From the records found in 1860 he went by the name of John C. Wheeley. In 1870 he is known by the name of John C Jordan. When he got married in 1882 he was known as Lorenzo C. Jordan.

Home in 1860: Orange, North Carolina
Martha Wheeley 57
Mary Wheeley 30
John C Wheeley 6
Lack Wheeley 3

Home in 1870: Cedar Grove, Orange, North Carolina
Andrew M Jordan 48
Mary Jordan 40
John C Jordan 14
Martha Jordan 8
Martha Wheeler 70 [not transcribed with family but is on census record.]

Incorrectly transcribed as Brown:
North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Lorenzo C Jordan
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1855
Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1882
Marriage Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA
Father: Andrew Jordan
Mother: Mary Jordan
Spouse: Artelia S W Porterfield
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 25
Spouse Father: James Porterfield
Spouse Mother: Ardice Porterfield
Event Type: Marriage

Home in 1900: Cedar Grove, Orange, North Carolina
Lorenzo C Jordon 45 [Jan 1855; Years Married: 17; abt 1883
Artella Jordon 43 [Jan 1857; 4 of 7 children living]
Charles O Jordon 12
James A Jordon 7
Lessie Jordon 4
Jessee C Jordon 2

Home in 1910: Cedar Grove, Orange, North Carolina
L C Jordan 55
Artelia Jordan 50
Ollie Jordan 23
Andy Jordan 18
Lessie Jordan 15
Cavenis Jordan 13

Home in 1920: Cedar Grove, Orange, North Carolina
Jack C Jordan 65
Ollie C Jordan 32
Andie J Gordan 27
Ethel Jordan 28
Canenes J Jordan 22

North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930
Name: Lorenza Calvin Jordan
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 70y 6d*
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: 1855
Birth Place: Orange
Death Date: 31 Jan 1925
Death Place: Mebane, Alamance, North Carolina
Burial Date: 1 Feb 1925
Cemetery: Cedar Grove
Father: Andrew Jordan
Mother: Mary Wheeley
Reference ID: fn 910 cn 7
FHL Film Number: 4216517
*Dates on headstone put him as 70 years, 12 days old, not the 6 days listed on death certificate. No birth date is listed on his death certificate.