| Family |
Wiley Powell Jordan, b. 7 Apr 1840, Monroe County, Alabama  d. 15 Aug 1909, Wetumka, Hughes County, Oklahoma (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage |
4 Apr 1864 |
Robertson County, Texas [2] |
- MARRIAGE: I do have a couple of copies of old letters of Wiley P. Jordan...they are quite hard to read:
Postmarked Okemah, Okfuskee Co, OK, Mar 8, 1909:
"March th(?) 1909 Mrs Susanah Thomson. Dear Sister, with great pleasure I write youagain and tel any excuse for the long delay. I have bin in bad health the last 3 weaks; had a very bad rising on the back of my neck is some better now but ther is 3 more coming now one just below the old oneand a just above and I can hardly tel whether the old one is much betteror not. any way the situation is very painful. I am some what lonely. Della an Jesse has moved to Wetumka a town about 25 or 30 miles from hear it did not suit me to go just now there were no place for me toput my tools for a shop without paying to much rent and then I might haveto stay there 6 months befor could work much bisness and I get rite smart work hear and I thought I would stay with it a while longer any way I have a pretty fair one room house about 14 by 16 feet square it costsme one dollar an 50 cents a month rent after my trouble and expence of fixing it up there are two other shoe shops hare besides mine but we a(?) mix up the custom with our selves the best we can for a while yet anyway. Well about the picture you wanted after I decided to stay hear an keep back I had to by bedding and a cooking outfit so I could cook (?)at an sleep(?) in my shop and it cost me a rite smart little bitof money to fix so I could live like a decent old Bacheler, but I wil git the picture bfore very long an send it to you. I bought a (?)keyheater for a cook stove it is flat on top with 2 eyes(?) one for the dinnerpot an one for the frying pan. I am going to ......................................??????????? back hear I think I wil get the picture an send it to you. You ask about Charley Jordan I don't know where they are I have not heard from any of them in (?) years. The last I heard of them they were in Flat(?) County Texas.You speak about ...(?) is he hapens to get where you are tel him I wouldbe awful glad to see him an tel him to write to me an tel me al about the country where he has bin an how he likes it. tel Mr. Thomson I would like to see him and have hold of his hand once more. tel me what youare al doing away out there and what you are doing it with. I would loveto go out ther an stay a month with you its so far away I fear I wilnever have money enough to travel so far what is the name of your nearest(?) does Denk(?) or Sallie Welch live in that country and how far are you from them. I would be glad tosee them a gain this is Sunday having getting a litle bit late an looking like rain guess I had better chop off for this time an begin to make preparations for my litle oldsupper but I stewed a pot ful of fresh meat for dinner and have light(?)bread and butter an aggs and I wil not cook any more tel morning and then there (?) be coffee in the bil(?) write soon to your Brother (signed) W P Jordan."
The other letter is postmarked aug 16, 1909, Wetumka, OK
"August the 15th 1909 Mrs Susanah Thompson Dear Sister I wil to answer your kind letter which came to hand some time ago and should have bin answered sooner but I hav not bin fealing well an the weather has bin so hot an dry and I am so nervous I can hardly write at al. I hav nothing much to write crops are fine inthis country and we had a fine rain night before last the first we hav hadin 6 weaks an the Earth had begun to be very dry an dusty, but the raindid come and it looks like rain today. I guess you are getting good rains in that country now I hav the Dallas news by me and it mentions good rains in midle an Southern Texas Crops are fine in this country...(page missing)...to get a little bad an bother me about writing and I hope you wil excuse my delay in answering your letter Della got a letter from Lula the other day and I was glad to read it.I am always glad to read her letters becaus they show that she is lively and independent an to smart to bother much about hard times failuresor disapointments hoping this may find you all in good health. I close for the present write soon to your Brother.
W P Jordan"
Well, cousin, I'm glad to hear from you, Pam Pressney 3533 Buena Creek Rd. Vista, CA 92084
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| Children |
| | 1. William Jordan, b. 1866, Texas d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. John F. Jordan, b. 1872, Texas d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. Mattie Era Jordan, b. 23 Oct 1874, Limestone County, Texas d. 4 Sep 1952, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas (Age 77 years) |
| | 4. Alice Jordan, b. 1877, Limestone County, Alabama d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. Thaddeus Jordan, b. 1880, Mexia, Limestone County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 6. Della Marie Jordan, b. 1 Jul 1884, Mexia, Limestone County, Texas d. 28 May 1958, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas (Age 73 years) |
| | 7. Pearl Penny Jordan, b. 24 Aug 1888, Mexia, Limestone County, Texas d. 24 Aug 1967, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas (Age 79 years) |
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| Family ID |
F794 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
3 May 2015 |
1847 - Abt 1894 (47 years)