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Robert Lindsay Childress 1795–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1795

Birth Location: Bull Rull Valley, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 17 Aug 1849

Death Location: Knox County, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Childress

Mother: Dorothea ➡️

Spouse(s): Mary Karns

Children(s): Phebe Childress, Elbert Childress, Nancy Childress, Margaret Childress, Hugh Childress, Susan Childress, Betsy Childress, Mary Childress, Creed Childress, Mehaley Childress, Anguline Childress

The story of Robert Lindsay Childress began in 1795 in Bull Rull Valley, Knox, Tennessee, USA. Robert Lindsay Childress married Mary Polly Karns, and had children including Anguline Childress, Betsy H Childress, Creed L Childress, Elbert S Childress, Hugh L Childress, Margaret E Childress, Mary Ann Childress, Mehaley Childress, Nancy Beale Childress, Phebe L Childress, Susan M Childress. Robert Lindsay Childress passed away in 1849 in Knox County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Lindsay Childress began in 1795 in Bull Rull Valley, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • Robert Lindsay Childress married Mary Polly Karns, and had children including Anguline Childress, Betsy H Childress, Creed L Childress, Elbert S Childress, Hugh L Childress, Margaret E Childress, Mary Ann Childress, Mehaley Childress, Nancy Beale Childress, Phebe L Childress, Susan M Childress.
  • Robert Lindsay Childress passed away in 1849 in Knox County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Childress
1759–1849
Birth Location: Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
JC
Dorothea ➡️
1755–1840
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
D➡

Spouses(s)

Mary Karns
1798–1850
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
MK

Children(s)

Phebe Childress
1828–1849
Birth Location: Knox County, Tennessee, USA
PC
Elbert Childress
1833–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
EC
Nancy Childress
1831–1919
Birth Location: Tipton, Knox, Tennessee, USA
NC
Margaret Childress
1840–1872
Birth Location: Knox County, Tennessee, USA
MC
Hugh Childress
1836–
Birth Location: Knox County, Tennessee, USA
HC
Susan Childress
1820–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
SC
Betsy Childress
1818–
Birth Location: Knox County, Tennessee, USA
BC
Mary Childress
1829–1905
Birth Location: Knox County, Tennessee, USA
MC
Creed Childress
1826–1870
Birth Location: Knox County, Tennessee, USA
CC
Mehaley Childress
1824–
Birth Location: Knox County, Tennessee, USA
MC
Anguline Childress
1823–
Birth Location: Knox County, Tennessee, USA
AC

Robert Childress's Ancestors

Self
Robert Childress
1795–1849
Birth Place: Bull Rull Valley, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Robert Childress
1759–1849
Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Dorothea (Elizabeth LINDSAY) ➡️
1755–1840
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Childress) (captain)
1735–1825
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Rachel Perkins
1735–1820
Goochland County, Virginia, United States
Caleb Lindsay
1710–1784
Chatham
Roseanna Martin
1723–1784
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Childress
1705–1761
William Perkins
1692–1760
Elizabeth Cottrell
1692–1771
James Lindsey
1695–1768
Jane Chew
1700–1766
Henry Martin
1685–1748
Jane Samuels
1685–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Childress
1678–1726
Lucretia Jones
1685–1727
Richard Perkins
1663–1706
Mary Ute
1667–1735
John COTTRELL
1682–1730
Elizabeth CANNING
1677–1730
James Samuel
1660–1759
Sarah Boulware
1665–1759

Robert Childress's Descendants

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Robert (Lindsay) Childress (21 Mar 1795–17 Aug 1849) m. Mary (Polly) Karns (29 Jun 1798–1 Jun 1850)
  1. 1. Phebe (L) Childress 1828–1849 m. Robert (M) Tindell 1823–1900
    1. 1. James (Augustus Lawson) Tindell 1848–1937
    2. 2. Margaret Tindell 1841–
    3. 3. Hugh Tindell 1845–
  2. 2. Elbert (S) Childress 1833–
  3. 3. Nancy (Beale) Childress 1831–1919 m. Joseph (S) Spicer –1864 m. Michael Manis 1842–1884 m. James (C) DeArmond 1809–1859
    1. 1. William (Neely) Spicer 1862–1911 m. Irene (Ida) Wade 1877–1928
      1. 1. Nora (Mae) Spicer 1897–1994
      2. 2. Lelia (Faye) Spicer 1900–1987
      3. 3. Willa (Bell) Spicer 1903–1983
      4. 4. Samuel (Wade) Spicer 1907–1961
      5. 5. Mary Spicer 1911–1987
    2. 2. Celestial (E) Spicer 1860–1901
    3. 3. Mary (Kate Catherine) Maines 1868–1943 m. Marion (Wilson Houston) BOLING 1851–1921
      1. 1. Benjamin (Sterling) BOLING 1893–1978
      2. 2. Ethel (Viola) BOLING 1898–1991
      3. 3. Lossie BOLING 1905–1977
      4. 4. Dixie (P.) BOLING 1906–1929
      5. 5. Jackson BOLING 1907–
      6. 6. Mary (Ellen) BOLING 1895–1977
      7. 7. Walter (Lee) BOLING 1898–1933
      8. 8. Melvina BOLING 1903–1977
      9. 9. Marion (Houston) BOLING 1909–1994
      10. 10. Harriet (Rebecca) BOLING 1882–1968
      11. 11. Martha (Octavia) BOLING 1890–1973
      12. 12. Jake (Michael) BOLING 1896–1997
      13. 13. Nancy BOLING 1913–2006
    4. 4. Jacob (Tarwater) Maines 1869–1911 m. Julia (Elizabeth) McCammon 1867–1901 m. Laura Bittle 1871–1914
      1. 1. Thomas (Richard) Maines 1899–1987
    5. 5. Josephine (Elisabeth) Maines 1873–1910
    6. 6. Richard (Thomas) DeArmond 1852–1898 m. Ella (Emerson) McGhee 1858–1928
      1. 1. James (Merritt) DeArmond 1881–1955
      2. 2. Ray DeArmond 1884–1971
      3. 3. Nellie (Beale) Dearmond 1890–1985
      4. 4. Mamie (Irene) DeArmond 1893–1989
    7. 7. John (Lindsey) DeArmond 1858–1920 m. Carrie (Lucille) Cohen 1880–1967
      1. 1. Ray (Cordelia De) Armond 1915–1996
  4. 4. Margaret (E) Childress 1840–1872 m. Thomas (A) Coffman 1836–1863 m. Lee Warwick 1842–1907
    1. 1. Barton (Knox) Coffman 1858–1929 m. Mary (Katherine) Huffman 1869–
      1. 1. Barton (Knox Coffman) Jr 1892–1894
      2. 2. Kate Coffman 1895–
      3. 3. Carrie Coffman 1898–1941
      4. 4. Edna Coffman 1889–
      5. 5. Lucile Coffman 1890–
      6. 6. Callie Coffman 1899–
    2. 2. Marion (Thomas) Coffman 1860–1931 m. Eliza (Jane) Conner 1856–1948
      1. 1. Oscar (Otis) Coffman 1880–1964
      2. 2. Barton (S) Coffman 1882–
      3. 3. Eunice (Dora) Coffman 1891–1976
      4. 4. Anneta (Ruth) Coffman 1897–1979
      5. 5. Margaret (Bernice) Coffman 1878–1972
    3. 3. James (Bowling) Warwick 1869–1959 m. Bertie (Columbia) Cheek 1886–1969
      1. 1. Robert (Marshall) Warwick 1905–1919
      2. 2. Agnes (Evelyn) Warwick 1907–1974
      3. 3. Glenn (Carroll) Warwick 1913–2007
      4. 4. Russell (Lee) Warwick 1915–2001
      5. 5. Catherine (S) Warwick 1918–2010
      6. 6. Edith (Louise) Warwick 1924–2010
      7. 7. Barbara (Jean) Warwick 1928–1975
  5. 5. Hugh (L) Childress 1836–
  6. 6. Susan (M) Childress 1820–
  7. 7. Betsy (H) Childress 1818–
  8. 8. Mary (Ann) Childress 1829–1905 m. Thomas (J May) III 1828–1874
    1. 1. Caroline ((Callie) Isabella) May 1858–1925 m. George (William Tipton) Chandler 1857–1922
      1. 1. Jefferson (Dewey) Chandler 1898–1977
      2. 2. Joseph (Thomas) Chandler 1881–1948
      3. 3. Emma Chandler 1884–1965
      4. 4. Charles (Leon) Chandler 1886–1950
      5. 5. Iva (M) Chandler 1889–1972
      6. 6. Katie (H) Chandler 1903–1991
      7. 7. Edward (Austin) Chandler 1878–1940
    2. 2. Margaret May 1847–1938
    3. 3. John May 1855–1887
    4. 4. Lafayette (Rodger) May 1870–1940 m. Edith (May) Craven 1883–1918
      1. 1. Mary (Katherine) May 1906–
      2. 2. Margaret (I) May 1907–
      3. 3. Lillian (R) May 1912–
      4. 4. Lafayette (R May) Jr 1916–
      5. 5. Edith (C) May 1917–1985
    5. 5. George (W) May 1860–1939
    6. 6. James (M) May 1864–1931
    7. 7. Mary (B) May 1868–1923 m. Crockett (Lamar) Haynes 1861–1903
      1. 1. Annie (Bertie) Haynes 1894–1931
      2. 2. Allie (L) Haynes 1896–
      3. 3. Joseph (Platt) Haynes 1901–1977
      4. 4. Margarette (Louise) Haynes 1904–1963
      5. 5. Robert (Cleveland) Haynes 1885–1950
      6. 6. Katie (Mable) Haynes 1887–1947
      7. 7. Frank Haynes 1889–1907
      8. 8. Lula (Haynes) Haynes 1891–1961
      9. 9. Lillie (May) Haynes 1898–1967
    8. 8. Nancy May 1855–
  9. 9. Creed (L) Childress 1826–1870
  10. 10. Mehaley Childress 1824–
  11. 11. Anguline Childress 1823–

Robert Childress's Timeline

2 Records

1795
21 Mar 1795
Birth of Robert Lindsay Childress in Bull Rull Valley, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Bull Rull Valley, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1849
17 Aug 1849
Age 54
Death of Robert Lindsay Childress in Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Knox County, Tennessee, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1795
    Event Place: Bull Rull Valley, Knox, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1849
    Event Place: Knox County, Tennessee, USA
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