Veteran of the Civil War; 9th Infantry, Company D.
"William JOURDAN, like many other prominent farmers in Ionia County, came from one of the old farming families of Monroe County, N. Y. His father, George Jourdan, a native of that county, was the captain of a company of State militia. His mother, Eliza (Stotts) Jourdan, a native of New York, was from a family of German descent. After their marriage they resided for a short time in New York then, in 1839, came to Michigan and settled in Ionia Township until they could build their own home on section 13 lie used to go to Pontiac with a grist, as this was their nearest mill. Upon this raw farm he had difficulty in procuring sufficient feed for his cattle, and was obliged to cut down trees so that they might browse upon the branches. In addition to these the family were robbed of their straw to help make a cud. Mr. Jourdan built a log house and cleared all his one hundred and sixty acres of timber land before beginning to erect his frame house and put up other improvements. Capt. Jourdan's wife died the same year in which they came to Michigan. His second marriage united him with Ann Lester, a native of Canada, who died fifteen years ago. During his later years he resided in Portland, where he died in 1878, at the age of sixty-two years. By his first marriage he had two children, our subject and Mrs. Elida L. Baldwin. By his second marriage he had eight children, seven of whom are now living. His third wife was Mrs. Jane Miller. They had no children; she still survives him. Capt. Jourdan and his first wife were members of the Methodist Church. James
Jourdan came with his parents to Michigan when he was two years old, from his native home in Monroe County, N. Y., where he was born March 17, 1837. He attended school in one of the first log schoolhouses in this vicinity. Until his majority he worked at home, and after that he was in the employ of John Probert, in Portland Township, for six months. In the spring of 1859 he visited New York State, but returned the same fall to Michigan. Taking a farm in Portland Township, on shares for a year, he put in a crop of wheat in the fall of 1861, but within a short time his patriotic feelings got the better of his ambition as a farmer, and he left the wheat in the ground and September 5, enlisted in Company D, Ninth Michigan Infantry as a private, and joining his regiment at Ft. Wayne went with them at once to West Point, Ky. After serving a year in the ranks he became a brigade teamster, and while thus engaged he drew supplies from Stevenson to Chattanooga then went back to his camp, and again became teamster at Gen. G. IL Thomas' headquarters. He took part in the battle near McMinnville, Tenn., against Gen. Forrest's cavalry, and was also in the battles of Stone River and Chickamauga. He served the three years for which he had enlisted, and at one time suffered greatly from a broken collar bone. He received his discharge at the expiration of his term of service, October 14, 1864, at Atlanta. He returned to his father's home and went to work on the farm. July 21, 1866, our subject was united in marriage with Miss Lydia Price, of Ohio, and a daughter of the Rev. William and Anna (Ganaga) Price. Mrs. Jourdan's mother was a native of Pennsylvania, and her father of Maryland. They had married in Ohio and resided there for awhile and then came to Michigan in 1860, where they settled for two years upon a rented farm in Ionia Township. Thence they went to Pewamo for one year, returning to Ionia where they lived for one year, and finally settled on section II, Orange Township, on a farm of eighty acres. Soon after Mrs. Price's death, in 1876, Mr. Price sold out and removed to Montcalm County and settled upon a farm there. His second marriage was with Miss Lucinda Frost, who still survives him. He died in October, 1888, seventy-three years. By his first marriage he had eight children. His second marriage was blessed with two children. James Jourdan's wife was born March 28, 1845, in Wayne County, Ohio. She had received in Ohio a common-school education, which she improved to its full extent. Her parents were members of the United Brethren Church, and for over twenty-five years her father had been a prominent minister in that denomination. He was also a strong Republican. After marriage our subject settled upon the farm he now occupies on section 13, Orange Township. It was all unbroken there, no roads, no houses, no conveniences of any kind. He built a small frame house and cultivated his farm of twenty acres. He now has eighty acres, sixty of which are under the plow. He has cleared it all himself and in many ways has aided his neighbors. In his early days of farming he had an ox-team, and had the proud distinction of being the only one among the neighbors who had this convenient though slow means of conveyance. Mr. and Mrs. Jourdan are the parents of five children: George L., who was born April 27, 1867, and is engaged in teaching; Florence R. was born April 8, 1869; Chauncey I. March 25, 1873; Artie A., September 29, 1875; and Veda M., August 1, 1881. Mr. and Mrs. Jourdan have given to these children an excellent education. The eldest is a graduate of the Ionia High School, in the class of 1888. Mrs. Jourdan is a member of the United Brethren Church. Mr. Jourdan takes an interest in politics, is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic at Portland, also of the Royal Arcanum at the same town, and supports the Republican ticket. He is a temperate man in all his habits and stands well in the community."
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"William JOURDAN, like many other prominent farmers in Ionia County, came from one of the old farming families of Monroe County, N. Y. His father, George Jourdan, a native of that county, was the captain of a company of State militia. His mother, Eliza (Stotts) Jourdan, a native of New York, was from a family of German descent. After their marriage they resided for a short time in New York then, in 1839, came to Michigan and settled in Ionia Township until they could build their own home on section 13 lie used to go to Pontiac with a grist, as this was their nearest mill. Upon this raw farm he had difficulty in procuring sufficient feed for his cattle, and was obliged to cut down trees so that they might browse upon the branches. In addition to these the family were robbed of their straw to help make a cud. Mr. Jourdan built a log house and cleared all his one hundred and sixty acres of timber land before beginning to erect his frame house and put up other improvements. Capt. Jourdan's wife died the same year in which they came to Michigan. His second marriage united him with Ann Lester, a native of Canada, who died fifteen years ago. During his later years he resided in Portland, where he died in 1878, at the age of sixty-two years. By his first marriage he had two children, our subject and Mrs. Elida L. Baldwin. By his second marriage he had eight children, seven of whom are now living. His third wife was Mrs. Jane Miller. They had no children; she still survives him. Capt. Jourdan and his first wife were members of the Methodist Church. James
Jourdan came with his parents to Michigan when he was two years old, from his native home in Monroe County, N. Y., where he was born March 17, 1837. He attended school in one of the first log schoolhouses in this vicinity. Until his majority he worked at home, and after that he was in the employ of John Probert, in Portland Township, for six months. In the spring of 1859 he visited New York State, but returned the same fall to Michigan. Taking a farm in Portland Township, on shares for a year, he put in a crop of wheat in the fall of 1861, but within a short time his patriotic feelings got the better of his ambition as a farmer, and he left the wheat in the ground and September 5, enlisted in Company D, Ninth Michigan Infantry as a private, and joining his regiment at Ft. Wayne went with them at once to West Point, Ky. After serving a year in the ranks he became a brigade teamster, and while thus engaged he drew supplies from Stevenson to Chattanooga then went back to his camp, and again became teamster at Gen. G. IL Thomas' headquarters. He took part in the battle near McMinnville, Tenn., against Gen. Forrest's cavalry, and was also in the battles of Stone River and Chickamauga. He served the three years for which he had enlisted, and at one time suffered greatly from a broken collar bone. He received his discharge at the expiration of his term of service, October 14, 1864, at Atlanta. He returned to his father's home and went to work on the farm. July 21, 1866, our subject was united in marriage with Miss Lydia Price, of Ohio, and a daughter of the Rev. William and Anna (Ganaga) Price. Mrs. Jourdan's mother was a native of Pennsylvania, and her father of Maryland. They had married in Ohio and resided there for awhile and then came to Michigan in 1860, where they settled for two years upon a rented farm in Ionia Township. Thence they went to Pewamo for one year, returning to Ionia where they lived for one year, and finally settled on section II, Orange Township, on a farm of eighty acres. Soon after Mrs. Price's death, in 1876, Mr. Price sold out and removed to Montcalm County and settled upon a farm there. His second marriage was with Miss Lucinda Frost, who still survives him. He died in October, 1888, seventy-three years. By his first marriage he had eight children. His second marriage was blessed with two children. James Jourdan's wife was born March 28, 1845, in Wayne County, Ohio. She had received in Ohio a common-school education, which she improved to its full extent. Her parents were members of the United Brethren Church, and for over twenty-five years her father had been a prominent minister in that denomination. He was also a strong Republican. After marriage our subject settled upon the farm he now occupies on section 13, Orange Township. It was all unbroken there, no roads, no houses, no conveniences of any kind. He built a small frame house and cultivated his farm of twenty acres. He now has eighty acres, sixty of which are under the plow. He has cleared it all himself and in many ways has aided his neighbors. In his early days of farming he had an ox-team, and had the proud distinction of being the only one among the neighbors who had this convenient though slow means of conveyance. Mr. and Mrs. Jourdan are the parents of five children: George L., who was born April 27, 1867, and is engaged in teaching; Florence R. was born April 8, 1869; Chauncey I. March 25, 1873; Artie A., September 29, 1875; and Veda M., August 1, 1881. Mr. and Mrs. Jourdan have given to these children an excellent education. The eldest is a graduate of the Ionia High School, in the class of 1888. Mrs. Jourdan is a member of the United Brethren Church. Mr. Jourdan takes an interest in politics, is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic at Portland, also of the Royal Arcanum at the same town, and supports the Republican ticket. He is a temperate man in all his habits and stands well in the community."
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Veteran of the Civil War; 9th Infantry, Company D.
"William JOURDAN, like many other prominent farmers in Ionia County, came from one of the old farming families of Monroe County, N. Y. His father, George Jourdan, a native of that county, was the captain of a company of State militia. His mother, Eliza (Stotts) Jourdan, a native of New York, was from a family of German descent. After their marriage they resided for a short time in New York then, in 1839, came to Michigan and settled in Ionia Township until they could build their own home on section 13 lie used to go to Pontiac with a grist, as this was their nearest mill. Upon this raw farm he had difficulty in procuring sufficient feed for his cattle, and was obliged to cut down trees so that they might browse upon the branches. In addition to these the family were robbed of their straw to help make a cud. Mr. Jourdan built a log house and cleared all his one hundred and sixty acres of timber land before beginning to erect his frame house and put up other improvements. Capt. Jourdan's wife died the same year in which they came to Michigan. His second marriage united him with Ann Lester, a native of Canada, who died fifteen years ago. During his later years he resided in Portland, where he died in 1878, at the age of sixty-two years. By his first marriage he had two children, our subject and Mrs. Elida L. Baldwin. By his second marriage he had eight children, seven of whom are now living. His third wife was Mrs. Jane Miller. They had no children; she still survives him. Capt. Jourdan and his first wife were members of the Methodist Church. James
Jourdan came with his parents to Michigan when he was two years old, from his native home in Monroe County, N. Y., where he was born March 17, 1837. He attended school in one of the first log schoolhouses in this vicinity. Until his majority he worked at home, and after that he was in the employ of John Probert, in Portland Township, for six months. In the spring of 1859 he visited New York State, but returned the same fall to Michigan. Taking a farm in Portland Township, on shares for a year, he put in a crop of wheat in the fall of 1861, but within a short time his patriotic feelings got the better of his ambition as a farmer, and he left the wheat in the ground and September 5, enlisted in Company D, Ninth Michigan Infantry as a private, and joining his regiment at Ft. Wayne went with them at once to West Point, Ky. After serving a year in the ranks he became a brigade teamster, and while thus engaged he drew supplies from Stevenson to Chattanooga then went back to his camp, and again became teamster at Gen. G. IL Thomas' headquarters. He took part in the battle near McMinnville, Tenn., against Gen. Forrest's cavalry, and was also in the battles of Stone River and Chickamauga. He served the three years for which he had enlisted, and at one time suffered greatly from a broken collar bone. He received his discharge at the expiration of his term of service, October 14, 1864, at Atlanta. He returned to his father's home and went to work on the farm. July 21, 1866, our subject was united in marriage with Miss Lydia Price, of Ohio, and a daughter of the Rev. William and Anna (Ganaga) Price. Mrs. Jourdan's mother was a native of Pennsylvania, and her father of Maryland. They had married in Ohio and resided there for awhile and then came to Michigan in 1860, where they settled for two years upon a rented farm in Ionia Township. Thence they went to Pewamo for one year, returning to Ionia where they lived for one year, and finally settled on section II, Orange Township, on a farm of eighty acres. Soon after Mrs. Price's death, in 1876, Mr. Price sold out and removed to Montcalm County and settled upon a farm there. His second marriage was with Miss Lucinda Frost, who still survives him. He died in October, 1888, seventy-three years. By his first marriage he had eight children. His second marriage was blessed with two children. James Jourdan's wife was born March 28, 1845, in Wayne County, Ohio. She had received in Ohio a common-school education, which she improved to its full extent. Her parents were members of the United Brethren Church, and for over twenty-five years her father had been a prominent minister in that denomination. He was also a strong Republican. After marriage our subject settled upon the farm he now occupies on section 13, Orange Township. It was all unbroken there, no roads, no houses, no conveniences of any kind. He built a small frame house and cultivated his farm of twenty acres. He now has eighty acres, sixty of which are under the plow. He has cleared it all himself and in many ways has aided his neighbors. In his early days of farming he had an ox-team, and had the proud distinction of being the only one among the neighbors who had this convenient though slow means of conveyance. Mr. and Mrs. Jourdan are the parents of five children: George L., who was born April 27, 1867, and is engaged in teaching; Florence R. was born April 8, 1869; Chauncey I. March 25, 1873; Artie A., September 29, 1875; and Veda M., August 1, 1881. Mr. and Mrs. Jourdan have given to these children an excellent education. The eldest is a graduate of the Ionia High School, in the class of 1888. Mrs. Jourdan is a member of the United Brethren Church. Mr. Jourdan takes an interest in politics, is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic at Portland, also of the Royal Arcanum at the same town, and supports the Republican ticket. He is a temperate man in all his habits and stands well in the community."
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"William JOURDAN, like many other prominent farmers in Ionia County, came from one of the old farming families of Monroe County, N. Y. His father, George Jourdan, a native of that county, was the captain of a company of State militia. His mother, Eliza (Stotts) Jourdan, a native of New York, was from a family of German descent. After their marriage they resided for a short time in New York then, in 1839, came to Michigan and settled in Ionia Township until they could build their own home on section 13 lie used to go to Pontiac with a grist, as this was their nearest mill. Upon this raw farm he had difficulty in procuring sufficient feed for his cattle, and was obliged to cut down trees so that they might browse upon the branches. In addition to these the family were robbed of their straw to help make a cud. Mr. Jourdan built a log house and cleared all his one hundred and sixty acres of timber land before beginning to erect his frame house and put up other improvements. Capt. Jourdan's wife died the same year in which they came to Michigan. His second marriage united him with Ann Lester, a native of Canada, who died fifteen years ago. During his later years he resided in Portland, where he died in 1878, at the age of sixty-two years. By his first marriage he had two children, our subject and Mrs. Elida L. Baldwin. By his second marriage he had eight children, seven of whom are now living. His third wife was Mrs. Jane Miller. They had no children; she still survives him. Capt. Jourdan and his first wife were members of the Methodist Church. James
Jourdan came with his parents to Michigan when he was two years old, from his native home in Monroe County, N. Y., where he was born March 17, 1837. He attended school in one of the first log schoolhouses in this vicinity. Until his majority he worked at home, and after that he was in the employ of John Probert, in Portland Township, for six months. In the spring of 1859 he visited New York State, but returned the same fall to Michigan. Taking a farm in Portland Township, on shares for a year, he put in a crop of wheat in the fall of 1861, but within a short time his patriotic feelings got the better of his ambition as a farmer, and he left the wheat in the ground and September 5, enlisted in Company D, Ninth Michigan Infantry as a private, and joining his regiment at Ft. Wayne went with them at once to West Point, Ky. After serving a year in the ranks he became a brigade teamster, and while thus engaged he drew supplies from Stevenson to Chattanooga then went back to his camp, and again became teamster at Gen. G. IL Thomas' headquarters. He took part in the battle near McMinnville, Tenn., against Gen. Forrest's cavalry, and was also in the battles of Stone River and Chickamauga. He served the three years for which he had enlisted, and at one time suffered greatly from a broken collar bone. He received his discharge at the expiration of his term of service, October 14, 1864, at Atlanta. He returned to his father's home and went to work on the farm. July 21, 1866, our subject was united in marriage with Miss Lydia Price, of Ohio, and a daughter of the Rev. William and Anna (Ganaga) Price. Mrs. Jourdan's mother was a native of Pennsylvania, and her father of Maryland. They had married in Ohio and resided there for awhile and then came to Michigan in 1860, where they settled for two years upon a rented farm in Ionia Township. Thence they went to Pewamo for one year, returning to Ionia where they lived for one year, and finally settled on section II, Orange Township, on a farm of eighty acres. Soon after Mrs. Price's death, in 1876, Mr. Price sold out and removed to Montcalm County and settled upon a farm there. His second marriage was with Miss Lucinda Frost, who still survives him. He died in October, 1888, seventy-three years. By his first marriage he had eight children. His second marriage was blessed with two children. James Jourdan's wife was born March 28, 1845, in Wayne County, Ohio. She had received in Ohio a common-school education, which she improved to its full extent. Her parents were members of the United Brethren Church, and for over twenty-five years her father had been a prominent minister in that denomination. He was also a strong Republican. After marriage our subject settled upon the farm he now occupies on section 13, Orange Township. It was all unbroken there, no roads, no houses, no conveniences of any kind. He built a small frame house and cultivated his farm of twenty acres. He now has eighty acres, sixty of which are under the plow. He has cleared it all himself and in many ways has aided his neighbors. In his early days of farming he had an ox-team, and had the proud distinction of being the only one among the neighbors who had this convenient though slow means of conveyance. Mr. and Mrs. Jourdan are the parents of five children: George L., who was born April 27, 1867, and is engaged in teaching; Florence R. was born April 8, 1869; Chauncey I. March 25, 1873; Artie A., September 29, 1875; and Veda M., August 1, 1881. Mr. and Mrs. Jourdan have given to these children an excellent education. The eldest is a graduate of the Ionia High School, in the class of 1888. Mrs. Jourdan is a member of the United Brethren Church. Mr. Jourdan takes an interest in politics, is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic at Portland, also of the Royal Arcanum at the same town, and supports the Republican ticket. He is a temperate man in all his habits and stands well in the community."
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