JORDAN, Dan
Date of birth: About 1872
Date of death: 10 Oct 1891 – Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
Date of death: 10 Oct 1891 – Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, October 16, 1891,
page 3 column 2
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Dan Jordan, the colored pugilist of this city, died last Saturday and was buried Sunday. He had figured in several encounters and in one at Peru several months ago received severe injuries which resulted in quick consumption.
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Note: The Johnson County Indiana WPA Death Index, 1882-1920, page 108, referencing Book H-16, page 27, records that Daw [sic] Jordan, a 19 years old colored male, died 10 Oct 1891 in Franklin.
Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry