Arthur Scorefield Jordan

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ID: I506
Last: Jordan
First: Arthur
Middle: Scorefield
Birth: 13 Nov 1894 at Chesterfield Co., South Carolina 1 2
Death: 8 Jan 1964 at Camden, Kershaw Co., South Carolina 3 4
Burial: Providence Baptist Church, Kershaw Co., South Carolina 5
Sex: M
Notes: Thanks to Frank Joyner for providing additional information on descendancy.
Sources: 6 7 8
 
Mother: Mary Frances Threatt b: 2 Sep 1865 d: 10 Feb 1931
Father: LeVander Jackson Jordan b: 24 Apr 1866 d: 30 Mar 1941
 
Marriage 1   Minnie Bell West b: 21 Apr 1893 d: 29 Oct 1983
Wedding: 31 May 1915 Kershaw, Lancaster Co., South Carolina 9
 
 
Sources:
1 Title: Tombstone
 
2 Title: Social Security Death Index
Note: SSDI lists birth as 03 Nov. 1894.
 
3 Title: Tombstone
 
4 Title: Social Security Death Index
 
5 Title: Tombstone
Note: Single monument with two large markers for husband and wife, joined by lower marker inscribed "Jordan" (have photo). Cemetery is located on a ridge east of Westville, SC.
Text: Jordan / Father / Arthur S. / Nov. 3, 1894 / Jan. 8, 1964...
 
6 Title: Jordan and Threatt Genealogy
Author: Jordan, Emma Lee, and Marie Driskell, compilers
Publication: Published privately.
Note: Part 1: Descendants of Joseph Jordan. Part 2: Descendants of Michael Thweatt
Page: I.2,3, II.4
Note: Lists 8 children with descendencies for 5.
 
7 Title: 1900 U.S. Census, Lancaster Co., South Carolina
Publication: Roll T623_1533
Date: 26 Jun 1900
Page: p. 25-a
Note: Arthur S. Jordan, age 5, born Nov 1894, son, living in household 383/390 of Mary (Threatt) Jordan.
 
8 Title: 1930 U.S. Census, Kershaw Co., South Carolina
Publication: T626_2202
Date: 17 Apr 1930
Page: 134-a
Note:
Arthur Jordan, age 33, md. at age 20, with wife Minnie B. and 6 children in HN264/FN266 in Buffalo Twp., ED#3. Neighbors nearby: HN 259, (brother) Cavitte W. Jordan and wife, and HN 261 (parents) Leevander J. and Mary F. Jordan.
Five years later, children Gaylord and Hubert died in a tragic accident.
 
9 Title: Jordan and Threatt Genealogy
Author: Jordan, Emma Lee, and Marie Driskell, compilers
Publication: Published privately.
Note: Part 1: Descendants of Joseph Jordan. Part 2: Descendants of Michael Thweatt
Page: I.3
Note: Gives marriage date and location. This may be date of marriage certificate, as researcher Frank Joyner gives marriage date 6 Jun 1915 - - per e-mail of 19 Feb 2002.
 


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