James Frederick "Bud" Jordan was born April 3, 1927, in Camden, Drew County, Arkansas.
Jordan graduated from high school in 1944 . The following year he w as drafted into the United States Marines before the end of World War I I . He was stationed in Vallejo, California. When Jordan returned to Camden aft er serving in the military , he worked on the pipeline and began farming with his father. In 19 5 2 Jordan became a sales representative for Metropolitan Life Insurance company, where he remained until his retirement.
Jordan was an active member of First Baptist Church in Camden and was a p resident of the Camden Jaycees.
Jordan passed away on December 19, 2017.
#1: Composite image of early photo of James F. Jordan and still frame from Pryor Center video interview
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#2: James F. Jordan's father, L. S. Jordan (center), with his siblings, Walter (left), and Hurley
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#3: James F. Jordan's mother, Iris Jo Wall Jordan
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#4: James Frederick Jordan at 6 months and 2 weeks, 1927
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#5: James F. Jordan and his first cousin, Betty Bynum Marley, 1931
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#6: James F. Jordan at age 16
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#7: James F. Jordan in high school, ca. 1944
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#8: James F. Jordan as a high school graduate, 1944
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#9: James F. Jordan's brother, Eugene, during World War II, England
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#10: James and Margaret Jordan on their honeymoon; Hot Springs, Arkansas, 1949
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#11: James F. Jordan on his first tractor with his son, James Frederick Jordan Jr.
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#12: James F. Jordan under an apple tree on his farm, 1950
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#13: James F. Jordan on his 29th birthday, with his son, Fred (right), ca. 1956
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#14: James and Margaret Jordan, ca. 1959
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#15: James F. Jordan
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#16: James F. Jordan with his son, James F. "Fred" Jordan Jr., grandson, James F. Jordan III, and great-grandson, James F. Jordan IV
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#17: James and Margaret Jordan, 1996
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#18: James F. Jordan (seated, 2nd from right) with his wife, Margaret (center), and family on her 80th birthday
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#19: James and Margaret Jordan
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#20: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with James F. Jordan; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2017
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#21: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with James F. Jordan; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2017
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#22: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with James F. Jordan; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2017
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