Joseph Young Achord

Brief Life History of Joseph Young

When Joseph Young Achord was born on 11 January 1915, in Louisiana, United States, his father, Brice Bedford Achord Sr, was 27 and his mother, Zaidee Carmelite Stephens, was 22. He had at least 1 daughter with Bertha Mae Womack. He lived in Police Jury Ward 7, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in 1940 and East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in 1950. He died on 21 April 1986, at the age of 71, and was buried in Resthaven Gardens Of Memory And Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.

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Joseph Young Achord
1915–1986
Bertha Mae Womack
1918–2014
Joycelyn Ruth Achord
1937–2005

Sources (15)

  • Joseph Y Achord, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Joseph Young Achord, "Louisiana First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940-1945"
  • Joseph Achord, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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Name Meaning

Variant of Acord , a surname of German origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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