According to his son Charles Wesley Jordan's death certificate and the census records for his son Vinton, Wesley was born in NC, but this is probably wrong because Woodson moved to NC only after the death of his second wife Anna, Wesley Vinton's mother. Note from M. Horn - Just learned that Wesley's brother Jesse was born in NC in 1828 (according to Jesse's marriage record), Wesley may have been born in NC after all.

Need to find out where the names "Wesley" and "Vinton" came from. "Wesley" was used in the Cavender family since at least 1650. Could his mother and wife be mixed up? It would make more sense if his mother was a Cavender. He could also have been named for the founder of Methodism. Note that there are many other Wesleys in the family, going back to at least 1650, before the religious leaders were born in the early 18th century. Methodism did not take off until the mid 18th century.

"Vinton" could be for the Revolutionary War general.

After marriage, Wesley Jordan lived on Tupper's Creek for twenty years and then moved to Elk District on the farm later owned by his son James Vinton Jordan.

Wesley Vinton Jordan in Kanawha County Census:

1850 US Census (Kanawha County, WV, dwelling #1779, family #1824)

4 brothers living together. Note: name spelled Jourdan

• Household  Gender Age Birthplace
• Jasper Jourdan M 26 Virginia Carpenter [head of household]
• Jessie Jourdan M 22 Virginia Laborer
• Wesley Jourdan M 20 Virginia Laborer
• Asbery Jourdan M 18 Virginia None [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8DC-W9Y]

1860 p. 116, family #806

Living in Kanawha County, WV

1870 Census (Poca District #58

Note: name spelled Jourden

• Wesley Jourden M 40y Virginia [farmer; can read and write]
• Martha Jourden F 39y Virginia [keeping house, can read and write]
• Charles W Jourden M 15y Virginia [Charles Wesley]
• Francis A Jourden M 12y Virginia [Francis Asbury]
• John Jourden M 9y Virginia
• Silias M Jourden M 7y West Virginia [Silas Marion]
• James V Jourden M 5y West Virginia [James Vinton]
• Nancy A Jourden F 2y West Virginia

1880 Census - North Elk District page 41)

• self Wesley Jorden M 50 West Virginia, United States (farmer)
• son Silas M. Jorden M 17 West Virginia, United States
• son James V. Jorden M 14 West Virginia, United States
• dau Nancy Jorden F 12 West Virginia, United States
• dau Elizabeth Jorden F 9 West Virginia, United States
• James S. Burdett M 35 West Virginia, United States (farm laborer)

Some information from the Kanawha Valley Geneaology Society.

Children

Wesley Vinton and Martha had 9 children altogether.

1. Charles Wesley Jordan b. 1854
2. Silas Marion
3. James Vinton
4. Nancy
5. Elizabeth

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John was the son of Woodson Jordan & Martha Ann CAVENDER.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 16 2019, 12:56:02 UTC