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James Kirby Childress 1835 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1835

Birth Location: Coles, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 26 Jul 1919

Death Location: Ashmore, Coles, Illinois, USA

Father: Richard Childress

Mother: Rebecca White

Spouse(s): Mariah Welch

Children(s): Margaret Childress

In 1835, James Kirby Childress entered the world in Coles, Illinois, United States, born to Richard Hamilton Childress and Rebecca A White. James Kirby Childress married Mariah Welch, and had children including Margaret Louisa Childress. James Kirby Childress passed away in 1919 in Ashmore, Coles, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1835, James Kirby Childress entered the world in Coles, Illinois, United States, born to Richard Hamilton Childress and Rebecca A White.
  • James Kirby Childress married Mariah Welch, and had children including Margaret Louisa Childress.
  • James Kirby Childress passed away in 1919 in Ashmore, Coles, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Childress
1796 – 1862
Birth Location: Blount/Knox County, Tennessee, USA
RC
Rebecca White
1801 – 1887
Birth Location: North Carolina, TN, Untited States
RW

Spouses(s)

Mariah Welch
1837 – 1906
Birth Location: Jay County, Illinois, USA
MW

Children(s)

Margaret Childress
1858 – 1945
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
MC

James Childress's Ancestors

Self
James Childress
1835 – 1919
Birth Place: Coles, Illinois, United States
Parents
Richard Hamilton Childress
1796 – 1862
Blount/Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Rebecca (A) White
1801 – 1887
North Carolina, TN, Untited States
Grandparents
John Childress
1777 – 1840
Amherst County, Virginia
Mary (Polly Kirby) Childress
1775 – 1845
Jackson, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Kirby
1748 – 1811
Sara Small
1748 – 1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Childress's Descendants

1.
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James (Kirby) Childress (16 Sep 1835 – 26 Jul 1919) m. Mariah Welch (15 March 1837 – 20 July 1906)
  1. 1. Margaret (Louisa) Childress (About 1858 – 19 Apr 1945) m. Lucien (S) Davis (27 Jul 1858 – 15 Apr 1939)
    1. 1. Cora (Evaline "Eva") Davis (14 Oct 1882 – 10 Apr 1965) m. Francis ((Frank) Marion) EASTON (07 Jun 1880 – 15 Apr 1942)
      1. 1. Adolphus (Marion) Easton (25 May 1906 – ) m. Eulaliah (Fern) Michaels (20 Jan 1907 – Oct 1979)
        1. 1. Paul (Duane) Easton (29 Sep 1932 – 21 Nov 2008) m. Shirley Morris (1937 – )

James Childress's Timeline

2 Records

1835
16 Sep 1835
Birth of James Kirby Childress in Coles, Illinois, United States
Coles, Illinois, United States
1919
26 Jul 1919
Age 84
Death of James Kirby Childress in Ashmore, Coles, Illinois, USA
Ashmore, Coles, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1835
    Event Place: Coles, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1919
    Event Place: Ashmore, Coles, Illinois, USA
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