Marion Whitfield (Whit) Jerden ^{1 2 3}

  General Notes:

CHILDREN OF MARION W. JERDAN AND EDITH FLORENCE PARHAM
(Child #2 of James M. Jerdan and Theresa Rhodes)
Marion Whitfield Jerdan5 (Jas. M. 4, Mary Harris3, Wooten2, Isaac1) was born December 19, 1862 Hurricane Township, Fayette County, Illinois, and died December 25, 1926. He married Edith Florence Parham, daughter of William Parham and Elizabeth Powell, on November 2, 1884 in Fayette County, Illinois. She was born April 12, 1863 in Granville County, North Carolina, and died April 3, 1943 Fayette County, Illinois. They were buried in Ramsey Cemetery, Fayette County, Illinois.

Children:
1. Elmer Ernest JERDAN b 3 Aug 1885, Fayette Co., IL, d 28 Jun 1912;mNellie CAMBLE
2. Charles Herschel JERDAN b 3 Jul 1887, Fayette Co., IL, d 10 Oct 1959; m 11 Feb 1911, Faye STEWART

Children:
1. Harold JERDAN
2. Stewart JERDAN; lvd Seattle, King Co., WN
3. Mary JERDAN; m Mr. CRAIG, lvd Anchorage, AK
4. Elnora JERDAN, d before 1959

3. Lillian Valentine JERDAN b 12 Feb 1889, Fayette Co., IL; m Aug 1908, Macon Co., IL, Samuel ELLER
4. Claud Ray JERDAN b 27 Apr 1892, Fayette Co., IL, d 28 Jan 1895
5. Vertal Hugh JERDAN b 17 Jan 1896, Fayette Co., IL; m 25 Apr 1920, Blondy HUDSON
6. Martha Lucile JERDAN b 2 Apr 1898, Fayette Co., IL; m 1932 Ray SHORT
7. Josephine Fern JERDAN b 1 Jan 1900, Fayette Co., IL, d 9 Jun 1927
8. William Martin JERDAN b 21 Apr 1904, Fayette Co., IL; m 31 Mar 1937, Betty DeCLASPEL; m 2nd Tommy PACKETT

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence, 1900, Hurricane, Fayette, Illinois, USA. ³

Marion married Emma Unknown. (Emma Unknown was born in 1870.)

Marion next married Edith Florence Parham, daughter of William Paschal Parham and Elizabeth Powell, on 2 Nov 1884 in Fayette, , Illinois, USA. (Edith Florence Parham was born on 12 Apr 1863 in , Granville, North Carolina, USA ^{2 3 4} and died on 3 Mar 1942 in , Fayette, Illinois, USA ².)