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Thanks for the kind offer. I have a note to Robert in 1834 to Robert that
is not a good copy. I will try to get another from my Daughter in
Scottsboro. It somehow survived and shows he was in Jackson in that time
frame as does his application for bounty land. Robert had money when he
started farming as he loaned several people small sums. I have 2
documents from the Marshall courthouse I am transcribing as to see if any
clues are buried here.
Jim
Hi James,
Genealogy research has been compared to being a Sherlock Holmes mystery.
Transcribing clues can be a fun part.
I am sort of a Dr. Watson, I have given up sometimes on the hardest of the
documents (10th generation Xeroxes with half the ink gone) only to find that
Mark can read them in dim lights without his glasses and without pausing. He
humiliates me sometimes I am looking to stump him. It's hardest for him if
the document is short with few handwritten examples of letters to compare.
The longer the text the easier it seems to be for Mark. If you hit a snag...
stay in touch
Regards
Gary
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From: "James C Childress" <grandpano(a)juno.com>
To: <CHILDRESS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Childress Research] translating documents
Thanks for the kind offer. I have a note to Robert in 1834 to Robert that
is not a good copy. I will try to get another from my Daughter in
Scottsboro. It somehow survived and shows he was in Jackson in that time
frame as does his application for bounty land. Robert had money when he
started farming as he loaned several people small sums. I have 2
documents from the Marshall courthouse I am transcribing as to see if any
clues are buried here.
Jim
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Thanks Jim, you're right sometimes we can get leads from someone elses
information. I notice the name change also. Sometimes Childress, Childers,
Childrep, and Childres. That was very confusing at first.
On the 1870 census Isaac SR. 62 male white and a Tax collector with Mary 39
female keeper house from Va and Blanchey b. Tn 37, Irena I. (not Irona).
Etna A. 3/12. Irena m. James S. Childress, Elijah Childers son. Etna Ann m.
James Franklin Orr.
The Blanch you mention on the 1880 census is Isaac daughter, at least the
dates and where she is from fits.
Would like to hear from others working on the Childress family. Shirley
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Thanks for the census. You mention that Isaac was b. in 1808 and died before
1889. On the 1880 Marshall Co., Al census I found:
NC State Genealogy Library
1880 Marshall Co., Al Census
Pg. 21, township 8, range 5
Dwelling #188 family #190
Childress, Mary, color w, six F, age 50, widowed, keeping house, cannot read
or write, b. Tn, parents b. VA
Etna A., W, female, age 10, daughter, at school, b. Al, parents Tn.
Isaac was listed on the 1870 census, and not on the 1880 census. So, I'm
thinking that he died between 1870 and 1880.
I didn't know that he was a minster. I thought he was a "Justice of Peace".
He performed lots of marriage ceremonies in Marshall Co., Al.
How about the other Childress cousins out there. I would like to hear from
you. Lets share. Shirley
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I should have told ;you the notes were from someone else and not mine.
Please checkout all information. Some times these notes by others can
lead to good information. As to the 1880 census Mary Childers 50 is
listed with Etna A. 10. Blanch Childers wf age 46 is listed in the poor
house, along with others unknown to me. I don't know if that is your
Blanche? The spelling thing changes with the census taker. In the 1870
census Isaac Sr 62 male white and Tax Collector with Mary 39 female
keeper house from Va and Blanchey born tn 37, Irona I 17 born Al. Etna
A 3/12 b AL At present I am translating my Roberts estate settlement into
text. Some of it is very hard to decipher due to the letters they used.
Some times he is Childers and then Childress. This is the only reference
so far with both spellings.
Good Hunting
Jim
Hi Jim
You wrote:
"At present I am translating my Roberts estate settlement into
text. Some of it is very hard to decipher due to the letters they
used........"
Lawyers have vocabulary words and phrases that they recognized even over the
passage of centuries. If you want to send brother Mark a Xerox copy or
scanned image of anything you can't decipher, he'll give it his best effort
to help.
Thanks
Gary
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Page 141 1830 McMinn Census
Isaac Childress 1 male 20-30 1 female under 5 1 fem 15-20
Page 167
Walter Childress m 1 under5, 1 30-40 /F 1<5, 2 5-10, 2 10-15, 1 15-20 ,
1 30-40
John Childress He is 90 -100 She is 80-90
James Childress he is 15 -20 She is 15-20
Page 169
Robert Childress male 2 under 5, 2 5-10, 2 15 to 20 1 30 to 40 F/ 1 5-10
1 20-30 1 40 to 50 (Blancha?)
Page 190
Nancy Childress M./1 5-10, 1 15-20 F/ 1 10-15 1 15-20, 1 50-60
William Childress M/ 1under 5, 1 5-10 1 20-30 F/1 under 5, 1 5 to 10, 1
10-15 and 1 20-30
page 191
Isiah (Josiah?) Childress
males 1 10-15, 2 15-20, 1 20 to 30 , F/1 15-20, 1 50-60
page 193
John Childress 1 under 5 1 20-30 F 1 20-30
The only one in 1840 is Malenda one M 5-10 /F 1 under 5, 15-10 & 1 20-30
Malenda is one away from Mary Webb 1 male under 5 and F/ 1under 5. 2 5
to 10, 1 10-15 and 1 40-50
The notes I have on Isaac follow
Isaac was born in 1808 in Tn and died fefore 1889 in Marshall County. He
married Ahanoaaa. He married (2) Terrell
In 1835 Mc Minn Ci\o, tn rem. to Marshall Co. Al In 1840 census
Marshall. Probably related to Lemuel and Flemuel Childress of Mc Min. tn
1835 all on Cherokee Roll. Possicle Bro to John and Elihah of Tn. on 1850
census. check Kings Hollow Cem. Also listed as minister. Preformed
Marriale for Jacob and Rhoda Miller in 1846. Owed 18.14 to JJ Bain Listed
in Early Settlers in Marshall Co. Al, by Street. in 1851 settled east of
Big Springs So and W of Town Creek Surety for m. of Nancy Childress in
1848
Notes for Ahanoann -Cherokee. I have more on the children.
Jim Childress moved from Jackson/ Marshall Co. Al. 1981
this should give you several things to check! Good Hunting.
Thanks, I'm wondering if Blancha is Isaac's mother. Isaac 2nd daughter is
Blancha also. Going by how they named their children back then, after the
relatives etc. I may be wronge, but I'm curious. Besides, the older Blancha
is to old to be Isaac sister? What do you say? You say "you have the 1830,
and 1840 McMinn Co., Tn census. Is there a Blancha Childress listed. Of
course she would have to be head of household, I'm guessing, to be listed.
Do you have your Robert listed there in McMinn Co. Is there a female that
would fit in there, that could be Blancha?
Another thing I notice in you note here. We to have been told that Isaac's
wife was Indian, or part Indian. Last fall we went to Al and Tn looking, and
came by Qualla Library in Cherokee, NC and we talked to the Liberian, about
something we found.
Book "Those Who Cried", pg 187
McMinn, Co., Tn
Chestooa Creek
Isaac Childres Three quarterbloods. One white intermarriage. One farmer.
One weaver and one spinner.
The liberian said "Isaac was the one that had Indian blood, not his wife".
She said "if it had been his wife she would have been listed, instead of
Isaac." She said "the three quarterbloods, were his children. Which would be
Nancy, Julius, and Blancha. They were b. in Tn. The others in Al. Well, it
all makes sense anyway. So, I now think that Isaac may have been Indian and
his wife white. Better than a "Sherlock Holmes Mystery".
We've written each other before, and swapped information. I always enjoy
seeing what you have to say. Shirley
>From: James C Childress <grandpano(a)juno.com>
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>Subject: Re: [Childress Research] Mary Webb, James W. Childress, Blancher
>Childress
>Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 11:19:13 -0600
>
>The only clue I can offer is the Webb/Childress connection. Isaac moved
>to Marshall from Mc Minn Co Tn.
>This is where I first thought my Robert Childress moved from. Blancher
>was likely kin to Isaac as he married Anahoann (Cherokee) and their
>children were Nancy, Julius Webb, Blancha, Diedana, among their 13
>children. I have copies of the 1830-1840 McMinn Tn Census and
>1850-60-70-80 Marshall if I can help you by look ups I will.
>
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Does anyone have information on a Chidress family from the Bristol, VA/TN
area, in the late 1800s? One of their daughters, Ida Belle Childress, born
2-9-1891, died 9-8-1984 in Knoxville, was my grandmother. She had sisters
named Mary and Alice, a brother Cal (Calvin?) and probably more.
Thanks,
Fred Clark
The only clue I can offer is the Webb/Childress connection. Isaac moved
to Marshall from Mc Minn Co Tn.
This is where I first thought my Robert Childress moved from. Blancher
was likely kin to Isaac as he married Anahoann (Cherokee) and their
children were Nancy, Julius Webb, Blancha, Diedana, among their 13
children. I have copies of the 1830-1840 McMinn Tn Census and
1850-60-70-80 Marshall if I can help you by look ups I will.
NC State Genealogy Library
1850 Marshall Co., Al census, District 22
Dwelling number 303
Family number 315
Mary Webb age 26, female, born TN, cannot read or write
James W. Childress, age 7, male, born AL.,
Blancher Childress, age 70, female, born in Tn, cannot read or write.
Can anybody tell me anything about these people? Shirley
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Louisiana Marriage Records, 1851-1900
CHILDRESS
Louisiana Marriage Records, 1851-1900
Combined Matches: 2
Given Name Surname Given Name Spouse Surname Spouse Marriage Date County
State
ROBERT ADAMS MATTIE CHILDRESS 21/09/1877 BOSS LA
ALLEN SHIRLEY THANIE CHILDRESS 13/08/1897 SABI LA
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Combined Matches: 12
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JACOB MITCHELL CELICA R. CHILDERS 24/02/1853 BOSS LA
O. B. CHILDERS SOPHIA HALL 24/04/1866 BOSS LA
S. R. CHILDERS ROSALINE GRAPPE 25/07/1870 BOSS LA
J. A. CHILDERS MATILDA E. GREGG 24/06/1869 BOSS LA
O. B. CHILDERS JOSEPHINE LATTIER 25/02/1875 BOSS LA
J. C. CHILDERS SALLIE J. PUGH 03/03/1888 BOSS LA
JOHN H. CHILDERS MARY SIMS 04/09/1887 LINC LA
HORACE BROWN ROXANN CHILDERS 09/10/1869 SABI LA
WADE BRYANT MARY CHILDERS 26/09/1869 SABI LA
RANDALL ELDEN MARY JANE CHILDERS 08/01/1867 SABI LA
J. A. FORD OPHELIA CHILDERS 06/12/1891 SABI LA
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Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900
Combined Matches: 4
CHILDRES
Name Spouse Marriage Date County State
CHILDRES, FRANK NEW, VERGIE 22 Feb 1898 Pulaski KY
CHILDERS, GEORGE W. CHILDRES, ELIZABETH 30 Nov 1887 Pulaski KY
CHILDRES, HOLBERT BOLAND, ROSA M. 18 Jan 1900 Pulaski KY
DYKES, JOHN S. CHILDRES, CELIA A. 22 Oct 1891 Pulaski KY
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Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900
Combined Matches: 45
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CHILDRESS, WILLIAM GLASS, MARY M. 14 Apr 1853 Caldwell KY
STEWART, FIELDING CHILDRESS, NANCY JANE 22 Dec 1864 Caldwell KY
POOLE, F. M. CHILDRESS, HARRIET F. 9 Dec 1873 Caldwell KY
CHILDRESS, J. T. BOAZ, LANDONY 23 Oct 1879 Caldwell KY
MERRICK, EZEKIEL CHILDRESS, PERNECEY ANN 27 May 1879 Caldwell KY
KEENEY, JAMES E. CHILDRESS, MARY S. 10 Jan 1883 Caldwell KY
CHILDRESS, C. A. NICHOLS, MARY J. 26 Feb 1885 Caldwell KY
CHILDRESS, T. E. WYATT, CORDIE L. 24 Nov 1885 Caldwell KY
DAVIS, B. D. CHILDRESS, MARY J. 28 Jan 1866 Caldwell KY
NICHOLS, T. W. CHILDRESS, E. A. 7 Jun 1893 Caldwell KY
CHILDRESS, J. E. GOODWIN, AMBIE 16 Mar 1898 Caldwell KY
MITCHELL, OSCAR CHILDRESS, IDA M. 12 Sep 1900 Caldwell KY
CHILDRESS, HENRY H. ELLIS, ELIZABETH ANN 09 Apr 1855 Lyon KY
CHILDRESS, ALBERT B. ROMINES, ELIZABETH 17 Aug 1873 Lyon KY
CHILDRESS, SAMUEL HICKS, ELIZABETH J. 09 Mar 1856 Lyon KY
GENTRY, THOMAS CHILDRESS, ELIZABETH 20 Jan 1856 Rockcastle KY
CHILDRESS, HOUSTON CARROLL, CATHERINE 23 May 1877 Rockcastle KY
CHESNUT, W. P. CHILDRESS, MINNIE LEE 28 Apr 1894 Rockcastle KY
CHILDRESS, GEORGE BULLOCK, SALLIE 18 Jun 1894 Rockcastle KY
CHILDRESS, HOUSTON MARTIN, EASTER C. 14 Jun 1878 Rockcastle KY
CHILDRESS, HOUSTON MARTIN, EASTER C. 14 Jun 1879 Rockcastle KY
CHILDRESS, JAMES S. STEEL, NANCY 25 Dec 1888 Rockcastle KY
CHILDRESS, ROBERT PRUITT, ALICE 09 Feb 1892 Rockcastle KY
CHILDRESS, SOLOMAN MARTIN, JULIA 19 May 1883 Rockcastle KY
CHILDRESS, W. C. TREDWAY, LIDDIE 13 Jun 1900 Rockcastle KY
CHILDRESS, J. B. GIBSON, NANCY 18 Feb 1886 Rockcastle KY
CHILDRESS, ROBERT ADAMS, MARGARET 10 Sep 1891 Rockcastle KY
CHILDRESS, SOLOMAN LYNCH, AMANDA 22 May 1884 Rockcastle KY
CHILDRESS, SOLOMAN STEEL, MARGARET 14 Jan 1887 Rockcastle KY
GOFF, W. A. CHILDRESS, SALLIE A. 29 Dec 1892 Rockcastle KY
McHARGUE, JAMES Jr. CHILDRESS, LUKIE 30 Dec 1896 Rockcastle KY
DAVIS, JOSEPH E. CHILDRESS, MARTHA E. 11 Dec 1858 Logan KY
CHILDRESS, JAMES MAXWELL, LOUISA C. 02 Jan 1879 Logan KY
CHILDRESS, P. D. MORTON, L. B. 15 Jan 1879 Logan KY
WOODALL, GREEN B. CHILDRESS, MARTHA ANN 11 Oct 1883 Pulaski KY
CHILDRESS, ELIAS RICHARDSON, FANNY 16 Apr 1855 Pulaski KY
CHILDRESS, GEORGE W. WILLIAMS, ELIZABETH 15 Dec 1853 Hopkins KY
CHILDRESS, ROBERT HOPPER, SUSANN 29 Jun 1876 Christian KY
CHILDRESS, J. L. HOPPER, CORNELIA V. 9 Feb 1879 Christian KY
CHILDRESS, JOHN G. PARKER, JOHN ETTA 4 Feb 1880 Christian KY
CHILDRESS, THOMAS J. EDWARDS, NANNIE B. 19 Nov 1888 Christian KY
CHILDRESS, JOHN ALEXANDER, MAGYBELL 14 Dec 1890 Christian KY
HYAMS, GODFREY J. CHILDRESS, ELIZA M. 1 Mar 1871 Christian KY
CHILDRESS, ANDREW T. KING, EDNEY E. 12 Oct 1865 Webster KY
CATES, S. H. CHILDRESS, S. E. 9 Nov 1887 Webster KY
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CHILDERS
Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900
Combined Matches: 83
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Name Spouse Marriage Date County State
CHILDERS, RICHARD F. POOL, JANE 11 Oct 1871 Caldwell KY
CHILDERS, G. F. SCOTT, S. M. 23 May 1877 Caldwell KY
FAUGHN, F. L. CHILDERS, S. E. 4 Nov 1885 Caldwell KY
CHILDERS, CHARLES A. BOOZ, AMELIA A. 23 Sep 1886 Caldwell KY
THOMPSON, C. H. CHILDERS, JANE [Mrs] 6 Nov 1890 Caldwell KY
DENHAM, J. B. CHILDERS, SUDIE A. 15 Nov 1893 Caldwell KY
CHILDERS, SAMUEL HICKS, ELIZABETH JANE 09 Mar 1856 Lyon KY
CHILDERS, JAMES H. DAVIS, MARGARETT C. 20 May 1857 Lyon KY
CHILDERS, WILLIAM GRACEY, LUCY A. 01 Oct 1857 Lyon KY
CHILDERS, SAMUEL HICKS, MARY 03 Mar 1858 Lyon KY
TIMMONS, T. D. CHILDERS, ELIZABETH A. 20 May 1861 Lyon KY
OBRIEN, HENRY CHILDERS, ALCEY 21 Mar 1874 Lyon KY
TIMMONS, D. T. CHILDERS, ELIZABETH 03 Jun 1861 Lyon KY
RICHTER, JOHN S. CHILDERS, NANCY H. 27 Dec 1883 Lyon KY
JONES, HENRY C. CHILDERS, NANCY H. 24 Sep 1885 Lyon KY
UTLEY, N. W. CHILDERS, MARY S. 09 Jul 1890 Lyon KY
CRONCH, DAVID R. CHILDERS, ADA 17 Jul 1890 Marshall KY
CRONCH, NOAH R. CHILDERS, MADIA 12 Feb 1894 Marshall KY
BULLOCK, J. A. CHILDERS, Z. F. 24 Dec 1899 Rockcastle KY
BULLOCK, J. A. CHILDERS, Y. F. 24 Dec 1899 Rockcastle KY
LANGFORD, JAMES S. CHILDERS, DONA 19 Sep 1888 Rockcastle KY
LANGFORD, JAMES S. CHILDERS, DINA T. 19 Sep 1888 Rockcastle KY
McCLURE, SAMUEL CHILDERS, MARY M. 28 Jul 1894 Rockcastle KY
MILLER, ANDREW CHILDERS, VINA 25 Dec 1890 Rockcastle KY
MINK, BEN CHILDERS, MARY A. 22 Feb 1894 Rockcastle KY
SMITH, GEORGE M. CHILDERS, GEORGE A. 11 Oct 1881 Rockcastle KY
BELL, H. M. CHILDERS, A. M. 30 Mar 1854 Logan KY
CHILDERS, DAVID BAKER, MARY 26 Jan 1864 Logan KY
CHILDERS, JOHN R. COOPER, S. M. 03 Feb 1852 Logan KY
CHILDERS, SAMUEL ARNOLD, SARAH E. 26 Mar 1852 Logan KY
CHILDERS, ANDREW J. SELLERS, SARAH J. 13 Nov 1870 Pulaski KY
CHILDERS, C. C. ROBERTS, SARAH A. 22 Dec 1884 Pulaski KY
CHILDERS, CYREWUS BIRGE, MARTHA 25 Jan 1866 Pulaski KY
CHILDERS, STEPHEN E. Jr. WOODALL, MARINAH 01 Jan 1885 Pulaski KY
DETHERIDGE, GEORGE W. CHILDERS, MARTHA S. 01 Dec 1876 Pulaski KY
EVANS, C. E. CHILDERS, MARY JANE 04 Oct 1864 Pulaski KY
BRAY, JOHN W. CHILDERS, MAYHOLLY A. 16 Apr 1896 Pulaski KY
CHILDERS, EDWARD BAKER, OAN 11 Apr 1898 Pulaski KY
CHILDERS, GEORGE W. CHILDRES, ELIZABETH 30 Nov 1887 Pulaski KY
CHILDERS, GEORGE W. VAUGHT, MARIAH B. 23 Apr 1899 Pulaski KY
CHILDERS, JAMES COOMER, MARY 20 Dec 1894 Pulaski KY
CHILDERS, LENZA WORLEY, A. L. 25 Mar 1893 Pulaski KY
CHILDERS, SAMUEL BURTON, LITHA 15 Jun 1894 Pulaski KY
CHILDERS, THOMAS D. CRISWELL, MARY G. 23 Sep 1896 Pulaski KY
CHILDERS, WILLIAM H. TAYLOR, MARY ANN 17 Mar 1892 Pulaski KY
LAY, JOHN W. CHILDERS, LIZZIE 15 Apr 1894 Pulaski KY
LOVELL, ANDREW J. CHILDERS, MARY E. 07 Mar 1900 Pulaski KY
PERRY, MANUEL CHILDERS, MARY ANN 20 Sep 1891 Pulaski KY
THOMPSON, SHADE CHILDERS, ELIZA 06 Dec 1894 Pulaski KY
WORLEY, JAMES W. CHILDERS, MARY M. 23 Apr 1896 Pulaski KY
BARNETT, WILLIAM B. CHILDERS, SUSANAH JANE 08 Jan 1852 Pulaski KY
GRIFFACE, WILLIAM CHILDERS, EMALINE 15 Dec 1856 Pulaski KY
McMAN, TIMOTHY CHILDERS, ELIZABETH 30 May 1853 Hopkins KY
CHILDERS, ANDREW T. BUMPASS, ELIZA ANN 10 Jan 1859 Hopkins KY
CHILDERS, JOHN BROWN, MARTHA 21 Sep 1864 Hopkins KY
CHILDERS, ELIJAH C. ALLEN, MARGARET E. 19 Jul 1865 Hopkins KY
FERREL, B. C. CHILDERS, N. J. 25 Dec 1870 Hopkins KY
BROWN, CHARLES T. CHILDERS, SALLIE 27 Dec 1870 Hopkins KY
BACKS, JERRY CHILDERS, CHRISTENIA 28 Feb 1878 Hopkins KY
CHILDERS, J. C. CONNELLY, ALICE 17 Apr 1878 Hopkins KY
CHILDERS, J. C. FULLER, SARAH 6 Oct 1881 Hopkins KY
BROOKS, JOHN W. CHILDERS, MARTHA 18 Oct 1885 Hopkins KY
CHILDERS, ALEX JACKSON, FANNIE 7 Nov 1885 Hopkins KY
CHILDERS, O. A. GUNN, PARALEE 4 Nov 1886 Hopkins KY
HOLLOMAN, W. E. CHILDERS, JENNIE D. 25 Jan 1888 Hopkins KY
CHILDERS, W. M. REYNOLDS, JENNIE 2 May 1889 Hopkins KY
BANK, J. W. CHILDERS, MOLLIE 25 May 1889 Hopkins KY
HARDISON, GEORGE CHILDERS, ANNIE 9 Jan 1890 Hopkins KY
CHILDERS, ORLANDER A. BACK, OLLY M. 15 Dec 1892 Hopkins KY
CHILDERS, W. T. FRIDY, A. B. 1 Nov 1893 Hopkins KY
CORBETT, J. R. CHILDERS, VIRGINIA 27 Dec 1893 Hopkins KY
CHILDERS, C. J. THOMAS, LEE 19 Dec 1894 Hopkins KY
CHILDERS, J. L. CLAYTON, ELIZABETH 22 Jul 1896 Hopkins KY
BACK, M. H. CHILDERS, JENNIE 1 Jun 1900 Hopkins KY
CHILDERS, J. H. ETTER, HORTENSE 17 Nov 1872 Henderson KY
CHILDERS, JOHN MORRIS, SARAH 27 Mar 1878 Henderson KY
CHILDERS, THOMAS PEARCE, BETTIE 12 Jun 1883 Henderson KY
FREELS, ARTHUR LEON CHILDERS, VIRGIE LEE 5 Nov 1900 Henderson KY
LAMBDIN, CHARLES CHILDERS, MARY M. 13 May 1889 Henderson KY
CHILDERS, R. W. CHILDERS, MARY E. 1 Jan 1873 Christian KY
CHILDERS, SAMUEL MOORE, MARIA L. B. 7 Jul 1898 Magoffin KY
CHILDERS, POYNTER HERROW, JENNIE 20 Feb 1889 Webster KY
CHILDERS, L. T. WINSTEAD, IDA BELL 28 Feb 1894 Webster KY
THE PARENTS of THOMAS JEFFERSON CHILDRESS & JOHN KIRBY CHILDRESS & JOHN
CHILDRESS (Married to Polly Kirby)
AN ANALYSIS
by Mark Childress (co-listowner)
The parentage of Thomas Jefferson Childress and the separate parentage of
John Kirby Childress, both of Jackson County, Alabama have been a matter of
some discussion and dispute over the years. Over the past year researchers
have sent us copies of original documents and asked for our opinion on each
of these persons. These questions happen to coincide with ongoing research
by the listowners pertaining to the Amherst & Albemarle Co., VA and Knox
Co., TN Childress lineages.
For those unfamiliar with the names Thomas Jefferson Childress and John
Kirby Childress, both men were residents of 19th Century Jackson County,
Alabama and descendants of the Knox County, East Tennessee Childresses whose
progenitors can be reliably traced through Revolutionary War pension
declarations to the Childress family of 18th Century Albemarle and Amherst
Counties, Virginia. Thomas Jefferson Childress was born in 27 Nov 1826 and
died in 4 Feb 1900, in Jackson Co., AL. John Kirby Childress was born 6 Nov
1815 and died 24 Nov 1897, in Jackson Co., AL.
THE CASE FOR THE PARENTS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON CHILDRESS (born 1827)
BACKGROUND
On 14 Aug 1888, Thomas Jefferson Childress submitted a pension claim for
long-ago service in the Mexican War. [Survivors Pension, Mexican American
War, No. 18416, Thomas Jefferson Childress, 14 Aug 1888]
>From the 1888 pension claim of Thomas Jefferson Childress we learn that:
1 he was born near Bellefonte, Jackson Co., Alabama. The last paragraph
of
the pension claim/form reads:
"Applicant declares that he was born at near Belfont [sic], in the
County
of
Jackson, and State of Alabama, that he is 6I years of age, * * * *." He
further declares that he is "will be 62 years old next Nov 27, 1888."
(handwritten insertions italicized)
2 he was born in 27 Nov 1826,
3 his parents were living in/near Bellefonte, Jackson Co., Alabama in
1826,
and
4 the pension statement makes reference to Thomas Jefferson Childress
entrusting to John K. Childress, possession of Thomas Jefferson Childress’s
discharge papers. The second to last paragraph of Thomas Jefferson
Childress's pension claim reads:
"That his Discharge Certificate was left with John K. Childers [sic] in
Jackson Co., AL. "
The conclusion to be drawn from this entrustment is that both men were close
family members.
In the 1830 census of Jackson Co., Alabama, only two Childress families are
shown as potential parents–
CANDIDATE ONE: the family headed by John & Polly (Kirby) Childress and
CANDIDATE TWO: the family headed by their son, Joel & Nancy (Clark)
Childress.
The Census record of 1830 resolves which family is the best candidate to be
the father
of Thomas Jefferson Childress by showing the age of the children. Since
Thomas Jefferson Childress was born in 1827, he would have been just a child
of 3 years of age during the 1830 census.
The family headed by John & Polly Childress is listed with 1 son (10-15
years old), 1 daughter (10-15), and 1 daughter (15-20). The family headed by
Joel & Nancy Childress is listed with 1 son (under 5 years old), and 1
daughter (under 5).
Only the age of Joel's son, 1-5 years old, is consistent with the age of
Thomas Jefferson Childress who
was 3 years old in 1830. The age of John & Polly (Kirby) Childress's
son,10-15 years old, is not consistent with the age of Thomas Jefferson
Childress in 1830.
CONCLUSION:
The evidence supports the position that Joel and Nancy (Clark) Childress of
Jackson Co., AL were the parents of Thomas Jefferson Childress (b. 1827).
THE CASE FOR THE PARENTS OF JOHN KIRBY CHILDRESS (born 1815)
BACKGROUND
On 29 Aug 1892, John Kirby Childress of Jackson Co., AL submitted a pension
claim for service in the Indian Wars. [Pension Claim, Creek Wars, U.S.
National Archives, 29 Aug 1892]
>From the pension claim of John Kirby Childress we learn that
1 he was born 1814 or 1815 [he was 22 y/o at enlistment],
2 enlisted in 1836 as he came of age (age 21-22), and
3 enlisted at Bellefonte, Jackson Co., Alabama on 1 May 1836.
We may also presume from two sources that he is a close family relative to
Thomas Jefferson Childress and, by extension, related to the parents of
Thomas Jefferson Childress - Joel & Nancy (Clark) Childress. (1) Thomas
Jefferson Childress said he left his Military Discharge Certificate with
John Kirby Childress [see, Pension Claim, Thomas Jefferson Childress, second
to last paragraph (1888)], and (2) both Thomas Jefferson Childress and John
Kirby Childress share Bellefonte, Jackson Co., AL in their background.
[Thomas Jefferson Childress was born there in 1827, and John Kirby.
Childress enlisted from there in 1836]
Two sets of candidates have been proffered to be the parents of John Kirby
Childress:
CANDIDATE ONE: Mitchel & Rachel (Hendrix) Childress, of Knox Co., TN, or
CANDIDATE TWO: John and Polly (nee Kirby) Childress, of Jackson Co., AL.
CANDIDATE 1 - Mitchel & Rachel (nee Hendrix) Childress of Knox Co., TN
(1) THE SCOTT LETTER
The case for identifying Mitchel Childress as the father of John Kirby
Childress rests almost entirely on a short letter written by R.T. Scott,
Agent for the State of Alabama, Scottsboro, AL, on 22 May 1854, to the
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.:
"I am requested by Mr. John K. Childers, who resides in my neighborhood,
by letter bearing date May 12, Inst[ant] to make the necessary enquiry in
the pension office in relation to the Pension of his father Mitchel
Childers. Said Pension is in consideration of Revolutionary Services under
the Act of Congress 1832. I wish to ascertain the amount paid, and the
precise date at which his pension stop[p]ed and how much is due her heirs
remaining unpaid, and any other information concerning said pension
furnished by the evidence in your office. Any early answer is desired.
Your Ob[edien]t S[er]v[an]t.
R.T. Scott
Agent for the State of Ala[bama]"
[Revolutionary War Pension Application, File No. S-2426, Mitchell
Childress (27 May 1834), Textual Reference Branch (NNR1), National Archives
and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., 20408, Microcopy M804, Role
535, unselected documents, at Letter of R.T. Scott, 22 May 1854.]
The Scott letter seemingly presents an open and shut case for the position
that Mitchell Childress is the father of John K. Childress.
An alternative theory has been proposed that John Kirby Childress may be the
grandson of Mitchel Childress. This theory postulates that the letter of
J.T. Scott is partially wrong in that Scott meant to say that Mitchel
Childress was the grandfather of John K. Childress not the "father". The
gist of this hypothesis is that Mitchel’s son John is the John Childress
who married Polly Kirby, in 1796, Blount Co., TN and who, in turn, is the
father of John Kirby Childress (b. 1815).
This premise is beguiling because it ascribes John Kirby Childress's middle
name to parents John & Polly (Kirby) Childress of Jackson Co., AL, in
particular his mother's maiden name "Kirby," while upholding the Mitchel
Childress connection raised in the R.T. Scott letter.
(2) THE WILL
A second argument for identifying John Kirby Childress as the son of Mitchel
Childress is that Mitchel Childress named a son John in his Will and no one
has heretofore identified any other John Childress, other than John K.
Childress, as the son of Mitchel Childress.
(3) TIMING:
A third argument for identifying Mitchel Childress as the father of John
Kirby Childress is that John Kirby Childress is born 6 Nov 1815, the same
year and 8 months after Mitchel Childress married Rachel Hendrix in Knox
Co., TN on 1 Mar 1815. [Byron & Barbara Sistler, Early East Tennessee
Marriages, Vol. 1, p. 65 (Sistler & Associates, Nashville, TN, 1987)]
CANDIDATE 2 - John Childress m. to Polly Kirby:
The argument that Mitchel Childress is the father of John Kirby Childress
has problems, not the least of which is John's middle name "Kirby" which
points to Polly (Kirby) Childress as his mother and namesake. Beyond that
there is mound of circumstantial evidence at odds with a strict reading of
R.T. Scott's letter of 1854.
If it weren’t for the R.T. Scott letter to the pension department, I doubt
there would be any controversy. Everyone would agree that John Kirby
Childress IS the son of John & Polly (Kirby) Childress and is NOT the son of
Mitchel Childress.
The case for John Kirby Childress’s parents being John and Polly (Kirby)
Childress is as follows:
(1) NAMING PATTERN:
John Kirby Childress's middle name reflects the maiden name of Mary "Polly"
Kirby, the lady put forth as his mother. Conversely, there is no known
connection between Mitchel Childress and any Kirby family member that might
prompt Mitchel to adopt the surname "Kirby" as a middle name for his son
John. [It is noteworthy that John and Polly (Kirby) Childress's son, Richard
Hamilton Childress (b.c. 1800), named a son James Kirby Childress in what
appears to be a ripple of this earlier family tradition]
(2) ORAL HISTORY:
The oral history of descendants of the Kirby family of Jackson Co., AL
maintain that John Kirby Childress is descended by John & Polly (Kirby)
Childress, and is therefore a brother of Joel Childress (m Nancy Clark)
[Transcript of Belle Dicus, taped recollections, 12 Sep 1983] [see also
Point # 1 (above)]
(3) BELLEFONTE CONNECTION:
John Kirby Childress enlisted from Bellefonte, Jackson Co., AL. Bellefonte
is
where Joel Childress, purported brother of John Kirby Childress, was living
in 1827. We know this because Joel's son, Thomas Jefferson Childress, was
born there. This puts John Kirby Childress squarely in the midst of the
descendants of John and Polly (Kirby) Childress.
(4) CUSTODY OF DOCUMENTS:
John Kirby Childress's custody of the Discharge Certificate of Thomas
Jefferson Childress (son of Joel Childress of Jackson Co., AL) is consistent
with John Kirby Childress being the uncle of Thomas Jefferson Childress and
the son of John & Polly (Kirby) Childress. [see, Pension Claim of Thomas
Jefferson Childress, 14 Aug 1888]
(5) BURGESS FAMILY IN-LAWS:
John Kirby Childress married Ruth Brown BURGESS in 1840 IN ALABAMA. If John
Kirby Childress were a son of John and Polly (Kirby) Childress then he also
becomes a brother to Joel Childress. Joel Childress's daughter, Laura
Childress married John M. BURGESS in 1857 IN ALABAMA. That John Kirby
Childress and Joel Childress are members of the same family is consistent
with the supposition that John Kirby Childress's marriage to a Burgess
introduced Burgess family members to his niece, Laura Childress (daughter of
Joel & Nancy (Clerk) Childress).
(6) UNNECESSARY JOURNEY:
Mitchel Childress was living in Knox County, TN. It seems unlikely that John
Kirby Childress, if he were the son of Mitchel Childress and growing up in
Knox Co., TN would, upon coming of age 21, travel to distant Bellefonte,
Jackson Co., AL and enlist in the army there instead of enlisting in Knox
County, TN.
(7) CREDIBILITY OF SCOTT:
There is a significant probability that R.T. Scott, who wrote the letter
identifying Mitchel Childress as the father of John Kirby Childress, was not
acquainted with the Childress family because he called them "Childers"
instead of "Childress". And Scott did this despite having the signature and
spelling of the Childress name in front of him in the letter from John K.
Childress.
(8) CONCEPTION AND PREMATURE BIRTH:
When 65 year old Mitchel married his wife Rachel, she was between 35-45
years old and a spinster. [see 1830 Census, Knox County, TN] It may have
been a marriage of convenience.
John Kirby Childress was born 6 Nov 1815, which is 8 months after Mitchel
Childress married Rachel Hendrix in Knox Co., TN on 1 Mar 1815. This means
that for Mitchel to be the father of John Kirby Childress in 1815, John
Kirby Childress was either conceived a month before the marriage or survived
a premature birth without the benefit of modern medicine. Either way, this
places John Kirby Childress's birth on the outer edge of probabilities that
must be accepted if Mitchel is to fit as the father of John Kirby Childress.
Furthermore, it is not apparent that Rachel (Hendrix) Childress gave birth
to any child in 1815. The 1830 census of Knox Co., TN shows that the
household of Mitchel Childress contains 1 male (10-15 years old) and 1
female (20-30 years old) plus Mitchel’s wife. It is not obvious that the
male child (the candidate for John Kirby Childress) living in the household
is even the son of Mitchel and Rachel. There is another single female,
possibly as old as 30, living in or visiting the Mitchel Childress household
at the time of the 1830 census who could be the parent of this 10+ year old
child. The relationships among the parties found in Mitchel Childress's
household on the 1830 census are unclear.
(9) TWO JOHNS:
A further argument why John Kirby Childress is unlikely to be the son of
Mitchel Childress is that Mitchel’s son, John Childress, appears to be alive
and identifiable prior to 1815 (the date when John Kirby Childress was
born).
There is a deed in North Carolina dated 7 Oct 1798, in which "Mitchel
Childress of the State of Tennessee and County of Knox" deeded 95 acres of
land in Wilkes Co., NC to his brother-in-law, Francis Webb, of Wilkes Co.,
NC. The deed was witnessed by John Flannagin, Cuthbert Webb, and John (x)
Childress (the "x" being the mark of an illiterate or quasi-illiterate John
Childress). John X Childress on the 1798 deed may be the son of Mitchel
Childress.
(10) THOMAS B. PARKS DIARY:
The most compelling evidence for John and Polly (nee Kirby) Childress being
the parents of John Kirby Childress are two entries found in the diary of
Minister Thomas B. Parks, of Collum, Alabama. Thomas B. Parks was born in
1832 in Jackson Co., AL to parents who had lived in East Tennessee between
1790 and 1819 (before they moved to Jackson County, AL around 1819). As a
minister in the community he married the grandsons of John Kirby Childress
and, in doing so, appended genealogical thumbnail sketches as part of his
diary entries. Compared to R.T. Scott who was a stranger to the Childress
family, Minister Thomas B. Parks was familiar with the Childress family,
listened attentively to the talk of ancestors by family members, and appears
to have diligently and contemporaneously recorded the genealogical
information he heard or asked about. [See diary entry on 1912, made at 8:30
a.m., just 30 minutes after wedding]
Thomas B. Park's two diary entries are reported verbatim (below):
"November 17, 1907. Celebrated the rites of Matrimony between Garth R.
Childress and Mis [sic] Sophie Thompson at my residence, Collum, Ala, on the
17th day of November 1907. Said Garth is the son of Hugh G. Childress, son
of John K. Childress whose father was also named John and settled in this
county in the early settlement of this state, between the year 1818 and 1820
* * * ."
"Collum, Ala., September 28, 1912 – 8:30 a.m. Celebrated the rites of
Matrimony between A. Boyd Childress and Miss Elora V. Green at my residence
on Septem. 28, 1912 A.D., 8:00 a.m. A. Boyd Childress is the son of Alonzo
Childress who was the son of John K. Childress which [sic] was the son of
John Childress who came to this community in the early settlement of the
Tennessee River Valley before the Indians were removed West of the
Mississippi River."
An objection could be interjected, for the sake of argument, that Minister
Thomas B. Parks was recording oral history and that makes his genealogical
notes suspect. The response is that his two sources, Garth Childress and A.
Boyd Childress, got their information from their respective fathers, Hugh
and Alonzo Childress, who were contemporaries of their father, John Kirby
Childress, who lived until 1897, and who presumably talked to them about
their grandparents – John and Polly (Kirby) Childress. The two men (Garth &
A. Boyd Childress) are therefore first-hand aural witnesses to family
relationships presumably known and discussed within their respective
families. The testimony of each man corroborates the other, to wit: that
John Kirby Childress told his sons A. Boyd Childress and Alonzo Childress
that his parents were John & Polly (Kirby) Childress. Although their
testimony cannot prove that John Childress (m. Polly Kirby) is the father of
John Kirby Childress, their testimony is evidence as to whom their family
"believed" to be the father of John Kirby Childress.
John Kirby Childress is named after his mother and namesake, Polly (Kirby)
Childress, and Minister Thomas Parks, who knows the family and marries them
says that this is so.
CONCLUSION
The evidence supports the position that John Kirby Childress is the son of
John and Polly (Kirby) Childress.
THE PARENTS OF JOHN CHILDRESS m. to Polly Kirby
BACKGROUND
The founders of the Jackson Co., AL Childress clan were John Childress m. to
Polly Kirby. Pursuit of the parentage of this John Childress (m. Kirby) has
been a matter of much research, discussion and speculation over the years.
It has long been presumed that they descended from the Childresses of nearby
Knox Co., TN. This conclusion appears to be correct. On 8 Nov 1796, a
marriage bond was issued for the marriage of John Childress and Polly Curbey
[(sic) Kirby], in Blount Co., TN, a county located South of, and adjacent
to, Knox Co., TN. Their presumed son Richard Hamilton Childress (b.c. 1797)
married Rebecca White, 25 May 1819, in Knox Co., TN. [Byron & Barbara
Sistler, Early East Tennessee Marriages, Vol. 1, p. 65 (Nashville,
Tennessee)] This Richard Hamilton Childress (m. to Becky White) named one of
his sons James Kirby Childress.
The question that has long perplexed researchers of this line is to which
Knox Co., TN Childress lineage did John Childress (m. Polly Kirby) belong.
Records currently indicate that there are only 3 Childress lineages residing
in Knox Co., TN at this time: John Childress (b. 1759) - his children are
known and not the Alabama line; William Childress (d. 1831, m. Peggy ___) -
his children are likewise known from his will [had no son named John];
Mitchell Childress (b. 1750) - left a will naming sons John, Mitchell, Jr.,
and James Childress.
CANDIDATE 1 - John Childress (b. 1759)
John Childress (m. Polly Kirby) was not the son of John Childress (b. 1759)
because on 17 Aug 1749, a Bill (or Petition) of Complaint was filed in Knox
County, TN by the Executor of the Estate of John Childress (b. 1759) in
which his son John Childress, Jr. was identified as a resident of adjacent
Anderson Co., TN. [Robert Childress v. Betsy Hynds, Packet # 512, Knox Co.,
TN Chancery Court (filed 17 Aug 1849), Microfilm Reel #11, Chancery Court
Cases 511-577, TSL&A, Nashville, TN; see also, 23 Apr 1835 (recorded 23 May
1835)] John Childress, Jr. was a resident of Anderson Co., TN as early as
1835. [see John Childress and Edy Childress his wife of Anderson Co., TN to
Timothy Weaver, Anderson Co., TN Deed Book I-1, pp. 149-150, Roll 30] The
Bill of Complaint effectively precludes John Childress (b. 1759) from being
the father of John Childress (m. to Polly Kirby), resident of Jackson Co.,
AL.
It has been often speculated that John Childress (m. to Polly Kirby) was
that certain John Childress who signed a deed book entry in Jackson Co., AL
in 1831 as "John Childress, Jr." [See, 9 Sep 1831, Executed notes from
Thomas Clark to Clabourn [(sic) Claiborne] Carr, Jackson Co., AL Deed Book
D, pp. 79-80 at 80, witness John Childers, Jr. (sic)] This entry in Deed
Book "D" has been cited as evidence that John Childress (m. to Polly Kirby)
was the son of a John Childress, Sr. However, an alternative interpretation
exists. In 1831, John Kirby Childress – son of John Childress (m. Polly
Kirby) – was 15-16 years old, literate and presumably a resident of Jackson
Co., AL. John Kirby Childress can be (and presumably was) that witness who
signed as John Childress, Jr., recorded in Deed Book "D," p. 80. Under this
interpretation, his father John Childress (m. to Polly Kirby) would be John
Childress, Senior of Jackson Co., AL. Consequently, Deed Book "D" is not an
impediment to their joint and mutual claim that Mitchell Childress, Sr. (b.
1750) was their progenitor.
CANDIDATE 2 - Mitchell Childress (b. 1750)
John Childress (m. to Polly Kirby) was a descendant of Mitchell Childress,
Sr. (b. 1750). [see prior discussion of candidate John Childress (b. 1759)
(immediately above)] This is corroborated by the R.T. Scott letter in which
the Jackson Co., TN Childresses are inquiring about the status of pension
payments possibly owed them as descendants of Mitchell Childress, Sr. (b.
1750, d. 1844).
R.T. Scott, Agent for the State of Alabama, Scottsboro, AL, penned a short
letter on 22 May 1854, to the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.,
reading:
"I am requested by Mr. John K. Childers, who resides in my neighborhood,
by letter bearing date May 12, Inst[ant] to make the necessary enquiry in
the pension office in relation to the Pension of his father Mitchel
Childers. Said Pension is in consideration of Revolutionary Services under
the Act of Congress 1832. I wish to ascertain the amount paid, and the
precise date at which his pension stop[p]ed and how much is due her heirs
remaining unpaid, and any other information concerning said pension
furnished by the evidence in your office. Any early answer is desired.
Your Ob[edien]t S[er]v[an]t.
R.T. Scott
Agent for the State of Ala[bama]"
[Revolutionary War Pension Application, File No. S-2426, Mitchell
Childress (27 May 1834), Textual Reference Branch (NNR1), National Archives
and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., 20408, Microcopy M804, Role
535, unselected documents, at Letter of R.T. Scott, 22 May 1854.]
Upon first impression Scott's letter appears to unequivocally name Mitchell
Childress as the father of John K. Childress. But upon reflection, this is
not so clear. The letter to R.T. Scott's may have come from John Childress
(m. Polly Kirby) not from his son John Kirby Childress. John Childress (m.
Polly Kirby) was only partially literate as seen from his marriage bond
where he struggled uncomfortably to sign his surname "Childess" (leaving out
the "r"). He may also be that John X Childress who signed as a witness to
Mitchell's deed to Francis Webb in 1798. [see Wilkes Co., NC DB "D", p. 428
(rec. Sep 1798)] John Childress (m. Polly Kirby) may have dictated his
letter to another and signed his letter to Scott by mark, i.e., "X". The
letter writer, perhaps a clergyman or neighbor, may have then signed the
Scott letter as "John Childress" around his friend's "mark" – a routine
procedure. If R.T. Scott misread or misunderstood the "X" as a "K" in the
signature at the
bottom of the letter he received, then the author would be John X Childress
(a son of Mitchell Childress) instead of John K. Childress (a grandson of
Mitchell Childress).
An alternative explanation that arrives at the same conclusion would be to
speculate that R.T. Scott did indeed receive a letter from a John "K."
Childress but that this person was not John Kirby Childress but his father
John Childress (m. Polly Kirby) who also had a middle name that began with a
"K", for example John Knox Childress or John Keaton Childress or John Karl
Childress etc.
The significance of the R.T. Scott letter to the Pension Department,
however, remains manifest; it reveals that the Jackson Co., AL Childresses
claimed descent from Mitchell Childress, Sr. (b. 1750).
SUMMATION
The evidence supports the position that John Childress (m. to Polly Kirby)
was the son of Mitchell Childress, Sr. (b. 1750).
The evidence points to the family tree (abridged) of Thomas Jefferson
Childress, John Kirby
Childress, and John Childress (m. Polly Kirby) as apparently looking like
this:
1. Mitchell Childress, Sr., b. 1750 (m. to Ursula Webb & Rachel
Hendrix).
2. Mitchell Childress, Jr., (b.c. 1767)
2. John Childress (b.c. 1776, m. to Polly Kirby).
3. Joel Childress (b. 1798)
4. Thomas Jefferson Childress (b. 1827)
4. Laura Childress (b. 1836, m. John M. Burgess)
4. et al. (further children)
3. John Kirby Childress (b. 1815, m. to Ruth Burgess).
2. Ursula Childress (b.c. 1781, m. William Childress)
2. Susanna Robertson (b. ?)
2. James Childress (b.c. 1788, m. to Polly Ayers)
The evidence is presently insufficient from which to deduce the father of
Mitchell Childress, Sr. (b. 1750). The most that can be said is that the
father of Mitchell Childress, Sr. (b. 1750) arrived in Henrico County, VA
prior to 1750 and moved to Amherst County, VA while Mitchell was still in
his
youth. [Revolutionary War Pension Application, File No. 2426, Mitchell
Childress (27 May 1834), Textual Reference Branch (NNR1), National Archives
and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., 20408, Microcopy M804, Role
535]
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:
I wish to express my gratitude to the following individuals for graciously
sharing their documents, insights, thoughts and discoveries:
Bonnie Childress LeBlanc BONLEB8(a)aol.com ,
Ann B. Chambless abc123(a)scottsboro.org ,
Jay Childress, tndrjay(a)icx.net
Sue Burgess Shiloh300(a)aol.com .
My additional thanks to Gary Childress for his editing and discussions into
the early
morning hours.
Mark Childress
Co-Listowner
London2000(a)fea.net