Anna Faye Jordan (Mortensen) - Introduction, and a question

Started by Max Kizziar on Monday, May 3, 2021
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@Anna Faye Jordan. My name is Max Kizziar, of Carrollton, TX. Burton Kitchen, first husband of Anna Jordan, was my grandfather. I never knew him because he abandoned and divorced his first wife (my grandmother) and his infant daughter (my mother) in 1944, and never saw either of them thereafter. I've heard from Kitchen family history that Burton never fathered additional children other than my mother, and that he died in 1972.

Based on Anna Jordan's bio, she was born in 1921 and re-married a few years after Kitchen's passing in her mid fifties, well past her child-bearing years. However, her bio says that she has five children. I am looking for confirmation that Burton and Anna did not have any biological children together.

Thanks much.

Hello, Max: I found that the children who were shown as being Anna Faye (Mortensen) Jordan's with her husband Byron Weaver Jordan were in fact the children of Byron and his first wife, Joan M. Driscoll who were married October 6, 1956, in Troy, New York and divorced in March of 1975. I've added Joan to the Geni.com tree and changed the 5 children over to being born to Joan instead of Anna. My apologies for this error. Anna Faye Mortensen had married Burton E. Kitchen, M.D., November 12, 1945, in Reno, Nevada. I found no record of a divorce for them, so I assume there was one but just found no record of it. Anna Faye married Byron W. Jordan October 23, 1975, about 7 months after his divorce from his first wife Joan. If you would like me to add your mother to the Geni.com tree, please let me know, and I'd be glad to do so. Best Regards, Della Dale Smith-Pistelli (email address outside of Geni.com is: dellasmith77833@gmail.com

P.S. Forgot to say, Max, I live in Brenham, Texas, just a bit south of where you live. I'm originally from Southern California, but have lived in all 4 corners of the USA over the years.
Della

Max, also forgot to mention, Anna Faye Jordan is my 3rd cousin 2 times removed. Her great grandmother, Nancy Reeder (Walker) Alexander, was the sister of my 3rd great grandmother, Eveline Crissy (Walker) Rollins. I'm also related to her another way: Anna Faye Jordan is my first cousin thrice removed's wife's half sister's husband's niece.
Della

Della, thank you so much for your prompt reply and for clearing this up for me. And may I offer my compliments to you on your command of your family's history - most impressive.

Regards, Max Kizziar

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