"Emily Epps (SANFORD) JORDAN was the wife of Benj. Smith JORDAN of Milledgeville who died ca. 1856. Leonidas JORDAN was their son. His mother lived with Leonidas until her death and never remarried. They lived in Lee County, Georgia (Palmeria) and had a home in Macon, but as I recall, they always participated in the census from Lee County, close to Columbus. If you recall, Benj. Smith JORDAN was the cousin that Warren JOURDAN felt was responsible for his bankruptcy.
The exact relationship is this: Benj. Smith JORDAN is the grandson of George JOURDAN and his second wife, Hannah SMITH, through Hezekiah JOURDAN, who died ca 1812, will in Morgan Co Ga., and Greenville Co. Va. Warren JOURDAN is the grandson of the same George JOURDAN, by his first wife, Patience WARREN, through their son, Benj. JOURDAN, who was killed by Indians ca. 1786 in Jackson CO. Ga." (Tuck Wilson)
Benjamin and Emily had one child: Col. Leonidas JORDAN, whose first wife was the great love of his life and was a great beauty beloved by all who knew her. You list her as Julia COLQUITT, which may be so, although I, again, do not have my notes here in Cambridge to corroborate that fact ... although, that does sound feasible. His first wife died relatively young, I think, and they had no children -- of, if they did have children, they died without record excepting the possibility of her dying during childbirth, to the best of current knowledge. They certainly had no child live beyond infancy, and I have never heard of any child (excepting the possible childbirth one mentioned above). Leonidas (Lee) lived as a wealthy elder gentleman until late in life when he married for a second time, Ilah DUNLAP of Maconga (Macon, Georgia) a young lady who is said by some wags to have been 18 when he married her (he being in his 70s or 80s at the time), but I have heard more authoritatively that she was at least 20 when they wed. Whatever, she was the ultimate gold-digger and within only a few years Lee passed away leaving her a very rich young widow, indeed. VERY RICH. Lee is said to be one of only two southerners post-war who could write a check for a million dollars and have it honored. Ilah turned over Lee's house to her brother as his home and set him up very well, then gave one of Lee's plantations to another sister, while keeping his Albany plantation for her own hunting preserve, then took off for Atlanta where she married a rich attorney and laid siege to Atlanta society. At her death, in Germany, I believe, while at the baths there, what was not stolen by a young cousin (later tried for the murder of his wife, even later blown up and burned to death in an assassination at his Palm Beach house -- Lee's money again), went to the University of Georgia and funded the current library there (her specific bequest, even to the design and style). (Tuck Wilson)
These census items are from the Census of Baldwin County, Georgia, 1860.
1860 6 590 548 JORDAN Emily E. 53 F 194,020 568,325 GA
1860 7 590 548 JORDAN Leonidas A. 32 M Planter 194,020 568,325 GA
"7th Battalion (Linton Stephens' Battalion) Georgia Cavalry (State Guards) Baldwin Cavalry, Company C
Jordan, Leonidas A. (Company) C Second Lieutenant" (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/baldwin/military/civilwar/rosters/7batcav.txt)
"Leonidas A. Jordan Jun , 1828 Jan 22, 1899 West side, Section D, Lot 49, Person 1 Inscription and Notes: Service: Military Service: Confederate States of America Ga. Militia Gen G. W. Smith's Corps." (As in the Memory Hill Cemetery Index)
A short obituary was published in the Union Recorder, Jan. 24, 1899, page 6.
The exact relationship is this: Benj. Smith JORDAN is the grandson of George JOURDAN and his second wife, Hannah SMITH, through Hezekiah JOURDAN, who died ca 1812, will in Morgan Co Ga., and Greenville Co. Va. Warren JOURDAN is the grandson of the same George JOURDAN, by his first wife, Patience WARREN, through their son, Benj. JOURDAN, who was killed by Indians ca. 1786 in Jackson CO. Ga." (Tuck Wilson)
Benjamin and Emily had one child: Col. Leonidas JORDAN, whose first wife was the great love of his life and was a great beauty beloved by all who knew her. You list her as Julia COLQUITT, which may be so, although I, again, do not have my notes here in Cambridge to corroborate that fact ... although, that does sound feasible. His first wife died relatively young, I think, and they had no children -- of, if they did have children, they died without record excepting the possibility of her dying during childbirth, to the best of current knowledge. They certainly had no child live beyond infancy, and I have never heard of any child (excepting the possible childbirth one mentioned above). Leonidas (Lee) lived as a wealthy elder gentleman until late in life when he married for a second time, Ilah DUNLAP of Maconga (Macon, Georgia) a young lady who is said by some wags to have been 18 when he married her (he being in his 70s or 80s at the time), but I have heard more authoritatively that she was at least 20 when they wed. Whatever, she was the ultimate gold-digger and within only a few years Lee passed away leaving her a very rich young widow, indeed. VERY RICH. Lee is said to be one of only two southerners post-war who could write a check for a million dollars and have it honored. Ilah turned over Lee's house to her brother as his home and set him up very well, then gave one of Lee's plantations to another sister, while keeping his Albany plantation for her own hunting preserve, then took off for Atlanta where she married a rich attorney and laid siege to Atlanta society. At her death, in Germany, I believe, while at the baths there, what was not stolen by a young cousin (later tried for the murder of his wife, even later blown up and burned to death in an assassination at his Palm Beach house -- Lee's money again), went to the University of Georgia and funded the current library there (her specific bequest, even to the design and style). (Tuck Wilson)
These census items are from the Census of Baldwin County, Georgia, 1860.
1860 6 590 548 JORDAN Emily E. 53 F 194,020 568,325 GA
1860 7 590 548 JORDAN Leonidas A. 32 M Planter 194,020 568,325 GA
"7th Battalion (Linton Stephens' Battalion) Georgia Cavalry (State Guards) Baldwin Cavalry, Company C
Jordan, Leonidas A. (Company) C Second Lieutenant" (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/baldwin/military/civilwar/rosters/7batcav.txt)
"Leonidas A. Jordan Jun , 1828 Jan 22, 1899 West side, Section D, Lot 49, Person 1 Inscription and Notes: Service: Military Service: Confederate States of America Ga. Militia Gen G. W. Smith's Corps." (As in the Memory Hill Cemetery Index)
A short obituary was published in the Union Recorder, Jan. 24, 1899, page 6.
General Notes: Wife -
The obituary of Julia Flournoy HURT was published in the Union Recorder, Milledgeville, Georgia, Jan. 5, 1892, page 6:
"Death of Mrs. Lee Jordan
Mrs. Lee JORDAN died very suddenly at 8 o'clock Wednesday night at the residence of her mother, Mrs. Fannie HURT, in Wynnton, a suburb of Columbus. She was out at church on Sunday and apparently well on Monday. She had an attack of grip, with symptoms of pneumonia, and though confined to her room, she was not considered dangerously ill. A few seconds previous to her death she was conversing rationally with her physician, Dr. HURT, who had been called, then turned over on her side and in a moment was dead.
Her sudden death was a terrible shock to those in the room and for some minutes it could scarcely be realized.
Mrs. JORDAN was a remarkable woman and was universally popular, being a great favorite in society. She married in 1861 Colonel Peyton COLQUITT, a brother of Senator COLQUITT, who was killed in the battle of Chickamauga. Colonel COLQUITT was at one time editor of The Columbus Enquirer. In 1868 she married Colonel Lee JORDAN, a wealthy planter, who survives her and is prostrated by the suddenness of the terrible blow. She was born near Wynnton, in 1846. She was the only daughter of Mrs. Fanny HURT and Joel Early HURT, a prominent citizen of Columbus.
Mrs. JORDAN's social career has been very brilliant. She was a great beauty and had throngs of admirers wherever she went. Just after the war, and in her widowhood, she visited Paris, and was a great favorite at the French court.
Many friends in this city sympathize with Mr. JORDAN in his sad loss."
"Death of Mrs. Lee Jordan
Mrs. Lee JORDAN died very suddenly at 8 o'clock Wednesday night at the residence of her mother, Mrs. Fannie HURT, in Wynnton, a suburb of Columbus. She was out at church on Sunday and apparently well on Monday. She had an attack of grip, with symptoms of pneumonia, and though confined to her room, she was not considered dangerously ill. A few seconds previous to her death she was conversing rationally with her physician, Dr. HURT, who had been called, then turned over on her side and in a moment was dead.
Her sudden death was a terrible shock to those in the room and for some minutes it could scarcely be realized.
Mrs. JORDAN was a remarkable woman and was universally popular, being a great favorite in society. She married in 1861 Colonel Peyton COLQUITT, a brother of Senator COLQUITT, who was killed in the battle of Chickamauga. Colonel COLQUITT was at one time editor of The Columbus Enquirer. In 1868 she married Colonel Lee JORDAN, a wealthy planter, who survives her and is prostrated by the suddenness of the terrible blow. She was born near Wynnton, in 1846. She was the only daughter of Mrs. Fanny HURT and Joel Early HURT, a prominent citizen of Columbus.
Mrs. JORDAN's social career has been very brilliant. She was a great beauty and had throngs of admirers wherever she went. Just after the war, and in her widowhood, she visited Paris, and was a great favorite at the French court.
Many friends in this city sympathize with Mr. JORDAN in his sad loss."
Emily Epps SANFORD married Benjamin Smith JORDAN. She was the sister of Elizabeth Taylor SANFORD who married Green Hill JORDAN, Benjamin Smith JORDAN's brother.
Emily's portrait, an oil on canvas, painted circa 1840 by W. Wilson, is contained in the book "Early Georgia Portraits 1715-1870".
Emily Epps Sanford Jordan, Apr 1, 1807 May 12, 1889 West side, Section D, Lot 49, Person 3 Inscription and Notes: w/o Benjamin Smith Jordan, d/o Jesse and Martha Sanford
Death of Mrs. Emily Jordan (Union Recorder, May 14, 1889) This lady, widow of the late Col. Benj. S. Jordan, died in Lee County on Sunday last, aged 83 years. The remains were brought to Macon on yesterday, and reached this city by the 2.30 o'colck train same day, when they were interred in our city cemetery. Her husband, Col. B. S. Jordan, died at the family home, six miles from this city, many years ago, and the handsomest monument in our cemetery is erected over his remains. Col. L. A. Jordan, of Macon was an only child. Mrs. Jordan was a woman of intelligence and marked dignity in bearing. Only a few people in this city will remember her as she appeared on our streets and in our family circles. She was born in Baldwin county, and her maiden name was Sanford. After her husband's death she lived with her son. Mrs. Jordan was long a member of the M. E. Church in this city. She was liberal in dispensing her aid to the church. The present members are indebted to her for the handsome Communion service still used by the Church. The funeral service took place from the M. E. Church, at 3 p.m. Monday afternoon and were conducted by Rev. Dr. Kendall of Macon. (http://www.friendsofcems.org/MemoryHill/SQLSelect2.asp?key=WD049003)
Emily's portrait, an oil on canvas, painted circa 1840 by W. Wilson, is contained in the book "Early Georgia Portraits 1715-1870".
Emily Epps Sanford Jordan, Apr 1, 1807 May 12, 1889 West side, Section D, Lot 49, Person 3 Inscription and Notes: w/o Benjamin Smith Jordan, d/o Jesse and Martha Sanford
Death of Mrs. Emily Jordan (Union Recorder, May 14, 1889) This lady, widow of the late Col. Benj. S. Jordan, died in Lee County on Sunday last, aged 83 years. The remains were brought to Macon on yesterday, and reached this city by the 2.30 o'colck train same day, when they were interred in our city cemetery. Her husband, Col. B. S. Jordan, died at the family home, six miles from this city, many years ago, and the handsomest monument in our cemetery is erected over his remains. Col. L. A. Jordan, of Macon was an only child. Mrs. Jordan was a woman of intelligence and marked dignity in bearing. Only a few people in this city will remember her as she appeared on our streets and in our family circles. She was born in Baldwin county, and her maiden name was Sanford. After her husband's death she lived with her son. Mrs. Jordan was long a member of the M. E. Church in this city. She was liberal in dispensing her aid to the church. The present members are indebted to her for the handsome Communion service still used by the Church. The funeral service took place from the M. E. Church, at 3 p.m. Monday afternoon and were conducted by Rev. Dr. Kendall of Macon. (http://www.friendsofcems.org/MemoryHill/SQLSelect2.asp?key=WD049003)
Hezehiah JORDAN is named in the 1787 LW&T of his father, George JORDAN of Northampton Co, North Carolina: " to son Hezekiah JORDAN my plantation and all my lands..." Hezekiah was also an executor of the estate.
Hezekiah Jourdan died ca 1812, will in Morgan Co Ga., and Greenville Co. Va. (Tuck Wilson)
Hezekiah Jourdan died ca 1812, will in Morgan Co Ga., and Greenville Co. Va. (Tuck Wilson)
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