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Dora Alma CHILDRESS 1885 – 1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jun 1885

Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 Jul 1967

Death Location: Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Childress

Mother: Sarah Jolly

Spouse(s): Millard Creed, Oscar Creed

Children(s): Charles Creed, Charlie Creed, John Creed, John Creed, Ninnie Creed, Maggie Creed, Dasy Creed, Santford Creed, Mamie Creed, Millard Creed, Eltha Creed, Elza Creed, Mary Creed, Hillary Creed, Charlie Creed, John Creed, Eltha Creed, Mary Creed, Hilliary Creed

In 1885, Dora Alma CHILDRESS entered the world in Iredell County, North Carolina, USA, born to John Andrew Childress and Sarah Jane Jolly. In 1900, Dora Alma CHILDRESS resided in Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. In 1910, Dora Alma CHILDRESS resided in Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Dora Alma CHILDRESS married Millard Austin Creed, Oscar M Creed, and had children including Charles Robert Creed, Charlie R Creed, John Ander Creed, John A Creed, Ninnie F Creed, Maggie L Creed, Dasy M Creed, Santford L Creed, Mamie Sue Creed, Millard J Creed, Eltha Creed, Elza W Creed, Mary Jane Creed, Hillary Lee Creed, Charlie R Creed, John A Creed, Eltha Creed, Mary Creed, Hilliary Creed. Dora Alma CHILDRESS passed away in 1967 in Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Dora Alma CHILDRESS entered the world in Iredell County, North Carolina, USA, born to John Andrew Childress and Sarah Jane Jolly.
  • In 1900, Dora Alma CHILDRESS resided in Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1910, Dora Alma CHILDRESS resided in Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.
  • Dora Alma CHILDRESS married Millard Austin Creed, Oscar M Creed, and had children including Charles Robert Creed, Charlie R Creed, John Ander Creed, John A Creed, Ninnie F Creed, Maggie L Creed, Dasy M Creed, Santford L Creed, Mamie Sue Creed, Millard J Creed, Eltha Creed, Elza W Creed, Mary Jane Creed, Hillary Lee Creed, Charlie R Creed, John A Creed, Eltha Creed, Mary Creed, Hilliary Creed.
  • Dora Alma CHILDRESS passed away in 1967 in Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Childress
1859 – 1937
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
JC
Sarah Jolly
1856 – 1920
Birth Location: North Carolina
SJ

Spouses(s)

Millard Creed
1884 – 1923
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
MC
Oscar Creed
1886 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
OC

Children(s)

Charles Creed
1907 – 1979
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
CC
Charlie Creed
1908 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
CC
John Creed
1908 – 1988
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina
JC
John Creed
1909 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
JC
Ninnie Creed
1911 – 1962
Birth Location: North Carolina
NC
Maggie Creed
1911 – 2007
Birth Location: North Carolina
MC
Dasy Creed
1913 – 2003
Birth Location: North Carolina
DC
Santford Creed
1913 – 1927
Birth Location: North Carolina
SC
Mamie Creed
1915 – 1983
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina
MC
Millard Creed
1918 – 1999
Birth Location: North Carolina
MC
Eltha Creed
1918 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
EC
Elza Creed
1920 – 1982
Birth Location: North Carolina
EC
Mary Creed
1920 – 2000
Birth Location: Ronda Wilkes, North Carolina
MC
Hillary Creed
1922 – 2004
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
HC
Charlie Creed
1908 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
CC
John Creed
1909 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
JC
Eltha Creed
1918 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
EC
Mary Creed
1921 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
MC
Hilliary Creed
1923 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
HC

Dora CHILDRESS's Ancestors

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Dora CHILDRESS
1885 – 1967
Birth Place: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Andrew Childress
1859 – 1937
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Jane) Jolly
1856 – 1920
North Carolina
Grandparents
James (C '1826' (s\o John\Brooks )(var.Childers)) Childress
1826 – 1901
Wilkes, North Carolina
Amelia ("Millie" (sp\o JamesCChilders)) Alexander
1821 – 1886
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Patten Jolly
1833 – 1900
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Martha Jolly
1835 – 1910
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Childers
1775 – 1870
Nancy Brooks
1801 – 1880
Lindsey Alexander
1794 – 1860
Mary LindseyAlexander)
1798 – 1862
Abel Jolly
1795 – 1865
Sarah Haithcock
1808 – 1860
Peter Jolly
1814 –
Rachel Rogers
1814 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Childress
1745 – 1830
Charlotte Brewer
1750 – 1820
James Brooks
1765 – 1838
Nancy Wood
1753 – 1846
Joseph Jolly
1769 – 1852
Temperance Gough
1768 – 1852
Patrick Hathcock
1777 – 1857
Rhoady Hathcock
1780 – 1850
William Jolley
1774 – 1838
Rachel Davis
1776 – 1850

Dora CHILDRESS's Descendants

1.
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Dora (Alma) CHILDRESS (4 Jun 1885 – 27 Jul 1967) m. Millard (Austin) Creed (29 September 1884 – 11 July 1923) m. Oscar (M) Creed (1886 – )
  1. 1. Charles (Robert) Creed (29 July 1907 – 27 April 1979)
  2. 2. Charlie (R) Creed (abt 1908 – )
  3. 3. John (Ander) Creed (12 Oct 1908 – 24 Mar 1988)
  4. 4. John (A) Creed (abt 1909 – )
  5. 5. Ninnie (F) Creed (abt 1911 – 12 Sep 1962)
  6. 6. Maggie (L) Creed (abt 1911 – 26 Jun 2007)
  7. 7. Dasy (M) Creed (abt 1913 – 5 January 2003)
  8. 8. Santford (L) Creed (abt 1913 – 25 Aug 1927)
  9. 9. Mamie (Sue) Creed (30 Jun 1915 – 23 Apr 1983) m. Ernest (James) Page (20 Dec 1913 – 20 Jun 1949) m. Ernest (James) Page (20 Dec 1913 – 20 Jun 1949)
    1. 1. Betty Page (6 Aug 1932 – 2010) m. William (Mack) Furr (10 Apr 1929 – 22 Apr 2002)
      1. 1. Billie (Beatrice) Furr (1 Feb 1959 – ) m. Marvin (Edward Stallings) Jr (20/05/1960 – )
        1. 1. Daphne (Danielle) Stallings (14 Apr 1977 – ) m. Albert (Eugene) Price (6 Sep 1975 – ) m. Timothy (Tewy Kern) IV (03 Aug 1989 – )
        2. 2. Martishia (Dawn) Stallings (30 Oct 1979 – ) m. Travis Bryant (1 Jan 1982 – )
        3. 3. Jackie (Dale) Stallings (5 Apr 1987 – )
        4. 4. Brittany (Denise) Stallings (20 Jun 1990 – ) m. Bryan (Joshua) Wilson (11 Mar – )
    2. 2. Bobby (Lewis) Page (16 Jun 1936 – 1 May 1989) m. Betty (Jo) McLester (25 January 1930 – 25 October 2011)
      1. 1. Tommy (Ray) McLester (23 Feb 1953 – ) m. Tommy McClester
      2. 2. James Page (Jul 1959 – ) m. Brenda (Lee) Larose (23 Sep 1960 – 11 Jan 2007)
        1. 1. Josh Page
        2. 2. Jaime (Page) Sellers
        3. 3. Jennifer Page
      3. 3. Glenda (Faye) Page (4 Dec 1961 – )
      4. 4. Elaine Tucker
      5. 5. Larry McLester
      6. 6. Linda Jordan
      7. 7. Vickie Little
      8. 8. Dianne Mullis
      9. 9. Sable Simmons
    3. 3. Robbie (L) Page (16 June 1936 – 7 February 2021) m. Jerry (Moore) Patterson (9 January 1932 – 22 July 1970)
      1. 1. James (Mack "Buzzy") Patterson (14 September 1953 – 15 February 2021)
      2. 2. Dianne Gray (29 Jun 1956 – ) m. Randy (Lane) Gray
        1. 1. Timothy (Lane) Gray (4 Dec 1985 – )
      3. 3. Cindy Culp (15 Oct 1958 – )
      4. 4. Jerry Patterson
    4. 4. Ernest (James) Page (22 August 1937 – 8 January 1938)
    5. 5. Clyde (James) Page (11 Mar 1943 – 1992) m. Jennifer (Gail) Barbee
      1. 1. Scott (Michael) Page (12 Mar 1968 – 23 Jan 1972)
    6. 6. Minnie (Jane) Page (15 Nov 1945 – )
    7. 7. Minnie (Jane Page) Furr (November 15 1945 – ) m. Mitchell (Subrone) Furr (20 Feb 1940 – 9 Apr 2006)
      1. 1. Tamera (Furr) Hatley (16 May – ) m. Charles (Wayne) Hatley (26 Oct 1964 – )
        1. 1. Mitchell (Wayne) Hatley (1988 – )
        2. 2. Janie (Marie) Hatley (27 Oct 1992 – )
      2. 2. Daphne (Furr) Kingsland (3 Apr 1962 – ) m. Phillip Kingsland (Feb 1964 – )
        1. 1. Matthew (Lane) Kingsland (12 Jan 1988 – )
      3. 3. Louise Furr (17 Jun 1963 – )
      4. 4. Marie (Furr) Culp (30 Apr 1966 – ) m. Timothy (Caldwell) Culp (Oct 1960 – )
        1. 1. Timothy (Braxton) Culp (1988 – )
        2. 2. Adam (Caldwell) Culp (23 Nov 1991 – )
        3. 3. Kaitlyn (Marie) Culp (1995 – ) m. AJ Strickland
      5. 5. Penny (Furr) Smith (May 1968 – ) m. Jeffery (Allen) Smith
        1. 1. Magan (Michelle) Smith (9 Jul 1989 – )
    8. 8. Martha (Rose) Page (16 Dec 1940 – 11 November 2021) m. Paul (Charles) Harkey (2 Feb 1937 – 1 January 2022)
      1. 1. Daniel Harkey (Aug 1970 – )
      2. 2. Chris Harkey (Dec 1971 – )
      3. 3. Tim Harkey
      4. 4. Debra Cobden
    9. 9. Annie (Sue) Smith (2 Mar 1949 – )
  10. 10. Millard (J) Creed (abt 1918 – 11 July 1999)
  11. 11. Eltha Creed (abt 1918 – )
  12. 12. Elza (W) Creed (abt 1920 – 23 January 1982)
  13. 13. Mary (Jane) Creed (18 Feb 1920 – 22 Apr 2000)
  14. 14. Hillary (Lee) Creed (October 23,1922 – Dec 29,2004)
  15. 15. Eltha Creed (abt 1918 – )
  16. 16. Mary Creed (abt 1921 – )
  17. 17. Hilliary Creed (abt 1923 – )

Dora CHILDRESS's Timeline

11 Records

1885
4 Jun 1885
Birth of Dora Alma CHILDRESS in Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 15
Dora Alma CHILDRESS resided here in Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 25
Dora Alma CHILDRESS resided here in Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 35
Dora Alma CHILDRESS resided here in Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1927
1927
Age 42
Dora Alma CHILDRESS resided here in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 45
Dora Alma CHILDRESS resided here in Township 8, Township 8, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
Township 8, Township 8, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 50
Dora Alma CHILDRESS resided here in Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus, North Carolina
Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 55
Dora Alma CHILDRESS resided here in Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 65
Dora Alma CHILDRESS resided here in Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
1965
1965
Age 80
Dora Alma CHILDRESS resided here in North Carolina
North Carolina
1967
27 Jul 1967
Age 82
Death of Dora Alma CHILDRESS in Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1885
    Event Place: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Deaths, 1906-1930
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Independent; Publication Date: 28 Jul 1967; Publication Place: Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA; ,0.07927742,0.15656242,0.2742997&xid=3355
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1241224

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1134; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0165; FHL microfilm: 1375147

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1927
    Event Place: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Township 8, Township 8, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02882; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 13-21

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, Georgia; WWII Draft Registration Cards for North Carolina, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 84

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: MT. Pleasant
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Independent; Publication Date: 28 Jul 1967; Publication Place: Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA; ,0.07927742,0.15656242,0.2742997&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1967
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Independent; Publication Date: 28 Jul 1967; Publication Place: Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA; ,0.07927742,0.15656242,0.2742997&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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