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Grace Cora Myers
1878 - 1965 (86 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Grace Cora Myers was born on 16 Jun 1878 in Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died in 1965; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Grace married Eden Henry Jordan in ca 1899 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Eden was born in 1869 in Pennsylvania; died in 1928; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Ruth Ann Jordan
was born on 13 Aug 1901 in Upper Mount Bethel Twp, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; died in Sep 1974; was buried in Media Cemetery, Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. - 3. Lester Earl Jordan was born on 13 Dec 1906 in Upper Mount Bethel Twp, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; died on 14 Aug 1988 in Paoli, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- 2. Ruth Ann Jordan
Generation: 2
2. Ruth Ann Jordan (1.Grace1) was born on 13 Aug 1901 in Upper Mount Bethel Twp, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; died in Sep 1974; was buried in Media Cemetery, Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Ruth married John Kenneth Barrall on 16 Jun 1923 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. John was born on 21 Aug 1902 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; died in 1986; was buried in Media Cemetery, Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Lester Earl Jordan (1.Grace1) was born on 13 Dec 1906 in Upper Mount Bethel Twp, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; died on 14 Aug 1988 in Paoli, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military Service: 5 Feb 1941, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; World War II (US) US Army Discharged 13 Feb 1946, Fort Oro, California
Notes:
Lester E. Jordan, 81, ex-PennDOT Engineer
Lester E. Jordan, 81, of 406 Walker Road, Wayne, Delaware County, former Allentown District 5 engineer for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, died Sunday in Paoli Memorial Hospital, Chester County, He was the husband of Ruth (Dickensheets) Jordan. After serving the Allentown district, Jordan was assistant chief engineer and director of Design in PennDOT's central office in Harrisburg before retiring in 1973. He first served as district engineer of PennDOT's five-county district in Indiana. He was a 1931 graduate of Lehigh University, with a degree in civil engineering. Born in Mount Bethel, he was a son of the late Eden H. and Grace (Myers) Jordan. He was a member of the St. Matthew's United Methodist Church, Wayne. Survivors: Wife, son Lee C. of Downingtown, and a daughter, Lois J. Felldin of Exton, both in Chester County, and three grandchildren. Services 10:30am Friday in the church. No calling hours. Arrangements, Vincent C. Alleva Funeral Home, 1724 E. Lancaster Ave., Paoli.
(The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania ยท Thursday, August 18, 1988)