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Emily Emma Jefferson Childress 1866–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jan 1866

Birth Location: Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 25 Sep 1944

Death Location: Paperville, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Childress

Mother: Lucinda DeVault

Spouse(s): John DeVault

Children(s): Karl DeVault, Annie DeVault, Mabel DeVault

Emily Emma Jefferson Childress was born in 1866 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Henry Childress And Lucinda Devault. Emily Emma Jefferson Childress married John David Devault, and had children including Annie G Devault, Karl Vernon Devault, Mabel C Devault. Emily Emma Jefferson Childress passed away in 1944 in Paperville, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Emily Emma Jefferson Childress was born in 1866 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Henry Childress And Lucinda Devault.
  • Emily Emma Jefferson Childress married John David Devault, and had children including Annie G Devault, Karl Vernon Devault, Mabel C Devault.
  • Emily Emma Jefferson Childress passed away in 1944 in Paperville, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emily Childress's Ancestors

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Emily Childress
1866–1944
Birth Place: Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Henry Childress
1835–1927
Lucinda DeVault
1842–1923
Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Henderson) DeVault
1816–1869
Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Anna) Smith
1821–1869
Great-Grandparents
Daniel DeVault
1793–1839
Mary Roller
1793–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Roller
1763–1821
Elizabeth Shipley
1768–1850

Emily Childress's Descendants

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Emily (Emma Jefferson) Childress (01 Jan 1866–25 Sep 1944) m. John (David) DeVault (1857–)
  1. 1. Karl (Vernon) DeVault 1890–1968 m. Lena (Avis) Shoun 1900–1976
    1. 1. Donald (Clifford) DeVault 1921–1945 m. Mary (Eileen) Wampler 1921–2011
      1. 1. Clifford (Olin) DeVault 1942–1979
    2. 2. Howard (Olin) DeVault 1922–1991 m. Juanita (Olita) Clark 1926–2007
      1. 1. Karl (Howard) DeVault 1946–1975
    3. 3. Wanda (Arlene) DeVault 1924–2015
    4. 4. John (Baxter) DeVault 1926–1952
  2. 2. Annie (G) DeVault 1891–1956 m. Raleigh (Edward) Mumpower 1892–1949
    1. 1. Erle (R) Mumpower 1922–1986
    2. 2. Aubrey (D) Mumpower 1923–1998 m. Phyllis Keehan 1924–2008
    3. 3. Glen (E) Mumpower 1928–1985 m. Gloria (Jean) Bushbaum 1927–2020
  3. 3. Mabel (C) DeVault 1895–1969

Emily Childress's Timeline

3 Records

1866
01 Jan 1866
Birth of Emily Emma Jefferson Childress in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
1944
24 Sep 1944
Age 78
Death of Emily Emma Jefferson Childress in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
1944
25 Sep 1944
Age 78
Burial of Emily Emma Jefferson Childress in Paperville, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Paperville, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1866
    Event Place: Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1944
    Event Place: Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1944
    Event Place: Paperville, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

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