Person:Karl Jorden (1)

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Karl Jorden
b.26 Sep 1874 Germany
m. 22 Jul 1905
  1. Alice Jordan1904 - 1996
  2. Agnes Jordan1905 - 1911
Facts and Events
Name[1] Karl Jorden
Immigrant Name[2] Charles _____
Alt Name[6] _____ Jordan
Gender Male
Birth[2][7] 26 Sep 1874 Germany
Immigration[2] 20 Sep 1904 United Statesarrived at New York aboard steamship Vaderland
Residence[2][3][4][5] From 1904 to 1935 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage 22 Jul 1905 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United Statesto Wilhelmina Matrisch
Other[1] 15 May 1909 Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgiumsailed from Antwerp to return to the U.S. aboard steamship Vaderland
Residence[5] 1940 Middletown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence[6] 1950 Parkland, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupation[3][4][7] Pennsylvania, United Statesmachinist
Death[7] 12 Aug 1955 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Karl Jorden and family, in National Archives and Records Administration. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957. (Washington, D. C.: National Archives and Records Administration).

    This was clearly a return to the U.S., as he married in the U.S. in 1905.

  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Charles Jorden, in United States. U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995.

    born in Hirshfeld, Germany on the 26 day of September 1874
    arrived at the port of New York on or about 20 day of September 1904 on the vessel Vaderland
    resided continuously in the U.S. since the 20 day of Sept 1904, and in Pennsylvania since the 21 day of Sept 1904.
    wife: Mirma, born 3 Oct 1878 in Germany
    2 children:
    Alice, born July 20, 1904 in Germany, living in Phila, Pa.
    Arthur, born May 22, 1908 in Phila, Pa.

  3. 3.0 3.1 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625).

    Charles Jordon, age 45, born in Germany, immigrated in 1904, machinist

  4. 4.0 4.1 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626).

    Charles Jorden, age 56, born in Germany, immigrated in 1904, machinist in a cloth mill

  5. 5.0 5.1 Middletown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, in United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T627).

    Charles Jorden, age 65, born in Germany, machinist (lived in Philadelphia in 1935)

  6. 6.0 6.1 Parkland, Bucks, Pennsylvania, in United States. 1950 U.S. Census Population Schedule: a report of the seventeenth decennial census of the United States. (Washington, District of Columbia, United States: U.S. Govt. Printing Office, 1953).

    Chas Jordan, age 75, born in Germany, unable to work

  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Charles Jordan, in Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 [database online] . (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).

    born 26 Sep 1874 in Germany
    died 12 Aug 1955 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (in hospital)
    usual residence: a home for old men in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    retired machinist
    parents: Charles and Wilhelmina? Jorden [since these are the names of himself and his wife, it is possible that the informant gave their names rather than his parents' names (especially since his father would more likely be Karl than Charles)]