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Richard Hamilton Childress 1796–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1796

Birth Location: Knox County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 20 March 1862

Death Location: Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois, USA

Father: John Childress

Mother: Mary Kirby

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In 1796, Richard Hamilton Childress entered the world in Knox County, Tennessee, USA, born to John Childress And Mary Jane Kirby. Richard Hamilton Childress passed away in 1862 in Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1796, Richard Hamilton Childress entered the world in Knox County, Tennessee, USA, born to John Childress And Mary Jane Kirby.
  • Richard Hamilton Childress passed away in 1862 in Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois, USA.

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Richard Childress's Ancestors

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Richard Childress
1796–1862
Birth Place: Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Childress
1777–1840
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Jane) Kirby
1775–1860
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Kirby) III
1748–1811
Southampton County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Jean) Small
1747–1826
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Childress's Timeline

2 Records

1796
20 May 1796
Birth of Richard Hamilton Childress in Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Knox County, Tennessee, USA
1862
20 March 1862
Age 66
Death of Richard Hamilton Childress in Ashmore Township, Coles County, Illinois, USA
Ashmore Township, Coles County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1796
    Event Place: Knox County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 March 1862
    Event Place: Ashmore Township, Coles County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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