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William Ryall Childress 1805 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1805

Birth Location: Charlotte

Death Date: 15 May 1888

Death Location: Halifax County, Virginia

Father: Drury Childress

Mother: Phoebe Bowles

Spouse(s): Mary Childress

Children(s): Phoebe Childress

In 1805, William Ryall Childress entered the world in Charlotte, born to Drury Childers Childress and Phoebe Phebe Bowles. William Ryall Childress married Mary Childress, and had children including Phoebe Ann Drucilla Childress. William Ryall Childress passed away in 1888 in Halifax County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1805, William Ryall Childress entered the world in Charlotte, born to Drury Childers Childress and Phoebe Phebe Bowles.
  • William Ryall Childress married Mary Childress, and had children including Phoebe Ann Drucilla Childress.
  • William Ryall Childress passed away in 1888 in Halifax County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

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William Childress's Ancestors

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William Childress
1805 – 1888
Birth Place: Charlotte
Parents
Drury Childers Childress
1770 – 1820
Charlotte, Virginia, USA
Phoebe (Phebe) Bowles
1776 – 1811
Charlotte, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Sarah Love
1750 – 1777
Charles Parish, York County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Childress's Descendants

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William (Ryall) Childress (abt 1805 – 15 May 1888) m. Mary Childress (abt. 1811 – )
  1. 1. Phoebe (Ann Drucilla) Childress (12 Aug 1844 – 4 Jul 1905) m. Robert (Wilson) Bass (17 Oct 1844 – 29 Jun 1894)
    1. 1. Fletcher (Graves) Bass (15 May 1868 – 28 Nov 1928) m. Bertha (Elizabeth) Matthews (3 October 1879 – 20 January 1964)
      1. 1. Robert (Duncan) Bass (25 Sept 1904 – 11 May 1983) m. Virginia Wauchope (5 Mar 1905 – 5 May 1998)
        1. 1. Robert (Wauchope) Bass (9 Aug 1930 – 17 December 2013) m. Evelyn (Garlejo) Placido m. Shirley (Jean Martin) Lovelady
        2. 2. George (Fletcher) Bass (9 Dec 1932 – 2 Mar 2021) m. Carraleigh (Ann) Singletary (1938 – )

William Childress's Timeline

2 Records

1805
abt 1805
Birth of William Ryall Childress in Charlotte
Charlotte
1888
15 May 1888
Age 83
Death of William Ryall Childress in Halifax County, Virginia
Halifax County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1805
    Event Place: Charlotte

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1888
    Event Place: Halifax County, Virginia

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