[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13255]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO THE JORDAN FAMILY

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                  HON. HENRY C. ``HANK'' JOHNSON, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 9, 2013

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following 
Proclamation:
  Whereas, the birth of James Jordan in Jackson County, Georgia on 
August 15, 1837 began the Jordan family lineage which has blessed us 
with descendants that have helped to shape our nation; and
  Whereas, through the union of James and Dicey Shields Jordan (1858), 
Summie, John, James, Hilliard (Hill), Mary, Woodie, Henry Arthur, Babe, 
Alice and Emma were born; In 1885, James was united in marriage to his 
second wife Nancy Polk Jordan wherein, Bertha, Gilbert, Luther, 
Pledger, Judson and Lucy were born. The Jordan Family has produced many 
well respected citizens and the patriarchs and matriarchs of the Jordan 
Family are pillars of strength that have touched many throughout our 
nation, family members of the past and present such as Mrs. Janice 
Anderson Edwards, Rev. Frankie Jordan, Rev. Darrell White, Mrs. Evelyn 
Boynton, Miss Beverly Gray, Mrs. Annie Ruth Johnson, Mrs. Martha Ann 
Whitlock, Mr. Jerome Anderson, Mr. Summie Jordan, Ms. Rheba Brackery, 
Miss Rasheedah Carter, Ms. Vel Ford and Mrs. Ollie Brooks; and
  Whereas, in our beloved Fourth Congressional District of Georgia, we 
are honored to have members of the Jordan family for they are some of 
our most beloved citizens in our District; and
  Whereas, family is one of the most honored and cherished institutions 
in the world, we take pride in knowing that families such as the Jordan 
family have set aside this time to fellowship with each other, honor 
one another and to pass along history to each other by meeting at this 
year's family reunion in DeKalb County, Georgia; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside this day to honor and recognize the Jordan family;
  Now Therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., do hereby proclaim 
June 28, 2013 as Jordan Family Reunion Day in the 4th Congressional 
District of Georgia.
  Proclaimed, This 28th day of June, 2013.

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