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Family: Harrison Jordan / Mae Griffin (F3382)

m. Abt 1904


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  • Father | Male
    Harrison Jordan

    Born  Bef 1882   
    Died  Abt 1955   
    Buried     
    Married  Abt 1904  [1]  Jasper County, Texas  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Mother   

    Mother | Female
    Mae Griffin

    Born  Abt 1882  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Father  William Alfred Griffin | F3625 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Christina Ann "Kate" Huffman | F3625 Group Sheet 

  • Notes  Married:
    • They eloped in 1904. Accompanied by a friend, Tom Jones, they boarded a train in the downpour of rain at 11 p.m. at night. She said they were afraid that even at that late hour, her father might pursue them, so they persuaded the engineer to let her ride in the engine room. She says "That was such fun!" For a few years they lived around Bronson and then went to Beaumont for a bit. They were country folks, however, and returned in 1912 to the farm that they have lived ever since...(they also) ran a store and filling station on their place on Highway 184 until his death in 1955. Her daughter, Mrs. K. C. Brown, also a widow, lives alone also, on the homeplace. Her only son, Bobby Jordan, died in 1960....She is the grandmother-in-law of Mrs. James Brown, of Woodville, Texas.(Speights, Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas, p. 19).

  • Sources 
    1. [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 19 (Reliability: 3).