William Columbus Acord was born March 18, 1859 in Johnson County, Arkansas and died June 20, 1933 in Wagoner, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, he married Elmina Caroline Whitmore born abt 1880 in Hull County, Georgia.

She was born about 1857 in Georgia and died October 1885 in Mulberry, Johnson County, Arkansas.

They had five children:

Susie Lou Acord.

William Oscrow Acord.

Nora Jane Griffin Acord.

Sarah Caroline Acord.

John Milton Slusher Acord.

His second marriage to Cordelia Douglas Walker was abt January 11, 1895 in Indian territory, Oklahoma, USA, she was born June 29, 1873 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas and died March 2, 1946 in Wagoner, Wagoner county, Oklahoma.

They had eight children:

Mertie Acord.

Vicy Jane Acord.(obviously named after her Aunt Vicy Jane.)

Clara Lillie Acord.

Buddy Acord.

Vera Lee Acord.

Charles Haskell Acord.

Behlah Mae Acord.

Ruby Jewel Acord.

This is the brother of Vicy Jane (Acord ) Ritchie.