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Cornelia Jane Matthews Jordan

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Birth	:	11 Jan 1830 Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
Death	:	26 Jan 1898
Burial	:	Jewish Pioneer Cemetery, Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate	:	-28.7326500, 24.7655760
Description	:	…born in Lynchburg, Va, in 1830 Her parents were Edwin Matthews and Emily Goggin Matthews She was born to wealth, and received all the advantages of liberal education and polished society. Her mother died in 1834, and Cornelia and two younger sisters were sent to the home of their grandmother in Bedford county. In 1842 she was placed in the school of the Sisters of the Visitation, in Georgetown, D.C. In school she led her mates in all literary exercises Her poetical productions were numerous and excellent. In 1851 she became the wife of F.H. Jordan, a lawyer of... Read More	…born in Lynchburg, Va, in 1830 Her parents were Edwin Matthews and Emily Goggin Matthews She was born to wealth, and received all the advantages of liberal education and polished society. Her mother died in 1834, and Cornelia and two younger sisters were sent to the home of their grandmother in Bedford county. In 1842 she was placed in the school of the Sisters of the Visitation, in Georgetown, D.C. In school she led her mates in all literary exercises Her poetical productions were numerous and excellent. In 1851 she became the wife of F.H. Jordan, a lawyer of Luray, Va., where she made her home. During the first years of her married life she wrote a great deal. A collection of her poems was published in Richmond, Va, in 1860, with the title, “Flowers of Hope and Memory.” During the Civil War she wrote many stirring lyrics A volume of these, entitled “Corinth, and Other Poems,” was published after the surrender. The little volume was seized by the military commander in Richmond and suppressed as seditious. In 1867 she published “Richmond: Her Glory and Her Graves, a volume with some shorter lyrics. She has contributed many poems to magazines and newspapers Her best-known was poems are “The Battle of Manassas,” “The Death of Jackson” and “An Appeal for Jefferson Davis.” From American Women, Vol 1 (1897)

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Cornelia Jane Matthews Jordan's memorial is located at: Jewish Pioneer Cemetery, Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa.
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Latitude: -28.7326500
Longitude: 24.7655760

Family Members:

Parent

Edwin Matthews

(1799 - 1859)

Emily Mildred Goggin Matthews

(1812 - 1833)

Spouse

Francis Hubert “Frank” Jordan

(1821 - 1896)

Siblings

Emily Mathews

(1833 - 1846)

Children

Edwin Matthews Jordan

(1852 - 1852)

Francis Nelson Jordan

(1861 - 1861)

Mary Theresa Jordan Ambler

(1863 - 1900)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Jewish Pioneer Cemetery
Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.7326500, 24.7655760

2. Pioneer Cemetery
Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.7333553, 24.7657076

3. The Cathedral Church of St Cyprian the Martyr
Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.7428330, 24.7703500

4. Gladstone Cemetery
Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.7230670, 24.7763170

5. NH Kerk Van Afrika-Kimberley Muur van Herinnering
Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.7450364, 24.7549696

6. M.O.T.H. Tuin van Herinnering
Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.7519279, 24.7690742

7. West End Cemetery
Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.7360400, 24.7375500

8. NG Kerk - Diamantveld Muur van Herinnering
Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.7541460, 24.7819791

9. NG Kerk - Vooruitsig Muur van Herinnering
Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.7511490, 24.7442646

10. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Memorial Wall
Beaconsfield, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.7554717, 24.7815350

11. NG Kerk - Harmonie Muur van Herinnering
Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.7620330, 24.7639670

12. NG Kerk - Bakenskop Muur van Herinnering
Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.7484330, 24.7260500

13. Galeshewe Cemetery
Vergenoeg, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.7192502, 24.7236642

14. Kenilworth Cemetery
Kenilworth, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.6984830, 24.7913500

15. Dutoitspan Cemetery
Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.7540300, 24.8055200

16. Bultfontein Burial Ground
Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.7780200, 24.7741800

17. Ramatshela Cemetery
Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.7051651, 24.7101328

18. Carters Ridge Monument
Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.7467000, 24.6999000

19. Roodepan Cemetery
Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.6808856, 24.7301720

20. Galeshewe North Cemetery
Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.7085506, 24.6930277

21. Riverton Cemetery
Riverton, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.5231411, 24.6971085

22. Pieter Meintjes Fontein Farm Cemetery
Central Karoo District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.9694000, 24.6984670

23. Mataleng Cemetery
Barkly West, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.5291924, 24.5015062

24. Wakeford Road Cemetery
Barkly West, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -28.5184542, 24.5016843