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Martha Joan McCord

Martha Joan McCord

Female 1934 - 1984  (49 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Martha Joan McCord  [1, 2
    Birth 25 Sep 1934  Centerville, Hickman, County, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Death 24 Jan 1984  Centerville, Hickman, County, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial 26 Jan 1984  Centerville Cem., Centerville, Hickman County, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    John Paul McCord,   b. Abt 1908, Probably, Hickman, County, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  (Father) 
    Johny Elise Hudspeth,   b. Abt 1912, Hickman, County, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1995, Hickman, County, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  (Mother) 
    Notes 
    • ! Eulogy delivered by husband Andrew.
      JOAN MCCORD HINSHAW - who was she--what were her early days like -
      what had she done in her life - how best can we describe her as a person?

      ! She was born 49 years ago on Church Street in this town of Centerville,
      TN. Her mother's maiden name was Hudspeth, Johny (Hudspeth) Crowe and
      her father is John Paul McCord, both of who survive her and are here today
      to honor her memory.

      ! Joan, by all accounts was one of the prettiest girls in Centerville. She was
      very active and by her own words one of the best roller skaters in this
      area. She claimed to have skated on every paved street, every sidewalk,
      every curb, and every church step in town.

      ! Joan's life - until she was twelve - was spent with her parents,
      grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins in the immediate area of her
      birthplace. When she was twelve she went to live with her mother and
      stepfather, Robert Crowe (1914-1896) of Nunnelly, Tennessee who were
      then residing in Meridian, Mississippi. At an early age she married and had
      one daughter by that marriage, Lisa Gullet.

      ! During her years in Centerville and Meridian, Joan became very proficient
      in the art of dance, which later became her profession in both Mississippi
      and New York. Her early years of family involvement again became
      instrumental in her life and she married Caby Smith and by him gave birth
      to two additional children, Caby Carroll Smith and Fara Leigh Smith. Joan
      and her family moved to the Washington, D. C. - Virginia area, and at a later
      point the marriage failed but the children and the parents remained on
      friendly terms and all lived in the immediate area.

      ! However, Joan always striving to be a good mother and example to her
      children displayed her work ethic and pride in accomplishment to became a
      key cog in the wheel of political campaigns on the national level. She
      campaigned for candidates for the U. S. Senate and the House of
      Representatives.

      ! These endeavors resulted in her becoming the radio and television editor
      for political campaigns for the House of Representatives Congressional
      Campaign Committee. She advised, demonstrated, and directly assisted
      Members of Congress and a Vice President in recording comments for
      public release.

      ! After she had performed these tasks so well she became Administrative
      Assistant to Congressman Andrew Hinshaw in charge of his Washington
      office and played another key role in his re-election campaign. Joan and Mr.
      Hinshaw became mutual professional admirers from their first meeting and
      later became husband and wife.

      ! So Joan, from humble beginnings in this town, rose to a professional
      dancing career and parlayed her expertise in meeting and performing
      before the public to participating in a key way at the highest legislative
      levels in the Country - a real service to us all.

      ! In the course of this, she directed a large Congressional staff, directed
      research for legislation, advised Congressional committee staffs, and was
      a spokesperson for Congressmen in their absences. SHE WAS AN
      ACHIEVER. More recently she worked for an interior decorating firm in
      Nashville, again in the public eye.

      ! Notwithstanding all these personal achievements, she was a family person
      who yearned for all her family ties. After all her children were grown and
      away from home, she wanted to move back to Centerville to be with other
      family, aunts, uncles, parents, cousins, and with friends.

      ! Joan carried her poise, beauty, and concern for others well-being with her
      to the moment of her death. To her- after all the persona!
      accomplishments - family and personal happiness outweighed all the
      adulation and esteem that public life can offer.

      ! She epitomized a good mother, a good wife, and a good daughter--and in
      doing so leaves a legacy so important to us all - be honest, true, helpful,
      and live with those features so necessary if we are to fulfill the wishes of
      our Lord and Saviour --- SHE DID IT HER WAY and is loved for that.

      ! Her husband, her mother and father, her children, her aunts, uncles and
      family and friends and the father of her children are here to pay her
      homage as a person and to show their love for her and for the
      wholesomeness she typified.

      ! Joan's early religious training was at the Church of Christ across from
      where she was born. She was a firm believer in her faith and those who
      knew her best know that she is happy being with our Lord and that she died
      knowing that her children had the very best she could offer, and no more
      than that can any of us offer to anyone.

      ! The song you are about to hear, "Softly As I Leave You Now", sung by Elvis
      Presley is a true story about a woman who knows she is about to die. She
      is awake and looking at her sleeping husband sitting in an adjacent chair.
      The words express her thoughts that she wants to die before her husband
      awakes and asks her to stay for another hour. The song expresses better
      than any words spoken here how Joan felt about leaving all of us, her family
      and friends. God Bless Her.

      ! JOAN MCCORDS ANCESTORS WERE:
      John Paul McCord and Johny Hudspeth. She married 1) Gullet; she married
      2) Caby Smith; she married 3) Andrew Hinshaw.

      !Child of Martha Joan McCord and Gullet.
      i. Lisa McCord Gullet.

      !Children of Martha Joan McCord and Caby Carroll Smith Sr are:
      i. Caby Carroll Smith Jr.
      ii. Fara Leigh Smith.

      ! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
      Generation No. 2

      ! John Paul McCord was the son of James Alfred McCord and Martha Meador
      Brown.

      ! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
      Generation No. 3

      ! James Alfred McCord was born 3 SEP 1883 in Whitfield, Tennessee, and
      died 21 MAY 1959 in Centerville, Hickman Co, Tennessee. He was the son of
      Virgil Alexander Stuart McCord and Ruth Emeline Pinkerton Woods-McCord.

      ! Martha Meador Brown-McCord was born 3 JAN 1890 in Murray, Calloway
      County, Kentucky, and died 12 JUL 1953 in Centerville, Hickman Co,
      Tennessee. She was the daughter of William Edward Brown and Laura Anne
      E. Meador-Brown.
      They had 12 children.
      ! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
      Generation No. 4

      ! Virgil Alexander Stuart McCord was born 31 DEC 1836 in Tennessee, and
      died 1918. He was the son of Daniel Kinsey McCord and Jane Hamilton
      Cooper-McCord.

      ! Ruth Emeline Pinkerton Woods-McCord was born WFT Est. 1834-1863, and
      died 1917. She was the daughter of John Pinkerton and Margaret Jane
      Pinkerton.
      They had four children
      !++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
      ! Generation No. 5

      ! Daniel Kinsey McCord was born 1796 in South Carolina, and died WFT Est.
      1843-1888. He was the son of William McCord.

      ! Jane Hamilton Cooper-McCord was born 1797 in South Carolina, and died
      WFT Est. 1843-1892. She was the daughter of Hugh Cooper and Katherine
      Brakefield-Cooper.
      They had ten children.
      !++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
      ! Generation No. 6

      ! William McCord (Birth: AFT. 1780, Death: BEF. 11 OCT 1851)
      and Jean UNKNOWN. He was the son of James McCord and spouse
      UNKNOWN. They had five children.

      !++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
      !Generation No. 7.
      James McCord (1750-1794) and Jean UNKNOWN. They had 11 children.
    Person ID I54716  ktree
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

    Father John Paul McCord,   b. Abt 1908, Probably, Hickman, County, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Relationship unknown 
    Mother Johny Elise Hudspeth,   b. Abt 1912, Hickman, County, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1995, Hickman, County, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship unknown 
    Family ID F7484  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Unknown Gullet 
    Children 
     1. Undisclosed Gullet  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
    Family ID F4234  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Andrew Jackson Hinshaw,   b. 4 Aug 1923, Elm Street, Dexter, Stoddard County, MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Other Partners: Undisclosed Hill 
    Marriage 24 Jul 1977  Las Vegas, NV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F22764  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

    Family 3 Caby Carroll Smith, Sr.,   b. 1932, Brookhaven, Lincoln, County, MS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1998, Alexandria, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Children 
     1. Undisclosed Smith  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
     2. Undisclosed Smith  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
    Family ID F28497  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Andrew Hinshaw, Ancestry.com; Individual Family Tree - 16 Hinshaw Related Families.

    2. [S201] Leisure Guy, leisureguy@icloud.com, "KinshipTree - Historical Family Database", (Name: Name: http://kinshipcove.com Genealogy Research: Common Historical Roots In South Texas;;).



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