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Willie Smith Childress 1885–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Aug 1885

Birth Location: Jackson Co, AL

Death Date: 1958

Death Location: Jackson County, Alabama, USA

Father: Silas Sr

Mother: Martha Rosson

Spouse(s): Silas Byrum

Children(s): Albert Byrum

The story of Willie Smith Childress began in 1885 in Jackson Co, AL. Willie Smith Childress married Silas Perry Byrum, and had children including Albert Hudson Byrum. Willie Smith Childress passed away in 1958 in Jackson County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Willie Smith Childress began in 1885 in Jackson Co, AL.
  • Willie Smith Childress married Silas Perry Byrum, and had children including Albert Hudson Byrum.
  • Willie Smith Childress passed away in 1958 in Jackson County, Alabama, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Willie Childress's Ancestors

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Willie Childress
1885–1958
Birth Place: Jackson Co, AL
Parents
Silas Parsons Childress Sr
1851–1901
Scottsboro, Jackson Co, Alabama
Martha (Jane (Mattie)) Rosson
1855–1949
Jackson Co, AL
Grandparents
John (Kirby) Childress
1815–1897
Knox, TN
Ruth (Brown) Burgess
1820–1877
Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John IV
1777–1840
Mary Kirby
1775–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Childress
1759–1849
Dorothea ➡️
1755–1840
Richard III
1748–1811
Sarah Small
1748–1826

Willie Childress's Descendants

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Willie (Smith) Childress (13 Aug 1885–1958) m. Silas (Perry) Byrum (1873–)
  1. 1. Albert (Hudson) Byrum 1919–1962

Willie Childress's Timeline

2 Records

1885
13 Aug 1885
Birth of Willie Smith Childress in Jackson Co, AL
Jackson Co, AL
1958
1958
Age 73
Death of Willie Smith Childress in Jackson County, Alabama, USA
Jackson County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1885
    Event Place: Jackson Co, AL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Jackson County, Alabama, USA

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