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 was drafted into the United States Marines before the end of World War II. He was stationed in Vallejo, California. When Jordan returned to Camden after serving in the military, he worked on the pipeline and began farming with his father. In 1952 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 president 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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