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Paul Leonard Childress 1937–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1937

Birth Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Death Date: 26 Oct 2003

Death Location: IN

Father: James Childress

Mother: Emma Horton

Spouse(s): Dixie Holley

Children(s):

Paul Leonard Childress was born in 1937 in Nashville, Tennessee, the child of James Alvin Childress And Emma Young Horton. In 1940, Paul Leonard Childress resided in Davidson, Tennessee, USA. In 1958, Paul Leonard Childress resided in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. Paul Leonard Childress married Dixie Jean Holley, Georgiana Sue Tompkins, and had children including Glenn A Childress, Steven Boyd Childress. Paul Leonard Childress passed away in 2003 in IN.

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Biography

  • Paul Leonard Childress was born in 1937 in Nashville, Tennessee, the child of James Alvin Childress And Emma Young Horton.
  • In 1940, Paul Leonard Childress resided in Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1958, Paul Leonard Childress resided in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA.
  • Paul Leonard Childress married Dixie Jean Holley, Georgiana Sue Tompkins, and had children including Glenn A Childress, Steven Boyd Childress.
  • Paul Leonard Childress passed away in 2003 in IN.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Paul Childress's Ancestors

Self
Paul Childress
1937–2003
Birth Place: Nashville, Tennessee
Parents
James Alvin Childress
1908–1989
Tennessee
Emma (Young) Horton
1912–1987
Tennessee
Grandparents
Jim Childress
1880–
Tennessee
Fannie Childress
1880–
Tennessee
Willie (William) Horton
1892–1956
Smith County, Tennessee, United States of America
Lassie (L) Smith
1894–1927
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
King Horton
1856–1924
Nancy Welch
1860–1930
James Smith
1863–
Hariett Russell
1865–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Horton
1827–
Sara Williams
1826–
James Welch
1818–
Anna Smith
1819–1917

Paul Childress's Timeline

5 Records

1937
20 Aug 1937
Birth of Paul Leonard Childress in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 3
Paul Leonard Childress resided here in Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1958
1958
Age 21
Paul Leonard Childress resided here in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
1992
1992
Age 55
Paul Leonard Childress resided here in Greenfield, IN
Greenfield, IN
2003
26 Oct 2003
Age 66
Death of Paul Leonard Childress in Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, USA
Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1937
    Event Place: Nashville, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3884; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 19-20
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2003; Roll: 20
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] Indiana, Marriage Certificates, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Records of Marriage 1961-2005; Series Number: 89-204; Year: 1996 May; Certificate Range: 040000 - 041999
    [5] Indiana, Marriage Certificates, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Records of Marriage 1961-2005; Series Number: 89-204; Year: 1990 Sep; Certificate Range: 038000 - 039331

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3884; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 19-20

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Greenfield, IN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sp
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3884; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 19-20

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 2003
    Event Place: Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 307-36-3270; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: 1952-1953
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2003; Roll: 20
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: IN
    Record Source: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.

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