Obit provided by: June Thomazin (#47169125) 7/1/2014
1909 June 23, Wednesday, "Fort Scott Tribune and The Fort Scott Monitor," pg 5,
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WILLIAM JORDON DEAD.
He Was Nearly Ninety Years and Was Grandfather of Bert Coffman Who Was Killed in Wreck. --From Monday's Daily--
William Jordon [sic] died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Cordelia Coffman, 1223 South Crawford street, at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. He had been sick about one week and died from a general break down. He was 89 years of age and
was grandfather of Bert Coffman, a Frisco fireman who was killed in a Frisco wreck a few years ago, and also grandfather of Fireman Coffman who was in the recent wreck in which Charles Hanes lost his life.
The deceased was born in the state of Kentucky, March 26, 1820 and came to Kansas in 1866, settling in the West Liberty neighborhood. He leaves five daughters, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Coffman of this city; Mrs. Renshaw, of
Stotesberry, Mo.; Mrs. Cox, of Fulton, Kan., and Mrs. Kensinger [sic], of La Harpe, Kans. There are a number of grandchildren and other relatives in this county.
Mr. Jordon [sic] had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church almost all his life, and was perhaps the oldest Methodist, in point of years of affiliation
with that denomination, of anyone in this section of Kansas.
The funeral will be held in the morning at 11 o'clock at the West Liberty M. E. Church and will be conducted by Rev. Lewis of the church at Fulton. His grandsons will act as pallbearers. They are: W. G. Gordon, E. T. Coffman, W.M.
Coffman, W. L. Cox, R. E. Cox, H. B. Kessinger. Interment will be made in the family burying ground by the side of Mrs. Jordon, who died several years ago.
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"History of the State of Kansas" Wm. G. Cutler, 1883:
WILLIAM JORDAN, farmer, Section 12, P. O. Barnesville, is a native of
Breckinridge County, Ky., born in 1820. His father had moved to this State in 1800, remaining until 1827, when he moved to Indiana. They lived in this State until 1866, and Mr. Jourdan (sic) grew to manhood, getting the rudiments of an education from the common schools of the neighborhood, and giving his attention to farming afterward. He was a member of the Home Guards during the rebellion,
and when twenty-four years of age he married a Miss Mack, who lived to come to Kansas with him in 1866, and after the privations and labor of establishing her husband and family, quietly passed away in 1877. Mr. Jordan bought his farm of John McNeil, it being one of the first farms opened in this township, on which many scenes of border ruffianism was (sic) enacted. He built a good residence on the place in 1873, and otherwise improved it. He has five married
daughters--Mrs. Johnson is keeping house for him, besides there are Mrs.Coffman, Mrs. Renshaw, Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Kessinger. Mr. Jordan has held offices of trust for the township.
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1909 June 23, Wednesday, "Fort Scott Tribune and The Fort Scott Monitor," pg 5,
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WILLIAM JORDON DEAD.
He Was Nearly Ninety Years and Was Grandfather of Bert Coffman Who Was Killed in Wreck. --From Monday's Daily--
William Jordon [sic] died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Cordelia Coffman, 1223 South Crawford street, at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. He had been sick about one week and died from a general break down. He was 89 years of age and
was grandfather of Bert Coffman, a Frisco fireman who was killed in a Frisco wreck a few years ago, and also grandfather of Fireman Coffman who was in the recent wreck in which Charles Hanes lost his life.
The deceased was born in the state of Kentucky, March 26, 1820 and came to Kansas in 1866, settling in the West Liberty neighborhood. He leaves five daughters, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Coffman of this city; Mrs. Renshaw, of
Stotesberry, Mo.; Mrs. Cox, of Fulton, Kan., and Mrs. Kensinger [sic], of La Harpe, Kans. There are a number of grandchildren and other relatives in this county.
Mr. Jordon [sic] had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church almost all his life, and was perhaps the oldest Methodist, in point of years of affiliation
with that denomination, of anyone in this section of Kansas.
The funeral will be held in the morning at 11 o'clock at the West Liberty M. E. Church and will be conducted by Rev. Lewis of the church at Fulton. His grandsons will act as pallbearers. They are: W. G. Gordon, E. T. Coffman, W.M.
Coffman, W. L. Cox, R. E. Cox, H. B. Kessinger. Interment will be made in the family burying ground by the side of Mrs. Jordon, who died several years ago.
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"History of the State of Kansas" Wm. G. Cutler, 1883:
WILLIAM JORDAN, farmer, Section 12, P. O. Barnesville, is a native of
Breckinridge County, Ky., born in 1820. His father had moved to this State in 1800, remaining until 1827, when he moved to Indiana. They lived in this State until 1866, and Mr. Jourdan (sic) grew to manhood, getting the rudiments of an education from the common schools of the neighborhood, and giving his attention to farming afterward. He was a member of the Home Guards during the rebellion,
and when twenty-four years of age he married a Miss Mack, who lived to come to Kansas with him in 1866, and after the privations and labor of establishing her husband and family, quietly passed away in 1877. Mr. Jordan bought his farm of John McNeil, it being one of the first farms opened in this township, on which many scenes of border ruffianism was (sic) enacted. He built a good residence on the place in 1873, and otherwise improved it. He has five married
daughters--Mrs. Johnson is keeping house for him, besides there are Mrs.Coffman, Mrs. Renshaw, Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Kessinger. Mr. Jordan has held offices of trust for the township.
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Obit provided by: June Thomazin (#47169125) 7/1/2014
1909 June 23, Wednesday, "Fort Scott Tribune and The Fort Scott Monitor," pg 5,
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WILLIAM JORDON DEAD.
He Was Nearly Ninety Years and Was Grandfather of Bert Coffman Who Was Killed in Wreck. --From Monday's Daily--
William Jordon [sic] died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Cordelia Coffman, 1223 South Crawford street, at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. He had been sick about one week and died from a general break down. He was 89 years of age and
was grandfather of Bert Coffman, a Frisco fireman who was killed in a Frisco wreck a few years ago, and also grandfather of Fireman Coffman who was in the recent wreck in which Charles Hanes lost his life.
The deceased was born in the state of Kentucky, March 26, 1820 and came to Kansas in 1866, settling in the West Liberty neighborhood. He leaves five daughters, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Coffman of this city; Mrs. Renshaw, of
Stotesberry, Mo.; Mrs. Cox, of Fulton, Kan., and Mrs. Kensinger [sic], of La Harpe, Kans. There are a number of grandchildren and other relatives in this county.
Mr. Jordon [sic] had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church almost all his life, and was perhaps the oldest Methodist, in point of years of affiliation
with that denomination, of anyone in this section of Kansas.
The funeral will be held in the morning at 11 o'clock at the West Liberty M. E. Church and will be conducted by Rev. Lewis of the church at Fulton. His grandsons will act as pallbearers. They are: W. G. Gordon, E. T. Coffman, W.M.
Coffman, W. L. Cox, R. E. Cox, H. B. Kessinger. Interment will be made in the family burying ground by the side of Mrs. Jordon, who died several years ago.
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"History of the State of Kansas" Wm. G. Cutler, 1883:
WILLIAM JORDAN, farmer, Section 12, P. O. Barnesville, is a native of
Breckinridge County, Ky., born in 1820. His father had moved to this State in 1800, remaining until 1827, when he moved to Indiana. They lived in this State until 1866, and Mr. Jourdan (sic) grew to manhood, getting the rudiments of an education from the common schools of the neighborhood, and giving his attention to farming afterward. He was a member of the Home Guards during the rebellion,
and when twenty-four years of age he married a Miss Mack, who lived to come to Kansas with him in 1866, and after the privations and labor of establishing her husband and family, quietly passed away in 1877. Mr. Jordan bought his farm of John McNeil, it being one of the first farms opened in this township, on which many scenes of border ruffianism was (sic) enacted. He built a good residence on the place in 1873, and otherwise improved it. He has five married
daughters--Mrs. Johnson is keeping house for him, besides there are Mrs.Coffman, Mrs. Renshaw, Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Kessinger. Mr. Jordan has held offices of trust for the township.
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1909 June 23, Wednesday, "Fort Scott Tribune and The Fort Scott Monitor," pg 5,
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WILLIAM JORDON DEAD.
He Was Nearly Ninety Years and Was Grandfather of Bert Coffman Who Was Killed in Wreck. --From Monday's Daily--
William Jordon [sic] died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Cordelia Coffman, 1223 South Crawford street, at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. He had been sick about one week and died from a general break down. He was 89 years of age and
was grandfather of Bert Coffman, a Frisco fireman who was killed in a Frisco wreck a few years ago, and also grandfather of Fireman Coffman who was in the recent wreck in which Charles Hanes lost his life.
The deceased was born in the state of Kentucky, March 26, 1820 and came to Kansas in 1866, settling in the West Liberty neighborhood. He leaves five daughters, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Coffman of this city; Mrs. Renshaw, of
Stotesberry, Mo.; Mrs. Cox, of Fulton, Kan., and Mrs. Kensinger [sic], of La Harpe, Kans. There are a number of grandchildren and other relatives in this county.
Mr. Jordon [sic] had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church almost all his life, and was perhaps the oldest Methodist, in point of years of affiliation
with that denomination, of anyone in this section of Kansas.
The funeral will be held in the morning at 11 o'clock at the West Liberty M. E. Church and will be conducted by Rev. Lewis of the church at Fulton. His grandsons will act as pallbearers. They are: W. G. Gordon, E. T. Coffman, W.M.
Coffman, W. L. Cox, R. E. Cox, H. B. Kessinger. Interment will be made in the family burying ground by the side of Mrs. Jordon, who died several years ago.
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"History of the State of Kansas" Wm. G. Cutler, 1883:
WILLIAM JORDAN, farmer, Section 12, P. O. Barnesville, is a native of
Breckinridge County, Ky., born in 1820. His father had moved to this State in 1800, remaining until 1827, when he moved to Indiana. They lived in this State until 1866, and Mr. Jourdan (sic) grew to manhood, getting the rudiments of an education from the common schools of the neighborhood, and giving his attention to farming afterward. He was a member of the Home Guards during the rebellion,
and when twenty-four years of age he married a Miss Mack, who lived to come to Kansas with him in 1866, and after the privations and labor of establishing her husband and family, quietly passed away in 1877. Mr. Jordan bought his farm of John McNeil, it being one of the first farms opened in this township, on which many scenes of border ruffianism was (sic) enacted. He built a good residence on the place in 1873, and otherwise improved it. He has five married
daughters--Mrs. Johnson is keeping house for him, besides there are Mrs.Coffman, Mrs. Renshaw, Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Kessinger. Mr. Jordan has held offices of trust for the township.
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