The Jordan Story

Table of Contents

Introduction

• Prelude
• Reader Tips
• How I got Started

 

Our Origins in Sweden and England

The Steward Branch

• Origins of our Steward Family
• A Steward/Hooper Connection
• The Stewards of Poplar
• Connecting to John Issac Steward

The Scholdberg Branch

• Origins of our Scholdberg Family
• Investigation of the Name Scholdberg
• How to Say Scholdberg

The Jordan Branch

• Origins of our Jordan Family
• Passing on a Name

Joseph and Elizabeth Steward Chapters

• The Joseph and Elizabeth Steward Family

Oscar and Elizabeth Scholdberg Chapters

• Oscar's Early Early Years
• Elizabeth Priscilla Holloway Steward's Early Years
• The Oscar and Elizabeth Scholdberg Family
• Voyages of Oscar Scholdberg (see Appendix Below)

James and Elizabeth Priscilla Jordan Chapters

• The James and Elizabeth Jordan Family

East of London Family History Society Articles

• The Road to Poplar

 

Descendant Families in America

Elizabeth Priscilla Jordan Chapters

• Coming to America
• Settling in Chicago

James and Margaret Jordan Chapters

• James' Early Years
• James and Margaret Jordan Family
• The Separation and Divorce
• James Oscar in Chicago
• Margaret Graham

Herbert and Elizabeth Jordan Chapters

• The Herbert and Elizabeth Jordan Family

Edward and Jeanne Jordan Chapters

• Lt. Edward C. Jordan - The War Years, Pilot, 603rd Squadron

James and Emma Jordan Chapters

• The James and Emma Jordan Family
• James H. Jordan's Biography

Closing

• Why They Came
• Changing the Course of History
• Connecting the Jordan and the Scholdbergs
• Acknowledgements

 

Appendices

Voyages of Oscar Scholdberg

• Voyages of Oscar Scholdberg - list of voyages and extracts from logs and crew agreements
• Oscar Scholdberg's Voyage Chronology - summary of voyage events and locations

Letters and Postcards

• Chuck Jordan's Letter to Dave Jordan - November 1977
• Elizabeth M. Jordan's Letter to Dave Jordan - December 29, 1977
• Frances Hollingshead's Letter to Betty Jordan - March 19, 1978
• Frances Hollingshead's Letter to Dave Jordan - May 1978
• Janet Kommers' Letter to Dave Jordan - May 21, 1978
• Elizabeth M. Jordan's Letter to Dave Jordan - February 12, 1979
• The Grand Lodge's Letter to Dave Jordan - March 6, 1979

Memorabilia and Memories

• None Documented

References

• Bibliography

 

Recollections

Scholdberg/Jordan Descendants

• Recollections of Knut Oscar and Elizabeth P. Scholdberg (nee Steward, subsequently Jordan)
• (note the Jordans that follow are from a name change)
  • Recollections of James O. and Margaret J. Jordan (nee Knowles, subsequently Graham)
    • Recollections of Herbert A. and Elizabeth M. Jordan (nee Pajewski)

Jordan Descendants

• Recollections of James and Elizabeth P. Jordan (nee Steward, previously Scholdberg)
  • Recollections of James and Emma Jordan

 

PDF Downloads

• All the chapters above in The Jordan Story and Jordan Recollections above are available as pdf downloads on The Jordan PDF Downloads Page, except as noted below.
• Not included in PDF Download
  • Lt. Edward C. Jordan - The War Years, Pilot, 603rd Squadron

 

Contact the Author

• If you would like to write a chapter, or corrrect or add to any of the stories in this section, please contact Dave.