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Robert Dewey Childress 1879–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1879

Birth Location: Fosters Falls, Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 28 March 1951

Death Location: West Virginia, USA

Father: James Jr

Mother: Harriet Howlett

Spouse(s): Martha Childress

Children(s): Hurley Childress, Harry Sr, William Childress, Pearl Smelser, Ethel Childers

The story of Robert Dewey Childress began in 1879 in Fosters Falls, Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America. Robert Dewey Childress married Martha Dot Dorothy Cox Moles Childress, and had children including Ethel May Childers, Harry Buford Childress Sr, Hurley Wysor Childress, Pearl Bethel Childress Smelser, William Charlie Childress. Robert Dewey Childress passed away in 1951 in West Virginia, USA.

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  • The story of Robert Dewey Childress began in 1879 in Fosters Falls, Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • Robert Dewey Childress married Martha Dot Dorothy Cox Moles Childress, and had children including Ethel May Childers, Harry Buford Childress Sr, Hurley Wysor Childress, Pearl Bethel Childress Smelser, William Charlie Childress.
  • Robert Dewey Childress passed away in 1951 in West Virginia, USA.

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Robert Childress's Ancestors

Self
Robert Childress
1879–1951
Birth Place: Fosters Falls, Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
James Henry Childress Jr
1844–1910
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Harriet (Roxina) Howlett
1853–
Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Henry) Childress
1810–1894
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Mary Petty
1824–1850
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isham Pettty
1794–1860
Mary Wells
1791–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
2nd Wells
1759–1828
Sarah Morton
1765–1828

Robert Childress's Descendants

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Robert (Dewey) Childress (5 Apr 1879–28 March 1951) m. Martha ("Dot" Dorothy Cox Moles) Childress (1882–13 Mar 1967)
  1. 1. Hurley (Wysor) Childress 1904–1965
  2. 2. Harry (Buford Childress) Sr 1906–1980
  3. 3. William (Charlie) Childress 1900–1973 m. Gracie (Malinda Graham) Childress 1902–1990 m. Bessie Childress 1903–
    1. 1. Abner (Lawrence) Childress 1927–2003
    2. 2. Clyde (Charlie) Childress 1933–1993
    3. 3. Kelley (Lee) Childress 1938–1991
    4. 4. William (Walter “Buster”) Childress 1920–1970
    5. 5. Claude (Swanson Childress) Sr 1922–1981
    6. 6. Edgar (Hurley) Childress 1924–2002
    7. 7. Elsie (Lou Dorthy Childress) Ratcliffe 1926–2001
    8. 8. Junior ("June" Summers) Childress 1931–2020
  4. 4. Pearl (Bethel Childress) Smelser 1918–1985
  5. 5. Ethel (May) Childers 1916–

Robert Childress's Timeline

2 Records

1879
5 Apr 1879
Birth of Robert Dewey Childress in Fosters Falls, Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America
Fosters Falls, Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America
1951
28 March 1951
Age 72
Death of Robert Dewey Childress in West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1879
    Event Place: Fosters Falls, Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 March 1951
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA

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