Sudden Death of Mrs. Lee Jordan (1891)

Columbus Daily Enquirer (Georgia)
31 December 1891
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SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. LEE JORDAN.

GRIPPE AND PNEUMONIA CLAIMS A BRILLIANT VICTIM.
The community will be startled this morning by the announcement that Mrs. Lee Jordan, one of the most brilliant and attractive, as well as the most extensively known women in the South, died very suddenly at the residence of her mother, Mrs. Fannie Hurt, at Wynnton, last night about 7:30 o'clock. The terribly sad event was so unexpected that the very few who learned of it last night were greatly shocked, and the immediate family are completely prostrated by the calamity.

Mrs. Jordan was in the city on Sunday, in her usual fine health, and attended church. That afternoon she visited the family of Mr. Lloyd Bowers, in the neighborhood, and remained sometime in conversation. The supposition is that she took cold Sunday night, as the ground was quite damp, and on Monday morning had a slight attack of the grippe, which compelled her to seek her bed and secure the attendance of a physician. Dr. Hurt responded and found indications of pneumonia, but with careful attention and good nursing no serious apprehensions were felt. Yesterday morning Mrs. Jordan was quite bright and last night she was apparently doing so well that the family, including Dr. Hurt, who was present, retired to the dining room to supper, Mrs. Hurt, her mother, alone remaining with her. Shortly after she had a swooning spell, from which she recovered very weak and the physician just having come into the room again she had a conversation with him about her condition, but seemed in no way alarmed and spoke very pleasantly and rational. In a few seconds she had a slight coughing fit and expectorated a little blood. Turning over on her side with some remark to the doctor, she immediately expired. Her death was so easy and sudden that for a few minutes those in the room could scarcely realize it. The cause was acute pneumonia superinduced by grippe.

Mrs. Jordan was Miss Julia Hurt, the only daughter of the late Joel Early Hurt and Mrs. Fannie Hurt, and was born near Wynnton about 1843. In 1861 she married Colonel Peyton Colquitt, (brother of Senator Alfred H. Colquitt), who was killed in the battle of Chickamauga. Col. Colquitt was at one time editor of the Columbus ENQUIRER.

In 1868 she married Col. Lee Jordan, a prominent planter, and resided most of her time in this city, spending portions of the year on their extensive plantation in Southwest Georgia, near Albany, and also in Atlanta.

Mrs. Jordan was a remarkably brilliant and fascinating woman, and was beloved by all who knew her, and her sudden death will sadden with sorrow hundreds of hearts.

Notice of the funeral will be given in our next issue.