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Near Prince George in Prince George County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Jordan Family Cemetery

 
 
Jordan Family Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 22, 2008
1. Jordan Family Cemetery Marker
Inscription. Buried with his parents are Josiah Jordan, his wife, Mary and four of their children - Watson, 10 months, Laura, 3 years, Charles, 4 months, and Lemuel, 24 years.

This land was Josiah's farm at the time of the siege.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Civil.
 
Location. 37° 14.607′ N, 77° 21.318′ W. Marker has been reported unreadable. Marker is near Prince George, Virginia, in Prince George County. Marker is on Petersburg Tour Road, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located across from the visitor center parking area for Petersburg National Battlefield. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5001 Siege Rd, Prince George VA 23875, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Confederate Battery 6 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Siege of Petersburg (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Prelude to Petersburg (about 400 feet away); Stephen Tyng Mather (about 400 feet away); Battery 5 Trail (about 400 feet away); Siege of Petersburg — Grant's First Offensive (about 400 feet away); Uprooted by War (about 600 feet away); Artillery at Petersburg (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prince George.
 
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 Battle and Siege of Petersburg. National Park Service site. (Submitted on December 22, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.) 
 
Jordan Family Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bradley Owen, October 20, 2021
2. Jordan Family Cemetery Marker
Text is nearly unreadable.
Jordan Family Cemetery Enclosure image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 22, 2008
3. Jordan Family Cemetery Enclosure
Jordan Family Headstones image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 22, 2008
4. Jordan Family Headstones
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2008. This page has been viewed 1,187 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on November 11, 2021. Photos:   1. submitted on December 22, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.   2. submitted on November 11, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.   3, 4. submitted on December 22, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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