Background
Jeffords, Joe Sam was born on September 2, 1912 in Lamar, South Carolina, United States. Son of Samuel Joseph and Bessie Irene (Boykin) Jeffords.
Jeffords, Joe Sam was born on September 2, 1912 in Lamar, South Carolina, United States. Son of Samuel Joseph and Bessie Irene (Boykin) Jeffords.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Clemson U., 1936.
With South Carolina. Highway Department, 1936-1942, water closet Olsen Cons. Engineers, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1942-1943, McClean Contracting Company, Baltimore, 1943-1945. With South Carolina. Hwy Department, 1945-1974, district engineer, 1967-1974.
Member design and drafting advising committee Orangeburg-Calhoun Technology Ednl. Center, 1968-1974.; Member South Carolina. Society Engineers.
Married Mary Emma Colclough, June 18, 1938. Children-Samuel Joseph II, Ben Colough.