Knut and Elizabeth Scholdberg Family
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James and Elizabeth Jordan Family

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Elizabeth Priscilla's 1st marriage

Knut Oscar Scholdberg born 13 January 1837 in Jämshög, Blekinge län, Sweden; married Elizabeth Priscilla Holloway Steward on 24 May 1867 at St. Mary's Stratford Bow in Bow, England; died 15 November 1875 in Alexandria, Egypt

Elizabeth Priscilla Holloway Steward born as Elizabeth Priscilla Holloway 27 February 1847 at the Poplar Union Workhouse, Poplar, England; married Knut Oscar Scholdberg on 24 May 1867 at St. Mary's Stratford Bow in Bow, England; after Knut Oscar Scholdberg died, she married James Jordan (see below)

  1. Joseph Canute Oscar Scholdberg born 18 February 1868 Poplar, England; immigrated to Chicago in 1882 or 1886; changed name to James Oscar Jordan; married Margaret Jane Knowles on 30 December 1896 in Chicago; temporarily to Madison around 1907-1908, then returned to Chicago, may not have taken his family; separated about November 1911; divorced 19 June 1919; died 23 March 1947 in Chicago; used James Oscar Jordan in America including marriage to Margaret Jane Knowles.
  2. Mary Elizabeth Scholdberg born 27 March 1870 in Bomley, England; died 16 May 1871 in Bromley
  3. Charles Edward Scholdberg born 12 August 1871 in Bromley, England; died 19 March 1872 in Poplar, England
  4. Charles Albert Scholdberg born 30 September 1873 in Poplar, England; changed name to Charles H. Jordan; to America on 18 August 1893 and then settled in Chicago; temporarily to Madison about 1907-1908, then returned to Chicago; thought not to have married; place of death unknown, but might have been in Indiana; used Charles H. Jordan in America.
  5. Elizabeth Ada Scholdberg born 23 July 1875 in Poplar, England; died 11 December 1879 in Poplar, England

Notes:

  1. Elizabeth Priscilla Holloway Steward married twice. Her first marriage was to Knut Oscar Scholdberg. After Oscar Scholdberg died in November 1875 she married James Jordan in November 1876.
  2. Elizabeth Priscilla’s Scholdberg’s sons Oscar and Charles changed their surnames to Jordan some time after her marriage to James Jordan. In addition, her first son’s forenames name evolved over time also from Joseph Canute Oscar Scholdberg to James Oscar Jordan. The author’s biological line is through the Joseph Canute Oscar Scholdberg/James Oscar Jordan line and not through Elizabeth’s 2nd husband James Jordan. However, it is through the 2nd husband that we adopted the Jordan name.

Elizabeth Priscilla's 2nd marriage

James Jordan born about 1845, probably in England; married Elizabeth Priscilla Scholdberg on 16 November 1876 at St. Mary's Stratford Bow in Bow, England; date and place of death unknown; father's name was John Jordan, a farmer in 1876

Elizabeth Priscilla Holloway Steward Scholdberg married James Jordan on 16 November 1876 at St. Mary's Stratford Bow in Bow, England after Knut Oscar Scholdberg died (see above); to America on 18 August 1893 and then settled in Chicago; temporarily to Madison about 1907-1908, then returned to Chicago; died on 22 April 1931 in Chicago

  1. James Henry Jordan born on 27 December 1879 in Poplar, England; to America on 18 August 1893 and then settled in Chicago; moved to Madison about 1904; married Emma Selena on 9 February 1907 in Madison; died 20 September 1967 in Madison, Wisconsin
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