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George William “Jud” Jordan

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George William “Jud” Jordan

Birth
Fordyce, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA
Death
6 Mar 1970 (aged 60)
Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
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Jud was a twin son of Randolph Mills Jordan & Essie Ellen Porter. He and his twin brother Clark were football heroes for the Fordyce Redbugs and played alongside Bear Bryant. They then went on and starred for the Razorbacks, who in 1933 joined the Southwest Conference and beat Texas in Austin that year for the first time. It is said that they made the Guinness Book of World Records, scoring four touchdowns in two minutes between the two of them.
On September 8, 1934, Jud married Ruth Abernathy, a pianist, at the First Baptist Church in Fordyce. They went to Huttig, New Orleans, and Biloxi on their honeymoon.
Jud was working at Evans Service station in Fordyce, which went out of business about 2 weeks after his wedding, where he made $15.00 a week. He later operated the Esso Service station, across from the old High School in Fordyce, along with his brother Clark for a number of years.
In 1945, Jud, along with brothers Clark and Floyd, opened Pontiac dealerships in Fordyce and Camden. Ruth and Jud moved to Camden in 1948, where Jud and Floyd were in business together until Jud's death in 1970.
Jud and Ruth had 2 children:

1. George William Jordan, Jr., who married Lynn Lapsley.

2. James Randolph "Jim" Jordan, who married Janis Mildred Morehead.
Jud was a twin son of Randolph Mills Jordan & Essie Ellen Porter. He and his twin brother Clark were football heroes for the Fordyce Redbugs and played alongside Bear Bryant. They then went on and starred for the Razorbacks, who in 1933 joined the Southwest Conference and beat Texas in Austin that year for the first time. It is said that they made the Guinness Book of World Records, scoring four touchdowns in two minutes between the two of them.
On September 8, 1934, Jud married Ruth Abernathy, a pianist, at the First Baptist Church in Fordyce. They went to Huttig, New Orleans, and Biloxi on their honeymoon.
Jud was working at Evans Service station in Fordyce, which went out of business about 2 weeks after his wedding, where he made $15.00 a week. He later operated the Esso Service station, across from the old High School in Fordyce, along with his brother Clark for a number of years.
In 1945, Jud, along with brothers Clark and Floyd, opened Pontiac dealerships in Fordyce and Camden. Ruth and Jud moved to Camden in 1948, where Jud and Floyd were in business together until Jud's death in 1970.
Jud and Ruth had 2 children:

1. George William Jordan, Jr., who married Lynn Lapsley.

2. James Randolph "Jim" Jordan, who married Janis Mildred Morehead.

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