William Archer Jordan, the eldest son of Coleman J. and Mary A. (Ingram) Jordan, was born March 3, 1841; died July 23, 1893 near Bell Buckle, TN. He is NOT in my direct line.

Marriage

William married his cousin, Susan J. Chunn, on December 12, 1866. Susan J. Chunn was born October 2, 1845 in the 6th District of Bedford County, TN.

Children

Five Children of William Archer Jordan and Susan J. Chunn :

  1. William Coleman Jordan, b. Mar. 16, 1868; d. December 10, 1928; m. December 17, 1903, Mary Etta Neil. Children: William, Randolph, Mary Ann m. James Hall.
  2. Martha Emma Jordan, b. Jan. 27, 1871; d. Jan. 4, 1920; m. Nov. 4, 1897 to Thomas R. Wade. Both were buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Wartrace, TN. Children: Susie Mai; Jordan F.; Marvin; Robert and Thomas R.
  3. Mary Tennessee Jordan, b. Dec. 28, 1872; d. Oct. 29, 1960; m. Nov. 7, 1900 Samuel Woodfin. Both were buried in Hazel Cemetery, Bell Buckle, TN. Children: William, Winford, Walton, Clark, Mary m. Alton Crosslin.
  4. Edward Leland Jordan, b. Oct. 31, 1878; d. Jan. 7, 1941; m. Dec. 29, 1910 Annie Alexander -no children.
  5. Emet Lancelot Jordan, b. Mar. 27, 1882; d. Aug. 30, 1891. Buried Burns Cemetery. From his obituary, tributes, etc., Emet Lancelot must have been an unusually bright and a lovable child.

Military

William Archer Jordan was a soldier in the Civil War with rank of Lieutenant, Company D. 24th Infantry Regiment. He was wounded in the Battle of Franklin, and because of the wounds, never did enjoy good health thereafter. He died at age of 52 years.

Death

Excerpts From Tribute to William Archer Jordan
William A. Jordan was born in Williamson County, Tennessee … died at his home near Bell Buckle … as a friend that has known him intimately and well for many years …. His early life was quiet and uneventful, until the outbreak of our Civil War, when he responded to his country’s call, and served with honor as Second Lieutenant of Company -24th Tenn. Regiment, C.S.A. He was wounded at that dreadful and memorable Battle of Franklin, in his native county. He was carried out to his home, and cared for by the tender and loving hands of his mother … he has been a citizen of Bedford County (since his marriage) and a consistent member of M.E. Church, South. As husband and father, he was very kind and indulgent, looking constantly to the comfort and welfare of his family. As a neighbor and citizen, he was an exemplar, in his acts of kindness, in uprightness, in walk and in honest dealings and great respect for the rights of others … he sought to know his duty and did it. “Billy” Jordan is dead. We mourn his departure as a good man, a good citizen, and his grief-stricken family have the sincere sympathy of a host of friends. By -M.
(Copied from Bedford County newspaper clipping pasted in the front of Bible of William Jordan Chunn, his father-in-law.)

William Archer was buried in the Burns Cemetery in the 6th District of Bedford Co. a community in which he and Susan lived when they first married. Susan J. Chunn died February 16, 1936 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Tennie J. Woodfin, Bell Buckle, TN. She died during a winter blizzard and snowstorm and it was impossible for the undertaker to transport her remains the eight miles or so to Burns Cemetery. Susan was buried in Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle, TN.

Sources

  • Wilma Vaughan Chunn, A Treasury of Kith and Kin, 1979.