Cora Lee (Daniels) McJimpson (1900 - 1965)

Born 1900 in Greenwood, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States

Wife of Luke McJimpson — married about 1924 in Arkansas, United States

Died 4 Sep 1965 at about age 65 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States

Biography

Cora (Daniels) McJimpson is a part of US Black heritage.

Cora Lee Daniels was born in 1900 in Louisiana, the daughter of James Daniels and Mary Alice Abrams.^[1][2][3]

She and Arthur Currey had a son, Arthur Lee Curry Jr. Arthur Sr seems to have been married to someone else as the time.

She married to Luke McJimpson about 1924. They had seven children which included:

1. Leroy McJimpson (1925-1977)
2. Bernice (McJimpson) Whitmore (1925-2012)^[4]
3. Sarah Jane McJimpson (1930-2004)
4. Maurice (McJimpson) Duhart (1933-2012)
5. William Ray McJimpson (1939-2021)^[5][6]

She died 4 September 1965 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She is buried in the Haven of Rest Cemetery at Little Rock.^[7]

Obituary

Mrs. Cora Lee McJimpson, 1204 Ringo, wife of Luke McJimpson, died Saturday. Other survivors include four sons, Arthur Curry, Leroy McJimpson and Luke McJimpson, both of Little Rock, and Bill McJimpson of Los Angeles; four daughters, Mrs. Rufus Whitmore, Sarah McJimpson, and Mrs. Mannie Duhart, all of Little Rock, Mrs. Lenora Hopkins of Bloomington, Ind.; a brother James Daniels of St. Louis; four sisters, Mrs. Ida Burns and Mrs. Hattie Aaron of North Little Rock, Mrs. Mary Eatmon and Mrs. Mattie Burns of Little Rock; and 22 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Dubisson Undertaking Co.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSP6-8YZ : 10 March 2022), Cora Lee Daniel in entry for Jim Daniel, 1900. Ward 2 (west part), ED 118, Union, Louisiana, United States, Household Identifier 265, Line Number 36, Sheet Number 17A, #259, parents of Jim next door, #260

   Jim Daniel (259) M unknown age Married Head Louisiana

   Mary Alice Daniel F 25 Married Wife Louisiana

   Cora Lee Daniel F 1 Single Daughter Louisiana

2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPB8-RPR : accessed 28 May 2023), Cora L Dannell in household of Allie Dannell, Police Ward 2, Union, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 132, sheet 7A, family 86, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 533; FHL microfilm 1,374,546.

   Allie Dannell F 37 Widowed Head Louisiana

   Cora L Dannell F 10 Single Daughter Louisiana

   Ila M Dannell F 9 Single Daughter Louisiana

   James E Dannell M 7 Single Son Louisiana

   Myrtie Dannell F 5 Single Daughter Louisiana

   Hattie P Dannell F 3 Single Daughter Louisiana

   Mattie L Dannell F 1 Single Daughter Louisiana

3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDF6-KNM : 31 January 2021), Collie Lee Daniels in entry for Mary A Daniels, 1920.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMGH-BZF : accessed 28 May 2023), Cora L Mcjimpson in household of Mary A Daniels, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 20, sheet 21A, line 3, family 539, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 91; FHL microfilm 2,339,826.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQKB-VJ2 : 8 January 2021), Billie Ray McJieupson in household of Luke McJieupson, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-9, sheet 7A, line 14, family 157, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 166.

   Luke McJieupson M 39 Married Head Louisiana

   Cora L McJieupson F 34 Married Wife Louisiana

   Bernice McJieupson F 14 Single Daughter Arkansas

   Leroy McJieupson M 12 Single Son Arkansas

   Luke McJieupson M 10 Single Son Arkansas

   Sara Jane McJieupson F 8 Single Daughter Arkansas

   Maurice McJieupson F 6 Single Daughter Arkansas

   Lenora McJieupson F 4 Single Daughter Arkansas

   Billie Ray McJieupson M 1 Single Son Arkansas

   Mattie Lee Daniels F 28 Single Sister-in-law Arkansas

   Grace Marion Daniels F 4 Single Niece-in-law Arkansas

   James Lee M 14 Single Nephew-in-law Arkansas

6. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6XB8-W671 : Fri May 19 14:12:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Luke McJimpson and Cora McJimpson, 12 April 1950.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119124054/cora-lee-mcjimpson: accessed 28 May 2023), memorial page for Cora Lee Daniels McJimpson (1900–1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 119124054, citing Haven of Rest Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by JRH (contributor 47991248).
8. ↑ ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT, Monday, Sep 06, 1965, Little Rock, AR, Page:14