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Nora Mai Fox Childress 1894–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 August 1894

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 9 November 1962

Death Location: Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Jefferson Fox

Mother: Eliza Mcgee

Spouse(s): Excell Childress

Children(s): Rozell Jennings, Lerlene Bishop, Shirley Childress, Excell Jr, Dorothy Childress

Nora Mai Fox Childress was born in 1894 in Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Jefferson D Fox And Eliza Katherine Mcgee. In 1900, Nora Mai Fox Childress resided in Civil District 9, Dyer, Tennessee, USA. In 1910, Nora Mai Fox Childress resided in Civil District 17, Dyer, Tennessee, USA. Nora Mai Fox Childress married Excell Childress, and had children including Dorothy Sue Childress, Excell C Childress Jr, Lerlene Childress Bishop, Rozell Jennings, Shirley Childress. Nora Mai Fox Childress passed away in 1962 in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Nora Mai Fox Childress was born in 1894 in Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Jefferson D Fox And Eliza Katherine Mcgee.
  • In 1900, Nora Mai Fox Childress resided in Civil District 9, Dyer, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1910, Nora Mai Fox Childress resided in Civil District 17, Dyer, Tennessee, USA.
  • Nora Mai Fox Childress married Excell Childress, and had children including Dorothy Sue Childress, Excell C Childress Jr, Lerlene Childress Bishop, Rozell Jennings, Shirley Childress.
  • Nora Mai Fox Childress passed away in 1962 in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jefferson Fox
1859–
Birth Location: Tennessee
JF
Eliza Mcgee
1871–1955
Birth Location: USA
EM

Spouses(s)

Excell Childress
1893–1979
Birth Location: –
EC

Children(s)

Rozell Jennings
1913–1942
Birth Location: Tennessee
RJ
Lerlene Bishop
1915–1994
Birth Location: Dyer, Tennessee
LB
Shirley Childress
1917–
Birth Location: Tennessee
SC
Excell Jr
1921–1922
Birth Location: Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America
EJ
Dorothy Childress
1916–1917
Birth Location: Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America
DC

Nora Childress's Ancestors

Self
Nora Childress
1894–1962
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Jefferson D Fox
1859–
Tennessee
Eliza (Katherine) Mcgee
1871–1955
USA
Grandparents
Thomas Magee
1841–1920
Leah Crosnoe
1838–1923
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nora Childress's Descendants

1.
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Nora (Mai Fox) Childress (28 August 1894–9 November 1962) m. Excell Childress (4 June 1893–13 December 1979)
  1. 1. Rozell Jennings 1913–1942
  2. 2. Lerlene (Childress) Bishop 1915–1994
  3. 3. Shirley Childress 1917–
  4. 4. Excell (C. Childress) Jr 1921–1922
  5. 5. Dorothy (Sue) Childress 1916–1917

Nora Childress's Timeline

9 Records

1894
28 August 1894
Birth of Nora Mai Fox Childress in Tennessee, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 6
Nora Mai Fox Childress resided here in Civil District 9, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 9, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
Nora Mai Fox Childress resided here in Civil District 17, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 17, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 26
Nora Mai Fox Childress resided here in Civil District 17, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 17, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 36
Nora Mai Fox Childress resided here in District 17, District 17, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
District 17, District 17, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 41
Nora Mai Fox Childress resided here in Rural, Dyer, Tennessee
Rural, Dyer, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 46
Nora Mai Fox Childress resided here in 17 Civil District, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
17 Civil District, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 56
Nora Mai Fox Childress resided here in Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1962
9 November 1962
Age 68
Death of Nora Mai Fox Childress in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America
Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 August 1894
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 17, Dyer, Tennessee; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2341980
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 17, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1497; Page: 20b; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1375510
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 145; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 23-45

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 9, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 17, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 17, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1497; Page: 20b; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1375510

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 17, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 17, District 17, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 17, Dyer, Tennessee; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2341980

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Dyer, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 17 Civil District, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 145; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 23-45

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 November 1962
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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