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James Anderson Childress 1823–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1823

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 November 1886

Death Location: Stanley, Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Fleming Childress

Mother: Elizabeth Childress

Spouse(s): Martha Childress, Elizabeth Childress

Children(s): Sarah Faughn, Emmett Childress, Ada Childress, Thomas Childress, Richard Childress, Franklin Childress, Aurora Childress, Mary Childress

In 1823, James Anderson Childress entered the world in Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA, born to Fleming Childress And Elizabeth Childress. In 1860, James Anderson Childress resided in Long Pond, Caldwell, Kentucky, USA. In 1880, James Anderson Childress resided in Oakford, Daviess, Kentucky, USA. James Anderson Childress married Elizabeth Pernecia Childress, Martha C Childress, and had children including Ada Childress, Aurora A Childress, Emmett Childress, Franklin W Childress, Mary J Childress, Richard J Childress, Sarah Elmit Faughn, Thomas Edward Childress. James Anderson Childress passed away in 1886 in Stanley, Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1823, James Anderson Childress entered the world in Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA, born to Fleming Childress And Elizabeth Childress.
  • In 1860, James Anderson Childress resided in Long Pond, Caldwell, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1880, James Anderson Childress resided in Oakford, Daviess, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Anderson Childress married Elizabeth Pernecia Childress, Martha C Childress, and had children including Ada Childress, Aurora A Childress, Emmett Childress, Franklin W Childress, Mary J Childress, Richard J Childress, Sarah Elmit Faughn, Thomas Edward Childress.
  • James Anderson Childress passed away in 1886 in Stanley, Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Childress's Ancestors

Self
James Childress
1823–1886
Birth Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
Parents
Fleming Childress
1781–1845
Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth Childress
1788–1845
Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Boyd
1758–1826
Luneburg, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Dolly Cox
1758–1818
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Childress's Descendants

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James (Anderson) Childress (1823–11 November 1886) m. Martha (C) Childress (3 April 1829–7 March 1884) m. Elizabeth (Pernecia) Childress (12 November 1827–16 May 1915)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elmit) Faughn 1859–1906
  2. 2. Emmett Childress 1865–
  3. 3. Ada Childress 1868–1948 m. Robert (L) Curran 1869–1943
    1. 1. Mary (Ethel) Curran 1890–1903
    2. 2. Charles (Lee) Curran 1894–1976
    3. 3. Mattie (Thelma) Berry 1898–1934
  4. 4. Thomas (Edward) Childress 1857–1900 m. Cordelia (Jane) Childress 1868–1891 m. Virginia (E.) Stone 1874–1951
    1. 1. Arthur (E) Childress 1889–1975 m. Jane (A) Childress 1895–1982
    2. 2. Beulah (V) Childress 1896–1937
    3. 3. Cecil (Clifton) Childress 1898–1974
    4. 4. Samuel (R) Childress 1899–1989 m. Vera (Hazel) Childress 1905–1969 m. Edna Childress 1897–
  5. 5. Richard (J.) Childress 1862–
  6. 6. Franklin (W) Childress 1863–1942 m. Ida (Ann) Childress 1872–1922 m. Lillie (Bell) Childress 1871–1938
    1. 1. Margaret (Rebecca) Hopkins 1888–1942
  7. 7. Aurora (A.) Childress 1865–1918
  8. 8. Mary (J.) Childress 1867–1947 m. Barney Davis 1863–
    1. 1. Pernecia (Pearl) Davis 1897–1899

James Childress's Timeline

4 Records

1823
1823
Birth of James Anderson Childress in Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 37
James Anderson Childress resided here in Long Pond, Caldwell, Kentucky, USA
Long Pond, Caldwell, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 57
James Anderson Childress resided here in Oakford, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
Oakford, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
1886
11 November 1886
Age 63
Death of James Anderson Childress in Harmony, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
Harmony, Hickman, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Harmony, Caldwell, Kentucky; Roll: 406; Page: 511c; Enumeration District: 162
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Oakford, Daviess, Kentucky; Roll: 411; Page: 476a; Enumeration District: 177
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Long Pond, Caldwell, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Oakford, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Harmony, Caldwell, Kentucky; Roll: 406; Page: 511c; Enumeration District: 162
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Oakford, Daviess, Kentucky; Roll: 411; Page: 476a; Enumeration District: 177

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1886
    Event Place: Harmony, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stanley, Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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