Background
Mccord, May Kennedy was born on December 1, 1880 in Carthage, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Jesse Thomas and Delia Melisa (Fike) Kennedy.
Mccord, May Kennedy was born on December 1, 1880 in Carthage, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Jesse Thomas and Delia Melisa (Fike) Kennedy.
Educated Galena (Missouri) High School and Selden’s Private College, Aurora, Missouri.
Collector of ballads, customs, superstitions, language and traditions of the Ozarks. Writer of column “Hill Billy Heartbeats” in Springfield (Missouri) Daily News. Lectured in New York, Los Angeles, Washington and many other cities as well as to colleges and history society groups.
Director All-Ozarks Folk Festivals.
Member National Board Folklore, Missouri State Writers Guild, Ozarks Creative Writers’ Guild, Ozark Press Association, Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs, Springfield Musical Club. Home: Springfield, Missouri†.
Member National Board Folklore, Missouri State Writers Guild, Ozarks Creative Writers’ Guild, Ozark Press Association, Missouri Federation of Women'son
Married Charles Calvin McCord, January 3, 1903 (died September 19, 1943). Children: Charles Calvin, Maudeva (Mistress Herman Henry Janss), Frank Leslie.