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Ray Dewey Childress 1918–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Oct 1918

Birth Location: Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA

Death Date: 6 Sep 1981

Death Location: Eureka, Humboldt, California, USA

Father: Joseph jr

Mother: Zelphia Driggers

Spouse(s): Marcella Ripp, Shirley Stickle

Children(s):

Ray Dewey Childress was born in 1918 in Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA, the child of Joseph Hiram Childress Jr And Zelphia Driggers. Ray Dewey Childress married Marcella Sally Ripp, Shirley Marvene Stickle. Ray Dewey Childress passed away in 1981 in Eureka, Humboldt, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Ray Dewey Childress was born in 1918 in Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA, the child of Joseph Hiram Childress Jr And Zelphia Driggers.
  • Ray Dewey Childress married Marcella Sally Ripp, Shirley Marvene Stickle.
  • Ray Dewey Childress passed away in 1981 in Eureka, Humboldt, California, USA.

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Ray Childress's Ancestors

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Ray Childress
1918–1981
Birth Place: Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA
Parents
Joseph Hiram Childress jr
1891–1957
Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA
Zelphia Driggers
1900–1982
Texas, United States of America
Grandparents
joseph (hiram) childress
1842–1927
Jackson, Alabama, United States
Nancy (jane) Glenn
1859–1943
Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joel Childress
1798–1862
Nancy Clark
1805–1862
Solomon Glenn
1819–1892
Nancy Anderson
1825–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John IV
1777–1840
Mary Kirby
1775–1845
James II
1777–1807
Nancy Gray
1785–1850
Isaac Sr
1791–1862
Lydia
1798–1870
John Anderson
1795–1836
Winniford Gaston
1800–1880

Ray Childress's Timeline

2 Records

1918
2 Oct 1918
Birth of Ray Dewey Childress in Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA
Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA
1981
6 Sep 1981
Age 63
Death of Ray Dewey Childress in Eureka, Humboldt, California, USA
Eureka, Humboldt, California, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1918
    Event Place: Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1981
    Event Place: Eureka, Humboldt, California, USA

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