Cora Mabel <I>McCorkle</I> Dufour

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Cora Mabel McCorkle Dufour

Birth
Columbus, Hempstead County, Arkansas, USA
Death
10 Mar 1998 (aged 84)
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
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Cora M. McCorkle Dufour was born to Lennie Masalius Sipes and William Wilson McCorkle in Columbus, Hempstead County, Arkansas, November 16, 1913.

Cora was the wife of Victor Arthur Dufour. They married September 26, 1935, in neighboring Howard County. After their marriage they made their home in Greenwood, Arkansas, and finally, Fort Smith, Arkansas. They had two daughters, Eula Faye and Carolyn Dufour, and four grandchildren, Carla and Carlton Smith (children of Eula Faye and C.C. Smith), and Grant and Eric Nally (children of Carolyn and Noel Nally).

Cora was a devoted housewife, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, and an active member of Phoenix Village Baptist Church in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She loved children and served her church in the nursery for many years.

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Although census records conflict on the birth place of Cora's father being North or South Carolina, all but one indicate South Carolina. Her mother was born in Arkansas.

1910 Census - Saline, Hempstead, AR
Fulton and Columbus Road

William W Mccorkle 36 - farmer
Linnie Mccorkle 25
Harvie Lee Mccorkle 3
Lonnie Mccorkle 1
Henry Estter Sipes 68

1920 Census - Saline, Hempstead, AR
Columbus and Hope Road

William W Mccorkle 43 - farmer
Lennie Mccorkle 34
Harvie L Mccorkle 13
Lonnie Mccorkle 10
Ophia Mccorkle 8
Cora M Mccorkle 6
Henrietta Mccorkle 3
Dave Mccorkle 0
Dan Mccorkle 0

1930 Census - Saratoga, Howard, AR
Camp Springs and Tollette Road

William W Mccorkle 53 - farmer
Cora M Mccorkle 16
Harvey L Mccorkle 22
Lonnie Mccorkle 20
Henrietta Mccorkle 13
David Mccorkle 11
Dannie Mccorkle 11

1940 Census - Center, Sebastian, AR

Victor Dufour 36 - insurance salesman
Cora Dufour 26
Eula Fay Dufour 3

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Cora M. McCorkle Dufour was born to Lennie Masalius Sipes and William Wilson McCorkle in Columbus, Hempstead County, Arkansas, November 16, 1913.

Cora was the wife of Victor Arthur Dufour. They married September 26, 1935, in neighboring Howard County. After their marriage they made their home in Greenwood, Arkansas, and finally, Fort Smith, Arkansas. They had two daughters, Eula Faye and Carolyn Dufour, and four grandchildren, Carla and Carlton Smith (children of Eula Faye and C.C. Smith), and Grant and Eric Nally (children of Carolyn and Noel Nally).

Cora was a devoted housewife, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, and an active member of Phoenix Village Baptist Church in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She loved children and served her church in the nursery for many years.

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Although census records conflict on the birth place of Cora's father being North or South Carolina, all but one indicate South Carolina. Her mother was born in Arkansas.

1910 Census - Saline, Hempstead, AR
Fulton and Columbus Road

William W Mccorkle 36 - farmer
Linnie Mccorkle 25
Harvie Lee Mccorkle 3
Lonnie Mccorkle 1
Henry Estter Sipes 68

1920 Census - Saline, Hempstead, AR
Columbus and Hope Road

William W Mccorkle 43 - farmer
Lennie Mccorkle 34
Harvie L Mccorkle 13
Lonnie Mccorkle 10
Ophia Mccorkle 8
Cora M Mccorkle 6
Henrietta Mccorkle 3
Dave Mccorkle 0
Dan Mccorkle 0

1930 Census - Saratoga, Howard, AR
Camp Springs and Tollette Road

William W Mccorkle 53 - farmer
Cora M Mccorkle 16
Harvey L Mccorkle 22
Lonnie Mccorkle 20
Henrietta Mccorkle 13
David Mccorkle 11
Dannie Mccorkle 11

1940 Census - Center, Sebastian, AR

Victor Dufour 36 - insurance salesman
Cora Dufour 26
Eula Fay Dufour 3

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