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CENSUS: 1820 Hall County, GA; Page 136; 1 male 26-45 (James); 1 female 26-45 Winifred); 3 females under 10; and 1 female 10-16. A James Jordan is also listed in the 1820 census of Gwinnett County, GA.

CENSUS: 1830 Madison County, GA; Page 111; 1 Male 30-40 Yrs (James); 1 Female 30-40 Yrs (Winifred); 2 Males Under 5 Yrs (Elbert & William); 1 Female Under 5 Yrs (?); and 1 Female 5-10 Yrs (?). James is shown as Head of Household No. 231, while Abram Glore is shown as HofH #235.

CENSUS: 1840 Cobb County, GA; Page 254R; 40-50 Yrs = 1 Male (James) & 1 Female
(Winifred); 1 Male 10-15 Yrs (William) and 1 Male 15-20 Yrs (Elbert).

SPECIAL; Per March 17, 2000 e-mail received from Betty (Owen) Trimble, James and Winifred had no known children. James' three sons Samuel H. (b. 1819); Elbert P. (b. 1825) and William M. (b. 1827) were all born before 1850. The 1850 census lists James' wife as Nancy F. The 1860 census lists James' wife as Winifred. Therefore, James must have married Winifred between 1850 and 1860.

DEEDS: On 9/25/1879, James deeded Tract 188 of the 18th District, Cobb County, to William M. Jordan in consideration of "the natural love and affection he has for his son W. M. Jordan and for the maintenance and taking care of said James in his old age and paying doctor bills and burial expenses".

CHURCH: Minutes of the Concord Baptist Church, in Coxes District of Cobb County are on microfilm in the Georgia State Archives which show that James Jordan and wife joined the church February 24, 1838.

SPECIAL: Per research by Mrs. Joan H. Young, a professional genealogist, it appears that James was in Gwinnett County by 1820 and then moved into De Kalb county by 1830. From De Kalb county, he went over into Carroll county and then ended up in Cobb county where he lived until his death in 1880. There is a close relationship between James, Samuel and Charles Jordan in Gwinnett county in 1820 (they were probably brothers). By 1830, Samuel and James were in Carroll county and Charles was in Gwinnett. By 1832, James was in Carroll county and jointly owned land with Samuel.

BURIAL: Per "The First Hundred Years" by Sarah Temple; Page 706; James Jordan was born 2/25/1797, died 9/18/1880, and is buried in the Mt. Harmony Cemetery 2.7 miles from Mableton. The same information is collaborated in Volume II of Cobb County Cemeteries compiled by the Cobb County Genealogical Society where James Jordan is listed with ID#38422.

ESTATE: James died intestate and A. J. Dodgen was appointed as Administrator of the estate by the Cobb County Ordinary 11/8/1880.

HISTORICAL NOTE: The state of Georgia was one of the original 13 colonies. James Jordan was born 2/25/1797. That same year John Adams was inaugurated as the second President of the United States and Thomas Jefferson became Vice-President. When James was five years old (1803), the U.S. purchased a huge tract of land from France (known as the Louisiana Purchase). The Lewis and Clark expedition departed in 1804 during Thomas Jefferson's first term in office and returned in 1806 during his second term. James Madison became the fourth President in 1809. Abraham Lincoln, 16th President, was born in 1809. James Jordan was 15 years old when the U.S. declared war against Great Britain in 1812. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on July 4, 1826. James Jordan was about 39 years old when Davy Crockett, frontiersman and folk hero died defending the Alamo in 1836 and Texas won independence from Mexico. That same year General Sam Houston (1793-1863) became President of the Republic of Texas. John C. Fremont crosses Rocky Mountains to California in 1843. Texas and Florida were admitted statehood in 1845. The U. S. declared war with Mexico in 1846 and within the next few years New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and California became part of the United States. James Jordan was 63 when Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th President of the U.S. in 1860. South Carolina seceded from the Union in protest. Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated in 1861 and the Confederate States of America consisting of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and Louisiana is formed. Confederates attack Fort Sumter thereby beginning the Civil War. Lincoln signs the "Emancipation Proclamation" effective January 1, 1863. The Civil War formally ended April 9, 1865 at Appomattox.

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