James was the son of James & Obedience White Jordan. His father died July 19, 1826, and so James never saw his father. He was named for a Benajah Houston, who had been a friend of the family. His older brothers were the beneficiaries of his father's possessions, so after James was grown, he moved to Paulding Co Ga. and in the 1850 census, he was in HH# 928, next to his brother, Joshua R Jordan. James occupation was " Farmer" He is not found in the 1860 census, but in the Georgia " 1864 Census For Reorganizing The Militia" He was in the 35th Senatorial Dist., Militia Dist 5th Ward. in West End, 5th Ward, Atlanta, Fulton Co. Ga. His mother, Obedience Jordan was in the HH next door, and there was a James Jordan aged James L Jordan aged 1. In 1871 he applied to the U S Southern Claims Commission Claim #20608, in which stated that he had been supported of the U S Government, had not not taken up arms against it. He asked for compensation for damage done to his plantation in Cobb Co. Ga. by Gen. W T Sherman's army. The claim was denied. I did find a document in the Cobb Co Courthouse from Joshua R Jordan of Franklin Co Al., attesting that he had sold a certain piece of property to James Jordan.
James was my( Ron Holley's) great-great-great granduncle.
James was my( Ron Holley's) great-great-great granduncle.
James was the son of James & Obedience White Jordan. His father died July 19, 1826, and so James never saw his father. He was named for a Benajah Houston, who had been a friend of the family. His older brothers were the beneficiaries of his father's possessions, so after James was grown, he moved to Paulding Co Ga. and in the 1850 census, he was in HH# 928, next to his brother, Joshua R Jordan. James occupation was " Farmer" He is not found in the 1860 census, but in the Georgia " 1864 Census For Reorganizing The Militia" He was in the 35th Senatorial Dist., Militia Dist 5th Ward. in West End, 5th Ward, Atlanta, Fulton Co. Ga. His mother, Obedience Jordan was in the HH next door, and there was a James Jordan aged James L Jordan aged 1. In 1871 he applied to the U S Southern Claims Commission Claim #20608, in which stated that he had been supported of the U S Government, had not not taken up arms against it. He asked for compensation for damage done to his plantation in Cobb Co. Ga. by Gen. W T Sherman's army. The claim was denied. I did find a document in the Cobb Co Courthouse from Joshua R Jordan of Franklin Co Al., attesting that he had sold a certain piece of property to James Jordan.
James was my( Ron Holley's) great-great-great granduncle.
James was my( Ron Holley's) great-great-great granduncle.
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