2. James Francis Jordan (1824 - 1900)
Birth: Feb. 7, 1824, Gosport, Hampshire, England
Death: Aug., 1900, Tooele County, Utah, USA
Burial: Clover Cemetery Rush Valley, Tooele Co.,
Utah
MARRIED: 1846 Hampshire, England
Sarah Cannon Jordan (1820 - 1890)
Birth: Oct. 15, 1820,Gosport, Hampshire, England
Death: May 4, 1890, Saint John, Tooele Co., Utah
Burial: Clover Cemetery , Rush Valley, Tooele Co.,
Utah
CHILDREN
1 Leonard James Jordan 1849-1919 Born: Gosport, Hampshire, England
2 Mary Jane Jordan Tanner 1851-1921 Born: Gosport, Hampshire, England
3 Fanny Jordan Rigby 1852-1932 Born: Gosport, Hampshire, England
4 Heber Siddons Jordan 1855-1855 Born Aboard Ship Siddons
5 Ann Jordan McIntosh 1856-1920 Born: Mt Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah
6 Emily Jordan 1859-1859 Born: Saint John, Tooele, Utah
7 Emaline Jordan 1859-Deceased Born: Saint John, Tooele, Utah
8 Joseph Clark Jordan 1863-1939 Born: Mt Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah
James Francis and Sarah Cannon Jordan
James Francis Jordan was born in Gosport, Hampshire, England February 7, 1824 to James and Mary
Long Jordan. Sarah Cannon was born October 15, 1823 in Gosport, Hampshire, England to Edward and
Mary Cannon. James and Sarah were married April 30, 1846 in England. They came to America in the
spring of 1855.
Liverpool to Philadelphia on the “Siddons” (27 Feb 1855 - 20 Apr 1855)
Ship Name Siddons: Departure 27 Feb 1855 from Liverpool / Arrival 20 Apr 1855 at Philadelphia
ACCOUNT OF VOYAGE AND PASSENGER LIST NAMES Gordon vs Jordon
http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/Search/showDetails/db:MM_MII/t:passenger/id:31867/keywords:1855
On board ship Sarah delivered a son named him Heber Siddons Jordan. Three days after they landed at
Philadelphia young Heber passed away.
3. LISTED AS “GORDON” vs “JORDAN”
Gordon, James Francis (Age: 21) Gordon, Sariah (Age: 32) Gordon, Lenora (Age: 5) =Leonard James
Gordon, Mary Jane (Age: 4) Gordon, Fanny (Age: 2)
After arrival at Philadelphia, the family made their way to Mormon Grove, Kansas and departed 13 June
1855 and arrived at Salt Lake City, Utah 7 September 1855
PIONEER SEARCH
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James Francis Jordan
Jacob F. Secrist/Noah T. Guymon Company (1855)
Pioneer Search: Noah T. Guymon Company
368 individuals and 58 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at
Mormon Grove, Kansas (Near Atchison). Jacob F. Secrist died on July 2 and Noah T. Guymon became
captain of the company.
Departure: 13 June 1855 Mormon Grove, Kansas.
Arrival: 7 September 1855 Salt Lake City, Utah
Name Age Birth Date Death Date
Jordan, Fanny 2 8 October 1852 10 July 1932
Jordan, James Francis 31 7 February 1824 August 1900
Jordan, Leonard James 5 12 August 1849 23 March 1919
Jordan, Mary Jane 4 8 January 1851 2 February 1921
Jordan, Sarah Cannon 31 15 October 1823 4 May 1890
James Francis Jordan was a cooper by trade. Married Sarah Cannon 30 Apr 1846 and Set Sail from
Liverpool, England on the Ship Siddons Bound for America. Monday 5 March 1855 [27 Feb. 1855}
While working at the mill his arm mangled in the machinery. After his arm healed sufficiently it was
fitted with a hook which he wore the rest of his life. After the accident he decided there were better
opportunities in other fields. He moved to Clover Creek, Tooele, Utah. While there he was made Bishop
of that Ward.
After arrival at SLC they moved to Clover/Rush Valley and were among the first settlers in the valley
and are mentioned in several incidents in Rush Valley's history.
It is believed that Sarah gave birth to the first set of twins in Rush Valley, Emily and Emaline Jordan;
Emily died as an infant and Emaline lived to adulthood.
4. The History of Rush Valley by Lacey Russell Burrows, Pg 55
“In the spring of 1857 Luke Johnson the President of the Branch and Agent of the Grantees (for water
rights), invited two more men to come in as settlers; they were James Jordan and Robert Miller and they
came in for equal shares with eleven original settlers. […] James Jordan, having sold eight acres of his
first claim to John McIntosh, was permitted by the agent of the Grantees, Griffith Davis, one of the
original settlers, desiring to emigrate his family, sold his original claim and was again admitted by Agent
Johnson, and thus he claimed another ten acre share.”
James and Sarah moved to Centre before the Ajax store was there, and later moved back to Clover and
built a nice house which now stands. His family all married people from around there. They were the first
and only ones to have black English currants, the first and only ones for many years to have lilacs.
Centre, Utah
Settled 1863, it was called Centre because it was midway between St. John and Vernon (about eight miles
south of Rush Valley); later known as Ajax for William Ajax, who operated a store there. Centre was
first settled by James F. Jordan and Edward B. Meredith in 1868. Other families soon followed and at
one time there were nine or ten families at Center. Some of these, however, soon moved away because of
the drought.
A branch organization was effected at an early day with James F. Jordan as the presiding Elder. As far
as we can ascertain, this branch was organized in the spring of 1870. Most the families moved away and
the branch was dissolved into the St John Ward. In 1900, there were about three families residing at
Centre.
Sarah's mother, Mary Orpwood Cannon Decker, also came to Utah. She was the widow of Isaac Decker.
Very little information is known concerning her except she died in 1884, and buried in Clover.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10848778
James loved horses and always had a fine team. James Jordan was one of the most colorful and quoted
men in the Clover Community, even after his death.
Sarah died May 4, 1890.
James then remarried a woman by the name of Ellen Saline Chalk 18 Dec 1890 in Clover. She came from
Gosport, Hampshire, England. Ellen was younger than James but she was very kind to him. They had
one daughter, Sarah E. Jordan, born February 8, 1892, although she lived only 2 days.
James and Ellen remained in Clover ten years, until his death.
James passed away August 9, 1900 in Clover Creek and buried in Clover Creek Cemetery
5. James & Sarah are buried in the Clover Cemetery
James Francis Jordan (1824 - 1900)
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/
fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22220377
Sarah Cannon Jordan (1820 - 1890)
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/
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6. SOURCE INFORMATION
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Siddons (27 Feb 1855 - 20 Apr 1855) ACCOUNT OF VOYAGE AND PASSENGER LIST
http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/Search/showDetails/db:MM_MII/t:voyage/id:333/keywords:1855
Listed under the name GORDON vs JORDON
Liverpool to Philadelphia on the Siddons (27 Feb 1855 - 20 Apr 1855)
Ship Name “Siddons”
Departure: 27 Feb 1855 from Liverpool
Arrival: 20 Apr 1855 at Philadelphia
PASSENGER LIST Shown as Gordon instead of Jordan
Gordon, James Francis, Gordon, Sariah, Gordon, Lenora, Gordon, Mary Jane,
Gordon, Fanny
PASSENGER LIST
Last Name GORDON First Name James Francis
Age 21 (31) Origin Gosport - Occupation Cooper
Last Name GORDON First Name Sariah
Age 32 Origin Gosport - Occupation Wife
Last Name GORDON First Name Lenora = Leonard James Jordan
Age 5 Origin Gosport
Last Name GORDON First Name Mary Jane
Age 4 Origin Gosport
Last Name GORDON First Name Fanny
Age 2 Origin Gosport
Liverpool to Philadelphia on the Siddons (27 Feb 1855 - 20 Apr 1855)
General Voyage Notes
EIGHTY-FOURTH COMPANY. -- Siddons, 430 souls. February 27th, 1855, the ship, Siddons, Captain
Taylor, sailed from Liverpool, England, for Philadelphia, having on board four hundred and thirty Saints, of
whom one hundred and ninety-seven intended going through to the Valley that season, ninety-seven being P.
[Perpetual] E. [Emigration] Fund emigrants. The company was placed under the presidency of Elder John S.
Fullmer, assisted by Isaac Allred and James Pace. With the exception of the few Germans who sailed in the
Isaac Jeans, this was the first shipload of Saints which was sent out by the presidency at Liverpool, via
Philadelphia.
The names of all the passengers were published in the Deseret News of June 20th, 1855. After a safe voyage the
company arrived in Philadelphia, on the twentieth of April, and from that city the emigrants traveled by rail to
Pittsburg, where arrangements were made for their transportation by steamboat down the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers to St. Louis, Missouri. The river passage coast three dollars for each adult passenger, children half-price;
thirty-five cents was paid for every one hundred pounds of extra luggage.
The company arrived in St. Louis May 7th, after a pleasant passage. An infant which was born on board the
Siddons died on the river journey [Heber Siddons Jordan]. On the day of arrival in St. Louis, most of the
luggage belonging to the company was reshipped on the Polar Star, and on the eighth, one hundred and fifty of
the company embarked on that steamer for Atchison, under the presidency of Elders Parson and Ferguson. On
Thursday, June 21st, 1855, John S. Fullmer left St. Louis with another company, on board the steamer F. X.
Aubry. (Millennial Star, Vol. XVII, pp.171, 201, 378, 458, 490; Desert News of June 20th and August
8th, 1855.)" Cont., 13:12 (Oct. 1892), p.545-46
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7. PIONEER SEARCH
http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneerDetail?lang=eng&pioneerId=16295
James Francis Jordan
Jacob F. Secrist/Noah T. Guymon Company (1855)
Pioneer Search: Noah T. Guymon Company
368 individuals and 58 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at
Mormon Grove, Kansas (Near Atchison). Jacob F. Secrist died on July 2 and Noah T. Guymon became captain
of the company.
Departure 13 June 1855 Mormon Grove, Kansas
Arrival 7 September 1855 Salt Lake City, Utah
NAME AGE BIRTHDATE
Jordan, James Francis 31 7 Feb. 1824
Jordan, Sarah 31 15 Oct. 1823
Jordan, Leonard James 6 12 Aug .1849
Jordan, Mary Jane 4 8 Jan. 1851
Jordan, Fanny 2 8 Oct. 1852
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