Louisa Ellen Jordan is the most recent of my Jordan line, which stretches back quite far into the past. She married into my Hurt line and is my second great-grandmother. She was the daughter of William Jordan and Medy Boyd.

Birth

Ellen was born on May 13, 1827, in Milan, Gibson County, Tennessee.

Marriage

Ellen married Joseph David Hurt on March 6, 1845, in Gibson County, Tennessee. Joseph David Hurt is the son of James Mann Hurt & Martha Patricia Marshall. He was born on May 4, 1822, in Virginia. He died on July 24, 1864, in Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, at Peach Tree Creek at the Battle of Atlanta when he rose from behind a cotton bale and was hit in the head with a mini ball. He was a member of the 55th Tennessee Infantry and rose to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, G Company.

Children

David and Ellen had six children.

1. David Hurt, Jr., born on November 29, 1847; died young, before 1850. His birth is recorded in the family bible (according to Judy Mayo Murphy’s research notes).
2. Albert W. Hurt, born on March 12, 1849; died on February 10, 1877. No record of marriage or descendants (Judy Mayo Murphy research notes).
3. Martha Tennessee Hurt. She was born on June 9, 1851. She died on August 31, 1879. Nickname was Tee.
4. Philemon Hurt. He was born on January 24, 1854. He died on February 11, 1938. Nickname was Fil.
5. Sarah Elizabeth Hurt. She was born on October 28, 1856, in McLemoresville, Carroll, Tennessee, USA. She married William Joseph Lannom. They were married on December 28, 1881, in Carroll, Tennessee. She died on July 15, 1914, in Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, USA. Also Known As was “Lizzie” or “Sissie”. Nickname was Lizzie. Burial in Lot 216, Oakwood Cemetery, Milan, Tennessee. In a 1990 copy of the marriage certificate that I received from Judy Mayo Murphy, W.J. Lannom and Lizzie Hurt were married on December 28, 1881, and were married by M.M. Taylor, M.G.
6. William B. Hurt, born on February 8, 1861. Nickname was Willie. No record of marriage or children.

According to another researcher, after David’s death in 1864, the children were raised by the Collins families. Elisha and Sarah Collins raised the girls and Monie & Ben Hurt raised the boys.

Residence

Before her marriage, Ellen lived with her father at the family farm near Milan, Gibson County, Tennessee. She does not appear by name in the 1830 or 1840 census.

1850

1860

1870

Property

This info came from a relative:
Property Notes: “Ellen Hurt to W.S. Jordan Oct. 1870. Whereas as one of the heirs of WM JORDAN, dec’d I am entitled to an interest in the dower of the lands of my mother E.E. Jordan by ____ of the court. Now for the sum of $250 to me paid by W.S. Jordan, I have sold my interest in said dower to him, his heirs and assignees and do by these presents release and quit claimm all right and title to the same to said W.S. Jordan. (signed) Ellen Hurt”
(Roll 81, Gibson County Deeds, Vol. 2-3 1869-1872, Vol. 2., p. 436)
I’ve contacted the TN State Library & Archives to get a copy of the original record. This record is significant in that it proves the relationship between Ellen and her father. The W.S. Jordan referred to might be her half brother.

Death

Ellen died on December 31, 1876, in Milan, Gibson County, Tennessee.