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Nancy Elizabeth Childress 1841–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 1841

Birth Location: Jackson County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 26 January 1926

Death Location: Emblem, Hopkins County, Texas, USA

Father: Joel Childress

Mother: Nancy Clark

Spouse(s): Hamilton Shirley

Children(s): Marion Shirley, James Shirley, John Shirley, Mary Shirley, Robert Shirley

The story of Nancy Elizabeth Childress began in 1841 in Jackson County, Alabama, USA. Nancy Elizabeth Childress married Hamilton Shirley, and had children including James M Shirley, John W Shirley, Marion Franklin Frank Shirley, Mary Ann Shirley, Robert Lee Shirley. Nancy Elizabeth Childress passed away in 1926 in Emblem, Hopkins County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nancy Elizabeth Childress began in 1841 in Jackson County, Alabama, USA.
  • Nancy Elizabeth Childress married Hamilton Shirley, and had children including James M Shirley, John W Shirley, Marion Franklin Frank Shirley, Mary Ann Shirley, Robert Lee Shirley.
  • Nancy Elizabeth Childress passed away in 1926 in Emblem, Hopkins County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nancy Childress's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Childress
1841–1926
Birth Place: Jackson County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Joel Childress
1798–1862
, Knox, Tennessee
Nancy (Dorcas) Clark
1805–1862
Virginia
Grandparents
John (Robert Childress) IV
1777–1840
Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Mary ("Polly") Kirby
1775–1845
Jackson County, Alabama, USA
James (Sampson Clark,) II
1777–1807
Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Nancy Gray
1785–1850
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Childress
1759–1849
Dorothea ➡️
1755–1840
Richard III
1748–1811
Sarah Small
1748–1826
Sampson Clark
1755–1778
Patsy Bell
1755–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (captain)
1735–1825
Rachel Perkins
1735–1820
Caleb Lindsay
1710–1784
Roseanna Martin
1723–1784
Richard Jr
1719–1780
Mary Macey
1714–1786
Samuel Small
1714–1812
Dorothy Hubbard
1722–1813
James Clark
1725–1775
Joyce
1705–1775
Benjamin Sr.
1702–1751
Ann Champion
1716–1777

Nancy Childress's Descendants

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Nancy (Elizabeth) Childress (September 1841–26 January 1926) m. Hamilton Shirley (Sep 1837–28 Aug 1903)
  1. 1. Marion (Franklin "Frank") Shirley 1860–1950 m. Ellen (A) Kelley 1869–1923
    1. 1. Emily Shirley 1894–1972
    2. 2. Mary (Frances "Fannie") Shirley 1900–1971
    3. 3. Genett Shirley 1886–
    4. 4. Millie Shirley 1893–
    5. 5. Reaney Shirley 1895–
    6. 6. Cathrine Shirley 1900–
    7. 7. Ervin (F) Shirley 1899–1980
    8. 8. Virgil Shirley 1909–
    9. 9. Bud Shirley 1910–
    10. 10. Mabel Shirley 1912–1968
    11. 11. Nettie Shirley 1888–
  2. 2. James (M) Shirley 1865–
  3. 3. John (W.) Shirley 1869–
    1. 1. Bulah (gurtrude) Cox 1910–2001
      1. 1. James (chandler) McGinty 1927–2003
  4. 4. Mary (Ann) Shirley 1877–1961 m. Ransom Rambo 1868–1940
    1. 1. Hugh (M) Rambo 1903–1929
    2. 2. Jesse (James) Rambo 1895–1897
    3. 3. Ollie (Lewis) Rambo 1886–1977
    4. 4. Williams (Franklin) Rambo 1892–1976
    5. 5. Alice (L) Rambo 1906–1926
    6. 6. Josephine Rambo 1896–1992
    7. 7. Cora (Mae) Rambo 1905–1936
    8. 8. George (Washington) Rambo 1897–1991
    9. 9. Fred (Lee) Rambo 1900–1904
  5. 5. Robert (Lee) Shirley 1870–1940 m. Mary (Elizabeth "Mollie") Curry 1882–1934
    1. 1. Mary (Armeta) Shirley 1907–1997
    2. 2. Homer (Edward) Shirley 1909–1954
    3. 3. Mildred Shirley 1926–2009
    4. 4. Alon (L Shirley) Sr 1911–1997
    5. 5. Cas (M) Shirley 1915–1970
    6. 6. Birl (Lee) Shirley 1902–1971
    7. 7. Myrtle ("Daisy") Shirley 1917–1970
    8. 8. Zelma Shirley 1913–1981
    9. 9. Myrtis (Glen) Shirley 1922–1922
    10. 10. Della Shirley 1892–1958
    11. 11. Christian (James Shirley) Sr 1901–1960
    12. 12. Harvey Shirley 1905–1960
    13. 13. Earnest (E) Shirley 1919–1973

Nancy Childress's Timeline

3 Records

1841
September 1841
Birth of Nancy Elizabeth Childress in Jackson County, Alabama, USA
Jackson County, Alabama, USA
1858
15/12/1858
Age 17
Nancy Elizabeth Childress was married in Cald, LA
Cald, LA
1926
26 January 1926
Age 85
Death of Nancy Elizabeth Childress in Hopkins County, Texas, USA
Hopkins County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 1841
    Event Place: Jackson County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15121858
    Event Place: Cald, LA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 January 1926
    Event Place: Hopkins County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Emblem, Hopkins County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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