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T. W. M’CORDS OBSERVE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF WEDDINGCongratulations came from .all parts of Georgia Tuesday to Mr. andMrs. T. W. McCord, of 274 Gordon✓St root, on tho occasion of their lftieth wedding anniversary.Owing to the recent illness of Mrs.'| McCord, plans for a widespread reception had to be cancelled and the day was spent more or less quietly with an informal dinner, to which only members of the immediate family were present, at the home of their son, .1. I., McCord, 47 CleburneA Vi nue. ,/Mr. and Mrs. McCord, both de-ij scemlants of pioneer Georgia stock, have spent all their lives in the thrtx s of war, witnessing- the destruction of their own home by the forces of General Sherman on his march to the sea. For the last 20 years they have made their home in Atlanta.Both are natives of Jackson, ButtsCounty, and the families of both tooka prominent part in the founding- ofthat community. Mr. McCord wasborn in and Mrs. McCord twovears later. Mr. McCord’s father,•the kite John W. McCord, was one of the founders of Jackson in 1K24, the centennial celebration of which was held year before last. John \V.! McCord was a tanner by trade and at the age of of) years did his part in I a Confederate Army uniform in c/»m-! fcattinjr the attack on Atlanta in thesixties. ,T. W. McCord, on his coming l.o! Atlanta, opened one of the first sub-’burban department stores at Glenn | and McDaniel Streets. He has been | retired from active business for sev-- oral years.| J. L. McCord, widely known civici |' leader of Atlanta, former Council-j man, Bond Commissioner and pro-1 duct* merchant, is a son, forming a j partnership with his. brother, W. P-McCord, under the firm name of JVlc-' Cord Brothers. Their place of busi-1 ness is on Produce Row. H. H. Mc-' Cord, another son, operate the H.1 H. McCord Dry Goods Company, An-' other son, C. M. McCord, is a sue-
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Jackson Progress Argus
Jackson, Georgia, US
Fri, Dec 10, 1926
Page 8
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Janice R.
GA, USA 17 Nov 2017
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