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Louise Graves Jordan - Madison Parish, Louisiana

From Tallulah Madison Journal April 2, 1965

Madison Loses Long Resident

The funeral of Mrs. Louise Graves Jordan was held Friday, March 26 at the Presbyterian Church in 
Tallulah with the Rev. Dan Lott officiating.

With her passing, Madison Parish lost one of her original pioneers and many are filled with sorrow, 
not only for this outstanding lady, but for the departure of an era that now will be found only 
among the history books.

Mrs. Louise Jordan was born Nov. 5, 1875 at Oakley Plantation, Milliken Bend, La. in Madison Parish. 
She and her four sisters and one brother, Carrie, Lottie, Ada, Mary and John were children of Louise 
Maher Graves and John Francis Graves. Louise and her four sisters were educated in the Catholic 
Covent in Chicago, Ill.

She married George W. Jordan January 15, 1897 and had five children, Ben, Irene, George, Mallie 
and Francis.

During the Madison Parish Centennial celebration, Mrs. Jordan was honored as the oldest resident 
who had lived her entire life in Madison Parish. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. George Davis 
of Jonesville, La., one daughter, Mrs. Andrew L. Sevier and two sons George Jordan of Baton Rouge 
and Francis Jordan of Pitkin; five grandsons, Andrew, Jr., Howard and Warren Sevier, George Jordan, Jr. 
and Ensign Francis Jordan and twelve great grandchildren.

Those that knew her, say this one brief statement about her "To know her, was to love her for she 
spoke kindly of everyone and served others with no thought of her until she became unable to serve 
any longer."

Pallbearers were Barton Sevier, Henry Sevier, Jr., Malcolm Sevier, George Spencer, Jim Folk and Robert Todd.