Oorzaak: LaGrippe; Contributory cause: Asthama
She is married to JOSEPH ANDREW Jordan.
They got married on March 22, 1901 at Shelbyville, Shelby Co., IL, she was 27 years old.
SOURCES: Marriage date: "Brandon-Willis-Gordon-Jordan-Hill Bible," of Ledosia (Dochia) Willis Gordon Jordan, nee Willis; transcribed by hand, on manila sheets of paper, by Hazel Myrtle Jordan Hill, nee Jordan, daughter of Ledosia; records were found in the Bible of Hazel Myrtle Jordan Hill, nee Jordan, by her daughter, Catherine J. Hill. Marriage of Joseph A. Jordan and Docia Gordon (nee Ledosia Alice "Dochia" Willis), Shelbyvillie, Shelby County, Illinois, Courthouse, Book 3, Pg. 54, Richard K. Hill & Catherine J. Hill, personally went to Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, and viewed the large book; we copied entry by hand; they did not make copies: Joseph Jordan and Docia Gordon, 22 Mar. 1901. Shelby County Historical & Genealogical Society; Vol. 6, "Shelby County, Illinois Marriages, 1898-1906", Printed by The Shelby County Historical and Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 287, Shelbyville, Illinois 62665, © 1990), pg. 14; Marriage Records Courthouse pg. 54, Jordan, Joseph A. and Gordon, Dochia (nee Ledosia Alice "Dochia" Willis, 22 Mar. 1901. Marriage of Joseph A. Jordan and Docia Gordon (nee Ledosia Alice "Dochia" Willis), Shelbyvillie, Shelby County, Illinois, Courthouse, Book 3, Pg. 54, Terri Jordan, 12 Illini Dr., Decatur, IL 62521, personally went to Courthouse and sent her information to us: Joseph A. Jordan (of Windsor Township, farmer, age 31, born Shelby Co., IL, father James Jordan, mother Elizabeth Ringo, first marriage, married 22 March 1901, Shelbyville, IL) and Docia Gordan (of Okaw Township, age 28, born Shelby Co., IL, father John Willis, mother Jane Brandon, 2nd marriage); Witnesses: Mand (Maude?) Jordan, and Eva Francisco.
Child(ren):
1880 U.S. Census, Okaw Twp., Shelby Co., IL; Mirofilm Roll No. 251.
Dwelling No. 57, Family No. 58:
John Willis, age 34, Head, Marr., Farmer: born OH, Father, Mother born-Unknown
Jane Willis, age 33, Wife, married, H.K., born IN, father b. NC, mother b. NC
(Elizabeth Jane Brandon)
Ledosia Willis, age 6, daughter, single, born IL, father b. OH, mother b. IN
"1900 United States Federal Census," Okaw Township., Shelby County, Illinois, 1 June 1900, Page 1B:
Dwelling No. 19, Family No. 19:
John Willis, Head, M, May 1846, age 54, Marr. at age 28, born OH,
Father: OH, Mother: OH, farmer
Jane Willis, Wife, F, Oct 1846, age 53, Marr. at age 28,
1 child (s/b 3), 1 living, born IN, Father:. NC, Mother:. NC
Ladosia Gorden, Daughter, F, Sept 1873, age 26, Wd, 3 children, 3 livin
born IL, Father: OH, Mother: IN, servant
Virgil Gorden, Grandson, M, Aug 1893, age 6, born IL, Father: IL, Mother: IL,
attends school
Cora Gorden, Granddaughter, F, Nov 1895, age 4, born IL, Father: I
Mother: IL
Jennie Gorden, Granddaughter, F, Jan 1898, age 2 born IL, Father: I
Mother: IL
Death Certificate of Doshia Alice Jordan [Ledosia Alice Gordon Jordan, nee Willis]:
State of Illinois, Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Standard Certificate of Death, Registered No. 6, Registration Dist. No. 7757, Primary Dist No. 7757; Place of Death: Shelby County, Ridge Township, Name: Doshia Alice Jordan, Residence: Country Home; Female, White, Married, Husband: Joseph A. Jordan; Date of Birth: September 1, 1873 Shelby County, Illinois, Date of Death: March 4, 1931 (s/b March 10, 1931, see below), Age: 57yrs., 6mos., 9 days; Housewife; Father: John Willis born Ohio, Mother: Jane Brandon (Elizabeth Jane Brandon) born Indiana; Informant: Ralph Jordan; Place of Burial & Date: Wright Cemetery, Sullivan Twp., Moultrie Co., Illinois, March 12, 1931; Cause of Death: Asthama. [Although this is a Primary Source for death, the date given for Ledosia's death is not correct on the Death Certificate. The date of death is given as on the 4th, but if you look at the Certified dates, the doctor attended her until her death on the 10th of March, which is correct. She died 4 days after the birth of her grandson, Richard Keith Hill, who was born on the 6th of March. This is the personal knowledge of all of Ledosia's children, including her daughter Hazel Myrtle Jordan Hill, the mother of Richard, who is the co-aurthor of this genealogy].
SOURCES: For birth, marriage, and death dates: "Brandon-Willis-Gordon-Jordan-Hill Bible," of Ledosia (Dochia) Willis Gordon Jordan, nee Willis; transcribed by hand, on manila sheets of paper, by Hazel Myrtle Jordan Hill, nee Jordan, daughter of Ledosia; records were found in the Bible of Hazel Myrtle Jordan Hill, nee Jordan, by her daughter, Catherine J. Hill. Death Certificate obtained from the Courthouse in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., IL; Died in her Country Home; Married; Husband: Joseph A. Jordan; Date and Place of Birth; Housewife. Date of Death, 4 March 1931, is incorrect; she died 4 days after the birth of her grandson Richard Keith Hill who was born on 6th March 1931; Dochia entered his birth in her Family Bible; it was a hard time for her daughter, our mother, Hazel Myrtle Jordan Hill; she never really got over her mother's death on the 10th of March 1931; Death Certificate (con.): Father's Name: John Willis, born in Ohio; Mother's Name: Jane Brandon, born in Indiana; Informant: Ralph Jordan (son); Doctor's Name was W. G. Turner of Shelbyville, Shelby Co., IL; Filed in Westervelt, Illinois on 10 Mar. 1931. Tombstone, "Wright Cemetery," Sullivan Township, Moultrie County, Illinois, Wright Cemetery is just outside, and a little NE of Findlay, Shelby County, Illinois, Catherine, Richard, and mother, Hazel Myrtle Jordan Hill, nee Jordan, have gathered dates and information from many tombstones of their families who are buried there long before the cemetery books were published. Volume X, "Inscriptions of Shelby & Moultrie Counties, Illinois Cemeteries," Wright Cemetery, Moultrie County, Illinois; just outside, NE of Findlay, Shelby County, Illinois; pgs. 77, 127; by Edward H. Boedecker, 718 W. N. 3rd St., Shelbyville, Ill., 62565, 1985. "Moultrie County, Illinois Cemetery Inscriptions," Compiled by Decatur Genealogical Society Members & Moultrie County Historical Society Members, Printed March 1972; Reprinted 1979; published by Decatur Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 2205, Decatur, IL 62526, Wright Cemetery. 1880 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., IL, Microfilm Roll #251; See: Vol. II, Richland thru Windsor Townships, published by Shelby County, Illinois Historical and Genealogical Society, May 1984. 1900 U.S. Census, Shelby County, Illinois, Book 2, pg. 34, Oconee-Rural Twps., published by The Shelby County Historical & Genealogical Society; also, "1900 United States Federal Census," Okaw Township., Shelby County, Illinois, 1 June 1900, Page 1B, Dwelling No. 19, Family No. 19, John Willis. ; "1900 U.S. Census, Shelby County, Illinois", (published by the Shelby County Historical & Genealogical Society, 151 South Washington, Box 286, Shelbyville, IL 62565), Book 2, Okaw Twp., pg. 34.
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Name: Doshia Alice Jordan, Residence: Country Home; Female, White, Married, Husband: Joseph A. Jordan; Date of Birth: September 1, 1873 Shelby County, Illinois, Date of Death: March 4, 1931 (s/b March 10, 1931, see below), Age: 57yrs., 6mos., 9 days; Housewife; Father: John Willis born Ohio, Mother: Jane Brandon (Elizabeth Jane Brandon) born Indiana; Informant: Ralph Jordan; Place of Burial & Date: Wright Cemetery, Sullivan Twp., Moultrie Co., Illinois, March 12, 1931; Cause of Death: Asthama. [Although this is a Primary Source for death, the date given for Ledosia's death is not correct on the Death Certificate. The date of death is given as on the 4th, but if you look at the Certified dates, the doctor attended her until her death on the 10th of March, which is correct. She died 4 days after the birth of her grandson, Richard Keith Hill, who was born on the 6th of March. This is the personal knowledge of all of Ledosia's children, including her daughter Hazel Myrtle Jordan Hill, the mother of Richard, who is the co-aurthor of this genealogy]./ Not Given