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Ernest Robert Childress 1940–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 October 1940

Birth Location: Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 May 1985

Death Location: Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Father: Floyd Childress

Mother: Dorothy Vance

Spouse(s): Emma Elswick

Children(s):

Ernest Robert Childress was born in 1940 in Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA, the child of Floyd Robert Childress And Dorothy Childress Vance. Ernest Robert Childress married Emma Jean Elswick, Joan Webb Dye. Ernest Robert Childress passed away in 1985 in Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Ernest Robert Childress was born in 1940 in Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA, the child of Floyd Robert Childress And Dorothy Childress Vance.
  • Ernest Robert Childress married Emma Jean Elswick, Joan Webb Dye.
  • Ernest Robert Childress passed away in 1985 in Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ernest Childress's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Childress
1940–1985
Birth Place: Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Floyd Robert Childress
1919–1984
Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Dorothy ((Childress)) Vance
1920–2004
Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James Shelton
1890–
Virginia
Myrtle Shelton
1895–
Virginia
Cornelius (Neeley (Nealy) Estil) Vance
1900–1974
Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Lora Vance
1900–1975
Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Frederick Vance
1858–1902
Hannah Dye
1863–1943
Christopher Richardson
1825–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elihugh Steelman
1833–1912
Sarah Stillman
1832–

Ernest Childress's Timeline

2 Records

1940
12 October 1940
Birth of Ernest Robert Childress in Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA
1985
10 May 1985
Age 45
Death of Ernest Robert Childress in Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 October 1940
    Event Place: Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 228-50-5194; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: 1956
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records
    [3] Virginia, Death Records
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1985
    Event Place: Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 228-50-5194; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: 1956
    [2] Virginia, Death Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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