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John G. Jordon, postmaster, Hollywood, Ark. Mr. Jordon owes his nativity to Alabama, his birth occurring in Chambers County on the 13th of May, 1848, and is the son of Uriah and Catherine (Maynerd) Jordon, the father a native of South Carolina, born in 1802, and a farmer by occupation. The elder Jordon was married to Miss Maynerd in Alabama, in 1826, and of the eight children born to this union three are now living. The father was a member of the Masonic fraternity, and a much esteemed citizen wherever his lot was cast. He emigrated from Alabama to Arkansas in 1855, settled in Clark County, and there received his final summons on the 11th of May, 1876. The mother died in August, 1864. Both were members of the Baptist Church. On the 2d of December, 1888, John G. Jordon was united in marriage to Miss Addie Ellis, who was born in Wilson County, Tenn., in 1857. She came with her parents to Clark County, Ark., a number of years later, and this State has since been her home. Mr. Jordon is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and is secretary of his lodge. He was appointed postmaster of Hollywood in May, 1874, and so well did he fill this position, and so evident was the satisfaction, that he was re-elected in 1888. In his political views he affiliates with the Democratic party, and is a man who takes a decided interest in all public enterprises. He is a thorough farmer, and is the owner of 160 acres of good land. Mrs. Jordon is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.