Ira Stuckey was born near Florence, MS , Rankin County to Carl and M.Florence Laird Stuckey . The family lived in the home established by his mother's parents, Erastus H and Elizabeth Berry Laird. indeed, he told me that he remembered " slipping around underneath the porch " listening to his grandfather talk about the Civil War.
He was a member of the 1927 Florence High School basketball team that placed third in the nation after a tournament in Chicago.He and his teammates with cheerleaders were recognized at The Colisuem in Jackson in 1977, when , exactly 50 years later , Florence High again won the state championship in basketball.
He married the former Margaret White of Clearbranch in 1929
He graduated with a degree in engineering from Mississippi State University in 1933
He was in the reserves when Pearl Harbor was bombed and served as a Major in New Guinea during WW 2., having shipped out on the Queen Mary.He eventually attained the rank of Colonel.
He had two children, Faye Stuckey Edwards and Ira Joe Stuckey.
He lived in the Florence community and worked for Mississippi Power Company until his retirement around 1972.
He seemed to me , as his grandson, a man devoid of fault -- he never smoked or drank, never cursed, was o incredibly even temperament
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Son of Carl Stuckey (1871 -1951)and Florence Laird Stuckey (1876- 1968).
Grandson of Erastus H Laird ( 1837- 1924)and Elizabeth Berry Laird ( 1842- -1903) AND
Robert Brice Stuckey (1837- 1917 ) and Amanda Bennett Stuckey ( 1844- 1933)
Erastus H Laird was the son of Samuel Laird (1813-1900) and Sarah Anne Dear Laird (1820-1894 ) .
Elizabeth J Berry was the daughter of John Jackson Berry and Alsie Miles Berry.
Amanda Bennett Stuckey was the daughter of Langston Bennett and Sabina Jane Loftin Bennett.
He is a descendant of James McKelvy, who came with his family from Ireland in 1767 on board the NANCY. James' son John was a Rev War vet.John's daughter Margaret Mckelvy married Archibald Laird.
Samuel Laird, son of Archibald, married Sarah Ann Dear, daughter of Emily Owens Dear.Emily Owens was the daughter of Etheldred Owens, Rev War vet and one of the Founding Families of South Carolina.
He was a member of the 1927 Florence High School basketball team that placed third in the nation after a tournament in Chicago.He and his teammates with cheerleaders were recognized at The Colisuem in Jackson in 1977, when , exactly 50 years later , Florence High again won the state championship in basketball.
He married the former Margaret White of Clearbranch in 1929
He graduated with a degree in engineering from Mississippi State University in 1933
He was in the reserves when Pearl Harbor was bombed and served as a Major in New Guinea during WW 2., having shipped out on the Queen Mary.He eventually attained the rank of Colonel.
He had two children, Faye Stuckey Edwards and Ira Joe Stuckey.
He lived in the Florence community and worked for Mississippi Power Company until his retirement around 1972.
He seemed to me , as his grandson, a man devoid of fault -- he never smoked or drank, never cursed, was o incredibly even temperament
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Son of Carl Stuckey (1871 -1951)and Florence Laird Stuckey (1876- 1968).
Grandson of Erastus H Laird ( 1837- 1924)and Elizabeth Berry Laird ( 1842- -1903) AND
Robert Brice Stuckey (1837- 1917 ) and Amanda Bennett Stuckey ( 1844- 1933)
Erastus H Laird was the son of Samuel Laird (1813-1900) and Sarah Anne Dear Laird (1820-1894 ) .
Elizabeth J Berry was the daughter of John Jackson Berry and Alsie Miles Berry.
Amanda Bennett Stuckey was the daughter of Langston Bennett and Sabina Jane Loftin Bennett.
He is a descendant of James McKelvy, who came with his family from Ireland in 1767 on board the NANCY. James' son John was a Rev War vet.John's daughter Margaret Mckelvy married Archibald Laird.
Samuel Laird, son of Archibald, married Sarah Ann Dear, daughter of Emily Owens Dear.Emily Owens was the daughter of Etheldred Owens, Rev War vet and one of the Founding Families of South Carolina.
Ira Stuckey was born near Florence, MS , Rankin County to Carl and M.Florence Laird Stuckey . The family lived in the home established by his mother's parents, Erastus H and Elizabeth Berry Laird. indeed, he told me that he remembered " slipping around underneath the porch " listening to his grandfather talk about the Civil War.
He was a member of the 1927 Florence High School basketball team that placed third in the nation after a tournament in Chicago.He and his teammates with cheerleaders were recognized at The Colisuem in Jackson in 1977, when , exactly 50 years later , Florence High again won the state championship in basketball.
He married the former Margaret White of Clearbranch in 1929
He graduated with a degree in engineering from Mississippi State University in 1933
He was in the reserves when Pearl Harbor was bombed and served as a Major in New Guinea during WW 2., having shipped out on the Queen Mary.He eventually attained the rank of Colonel.
He had two children, Faye Stuckey Edwards and Ira Joe Stuckey.
He lived in the Florence community and worked for Mississippi Power Company until his retirement around 1972.
He seemed to me , as his grandson, a man devoid of fault -- he never smoked or drank, never cursed, was o incredibly even temperament
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Son of Carl Stuckey (1871 -1951)and Florence Laird Stuckey (1876- 1968).
Grandson of Erastus H Laird ( 1837- 1924)and Elizabeth Berry Laird ( 1842- -1903) AND
Robert Brice Stuckey (1837- 1917 ) and Amanda Bennett Stuckey ( 1844- 1933)
Erastus H Laird was the son of Samuel Laird (1813-1900) and Sarah Anne Dear Laird (1820-1894 ) .
Elizabeth J Berry was the daughter of John Jackson Berry and Alsie Miles Berry.
Amanda Bennett Stuckey was the daughter of Langston Bennett and Sabina Jane Loftin Bennett.
He is a descendant of James McKelvy, who came with his family from Ireland in 1767 on board the NANCY. James' son John was a Rev War vet.John's daughter Margaret Mckelvy married Archibald Laird.
Samuel Laird, son of Archibald, married Sarah Ann Dear, daughter of Emily Owens Dear.Emily Owens was the daughter of Etheldred Owens, Rev War vet and one of the Founding Families of South Carolina.
He was a member of the 1927 Florence High School basketball team that placed third in the nation after a tournament in Chicago.He and his teammates with cheerleaders were recognized at The Colisuem in Jackson in 1977, when , exactly 50 years later , Florence High again won the state championship in basketball.
He married the former Margaret White of Clearbranch in 1929
He graduated with a degree in engineering from Mississippi State University in 1933
He was in the reserves when Pearl Harbor was bombed and served as a Major in New Guinea during WW 2., having shipped out on the Queen Mary.He eventually attained the rank of Colonel.
He had two children, Faye Stuckey Edwards and Ira Joe Stuckey.
He lived in the Florence community and worked for Mississippi Power Company until his retirement around 1972.
He seemed to me , as his grandson, a man devoid of fault -- he never smoked or drank, never cursed, was o incredibly even temperament
__________________________
Son of Carl Stuckey (1871 -1951)and Florence Laird Stuckey (1876- 1968).
Grandson of Erastus H Laird ( 1837- 1924)and Elizabeth Berry Laird ( 1842- -1903) AND
Robert Brice Stuckey (1837- 1917 ) and Amanda Bennett Stuckey ( 1844- 1933)
Erastus H Laird was the son of Samuel Laird (1813-1900) and Sarah Anne Dear Laird (1820-1894 ) .
Elizabeth J Berry was the daughter of John Jackson Berry and Alsie Miles Berry.
Amanda Bennett Stuckey was the daughter of Langston Bennett and Sabina Jane Loftin Bennett.
He is a descendant of James McKelvy, who came with his family from Ireland in 1767 on board the NANCY. James' son John was a Rev War vet.John's daughter Margaret Mckelvy married Archibald Laird.
Samuel Laird, son of Archibald, married Sarah Ann Dear, daughter of Emily Owens Dear.Emily Owens was the daughter of Etheldred Owens, Rev War vet and one of the Founding Families of South Carolina.
