Thelma Adelia JORDAN 1913–1980 – Beyond Our Elusive William Daniel

Thelma Adelia JORDAN, 1913–1980 (aged 67 years)

Name

Thelma Adelia JORDAN

Name: Thelma Adelia /JORDAN/
Given names: Thelma Adelia
Surname: JORDAN

Source: Steinbach, Nancy Bowman

Citation details: Descendants of Ephrim Jordan Chart

Quality of data: secondary evidence

Date: March 29, 2004

Name

Delo …

Name: Delo //
Given names: Delo

Gender Female


Birth	August 16, 1913 Cooper, Delta, Texas, USA Latitude: 33.373333 Longitude: -95.688056 Source: Steinbach, Nancy Bowman Citation details: Descendants of Ephrim Jordan Chart Quality of data: secondary evidence Date: March 29, 2004
Marriage	William Ira BARTLEY — View this family February 12, 1931 (aged 17 years) Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA Latitude: 34.231111 Longitude: -95.62
Death	September 14, 1980 (aged 67 years) Kemah, Galveston, Texas, USA Latitude: 33.373333 Longitude: -95.688056 Source: Steinbach, Nancy Bowman Citation details: Descendants of Ephrim Jordan Chart Quality of data: secondary evidence Date: March 29, 2004
Burial	Oaklawn Cemetery, Cooper, Delta, Texas, USA Latitude: 33.373333 Longitude: -95.688056

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: October 20, 1868 — Bearden, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA Marriage: June 1892 — Lake Creek, Delta, Texas, USA Marriage: October 16, 1898 — Lake Creek, Delta, Texas, USA Occupation: Death: October 11, 1932 — Cooper, Delta, Texas, USA Burial: Lake Creek Cem., Lake Creek, Delta, Texas, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Callie J. MILLER Family with spouse Nancy Woodard FERGUSON Nancy Pauline JORDAN Conway F. JORDAN Mary Pearl JORDAN Bonnie Dee JORDAN Thelma Adelia JORDAN James Daniel JORDAN 1868–1932 Birth: October 20, 1868 — Bearden, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA Death: October 11, 1932 — Cooper, Delta, Texas, USA
mother	Links Birth: September 29, 1872 — Rhea County, Tennessee, USA Marriage: October 16, 1898 — Lake Creek, Delta, Texas, USA Alt. Death: Death: October 12, 1942 — Commerce, Hunt, Texas, USA Burial: Lake Creek Cem., Lake Creek, Delta, Texas, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Daniel JORDAN Nancy Pauline JORDAN Conway F. JORDAN Mary Pearl JORDAN Bonnie Dee JORDAN Thelma Adelia JORDAN Nancy Woodard FERGUSON 1872–1942 Birth: September 29, 1872 — Rhea County, Tennessee, USA Death: October 12, 1942 — Commerce, Hunt, Texas, USA
Marriage	Marriage — October 16, 1898 — Lake Creek, Delta, Texas, USA
-1 months elder sister	Links Birth: August 22, 1898 — Enloe, Delta, Texas, USA Death: August 1, 1969 — Pasadena, Harris, Texas, USA Burial: Lake Creek Cem., Lake Creek, Delta, Texas, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree map Relationships Nancy Pauline JORDAN 1898–1969 Birth: August 22, 1898 — Enloe, Delta, Texas, USA Death: August 1, 1969 — Pasadena, Harris, Texas, USA
3 years elder brother	Links Birth: July 17, 1901 — Enloe, Delta, Texas, USA Marriage: May 14, 1926 — Memphis, Hall, Texas, USA Occupation: 1930 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA Death: March 15, 1977 — Webster, Harris, Texas, USA Burial: Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Esther Pearl THOMPSON Conway F. JORDAN Conway F. JORDAN 1901–1977 Birth: July 17, 1901 — Enloe, Delta, Texas, USA Death: March 15, 1977 — Webster, Harris, Texas, USA
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: July 3, 1903 — Enloe, Delta, Texas, USA Marriage: December 19, 1929 — Greenville, Hunt, Texas, USA Death: September 17, 1995 — Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Burial: San Jacinto Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Earl Francis BOWMAN Nancy BOWMAN Mary Pearl JORDAN 1903–1995 Birth: July 3, 1903 — Enloe, Delta, Texas, USA Death: September 17, 1995 — Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: September 2, 1905 — Enloe, Delta, Texas, USA Marriage: February 9, 1935 — Cooper, Delta, Texas, USA Death: December 31, 1985 — Pampa, Gray, Texas, USA Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Pampa, Gray, Texas, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Frank Marshall DIAL Nancy Carolyn DIAL John Marshall DIAL Dan Jordan DIAL Mary Helen DIAL Bonnie Dee JORDAN 1905–1985 Birth: September 2, 1905 — Enloe, Delta, Texas, USA Death: December 31, 1985 — Pampa, Gray, Texas, USA
8 years herself	Links Birth: August 16, 1913 — Cooper, Delta, Texas, USA Marriage: February 12, 1931 — Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA Death: September 14, 1980 — Kemah, Galveston, Texas, USA Burial: Oaklawn Cemetery, Cooper, Delta, Texas, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Ira BARTLEY Thelma Adelia JORDAN 1913–1980 Birth: August 16, 1913 — Cooper, Delta, Texas, USA Death: September 14, 1980 — Kemah, Galveston, Texas, USA

Father’s family with Callie J. MILLER
father	Links Birth: October 20, 1868 — Bearden, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA Marriage: June 1892 — Lake Creek, Delta, Texas, USA Marriage: October 16, 1898 — Lake Creek, Delta, Texas, USA Occupation: Death: October 11, 1932 — Cooper, Delta, Texas, USA Burial: Lake Creek Cem., Lake Creek, Delta, Texas, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Callie J. MILLER Family with spouse Nancy Woodard FERGUSON Nancy Pauline JORDAN Conway F. JORDAN Mary Pearl JORDAN Bonnie Dee JORDAN Thelma Adelia JORDAN James Daniel JORDAN 1868–1932 Birth: October 20, 1868 — Bearden, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA Death: October 11, 1932 — Cooper, Delta, Texas, USA
stepmother	Links Birth: February 21, 1874 — Lake Creek, Delta, Texas, USA Marriage: June 1892 — Lake Creek, Delta, Texas, USA Death: February 2, 1894 Alt. Death: January 2, 1895 Links Ancestors Compact tree Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Daniel JORDAN Callie J. MILLER 1874–1894 Birth: February 21, 1874 — Lake Creek, Delta, Texas, USA Death: February 2, 1894
Marriage	Marriage — June 1892 — Lake Creek, Delta, Texas, USA

Family with William Ira BARTLEY
husband	Links Birth: June 1, 1912 — Pecan Gap, Delta, Texas, USA Marriage: February 12, 1931 — Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA Death: February 28, 1971 — Pasadena, Harris, Texas, USA Burial: Oaklawn Cemetery, Cooper, Delta, Texas, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thelma Adelia JORDAN William Ira BARTLEY 1912–1971 Birth: June 1, 1912 — Pecan Gap, Delta, Texas, USA Death: February 28, 1971 — Pasadena, Harris, Texas, USA
herself	Links Birth: August 16, 1913 — Cooper, Delta, Texas, USA Marriage: February 12, 1931 — Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA Death: September 14, 1980 — Kemah, Galveston, Texas, USA Burial: Oaklawn Cemetery, Cooper, Delta, Texas, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Ira BARTLEY Thelma Adelia JORDAN 1913–1980 Birth: August 16, 1913 — Cooper, Delta, Texas, USA Death: September 14, 1980 — Kemah, Galveston, Texas, USA
Marriage	Marriage — February 12, 1931 — Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA

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Birth	Source: Steinbach, Nancy Bowman Citation details: Descendants of Ephrim Jordan Chart Quality of data: secondary evidence Date: March 29, 2004
Name	Source: Steinbach, Nancy Bowman Citation details: Descendants of Ephrim Jordan Chart Quality of data: secondary evidence Date: March 29, 2004
Death	Source: Steinbach, Nancy Bowman Citation details: Descendants of Ephrim Jordan Chart Quality of data: secondary evidence Date: March 29, 2004
Shared note	Source: Steinbach, Nancy Bowman Citation details: Descendants of Ephrim Jordan Chart Quality of data: secondary evidence Date: March 29, 2004
Shared note	Source: Steinbach, Nancy Bowman Citation details: Descendants of Ephrim Jordan Chart Quality of data: secondary evidence Date: March 29, 2004

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Shared note	Peggy Jordan Bowman, Thelma's sister, told many tales of her sister who was seven years younger than the next child, Bonnie Dee Jordan. Apparently, Thelma or Delo (as she called herself for the middle name Adelia which she could not pronounce as a small child) was the original poster child for spoiled children. She had "tuffy " blond hair, but she would say, "I have long black curls, and if you don't believe it, just ask my daddy." The year that Delo started to school, Peg said that Bonnie Jordan Dial and she had to walk Delo home for lunch. Peg said that this was a real embarrassment to Bonnie and her because they were "upstairs" at school, meaning the upper grades which were on the second floor of the school building. Early in the school year after her sisters had walked her home to eat lunch, Delo cried and said that she did not want to go back to school. Her mother said to her father, "Dan, you'll just have to spank her and make her go." He responded by saying, "Then she'll never go!" And she didn't --she stayed out of school that year. Family stories state that Delo went off to college at east Texas State Teachers College in Commerce, Texas where her sister Pauline Jordan was teaching. Apparently eloping was big because she helped her roommate (whose father was the president of the college) do so, and then She and W. I. Bartley, Jr. decided to elope themselves. Stories say that both sets of parents had fits and had the marriage annulled. Delo left school, moved to Dallas, and decided to go into nurse's training. Later she was working as an RN in Canton, Texas when she became engaged to the young doctor. W. I. came through Canton and they eloped again, and this time they remained married! Nancy Bowman Steinbach remembers that she enjoyed visiting them in their home in Pasadena, TX. W. I. loved to hunt, and there were deer skin rugs around the house on which she refused to step. She remembered that walking through the house was quite an adventure because she hopped around to avoid the rugs. Nancy also remembers that Delo worked for Dr. Wild who was Nancy's family doctor. Source: Steinbach, Nancy Bowman Citation details: Descendants of Ephrim Jordan Chart Quality of data: secondary evidence Date: March 29, 2004
Shared note	(Medical):Death Certificate: Galveston County, TX, registrar file #0133 Source: Steinbach, Nancy Bowman Citation details: Descendants of Ephrim Jordan Chart Quality of data: secondary evidence Date: March 29, 2004

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Unique identifier

D460DFF9C0CC493983467394AA2AED44EF32

Last change

March 29, 2004 – 21:04

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Family with parents
father Parents Abner Thomas JORDAN Ellen Ophelia McDONALD	James Daniel JORDAN 1868–1932
mother Parents Lewis Collins FERGUSON Martha Elizabeth MILLER	Nancy Woodard FERGUSON 1872–1942
elder sister	Nancy Pauline JORDAN 1898–1969
elder brother Family Esther Pearl THOMPSON Conway F. JORDAN	Conway F. JORDAN 1901–1977
elder sister Family Earl Francis BOWMAN Nancy BOWMAN	Mary Pearl JORDAN 1903–1995
elder sister Family Frank Marshall DIAL Nancy Carolyn DIAL John Marshall DIAL Dan Jordan DIAL Mary Helen DIAL	Bonnie Dee JORDAN 1905–1985
herself	Thelma Adelia JORDAN 1913–1980

Father’s family with Callie J. MILLER
father Parents Abner Thomas JORDAN Ellen Ophelia McDONALD	James Daniel JORDAN 1868–1932
stepmother	Callie J. MILLER 1874–1894

Family with William Ira BARTLEY
husband	William Ira BARTLEY 1912–1971
herself	Thelma Adelia JORDAN 1913–1980

Descendants

Thelma Adelia JORDAN(1913–1980)
- William Ira BARTLEY1931
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