 jordan jordan ray sun 6222014 1456 jordan oscar jordan oscar jordan  18811967 was born june 5 1881 at chmestar al beqaa lebanon when he entered the united states at new york city from naples italy aboard the ss europa on september 18 1907 he carried the name jamedni chedid oscar also used the name assid jadid sometimes spelled assad jadeed he chose as his american name oscar jordan he married jessamine jordan 18911975 at chmestar lebanon on october 20 1906 jasmine was born january 10 1891 hammet jordan   box factory   main street hotel and minimall in august 1952 oscar jordan henry l schwan sr 18891956 and robert harrison 18861956 were completing a twostory tile building on the corner of main street and murray street in biloxi the first floor consisted of seven store compartments and a hotel lobby while the upper story was a colored hotel with 36rooms the structure was 50 feet by 67 feet and built with arkansas tile subcontractors for the building erection were pisarich plumbing schwan electrical and jalanivich kool vent awning some of the original tenants were mickey poulos buy and sell shop curet flower shop and the deluxe shoe store of roosevelt williams the daily herald august 8 1952 p 8 oscar jordan acquired this hotel property on main street in biloxi with his two partners in may 1951 for 8000 from elizabeth bachman of cincinnati ohio she had to clear the title in the chancery court of harrison county mississippi with the lopez heirs before vending to mr jordan et al the tract had 168 feet on main street and 75 feet on murray street harrison co mississippi land deed bk 338 p 74 bk 343 p 478 and bk 343 p 396 when the main street property was sold to dr roy l irons in april 1987 oscar jordan had expired as well as henry l schwan sr and robert h harrison jr the owners at this time were naif jordan henry l schwan jr 19111989 and woodrow d cowart 19131987 harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd land deed bk 183 p 180  children naif o jordan naif oscar jordan  19071993 was born november 11 1907 at chmestar al beqaa lebanon marriage on the first day of 1931 naif o jordan married marie lambrecht a native of coy wilcox county alabama in the church of the redeemer she had been in biloxi for eight months as a student nurse at the biloxi hospital this marriage was short lived as the young couple divorced on may 26 1932 in their marriage dissolution settlement naif agreed to pay marie an alimony of 25 per month for 6 months the daily herald january 2 1931 p 2 and may 27 1932 p 2 naif o jordan married naif expired february 26 1993  in memoriam   children oscar r jordan oscar robert jordan  b 1935 was born on march 1935 at biloxi mississippi he attended schools at ocean springs and graduated from st martin high school in 1953 oscar matriculated to mississippi southern college and graduated from the university of mississippi in 1958 where he was a member of the sigma phi epsilon fraternal organization upon graduation he entered the us army as a 2 nd lieutenant and completed the officers training course at fort benning georgia the 15week school prepared lt jordan for his duties and responsibilities as an infantry unit commander the ocean springs news october 21 1958 circa 19 oscar r jordan married judith cash native of dearborn michigan eleanor jordan eleanor cissy jessamine jordan  b 1940 was born at biloxi mississippi in 1962 she was engaged to don porter son of mr and mrs jh porter of zephyrhills florida and married on february 24 1967 hassen jordan her uncle who had not seen his brother oscar jordan since 1907 came to eleanor s wedding hassen was in the stock business in lebanon dealing with sheep and cattle he planned to remain in america for six months before returning to the levant the ocean springs news february 15 1962 p 5 and march 8 1962 p 1  references  harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 29976 elizabeth bachman v eurilda js lopez et al1952 the daily herald jordanlambrecht january 2 1931 the daily herald four divorces granted may 27 1932 the daily herald twostory hotel stores go up on main street august 8 1952 the ocean springs news oscar r jordan completes officer training course october 21 1958 the ocean springs news personals porterjordan february 15 1962 the ocean springs news brothers reunited after 55 years march 8 1962 the ocean springs news jordancash february 2 1967 the ocean springs news win eleanor jordan press award october 19 1967 the ocean springs record oscar jordan obit october 26 1967 the ocean springs record friends and associates remember naif jordan s generosity july 1 1993 the sun herald coast philanthropist naif jordan dies 584 views  