Elijah Jordan was a native of North Carolina, lived in Alabama some years, went from there to Arkansas, and in 1867, as stated above, came to Bosque county, Texas. He had served all through the late war. On coming to this county he bought a tract of land, but before he succeeded in opening up a farm he was summoned to his last home, his death occurring in 1868. His good wife survived him until 1883. Like her worthy husband, she possessed many noble traits of character, adapted herself to pioneer life, and was a blessing to her family; and above all, she was a true Christian woman, the church of her choice and of which she was an honored member being the Methodist Episcopal. Their family consisted of eight children, one of which died in infancy, the others being as follows: John, Sally, wife of West Borders; Augustus, a prominent farmer of this county; Andrew, also a farmer of this county; Georgia, wife of N. Sliger; Josephene, wife of F. Garrett; and Susan, wife of B. Barrett. (History of Texas, Central Texas, Vol 1, Pages 229-231, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1896;
Elijah Jordan was a native of North Carolina, lived in Alabama some years, went from there to Arkansas, and in 1867, as stated above, came to Bosque county, Texas. He had served all through the late war. On coming to this county he bought a tract of land, but before he succeeded in opening up a farm he was summoned to his last home, his death occurring in 1868. His good wife survived him until 1883. Like her worthy husband, she possessed many noble traits of character, adapted herself to pioneer life, and was a blessing to her family; and above all, she was a true Christian woman, the church of her choice and of which she was an honored member being the Methodist Episcopal. Their family consisted of eight children, one of which died in infancy, the others being as follows: John, Sally, wife of West Borders; Augustus, a prominent farmer of this county; Andrew, also a farmer of this county; Georgia, wife of N. Sliger; Josephene, wife of F. Garrett; and Susan, wife of B. Barrett. (History of Texas, Central Texas, Vol 1, Pages 229-231, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1896;
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