
  6. [S189] 1860 U.S. Census, Census Place: North Hudson, Essex, New York; Roll: M653_753; Page: 1; Image: 1; Family History Library Film: 803753, Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, accessed 13 Jul 2013.
  7. [S189] 1860 U.S. Census, Census Place: North Hudson, Essex, New York; Roll: M653_753; Page: 1; Image: 1; Family History Library Film: 803753, Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, accessed 15 Jul 2013.
  8. [S375] NYS Historic Newspapers, online https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/, Publication: The Elizabethtown Post, Elizabethtown, N.Y.; Date: 24 Aug 1860; Page: 2; Accessed: 07 Mar 2021.
  9. [S44] Northern NY Tombstones, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~frgen/…, Elezer Jordon, South Moriah Cemetery, Moriah, Essex County, New York, accessed 13 Jul 2013 (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~frgen/…).

Elisabeth Jordan

F
     Elisabeth Jordan is the daughter of Jon Paul Jordan and Sandi Unknown.

Elizabeth Anne Jordan

F
     Elizabeth Anne Jordan is the daughter of Wilford Lee Jordan and Helen Ruth Bow. She married Keith Kindsvatter, son of Lawrence Jacob Kindsvatter and Helen Shadoan, on 24 May 1975 at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.1,2 She and Keith Kindsvatter were divorced in May 1979.1 She married James Shaw on 4 August 1984 at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.3,4

Child of Elizabeth Anne Jordan and James Shaw

Citations

  1. [S48] Interview, Beth Shaw.
  2. [S68] Marion County, IN Marriage Records, online http://www.biz.indygov.org/apps/civil/marriage/, Marriage Record Number      315098
    Groom      KEITH KINDSVATTER
    Bride      ELIZABETH JORDAN
    Marriage Date      05/24/1975
    Page Number      214
    Ref. Book Number      273.
  3. [S48] Interview, Beth Shaw, Interview with Beth Shaw.
  4. [S68] Marion County, IN Marriage Records, online http://www.biz.indygov.org/apps/civil/marriage/, Marriage Record Number      402301
    Groom      JAMES SHAW
    Bride      ELIZABETH KINDSVATTER
    Marriage Date      08/04/1984
    Page Number      119
    Ref. Book Number      311.

Elizabeth Ruth Jordan1,2

F, b. 20 May 1929, d. 11 February 2015
     Elizabeth Ruth Jordan was also known as Betty.3 She was born on 20 May 1929 at Vergennes, Addison County, Vermont.1,4 She was the daughter of Chester Benjamin Jordan and Lucy Ursella Trudeau.1 She married Richard Rene Poquette on 30 June 1946 at Vergennes, Addison County, Vermont.2 She died on 11 February 2015 at USA at age 85.

Child of Elizabeth Ruth Jordan and Richard Rene Poquette

Citations

  1. [S119] 1930 U.S. Census, Census Place: Vergennes, Addison, Vermont; Roll: 2426; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 23; Image: 335.0; FHL microfilm: 2342160, Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census, Accessed: 19 Jul 2013.
  2. [S28] Family Search, online http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp, Richard Rene Poquette and Elizabeth Ruth Jordan; "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNR4-Z6H : 14 April 2020); Accessed: 12 Feb 2021.
  3. [S79] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com, Deborah Jane “Deb" "Debby” Poquette Clark (7 Jan 1947–30 Nov 2017), Memorial no.: 186291323; Maintained by: Laurie & Nate S. (contributor 47011031); Cremated: Location of ashes is unknown; Accessed 14 Feb 2021.
  4. [S18] Ancestry.com, online http://www.ancestry.com/, Vermont, U.S., Birth Records, 1909-2008 [database on-line]; Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont; Vermont Birth Records, 1909-2008; User Box Number: PR-01922; Roll Number: S-30776; Archive Number: M-2033015; Original data: Vermont. Vermont Birth Records, 1909-2003. Vermont State Archives and Records Administration, Montpelier, Vermont; Accessed: 13 Feb 2021.

Elsie Christy Jordan1,2

F
     Elsie Christy Jordan is the daughter of Frederick F. Jordan and Rose M. Hurlburt.1

Citations

  1. [S180] 1910 U.S. Census, Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]; Year: 1910; Census Place: Westport, Essex, New York; Roll: T624_934; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1374947; Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA; Accessed: 5 Mar 2021.
  2. [S179] 1920 U.S. Census, Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]; Year: 1920; Census Place: Vergennes, Addison, Vermont; Roll: T625_1870; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 22; Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City); Accessed: 5 Mar 2021.

Elsie Mae Jordan1,2

F, b. 15 November 1910, d. July 1983
     Elsie Mae Jordan was born on 15 November 1910 at Vergennes, Addison County, Vermont.1,2,3 She was the daughter of Chester Benjamin Jordan and Mary A. Tredo.1 She married James Vincent Detore, son of Salvatore Detore and Conchetta Pietrisimmon, on 9 May 1930 at Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont.4 She died in July 1983 at Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, at age 72.2

Children of Elsie Mae Jordan and James Vincent Detore

Citations

  1. [S179] 1920 U.S. Census, Census Place: Vergennes, Addison, Vermont; Roll: T625_1870; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 376, Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census, Accessed: 19 Jul 2013.
  2. [S18] Ancestry.com, online http://www.ancestry.com/, Elsie Mae Jordan, Bishara Family Tree, Accessed: 19 Jul 2013 (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/28244954/person/12018419226).
  3. [S322] Newspapers.com, online https://www.newspapers.com/, Published by: The Brulington Free Press (Burlington, Vermont); Date: 17 Oct 1910; Page: 9; Accessed: 14 Feb 2021 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/197093706).
  4. [S18] Ancestry.com, online http://www.ancestry.com/, Elsie Mae Jordan, Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008, Accessed: 19 Jul 2013.
  5. [S181] 1940 U.S. Census, Census Place: Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont; Roll: T627_4231; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 4-22, Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census, Accessed: 19 Jul 2013.
  6. [S28] Family Search, online http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp, Elsie Jordan in entry for William Chester Detore, Birth; "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008" (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFY9-YFX : 6 December 2014); Original Data: "Vermont, Birth Records, 1909-2008" and "Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908"; Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing Vital Records Office, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington and New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston; Accessed: 12 Feb 2021.
  7. [S28] Family Search, online http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp, Judith Lynn Detore, 1949; "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFGD-5VP : 14 April 2020); Accessed: 13 Feb 2021.

Ernest Edson Jordan

M, b. 22 February 1871, d. 5 April 1917
     Ernest Edson Jordan was born on 22 February 1871 at Schroon, Essex County, New York.1,2 He was the son of Carlos A. Jordan and Elma J. Lane. He was unfortunate to have broken his leg while logging on 24 February 1897 at Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York.3 He married Mary E. Honeywell, daughter of William H. Honeywell Sr. and Ellen Fursman, circa 1899 at New York.4 He was installed as 1st Lieutenant of the Sons of Veterans Post on 26 January 1901 at Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York.5 He and Carlos A. Jordan were re-inbursed by the State of New York Fisheries, Game and Forest Commision for expenses incurred fighting and preventing forest fires. on 8 November 1907.6 He died on 5 April 1917 at Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York, at age 46.1,7 The cause of death for Ernest Edson Jordan was Typhoid pneumonia. on 5 April 1917.1 He was buried on 9 April 1917 at Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York.1,8

The following news article was printed in the April 12, 1917, edition of The Elizabethtown Post:

Sad Death of Ernest Jordan

Just as we were going to press last Thursday news reached this office that Ernest Jordan had just died of typhoid pneumonia. It seemed too bad to be true but upon investigation the report proved to be correct. It developed that he had taken sick on Monday and before most of us realized that he was sick the mortal struggle was all over.
Ernest Jordan, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Carlos A. Jordan of Elizabethtown, was born in the town of Schroon 46 years ago. When 10 years of age he came to Elizabethtown with his parents, elder brother Archer and a sister, Edna, who died some years ago. For 35 years Ernest Jordan has been a familiar figure in Elizabethtown. His was one of the useful lives in the workof this community, which we know neither how to spare nor to replace. He conducted a farm and milk route, besides which he plowed gardens, helped others do their farming, drew wood, coal, etc., in short did anything that was honorable in the way of earning a living. He was as honest and faithful as the sun which shines and will be missed in the daily life of this community. However, it is in the happy home where he will be most missed. As a son he was kind, as a husband the most faithful and as a father all that could be asked. Indeed, it would be difficult to pick out a more faithful home companion than Ernest Jordan had been. The aged parents, the grief stricken widow, the only son and the only brother, all dearly beloved by the deceased, have the sincere sympathy of this community.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church Monday afternoon at two o'clock, being largely attended. Rev. D. H. French preached the funeral service. The interment was in Riverside Cemetery.

Expression of Thanks
The undersigned hereby thank all who so kindly assisted at the time of the sickness and death of Ernest Jordan.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos A. Jordan
Mrs. Ernest Jordan
Archer Jordan
Archer Jordan 2nd.9

Child of Ernest Edson Jordan and Mary E. Honeywell

Citations

  1. [S23] Elizabethtown Post, online, "Sad Death of Ernest Jordan", The Elizabethtown Post, Thursday 12 April 1917, p. 1, col. 3, digital image, Northern New York Library Network, Northern New York Historical Nespapers (http://news.nnyln.net/), 2008.
  2. [S43] James Hill Fitts, Lane Genealogies Vol.II, Page 196.
  3. [S23] Elizabethtown Post, online, Thursday February 25 1897.
  4. [S180] 1910 U.S. Census, Census Place: Elizabethtown, Essex, New York; Roll: T624_933; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1374946, Accessed: 16 Aug 2013.
  5. [S23] Elizabethtown Post, online, Thursday January 31 1901.
  6. [S23] Elizabethtown Post, online, Thursday November 1907.
  7. [S176] Adirondack Record-Post, online, Thursday, April 12, 1917, (adirondack-record-1917-april-june - 0016.pdf). accessed 21 May 2012.
  8. [S44] Northern NY Tombstones, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~frgen/…, Located in Block 1 of the Riverside Cemetery in Elizabethtown, Essex County, NY., (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~frgen/…).
  9. [S375] NYS Historic Newspapers, online https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/, Publication: The Elizabethtown Post (Elizabethtown, N.Y.); Published: Arpil 12, 1917; Page: 1; Accessed: 20 Feb 2021.

Dr. Ernest Edson Jordan1

M, b. 11 February 1927, d. 16 January 2006
Dr. Ernest Edson Jordan (Provided by Laurel Foster)
     Dr. Ernest Edson Jordan was born on 11 February 1927 at Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York.1 He was the son of Archer Edson Jordan II and Ivah Viola Page. He married Dorothy Lou Rule, daughter of Henry Burton Rule and Dora C King, circa 1949.1 He died on 16 January 2006 at Lexington, Lexington-Fayette Urban County, Kentucky, at age 78.1
Dr. Ernest Edson Jordan


JORDAN Dr. Ernest Edson, left this world for his next adventure on
Mon., Jan. 16, 2006. Helping others was the theme of his life from
counseling people, to fixing broken cars, to helping impoverished
farmers use their crops more efficiently. Ernie Jordan was born in
Syracuse, NY on Feb. 11, 1927. His desire to pursue and accomplish
dreams and goals was unquenchable. During WWII he served as an
airplane mechanic for the Navy. He met and married Dorothy Rule
while earning his BA at the University of Colorado. He worked with
the Navajo Indians in Arizona and New Mexico before getting his masters
degree in public health from Berkley University. He received his
doctorate in education with a specialization in marriage counseling
from the University of Pennsylvania and worked for many years as a
psychologist for Comprehensive Care Center in Lexington, KY. After
retirement, he and his wife served in the Peace Corps, first in
Paraguay, South America and later, in the Solomon Islands in the
South Pacific. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Rule Jordan who
was his partner in adventure for 56 years. Other survivors include
four daughters; Laurel Foster, Smyrna, TN, Linda Ann Waggoner,
Las Vegas, NV, Cathleen McClain, Mt. Eden, KY, Mera Disponett,
Lexington, KY, one son, Martin Jordan, Lexington, KY and 23 grandchildren.
His family will dearly miss the wealth of wisdom, ingenious creations,
and practical help he always provided. A memorial celebration of his
life will be held at 5 pm Sat., Jan. 21, 2006 at First United Methodist
Church, 200 West High Street. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to
World Neighbors, 4127 NW 122nd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73120(1-800-242-6387.)2

Citations

  1. [S100] Legacy.com, online http://www.legacy.com/NS/, Originally published in the Lexington Herald-Leader between 18 and 21 Jan 2006.
  2. [S100] Legacy.com, online http://www.legacy.com/NS/, Dr. Ernest Edson Jordan obituary, Published in the Lexington Herald-Leader, Jan. 18 - Jan. 21, 2006, Accessed: 27 Aug 2010 (http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/kentucky/obituary.aspx).