Genealogical and family history of the Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys, Pennsylvania . ed Chris-tina Pectel, of Hollowville, Columbia county,New York, and had one son, Dewitt C. William A., married Mary Apley, of Crary-ville, Columbia county, New York, and had oneson, Fred A. Jordan. 6. George, died andburied at Hillsdale, New York, 1866. 7. NiramP., mentioned hereafter. Abram Jordan married (second) Ellen Sny-der, sister of his first wife, and their childrenwere: 7. Samuel, married Alice Cole, of Al-lentown, Pennsylvania, and has one son, FloydA. Jordan ; the family reside in Allento
Genealogical and family history of the Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys, Pennsylvania . ed Chris-tina Pectel, of Hollowville, Columbia county,New York, and had one son, Dewitt C. William A., married Mary Apley, of Crary-ville, Columbia county, New York, and had oneson, Fred A. Jordan. 6. George, died andburied at Hillsdale, New York, 1866. 7. NiramP., mentioned hereafter. Abram Jordan married (second) Ellen Sny-der, sister of his first wife, and their childrenwere: 7. Samuel, married Alice Cole, of Al-lentown, Pennsylvania, and has one son, FloydA. Jordan ; the family reside in Allentown. , died in infancy at Hillsdale, NewYork, and buried there. 9. Emma, died at Hol-lowville, New York, 1899. Niram P. Jordan, son of Abram and Mary(Snyder) Jordan, spent his childhood and earlyboyhood at Hillsdale, New York, attending thepublic schools, where he obtained a practical ed-ucation. At the age of fifteen he came to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and entered the employ ofG. L. Palmer, proprietor of a hat and fur busi-ness, with whom he remained twelve vears, and. ^A^t^CZ^^ cxU^. M^^^i THE WYOMING AND LACKAWANNA VALLEYS. 289 in the meantime attended school and in this waysupplemented the knowledge gained during hisearly days and also thoroughly qualified himselffor a life of usefulness and activity. After sev-ering his connection with Air. Palmer, at the ageof twenty-seven, he engaged in business for him-self in the same line at No. 15 West Marketstreet, Wilkes-Barre, and has continued there upto the present time, a period of thirty-four is a Republican in politics. He has been amember of the Royal Arcanum since its incep-tion. Air. Jordan married, May 27, 1861, Elean-or E. Blake, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, eld-est daughter of Thomas and Alary (Smith)Blake, who had six children, namely: Eleanor,Fannie, wife of James T. Murphy, of Chancel-lorville, Pennsylvania; Hettie, wife of ThomasSperring, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; Sal-lie, wife of Albert
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