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'''Mortimer Harvie Jordan''' (born [[January 19]], [[1799]] in Oglethorpe County, Georgia - died [[February 19]], [[1866]]) was a prominent land owner. | '''Mortimer Harvie Jordan''' (born [[January 19]], [[1799]] in Oglethorpe County, Georgia - died [[February 19]], [[1866]]) was a prominent land owner. | ||
Jordan was the son of Reuben and Jeannette Harvie Jordan of Oglethorpe County, Georgia. He married [[Lucy Jordan|Lucy Scott Gray]] and had seven children, William, Janette, Francis, Margaret, Flemming, Martha and Charles. | Jordan was the son of Reuben and Jeannette Harvie Jordan of Oglethorpe County, Georgia. He married [[Lucy Jordan|Lucy Scott Gray]] and had seven children, William, Janette, Francis, Margaret, Flemming, Martha and Charles. In about [[1837]] he married [[Amy Jordan|Amy Welton]] and had three more children, Mariah, Sarah and [[Mortimer Jordan, Jr|Mortimer Jr]]. | ||
A 1,200-acre section of his property in western [[Jefferson County]] was purchased by [[Jesse Huey|Jesse]] and [[Samuel Huey]] and became the community of [[Hueytown]]. | A 1,200-acre section of his property in western [[Jefferson County]] was purchased from his estate in [[1866]] by [[Jesse Huey|Jesse]] and [[Samuel Huey]] and became the community of [[Hueytown]]. | ||
Jordan is buried in the [[Bethlehem Methodist Church]] cemetery at [[Rutledge Springs]], near [[Dolomite]]. | Jordan is buried in the [[Bethlehem Methodist Church]] cemetery at [[Rutledge Springs]], near [[Dolomite]]. | ||
Revision as of 14:42, 15 September 2008
- This article is about the plantation owner. For other uses of the name, see Mortimer Jordan (disambiguation).
Mortimer Harvie Jordan (born January 19, 1799 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia - died February 19, 1866) was a prominent land owner.
Jordan was the son of Reuben and Jeannette Harvie Jordan of Oglethorpe County, Georgia. He married Lucy Scott Gray and had seven children, William, Janette, Francis, Margaret, Flemming, Martha and Charles. In about 1837 he married Amy Welton and had three more children, Mariah, Sarah and Mortimer Jr.
A 1,200-acre section of his property in western Jefferson County was purchased from his estate in 1866 by Jesse and Samuel Huey and became the community of Hueytown.
Jordan is buried in the Bethlehem Methodist Church cemetery at Rutledge Springs, near Dolomite.
References
- Thomas, Carl O. (2003) Capt. Mortimer H. Jordan, MD: Commanding Officer, Company K, Fourth Alabama Infantry, The Great War, WWI. Vol. 1. self-published.