Soldier Information
Name: Jordan Washington
Alias: George
Place of Birth: Jefferson KY Year of Birth: 1847
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Copper
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 6
View Ledger
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: February 25, 1865
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
Document: View
Congressional District: 5th
Company: B Regiment(s): 125th USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date: December 20, 1867
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
Washington spent some time in the Post Hospital in Cairo, Illinois. He later spent time on duty at Fort Craig, New Mexico.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
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Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: November 6, 1913
Cause of Death: Nephritis
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: June 6, 1882
Application No.: 451501 Certificate No.: 455141
Alternate First Name: Alternate Last Name:
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: September 28, 1916
Application No.: 1078152 Certificate No.: 821676
Other Family Pension Information
Pension Card Link: View
Application Date: February 1, 1915
Application No.: 1040987 Certificate No.: 801195
Pension File Information
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Pension Notes:
Jordan’s application may not have been approved until 1907, per the index card. A pension payment card for Alice Washington recorded her date of death (August 17, 1926).
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found
Family Information
Mother First Name: Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: Father Last Name:
Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Alice Maiden Name: Thomas
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Georgia A T Sanders 1879
Florence Thomas 1884
Lee Washington 1884
Presley Thomas 1890
Robert Thomas 1890
Andrew 1896 Washington
Cora Washington 1897
McKinley Washington 1897
Robert Washington 1897
Coleman Washington 1903
Family Notes:
Jordan Washington and Alice Thomas were married on February 4, 1893, in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. The 1900 census reported that Alice was the mother of 10 children, 5 of whom were living in 1900. In the 1900 household were 4 of Jordan’s stepchildren and 3 children with the surname Washington. Ten years later there were 4 Washington children in Jordan’s household.
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1870 Census
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1880 Census
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1890 Census
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1900 Census
1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Day Laborer
1900 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Rent 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: House
1900 Census Notes:
Jordan Washington appears as George J. Washington in the 1900 census living with his wife Alice, several of his children, and stepchildren.
1910 Census
1910 Census Link: View
1910 Profession: Job Work
1910 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1910 Own/Rent: Rent 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1910 Farm/House: House
1910 Census Notes:
In 1910 Jordan (listed as George) lived with his wife Alice, 4 Washington children, and apparent grandson.
1920 Census
1920 Census Link: View
1920 Profession: Cook
1920 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1920 Own/Rent: Rent 1920 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1920 Farm/House: House
1920 Census Notes:
In 1920 Alice Washington and her family lived at the same address as the home address on Jordan Washington’s death certificate.
Enslaver Information
1850 Enslaver Census
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1860 Enslaver Census
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1870 Enslaver Census
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1880 Enslaver Census
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Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found