Capt. William Myers Jordan and Belinda S. Teyman

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Husband Capt. William Myers Jordan ^{1 2}

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           Born: 9 Nov 1827 - Everett, Bedford Co, PA 1 2
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         Father: Samuel Jordan (1787-1854) 1 3
         Mother: Catharine Myers (1790-1864) 1 2

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       Marriage: 6 Oct 1858 1

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Wife Belinda S. Teyman ¹

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         Father: William Teyman (      -      ) 1
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Children

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1 F May E. Jordan ¹

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           Born: 9 Jun 1859 1
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           Died: Aft 1890
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         Spouse: N. W. McMaster (      -Bef 1890) 1

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2 M Jesse D. K. Jordan ¹

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           Born: 19 Jul 1861 1
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3 M William T. Jordan ¹

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           Born: 22 Jun 1864 1
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4 F Grace L. Jordan ¹

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           Born: 18 Dec 1866 1
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General Notes: Husband - Capt. William Myers Jordan

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He attended the ordinary schools of his day and at thirteen years of age removed to Somerset County, Pennsylvania, where he worked on his father's farm until he was twenty years of age. From 1847 to 1861 he was engaged in teaming, staging and foundry business.
On June 8, 1861, he enlisted in Co. B, twenty-eighth reg., Pa. Vols., was elected first lieutenant and promoted to the captaincy of Co. B, on May 1, 1862. He was wounded at Antietam, also at Chancellorsville, and resigned on account of disability in 1863. In the same year he was appointed by the Government Horse Inspector, and was alternately stationed at Pittsburgh, Albany, New York, and the city of New York.
In 1865 he returned to Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and engaged in livery and selling and buying horses. Gov. Geary appointed him notary public and he held the appointment for many years. For several years he was elected to the office of burgess of Mt. Pleasant. For eight years he was a member of the council and at one time served as secretary of the same.
He was a prominent member of the Grand Army of the Republic and was a delegate to six National Encampments.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 195.

2 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 547.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 389.