Andrew Colistus "Cuff" Jordan

1842 - 1930  (88 years)

• Name	Andrew Colistus "Cuff" Jordan  [1]
  Nickname	Cuff
  Birth	14 Feb 1842	Jasper, Jasper County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Sep 1930	Vernon Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  Burial	Holly Grove Cemetery, Anacoco, Vernon Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  Notes	Confederate Veteran, Age 88, Passed Away Sunday A. C. Jordan, noble pioneer, has joined silent majority. A. C. Jordan of Hornbeck, a Confederate veteran in his eighty-eighth year, died suddenly in the Leesville hospital shortly after two o'clock Sunday afternoon and was buried at Holly Grove Monday afternoon. Andrew Allen Veatoh, of the Church of Christ, delivering the funeral eulogy. Besides those from his home community and elsewhere many people from Leesville attended the funeral for Mr. Jordan, was widely known and highly esteemed. He is survived by his daughters, Mrs. Mollie Ellis of Hornbeck; Mrs Ida McQueen of Jasper, Texas; Mrs. Abbie Ellis of Port Arthur, Texas; Mrs. Elsie Field of Wichita Falls, Texas; and a son, A. C. Jordan, Jr. of Port Arthur, Texas, all of whom were at his funeral. The four daughters were with him when he expired. A. C. Jordan was born February 14, 1842 in Jasper County, Texas, about where the town of Jasper now stands. That part of Texas was then a wilderness abounding with game, and it was no uncommon thing for roving bands of Indians to pass through on hunting expeditions or enroute to Natchitoches to trad peltry for necesaries; and it was quite an event to Mr. Jordan, then a little boy, when the dusky tribesman would camp near by and he could visit them. At the beginning of the Civil War he enlisted in the Confederate army, in which he served till the surrender. He was on the trying 30 days march from Morgan City to North Louisiana to oppose General Banks Red River Expedition. He was with Dick Taylor's Confederate lions at the Battle of Mansfield when Banks and his haughty invaders were huried back in discomfiture, and at the Battle of Pleasant Hill the next day when the Union forces were driven from the field in confusion and dismay. From that on clear to Alexandria it was a running fight for several days, the Northern troops doing the running the Confederates doing the fighting. After the war Mr. Jordan was for many years extensively engaged in the timber business, which finally brought him to Louisiana. He was a loyal Democrat and never in his life bolted the ticket. He cherished the memory of the fallen Confederacy, and as long as he was able to make such trips attended the annual reunion of Confederate veterans. He belonged to but one order, namely, the Church of Christ, and said it was the only organization he had any need of. He keenly enjoyed its services and attended them every opportunity when physically able to do so. He read the New Testament daily, and shaped his life by its teachings. He was a man of the highest honor. In all his life no one ever accused him of uttering a falsehood or making a misleading statement. The general verdict on his character was summed up in a declaration by Hon. Fern M. Woods, a friend of many years, when after the funeral Monday he said: "A. C. Jordan was the noblest, purest, kindest and best man I ever knew." Gentle and unassuming as a child, honest as truth itself, brave as a lion, pure as a mountain spring, and at all times reflecting the Divine love and goodness of the great "Author and finisher of our faith," he was indeed "a man, take him for all in all, we shall not look upon his like again." Thanks to Rajordan for providing vital information and Obit. (Copied from FindAGrave, Memorial ID 26496674) His headstone is shown on that website, and inscribed Co F 13 Texas Cav CSA. A photo of him is also shown.
  Person ID	I48097	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	William Isaac Jordan,   b. 24 Dec 1795, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina d. 22 Feb 1853, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Mahulda Isaacs,   b. 23 Jun 1809, Pike County, Mississippi d. 19 Oct 1894, Jasper County, Texas (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	census of Jasper, Municipality of Bevil , May 1 1835 list William Jourdan , Mahuldah Isaacs Family (4 children ) page 10 of this census .
  Family ID	F14450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Catharine E. Barnett,   b. 1 Mar 1843   d. 26 Feb 1913 (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Children	1. William Isaac Jordan,   b. 21 Mar 1871, Texas d. 22 Sep 1920 (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F14448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Feb 1842 - Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Death - 22 Sep 1930 - Vernon Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), Memorial ID 26496674 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), Memorial ID 29360222 and Memorial ID 26496674 (Reliability: 3).