Brief Life History of David J
When David J JORDAN was born on 1 June 1842, in North Carolina, United States, his father, James C. Jordan, was 67 and his mother, Martha Ballard, was 63.
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1775–1855 Male
1779–1855 Female
Siblings (15)
1798–1875 Male
1800–1847 Male
1801– Female
1803–1857 Female
1810–1847 Female
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1846
Age 4
1853 · First State Fair
Age 11
1863
Age 21
Name Meaning
English, German, French (mainly Alsace and Haute-Savoie), Polish, Czech, and Slovenian; Spanish and Hungarian (Jordán): from the Christian personal name or nickname Jordan. This is taken from the name of the river Jordan (Hebrew Yarden, a derivative of yarad ‘to go down’, i.e. to the Dead Sea). At the time of the Crusades it was a common practice for crusaders and pilgrims to bring back flasks of water from the river in which John the Baptist had baptized people, including Christ himself, and to use it in the christening of their own children. As a result Jordan became quite a common personal name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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