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William Clark "Bill" Childress 1932–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1932

Birth Location: Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 30 Nov 1986

Death Location: Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Rev Childress

Mother: Josie Clark

Spouse(s): Martha Looper

Children(s):

William Clark "Bill" Childress was born in 1932 in Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina, USA, the child of Rev Fulton Sylvester Childress And Josie Clark. In 1935, William Clark "Bill" Childress resided in Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina. In 1940, William Clark "Bill" Childress resided in Hurricane, Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. William Clark "Bill" Childress married Martha Looper. William Clark "Bill" Childress passed away in 1986 in Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Clark "Bill" Childress was born in 1932 in Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina, USA, the child of Rev Fulton Sylvester Childress And Josie Clark.
  • In 1935, William Clark "Bill" Childress resided in Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina.
  • In 1940, William Clark "Bill" Childress resided in Hurricane, Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • William Clark "Bill" Childress married Martha Looper.
  • William Clark "Bill" Childress passed away in 1986 in Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Childress
1888–1954
Birth Location: Cross Roads Community, Pickens, South Carolina
RC
Josie Clark
1891–1986
Birth Location: Cross Roads, Baptist Church, Picken, SC
JC

Spouses(s)

Martha Looper
1932–1983
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
ML

Children(s)

William Childress's Ancestors

Self
William Childress
1932–1986
Birth Place: Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Rev Fulton Sylvester Childress
1888–1954
Cross Roads Community, Pickens, South Carolina
Josie Clark
1891–1986
Cross Roads, Baptist Church, Picken, SC
Grandparents
James (E) Clark
1855–1929
Pickens Co., SC, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Massingill
1860–1921
Pickens Co., SC, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Moses Clark
1820–1886
Elmira Clark
1820–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Clark
1800–1837
Elizabeth Hendricks
1783–1877
George *
1790–1848
Naomi *
1795–1850

William Childress's Timeline

7 Records

1932
5 Mar 1932
Birth of William Clark "Bill" Childress in Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 3
William Clark "Bill" Childress resided here in Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina
Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 8
William Clark "Bill" Childress resided here in Hurricane, Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Hurricane, Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 18
William Clark "Bill" Childress resided here in Glassy Mount, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Glassy Mount, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 19
William Clark "Bill" Childress resided here in South Carolina
South Carolina
1959
1959
Age 27
William Clark "Bill" Childress resided here in Easley, South Carolina, USA
Easley, South Carolina, USA
1986
30 Nov 1986
Age 54
Death of William Clark "Bill" Childress in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1932
    Event Place: Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03831; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 39-39
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Glassy Mount, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 3731; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 39-61

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03831; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 39-39

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Hurricane, Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03831; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 39-39

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Glassy Mount, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Glassy Mount, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 3731; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 39-61

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Easley, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Easley, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pickens, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Glassy Mount, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 3731; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 39-61

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1986
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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