Thomas Walden Jordan

1848 - 1919  (70 years)

• Name	Thomas Walden Jordan
  Birth	2 Dec 1848	Newbern, Pulaski, VA
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Apr 1919	Emory, Washington, VA
  	Thomas Walden Jordan, A. M., L.L. D. A. M., Emory and Henry College, 1869 University of Virginia, 1871 L.L. D., Emory and Henry College, 1898 Professor of Latin and History Kentucky Wesleyan College 1872 - 1878 Principal Science Hill (A women's college in Shelbyville, Ky.) 1879 - 1881 Professor of Latin and Greek Emory and Henry College 1882 - 1885 President of Emory and Henry College 1885 - 1888 Dean of the College Professor of the Latin Language and Literature University of Tennessee - Knoxville 1888 - 1907 T. W. JORDAN DEAD (Knoxville, Tenn) Dr. Thomas W. Jordan, former dean of the University of Tennessee, died Sunday afternoon at the home of his daughter at Imboden, Va., according to a telegram received here today. Dr. Jordan was seventy years of age. He was a leader in Methodist Church activities. While dean of Tennessee he was affectionately called "Tommie" by the student body. The Washington Times Washington, DC April 15, 1919 · Page 10
  Burial	Emory, Washington, VA
  	Burial: Emory and Henry Cemetery Plot: Thomas Walden Jordan Plot Emory, Washington County, Virginia, USA Inscription: TEACHER 8 YEARS IN KENTUCKY 3 YEARS AT EMORY AND HENRY 19 YEARS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENN. "HOW THEY LOVED HIM"
  Person ID	I10085	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Col. William Jasper Jordan,   b. 22 Jan 1825, Newbern, Pulaski, VA d. 12 Mar 1912, Newbern, Pulaski, VA (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Lucretia Jane Howe,   b. 3 Nov 1827   d. 12 Sep 1869 (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F1946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katherine Hammond Longley,   b. May 1850, VA d. 1907, VA (Age ~ 56 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1874
  Family ID	F3585	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Dec 1848 - Newbern, Pulaski, VA Death - 13 Apr 1919 - Emory, Washington, VA Burial - - Emory, Washington, VA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume VI J Jouett, James Edward JORDAN, Thomas Walden, educator, was born at Newbern, Va., Dec. 2, 1848; son of William Jasper and Lucretia (Howe) Jordan, and grandson of Michael and Elizabeth (Trolinger) Jordan and of Joseph H. and Margaret (Feely) Howe. He was graduated from Emory and Henry college, Virginia, A.B., 1869, A.M., 1872, and from the University of Virginia in 1871, and was professor of Latin and history in Kentucky Wesleyan college, 1872-78; joint principal of Science Hill Female college, Shelbyville, Ky., 1879-81; professor of Latin and Greek at Emory and Henry college, 1882-86, and president of that college, 1886-89. He was made dean of the college and professor of Latin language and literature in the University of Tennessee in 1889, and received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Emory and Henry college in 1897. 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Thomas W Jordan Age: 1 Birth Year: abt 1849 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1850: District 48, Pulaski, Virginia Gender: Male Family Number: 46