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Billy Ray Childs 1937–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 August 1937

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 19 June 1987

Death Location: Clemmons, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Fred Childs

Mother: Willie Bridgeman

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Billy Ray Childs was born in 1937 in South Carolina, the child of Fred Ray Childs And Willie Mae Bridgeman. In 1940, Billy Ray Childs resided in Pickens Mill, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. In 1950, Billy Ray Childs resided in Pickens, South Carolina, USA. Billy Ray Childs married Lillie Bell Keaton. Billy Ray Childs passed away in 1987 in Clemmons, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Billy Ray Childs was born in 1937 in South Carolina, the child of Fred Ray Childs And Willie Mae Bridgeman.
  • In 1940, Billy Ray Childs resided in Pickens Mill, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1950, Billy Ray Childs resided in Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • Billy Ray Childs married Lillie Bell Keaton.
  • Billy Ray Childs passed away in 1987 in Clemmons, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Billy Childs's Ancestors

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Billy Childs
1937–1987
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Fred Ray Childs
1917–1999
South Carolina
Willie (Mae) Bridgeman
1919–1946
South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Fields) Childs
1868–1951
South Carolina, United States of America
Elizabeth (Jane) Childs
1876–1956
South Carolina
William (Jonah) Bridgman
1886–1940
South Carolina
Mildred Bridgeman
1888–1925
North Carolina, United States of America
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Billy Childs's Timeline

4 Records

1937
9 August 1937
Birth of Billy Ray Childs in South Carolina
South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 3
Billy Ray Childs resided here in Pickens Mill, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Pickens Mill, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 13
Billy Ray Childs resided here in Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1987
19 June 1987
Age 50
Death of Billy Ray Childs in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 August 1937
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Pickens, South Carol

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pickens Mill, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Pickens, South Carol

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 June 1987
    Event Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clemmons, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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