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Jefferson Davis McCord (1893 - 1954)

Jefferson Davis (Jeff) McCord
Born in Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , and
Husband of — married 12 Nov 1917 in Fulton, Georgia, United Statesmap
Father of and
Died at age 61 in Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Descendant
Descendant of Adam Ivey.

Jeff wa born in 1893,[1][2][3][4] the 4th of 5 children to Henry Young McCord Sr[5] and Ella Marietta Corilla Whaley.[6] His siblings were: James Robert Sr, Henry Young Jr, Mary,[7] and Turer Ashby Sr.

  • Fact: Residence (1900) Conyers town, Rockdale, Georgia, United States[8]
HouseholdRoleSexAgeEst BirthBirthplaceOccupation
Henry Y McCordHeadM45abt Nov 1854GeorgiaWholesale Groceryman
Ella W McCordWifeF19abt 1862Georgia
James R McCordSonM15abt Aug 1884GeorgiaFarm Laborer
Henry Y McCordSonM12abt Aug 1887Georgia
Mary McCordDauF10abt Apr 1890Georgia
Jeff D McCordSonM6abt Jul 1893Georgia
Turner A McCordSonM3abt Jan 1896Georgia
  • Fact: Residence (30 Oct 1908) Atlanta, Georgia, United States[7]
  • Fact: Residence (1910) Atlanta, Ward 8, Fulton, Georgia, United States[9]
HouseholdRoleSexAgeEst BirthBirthplaceOccupation
Henry Y McCordHeadM55abt Nov 1855GeorgiaWholesale Groceryman
Ella W McCordWifeF48abt 1862Georgia
James R McCordSonM25abt 1885Georgia
Henry Y McCordSonM22abt 1888GeorgiaStore Bookkeeper
Jeff D McCordSonM16abt 1894Georgia
Ashby T McCordSonM14abt 1896Georgia
Edward WilsonServantM60abt 1850GeorgiaButler, Private Family
  • Fact: Military Draft Registration (25 May 1917) Atlanta, Precinct 8, Georgia, United States[2]

He married Mary Alice Robins, daughter of John Thomas Robins and Ellen Scott Thomas, on 12 Nov 1917 in Fulton County, Georgia.[10][11][12] He was about 24 years old. They had 2 children together:

  1. Henry Young McCord III[13][14]
  2. Mary Scott McCord[15]
  • Fact: Residence (25 Nov 1918) Atlanta, Georgia, United States[3]
  • Fact: Residence (1920) Atlanta, Ward 9, Fulton, Georgia, United States[16]
HouseholdRoleSexAgeEst BirthBirthplaceOccupation
Jeff D McCordSonM26abt 1894GeorgiaSalesman, Mill Supplies
Mary Alice McCordWifeF22abt 1898Georgia
Henry Y McCordSonM2 woabt 1920Georgia
  • Fact: Residence (1930) Atlanta Borough, Ward 13, Block 46, Fulton, Georgia, United States[17]
HouseholdRoleSexAgeEst BirthBirthplaceOccupation
Jeff D McCordSonM36abt 1894GeorgiaEngineer, Building Construction
Mary A McCordWifeF32abt 1898Georgia
Henry Y McCordSonM11abt 1919Georgia
Mary S McCordDauF5abt 1925Georgia
  • Fact: Residence (1940) Tract DC-4, Emory, Militia District 531, DeKalb, Georgia, United States[18]
HouseholdRoleSexAgeEst BirthBirthplaceOccupation
Jeff D McCordSonM46abt 1894GeorgiaDirector of Athletics, Emory
Mary Alice McCordWifeF42abt 1898Georgia
Henry Y McCord IIISonM21abt 1919GeorgiaPark Ranger/Life Guard
Mary Scott McCordDauF16abt 1924Georgia
  • Fact: Residence (16 Oct 1940) Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, United States[13]
  • Fact: Residence (18 Aug 1943) Atlanta, Georgia, United States[5]
  • Fact: Residence (20 Apr 1947) Atlanta, Georgia, United States[15]
  • Fact: Residence (27 Jun 1947) Atlanta, Georgia, United States[6]
  • Fact: Residence (10 Jun 1948) Atlanta, Georgia, United States[14]
  • Fact: Residence (1950) Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia, United States[19]
HouseholdRoleSexAgeEst BirthBirthplaceOccupation
Jeff D McCordSonM56abt 1894Georgia
Mary A McCordWifeF52abt 1898Georgia

Jeff passed away in 1954 at the age of 61.[4][20]

  • Fact: Burial (28 Sep 1854) Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States[21][22]

Sources

  1. ↑ "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", database, Ancestry.com (Ancestry Record 60901 #1692374 : accessed 8 Aug 2022) Jeff D McCord, b. 26 Jul 1893; Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Sharing Link
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: 74Y4-17PZ : accessed 29 Dec 2021), Jefferson Davis McCord (b. 27 Jul 1893, Conyers, Georgia), Registration: 25 May 1917, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA; Draft Board: 7; citing United States, Selective Service System. World War I, Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Family History Library microfilm M1509. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6482 #33281711
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "United States, YMCA World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: Q2BX-3QPD : accessed 18 Mar 2018), Jefferson Davis McCord, born 1893, residence Atlanta Ga; citing Kautz Family YMCA Archive, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; FHL microfilm 101532492.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: V43W-X7F : accessed 24 Dec 2014), Jeff D Mccord, 1893 - 26 Sep 1954; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (Ancestry Record 5426 #1144692 : 2001); citing DeKalb, Georgia, certificate number 20060, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta. Ancestry Sharing Link
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "News Article", Newspapers.com (Newspapers Clip: 106919633 : accessed 4 Aug 2022) Jeff D McCord in the Obituary of Henry McCord, Published in The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Page 2, (Wed) 18 Aug 1943. Ancestry Media
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "News Article", Newspapers.com (Newspapers Clip: 106916481 : accessed 4 Aug 2022) Jeff D McCord in the Obituary for Mrs Henry Y McCord, Published in The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Page 24, (Fri) 27 Jun 1947. Ancestry Media
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "News Article", Newspapers.com (Newspapers Clip: 106919472 : accessed 4 Aug 2022) Jeff Davis McCord in the Obituary for Miss Mary McCord, Published in The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Page 7, (Fri) 30 Oct 1908. Ancestry Media
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: M3VQ-HZR : accessed 8 Aug 2022), Jeff D McCord in household of Henry Y McCord, Conyers town, Rockdale, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 0095, sheet 12A, line 49, family 265, NARA microfilm publication T623 (United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); roll 220; FHL microfilm 1240220. Ancestry Sharing Link
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: ML29-KSZ : accessed 8 Aug 2022), Jeff D McCord in household of Henry Y McCord, Atlanta, Ward 8, Fulton, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 0101, sheet 6A (page 218), line 30, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 192; FHL microfilm 1,374,205. Ancestry Sharing Link
  10. ↑ "News Article", Newspapers.com (Newspapers Clip: 107192307 : accessed 8 Aug 2022) Engagement of Mary Alice Robins to Jefferson Davis McCord, Published in The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Page 2, (Sun) 14 Oct 1917. Ancestry Media
  11. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: Q2Z1-856K : accessed 22 Jul 2021), Jefferson Davis Mc Cord and Mary Alice Robins, 12 Nov 1917, Fulton County Georgia; citing Marriage, Fulton, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 409,865. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4766 #1178002
  12. ↑ "News Article", Newspapers.com (Newspapers Clip: 107191086 : accessed 8 Aug 2022) Marriage of Miss Mary Alice Robins and Mr Jefferson Davis McCord, Published in The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Page 6, (Tue) 13 Nov 1917. Ancestry Media
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: Q2QC-13PC : accessed 8 Aug 2022), Jeff Davis McCord in entry for Henry Young McCord, 16 Oct 1940; citing Atlanta, Dekalb, Georgia, United States, Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147, National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri; FamilySearch digital folder 005422410. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #54218757
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "News Article", Newspapers.com (Newspapers Clip: 41617074 : accessed 3 Jan 2020) Mr Jefferson Davis McCord in the Engagement Announcement for Miss Anne Murray and Henry Young McCord III, Published in The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Page 17, (Thu) 10 Jun 1948. Ancestry Media
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "News Article", Newspapers.com (Newspapers Clip: 107166545 : accessed 3 Jan 2020) Mr Jefferson Davis McCord in the Engagement Annoucement of Mary Scott McCord and Richard Wesley Tierney, Published in The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Page 30, (Sun) 20 Apr 1947. Ancestry Media
  16. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: MJDC-GH4 : accessed 1 Feb 2021), Jefferson D McCord, Atlanta Ward 9, Fulton, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 0135, sheet 17B, line 85, family 387, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. National Archives, Washington, D.C., n.d.), Roll 249. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #20029614
  17. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: 37NS-SPZ : accessed 8 Aug 2022), Jeff D McCord, Atlanta Borough, Ward 13, Block 46, Fulton, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 0120, sheet 16A (Page 233), line 46, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T626 (United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), FHL microfilm 2340100. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #2234040
  18. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: K7LN-FTW : accessed 8 Jan 2021), Jeff D McCord, Tract DC-4, District 531, Emory, DeKalb, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 44-16, sheet 20B, line 53, family 421, NARA digital publication T627. (Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 00664. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #51198156
  19. ↑ "United States Census, 1950," database with images, Ancestry.com (Ancestry Record 62308 #124800523 : accessed 8 Aug 2022), Jeff D McCord, Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia, United States, United States; citing enumeration district 44-30A, sheet 33, line 12, dwelling 355, NAID: 43290879. (United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29.), roll 4360. Ancestry Sharing Link
  20. ↑ "News Article", Newspapers.com (Newspapers Clip: 106919533 : accessed 4 Aug 2022) Obituary for Jeff D McCord, Published in The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Page 24, (Mon) 27 Sep 1954. Ancestry Media
  21. ↑ "News Article", Newspapers.com (Newspapers Clip: 106919569 : accessed 4 Aug 2022) Funeral Services for Jeff D McCord, Published in The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Page 22, (Tue) 28 Sep 1954. Ancestry Media
  22. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #241105840 : accessed 8 Aug 2022), Memorial Page for Jefferson Davis “Jeff” McCord (26 Jul 1893–26 Sep 1954), citing Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by HighPlainsMom (contributor 47284866).

See Also

  • "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 8 Aug 2022, 16:47), entry for Jefferson Davis McCord (PID FamilySearch Person: L2VH-DGP); contributed by various users.
  • "Public Member Trees kih1962/ageorgiaangel", database, Ancestry.com (Ancestry Profile : accessed 7 Aug 2022), profile for Jefferson Davis "Jeff" McCord.

Acknowledgement

McCord-4343 was created by Karen Ivey Herndon on 5 Jan 2018. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Karen and others.





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