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A. Jordan was reared and educated in Williamson County, Tenn., and supplemented his early training by attendance at the Bedford County University, between the ages of ten and fifteen. The war breaking out the university was closed, and in 1866 young Jordan was a student at the college at College Grove, Williamson County, for eighteen months. He then commenced farming the old homestead, and in 1870 moved to Western Tennessee, where he remained until the following spring, coming thence to Arkansas, and locating in Crittenden County. In 1874 Mr. Jordan became a resident of Cross County, and bought an improved farm of 420 acres, where he resided some twelve years, after which he sold this place and purchased some 500 acres of timbered land, with sixty or seventy acres under cultivation. Mr. Jordan was born in Tennessee, in 1849, as a son of Williamson and Sarah (Davis) Jordan, natives of Virginia. Williamson Jordan went to Tennessee when a boy with his father, and settled in Williamson County, where he was married in 1844, being engaged in farming on an extensive scale and owning quite a number of slaves. There he lived until his death, in 1861. He had been twice married; first in Wilson County, Tenn., by which union he had three children, one now living. He was married the second time in 1844, to Miss Sarah Davis, who bore nine children; of these five survive: John M., Powhattan (deceased), Adelbert (our subject), Catherine (now Mrs. Cooper, of Nashville), Addie (deceased), Samuel G. and Lizzie (now Mrs. Capley). Adelbert Jordan has also been twice married. In 1868 Miss Ellen Gilliland, daughter of Samuel and Viola (Logan) Gilliland, became his wife, by which marriage he was the father of two children: Willie (deceased) and Ella V. Mrs. Jordan, who was a member of the Methodist Church, died in 1868. Mr. Jordan was married the second time, in 1879, to Miss Ada Jelks, daughter of Dr. John A. Jelks. They have had four children: Blanch I., Pearl, John A. and Robert M. Mrs. Jordan is a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Jordan is an outspoken Democrat, and in 1875 was elected justice of the peace of this township, which office he held for fourteen years. In 1863 he joined the Confederate army, and was in a company consisting of about 100 men. At the close of the war there were only six of the company remaining. In March, 1889, Mr. Jordan purchased his present mill, and is now engaged in the saw mill business in connection with farming, enjoying a large patronage.