Membrance Jordan in 1850

Re: Membrance Jordan Siblings
In Russell we are talking about possible 3 men with the Jordan name to consider. 
1, Membrance Jordan b Greenville SC. 
2. Absolem Walter Jordan b ca 1801 Edgefield SC married 13 Feb 1822 Lydia Davidson. I think Absolem was brothers with Garrett Gannet JORDAN Jr. from Edgefield who married a Lucy. 
3. Benjamin Jordans b GA offspring who came from GA to ALWhen was this family in the 1870 census? They should have been in Butler Co. or perhaps still in Pike Co. I haven't found them.

Hmm... The originated in Russell in 1850 and Joseph is still in Russell in 1880 so he may have been in 1870- I have no access.

Residence: 1850 Census, Barbour County, AL
1860 census PIKE CO. AL
Note: THE INFORMATION LISTED WAS FOUND IN THE 1860 ALABAMA CENSUS AND RURAL LANDOWNERS OF BARBOUR COUNTY, ALABAMA IN 1851. HE WAS IN ALABAMA BY 1848 ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE BOOK. HIS PROPERTY IN BARBOUR COUNTY WAS LISTED AS 8-9-28. THIS IS THE SECTION, RANGE AND TOWNSHIP NUMBERS. HE IS LISTED IN THE FULL NAME INDEX OF THE EASTERN CREEK INDIANS. HIS WIFE MALINDA LAWHORN IS ALSO LISTED AS A CREEK INDIAN.
http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3202557&id=I8578
Family Info Membrance Jordan b ca 1800 Greenville SC
Father: Joel Jordan
Mother:
Spouse: Malinda Lawhorn (could be his second wife)
Marriage 1 Malinda Lawhorn b: 25 Dec 1813 in Putnam Co, GA
Married: 1830 in GA
Known Children
1. Joseph M. Jordan b: ABT 1833 in Monroe Co, AL
2. Francis M. Jordan b: ABT 1836 in Monroe Co, AL
3. James M. Jordan b: ABT 1838 in Marion Co, GA
4. Joseph Jordan b: ABT 1839 in GA
5. William H. Jordan b: ABT 1841 in Monroe Co, AL
6. Simeon Jordan b: ABT 1842 in Monroe Co, AL
7. Abraham Jordan b: 28 Mar 1850 in Pike Co, AL
8. Samuel Jordan b: ABT 1856 in Pike Co, AL
9. Georgia Ann
10. Eliza Ann Jordan b: 30 Mar 1859 in Pike Co, AL

I do not know if my Jordans are related to Membrance. My Warren Jordan could just as likely be the son of Benjamin Jordan of Washington Co GA or of Solomen Jordan. Warrens only connection to Membrance is that Membrance was in Russell-Butler counties. Benjamins father was from Edgefield SC, but Membrance seems to be from Greenville SC. My family seems to think his daughter was half Indian-Sarah Mae Jordan who married Thomas D. Aldridge about 1875 in Goodwater, Coosa.
I have not tried to trace Membrance` census .I am really not sure he was an Indian either, even though he is listed as such in 1851 in a list of farmers- maybe he just claimed it because of his wife(for some reason we are unaware of). The fact that his descendant-a male Jordan- did not turn up with Indian DNA however does not mean much because many times the children listed are not really the children of the man of the house because they may be relatives of the wife or she may have been married before, raped or had an affair- I saw a program on TV which claimed that a very large percentage (26%)of children even today are not the children of the father.
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Jordan Surname Marriage Bond Info Russell Co
Russell is across from Muscogee co GA. It was also part of Barbour, part of Lee, part of Montgomery and Macon county at various times -In Dec 1832 it was created out of Creek Indian territory.

Sarah Jordan & Hardy Leverett - April 24, 1842
assured by: Benjamin Williams, pg. 55 Russ. Co. Marriage Bk. 1

Joseph Jordan & Margaret Rhymes (Rimes?) - Jan. 19, 1843
assured by: John T. Riley, pg. 80 Russ. Co. Bk. 1

Warren Jordan & Winnie Wright - Nov. 3, 1849
assured by: J.J. Dunn, pg. 196 ............ . Bk. 1
(this is my line)

Massa Jane Jordan & Allen Walters - Jan. 22, 1850
assured by: Joseph Jordan, pg. 399 ............ . Bk. 1
(dtr of Absolem b. 1801 Death: Wilkinson, Georgia and Lydia Davidson . 1802 GA)

Elizabeth Jordan & Raleigh Barfield - Aug. 19, 1852
assured by: Allen Walters, pg. 576 ............ Bk. 1
(dtr of Absolem b. 1801 Death: Wilkinson, Georgia and Lydia Davidson . 1802 GA)

Joseph Jordan & Emeline Sims - June 26, 1856
assured by: Allen Walters, pg. 47 .......... Bk. 2
(Emeline's mother, Nancy Sims, consented)
(son of Absolem Jordan and Lydia Davidson)

Lucy Jordan & Richard Graves - May 12, 1857
asured by: Henry Benton, pg. 117 ............ ...Bk. 2

Penelope Jordan & John J. Leslie - July 11, 1860
assured by: George J. Leslie, pg. 407........ Bk. 2
(George Leslie was John's father and consented)

1. This might be John Membrance Jordan if one of the emalls was correct that he had a first name of John. But it is probably Membrances brother. This man was supposed to have been born in Greenville and his father is supposed to be Joel Jordan.1880 Census Place -Pleasant Hill, Pike, Alabama 
John JORDAN b 27 APR 1816 SC Self M Male W 63 SC Farmer VA SC 
T. Catherine JORDAN (maiden name Therath Cathrine Liptrot died 15 APR 1887) Wife M Female W 61 GA Keeping House GA GA 
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Nathan B. JORDAN1 Self M Male W 20 AL Farm Laborer SC SC 
Emily JORDAN Wife M Female W 21 --- Keeping House AL GA 
Note
1D
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Rufus F. JORDAN Self M Male W 28 --- Day Laborer GA SC 
Lizzie JORDAN Wife M Female W 21 AL Keeping House AL AL 
John JORDAN Son S Male W 5 AL GA AL 
Mary JORDAN Dau S Female W 2 AL GA AL 
James J. JORDAN Son S Male W 1 GA Al AL AL 
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Absalom JORDAN Self M Male W 22 AL Farm Laborer SC GA 
Martha JORDAN Wife M Female W 22 TX Keeping House AL AL 
John JORDAN Son S Male W 7M TX AL AL 
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John Jr. JORDAN Self M Male W 25 AL School Teacher SC GA 
Mary JORDAN Wife M Female W 21 AL Keeping House --- --- 

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2. Absolem Jordan
These people are definitly all related:
Massa Jane Jordan & Allen Walters - Jan. 22, 1850
assured by: Joseph Jordan, pg. 399 ............ . Bk. 1

Elizabeth Jordan (dtr of Absolem b. 1801 Death: Wilkinson, Georgia and Lydia Davidson . 1802 GA) & Raleigh Barfield - Aug. 19, 1852 b: 1820 GA
assured by: Allen Walters, pg. 576 ............ Bk. 1
(Allen Walters, above)

Joseph Jordan & Emeline Sims - June 26, 1856
assured by: Allen Walters, pg. 47 .......... Bk. 2
(Emeline's mother, Nancy Sims, consented)

This is Josepph Jordan, son of Absolem and Lydia Davidson Jordan:
1880 Household:
Joe JOURDAN Self M Male W 52 GA Farmer GA GA
E. M. JOURDAN Wife M Female W 40 AL Keeping House --- GA
J. W. JOURDAN Son S Male W 21 AL Farm Hand GA AL
F. V. JOURDAN Dau S Female W 18 AL At Home GA AL
C. C. JOURDAN Son S Male W 15 AL Farm Hand GA AL
Bird JOURDAN Son S Male W 13 AL Farm Hand GA AL
E. E. JOURDAN Dau S Female W 10 AL At School GA AL
P. K. JOURDAN Dau S Female W 8 AL GA AL
L. M. JOURDAN Dau S Female W 4 AL GA AL
Samford JOURDAN Son S Male W 1 AL GA AL
Nancy SIMS MotherL W Female W 70 GA At Home --- ---
Source Information:
Census Place
Crawford, Russell, Alabama
Family History Library Film
1254030
NA Film Number
T9-0030 Page Number 454B

This is Lydia Davidson, widow of Absolem Jordan
1880 Household: widow of Absolem
Liddy JOURDAN Self W Female W 78 GA Keeping House --- ---
Eliza JOURDAN Dau S Female W 34 GA --- GA
Crawford, Russell, Alabama
her known children
Elizabeth Jordan F 1825 married Raleigh Barfield
Josepheus Jordan M 1828 married Emeline/Emiline Sims
Massey J Jordan M 1830 married Allen Walters
James M Jordan M 1831
Olive Jordan F 1834 lived with Dyal Jordan in 1860 (near Asa Jordan, son of Benjamin)
Abraham Jordan M 1842
Lydias parentsFather: JOSEPH LAIRDER DAVIDSON b: 1763 in ST. JOHNS PARRISH, SCOTLAND
Mother: FANNY WENFRID MAY b: 1765 in WASHINGTON COUNTY, GEORGIA
next door-related to Raleigh Barfield who married Elizabeth Jordan Aug. 19, 1852
Eliziebeth BAREFIELD Self W Female W 34 GA Keeping House --- GA (This may be Raleighs widow who has taken a few years off her age.)Sallie BAREFIELD Dau S Female W 19 AL At Home GA GA
R. A. BAREFIELD Dau S Female W 17 AL At Home GA GA
J. A. BAREFIELD Son S Male W 14 AL At School GA GA
Crawford, Russell, Alabama
other side of Liddy (Lydia Davidson)
Household:
L. S. BARFIELD Self M Male W 24 AL Farmer GA GA
M. A. BARFIELD Wife M Female W 23 AL Keeping House AL AL
Crawford, Russell, Alabama

I would guess that Massa Jane, Elizabeth and Eliza and Joseph Jordan are the children of Liddy Jordan b 1802 GA

There is another Jordan in Russell-
JULIA F. JORDAN
Birth: 6 JUN 1828 in GEORGIA
Death: 6 OCT 1915 in PITTSVIEW, RUSSELL, CO., Al Marriage 1 JACOB LAMB b: 1803 in NORTH CAROLINA Married: 17 NOV 1847

The 1870 census shows:
Girard Beat No. 1, County of Russell, AL, Post Office Columbus, GA, 27th day of June 1870
Jourden, Thomas 38 M W Farmer GA
Mary 32 F W KH GA
Joseph 10 M W GA
William 8 M W GA
Mary 6 F W AL
Little Mary died at age 7, and is buried in Girard.
Thomas S. Jordan was born on 3 January, 1832 in Macon, Bibb county, GA (according to his obit). Both of his parents were born in GA (according to his census info).

In 1847, he began apprenticeship as a printer in "the Advertiser" office (this is from his newspaper obit in Ashland, AL - I am assuming that this means the "Advertiser" newspaper in Montgomery, AL, given that, according to that same obit, in 1852 he was foreman of the job office that printed the Code of Alabama - Brittan and DeWolf, State Printers, Montgomery, AL). On July 21, 1860, Thomas and Mary's first son, Joseph Wiley Jordan, was born. This son later practiced medicine in Ashland, Clay county, Alabama until his death in 1951. He also was elected to serve in the state legislature in 1930s. In 1862, a second son, William Dotson Jordan, was born to Thomas and Mary. As an adult, he owned a drug store in Ashland, Alabama. In 1864, a daughter, Mary, was born.

After the war, Thomas farmed for a while near Opelika, AL, then worked as a printer until starting his own newspaper, The Opelika Reformer.
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3. the descendants of Benjamin Jordan of GA. - I do not have much to say about them- Nothing is sure-
SUsan aldridge