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James Moses Childress 1851–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 APR 1851

Birth Location: Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 22 OCT 1925

Death Location: Ware Shoals, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

Father: Obediah Childress

Mother: Lucretia Gilbert

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Benjamin Childress, Benjamin Childress

The story of James Moses Childress began in 1851 in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. James Moses Childress had children including Benjamin Tillman Childress. James Moses Childress passed away in 1925 in Ware Shoals, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Moses Childress began in 1851 in Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • James Moses Childress had children including Benjamin Tillman Childress.
  • James Moses Childress passed away in 1925 in Ware Shoals, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Childress's Ancestors

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James Childress
1851–1925
Birth Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Obediah Washington Childress
1812–1866
Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Lucretia Gilbert
1817–1857
Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William Gilbert
1766–1820
Tempe Crowder
1775–1820
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Childress's Descendants

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James (Moses) Childress (01 APR 1851–22 OCT 1925)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Tillman) Childress 1890–1960
    1. 1. Frank (Arthur) Childress 1918–2003
      1. 1. Frank (Earl) Childress 1942–2019
  2. 2. Benjamin (Tillman) Childress 1890–1960
    1. 1. Frank (Arthur) Childress 1918–2003
      1. 1. Frank (Earl) Childress 1942–2019

James Childress's Timeline

2 Records

1851
01 APR 1851
Birth of James Moses Childress in Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1925
22 OCT 1925
Age 74
Death of James Moses Childress in Ware Shoals, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Ware Shoals, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 APR 1851
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1925
    Event Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, James Moses “Jim” Childress 22 Oct 1925

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 OCT 1925
    Event Place: Ware Shoals, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

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