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From: "Pete Hamilton" <petehamilton(a)hotmail.com>
To: <CHILDRESS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 6:25 PM
Subject: Geo. C. Childress's wife
In response to A. G. Carrick's question, I show that George Campbell
Childress married Margaret Vance in June, 1828. She died 27 July 1835,
leaving no children. He then married Rebecca Jennings. He had two
daughters by his second wife, Annie and Ellen.
Pete Hamilton
I am seeking information on Robert Childress, son of William and Keturah
Hawkins Childress,b. abt 1756, m. Mary "Polly" Tompkins in Amelia County, VA.
Had a Brother John ca 1763.
Y'All Come,
Bill Childress
Many thanks to Jay Childress for posting the notice about the James
Robertson reunion in Nashville this summer. However, his message contains
an error that should be corrected. Elizabeth Robertson, wife of Judge John
Childress (they were my 3-great grandparents) was the niece of Gen. James
Robertson, not his daughter. She was the daughter of Col. Elijah Robertson
and his wife, Sarah Maclin. (Liz Carpenter, who will be a speaker at the
reunion, is descended from Sterling Clack Robertson, a brother of Elizabeth
Robertson Childress.) George Campbell Childress, son of Judge John
Childress and Elizabeth Robertson, is credited with being the author of the
Texas Declaration of Independence.
Pete Hamilton
----- Original Message -----
From: Joseph Childress <tndrjay(a)icx.net>
To: <CHILDRESS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 9:20 PM
Subject: [Childress Research] James Robertson Reunion
> This is taken from an article in the Nashville Tennessean: JAMES
> ROBERTSON DESCENDANTS WILL HOLD REUNION THIS SUMMER. Relatives of James
> Robertson known as the "Father of Tennessee" are planing to converge on
> Nashville this summer for a family reunion. [ As a Judge John Childress
> was married, 8 15 1799, to Elizabeth Robertson, daughter of James, I
> would assume there may be several in our group who would be interested
> in this information]
> The article notes that the meeting will be from June 29 through July
> 1st and will commemorate the 259th anniversary of Robertson's June 28
> birthday. I see that Liz Carpenter, former press secretary for LBJ and a
> Robertson descendant will be speaking at the event. A staff writer
> Christian Bottorff wrote this story that appeared in the local news
> section of the Sunday Mar 11, 2001 edition of the paper. The email
> address of the paper is www.tennessean.com. Perhaps interested parties
> could contact the writer at the paper for added details.
> Jay Childress
>
> ______________________________
This is taken from an article in the Nashville Tennessean: JAMES
ROBERTSON DESCENDANTS WILL HOLD REUNION THIS SUMMER. Relatives of James
Robertson known as the "Father of Tennessee" are planing to converge on
Nashville this summer for a family reunion. [ As a Judge John Childress
was married, 8 15 1799, to Elizabeth Robertson, daughter of James, I
would assume there may be several in our group who would be interested
in this information]
The article notes that the meeting will be from June 29 through July
1st and will commemorate the 259th anniversary of Robertson's June 28
birthday. I see that Liz Carpenter, former press secretary for LBJ and a
Robertson descendant will be speaking at the event. A staff writer
Christian Bottorff wrote this story that appeared in the local news
section of the Sunday Mar 11, 2001 edition of the paper. The email
address of the paper is www.tennessean.com. Perhaps interested parties
could contact the writer at the paper for added details.
Jay Childress
Reposted with permission from: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Family Tree Maker message boards- GENFORUM
.......What does Family Tree Maker call their message boards (GENFORUM)?
I read their terms of service and itsays that while I maintain copyrights to
the information I submit, in an inquirer form, that once they get it and
reformat it that it becomes their property to do with as they please.
And yes, somehow my family files, that I keep on FTM format in my computer,
have all magically appeared on the CD's FTM sells, and I, along with my
address and phone number, are listed as submitter. While I may be slightly
goofy at times, I do not have blank spots in my memory where I do things I
don't remember, and I most assuredly have never sent FTM any information.
Every so often, as you reach a certain number of entries in a FTM format, a
pop up window will come up congratulating you for have X number of entries
and ask if you want to submit to FTM the file. I have always said no.
On the Computer list just recently I learned that FTM has some spyware
embedded in their programs that calls home every so often. For what purpose
I don't know, but I am wondering if during that call home it kind of
accidentally sent my files to mother ?
Jack Childers in OKC
jaxone1234 <jaxone1234(a)msn.com>
Dr. Jay Childress tndrjay(a)icx.net of Knox County, TN is one of the earlier
researchers of Knox County, TN Childresses. His ancestors have lived in
Knox County, TN since the 1790's. He is a member of this list.
Our prayers go out to Dr. Jay Childress tonight. Jay is battling to keep
his eyesight. He has a detached retina in one eye.
Our well wishes are with you Jay in your battle.
Please recover.
All our best to you and your loved ones.
Mark Childress and Gary Childress
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----- Original Message -----
From: <GRamsey887(a)aol.com>
To: <CHILDRESS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 10:18 AM
Subject: Dorothy Childress (born about 1850)
I am new to this list and am looking for info on Dorothy Childress. She was
married to William Wingfield and had a daughter named Daisy Mahone
Wingfield.
She was probably born about 1840-1850, but I don't have the exact dates.
Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Glenn Ramsey
Does anyone have Jack Childres in Okla City, OK's e mail address? if you
want just e mail him and tell him to e mail justgranni@aol.com...I've managed
to lose his e mail addy again...
Thanks
Verna
Biloxi, MS
"If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton,
you may as well make it dance.
~ George Bernard Shaw ~"
AMASA P. CHILDRESS, son of Henry and Sarah (Greer) Childress, was born
December 5, 1819, in Franklin County, Va. His parents were also natives
of Franklin County, and had a family of three sons and three daughters.
Henry Childress principally followed farming, but in early life was a
teacher and also a carpenter; he was the owner, on leaving Virginia, of
twenty slaves. In 1836 he immigrated to Barren County, Ky., and settled
in Tracy Precinct, on about 300 acres, where he resided until his death,
in 1871, at the age of eighty-three years. He served as constable and
deputy assessor, and fought in the war of 1812. His father, Robert
Childress, was born and reared in Goochland County, Va., was a soldier
in the Revolution and received a pension of $96 per year. He was a
farmer and slave holder, and died at the age of ninety-six years. He
and wife, Rachel (Easters) Childress, of Virginia, were of Irish
descent. Mrs. Sarah Childress died in Barren County, in 1871, aged
eighty-three years. Her father, James Greer, of Franklin County, Va.
was a farmer and slave holder, and a soldier of the Revolution. He
married Rhoda Divers, of Virginia. Amasa P. Childress was reared on a
farm, and was obliged at an early age to take charge of the negroes, his
father being in feeble health. He remained with his parents until the
age of twenty-three, when, on December 20, 1842, he married Verlinda J.
Ellis, of Barren County, Ky., a daughter of George and Kittie B.
(Gillock) Ellis. George Ellis and wife were natives, respectively, of
Fayette and Barren Counties, and of Irish origin; he was a farmer and
slave holder. To Mr. and Mrs. Childress twelve children were born:
James Robert, Sarah C. Seay and Mary E. Austin (twins), Skiler G., Julia
I. Reed, George C., Abraham C., Darna (deceased), Joseph P. N., John M.,
Kittie B. and Henry M. Mr. Childress after his marriage resided at Dry
Fork postoffice, three miles below where he now lives. In 1854 he
located on 170 acres on his present place; he now owns 220 acres, 150 of
which are under cultivation, and improved with a five residence. Before
the war he owned five slaves. In 1852 he was elected constable, and
served one term; in 1866 he served one term as sheriff. He has been
frequently requested to be a candidate for representative, but has
always declined. In politics he was, prior to 1860, a Whig, and cast
his first presidential vote for Harrison; he is now a Democrat. Mr.
Childress and wife are members of the Reformed Church.
Taken from
"1606 -1888 Virginia and Virginians. Eminent Virginians. By Dr. R.A.
Brock Secretary of the Virginia Historical Society."
JAMES S. CHILDRESS- was born in Montgomery county on the 20th of March,
1856, and was married in this county, where he is now engaged in
farming. His parents are living in this county, Thomas D. and Fannie D.
(James) Childress. His wife is a native of Montgomery county, Jennie B.
daughter of Floyd and Catharine (Deal) Smith, her parents also living in
the county. One child makes sunshine in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Childress, a daughter whom they have named Mary. His postoffice address
is Christiansburg, Montgomery county, Virginia
Childress
1.Childress is the 1,065th most popular last name (surname) in the
United States; frequency is 0.011%; percentile is 44.146 [SourceCBN]
2.Childress, Arkansas, United States [Place] is in Craighead County;
location is 35°57'42"N 90°20'32"W [SourceGSP]
3.Childress, Tennessee,
United States [Place] is in Sullivan County; location is 36°25'40"N
82°15'49"W [SourceGSP]
4.Childress, Texas, United States [City];
population was 5,055 in 1990; housing units was 2,521 in 1990; location
is 34°25'N 100°15'W; land area is 7.60 square miles (4,866 acres); water
area is 0.04 square miles (28 acres); FIPS code is 14668 [SourceCBP]
5.Childress, Texas, United States [County] includes Abington, Arlie, Carey
, Childress [Populated], Kirkland, Loco, Smithdale, Tell [SourceGSP]
6.Childress, Virginia, United States [Place] is in Montgomery County;
location is
37°3'22"N 80°30'17"W; elevation is 1,954 feet [SourceGSP]
Hey Robert D.
This is a small world all right. You and I have written for about a
year now off and on. Well, while I was in Fort Worth, TX this Christmas, I
met your son that is being tutored by my sister in law Kathy Childress.
Your son Robert, my brother and I sat and talked for a couple of hours about
the family line and why we are inclined to do things as we do. Seems that
your Robert and my family both strongly follow many of the same personality
traits of Moses Childress of Oxford MS. This is spooky stuff.
Well, if your son is like his father, you are a very honorable man and are a
credit to the Childress name. Your son represents you well.
Tim Childress, presently of Clarksville TN, but headed to Statesboro
GA...duty calls.
MAJ ROBERT T. CHILDRESS
CSS Automation Management Officer
956-2754 DSN: 363
CELL (931) 216-6478
Air Assault!
-----Original Message-----
From: RChildress [SMTP:RChildress@satx.rr.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 5:50 PM
To: CHILDRESS-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [Childress Research] William "Billy" Childress -
1838 - 1930 Bibb and Butler County Ala
Hi Thomas Childress, 3 Mar 2001
Reference your 3 Mar 2001 Email where you stated that you were
research the
William "Billy" Childress Family. William was the son of Alfred
Childress
and Bedia Baggett.
=====================================================
Its good to hear from you. You are the 1st person I have heard
from in
over 3 years who has any knowledge of William "Billy" Childress.
=====================================================
According to the information that is available to me, William
Childress was
born in 1838 in Bibb County Ala. He died in Chapman (Butler) Ala
in 1930.
I have been unable to determine if he fought in the Civil War or if
was ever
married. ======================================================
1. Request any information you may have about his military service
during
the Civil War? (Military Unit, Enlistment Date, Wounded or
Captured,
pension records)
=====================================================
2. Do you have any reason to believe that William was married?
What was
his wife's maiden name? Did they have any children?
======================================================
3. Request any additional information you may have about about the
William
Childress Family.
======================================================
4. I have an extensive amout of information about Alfred Childress
and
Bedia Baggett. I would be happy to share this information with you
if you
have any interest in this family.
=====================================================
Hope to hear from you soon. ROBERT D. CHILDRESS OF SAN ANTONIO,
TEXAS
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THE ROYAL DESERTERS
The History of Upshur County
West Virginia
>From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time
by
W. B. CUTRIGHT
1907
CHAPTER XVIII.
EARLY SETTLERS AND INDIAN TROUBLES.
ROYAL DESERTERS
The occasion of the first settlers coming into the present limits of
Upshur County is contained in the following story:
Anxiety to settle in the New World was possessing the English Plebeian
at the middle of the 18th century. Old and young alike wanted to reach
American shores and find a home of religious peace and politic freedom.
It mattered little to them in what capacity they came, whether as
indented land tenants, house servants, or as soldiers in the King's
army. The goal of an Englishman's ambition was to get to America, where
freedom of personal action was as boundless as the forests the country
maintained. This the cause of the great immigration from England in the
18th century. In addition to the foregoing reasons the French and Indian
War might be added.
It was during this war that William Childers, John Lindsey, John
Pringle, and Samuel Pringle first saw the shores of America, on which
they were to serve and did serve in the royal army. It was during their
service in that army, garrisoned at Ft. Pitt (now Pittsburg) that they,
tired of martial life, deserted the Fort in 1761 or '62 and ascended the
Monongahela river to the mouth of Georges Creek, afterwards selected by
Albert Gallatin as the site for the town of New Geneva, Pa. Not liking
this location, they remained but a short time. They then traveled
eastward and crossed over to the head waters of the Youghiogheny.
Camping in the glades, they continued to live there about twelve months.
In one of their hunting trips, Samuel Pringle wandered away from his
companions and while alone, pursuing the swiftest deer, came on a much
traveled path which he supposed joined Ft. Pitt to the nearest inhabited
portion of Virginia. Returning to camp, he made known to his companions
his discovery and supposition, and asked them to join him in tracing the
path down. His comrades acceded to his request and at once set about
making ready for their journey. They easily found the trail at the place
Samuel Pringle discovered it, and following it eastwardly, reached
Looney's Creek, then the most remote western settlement (on South
Branch). Looney's Creek heads in Grant County against the east face of
the Allegheny mountains about 15 miles from Bayard. This stream lies ten
miles west of Moorefield and has a total length of about fifteen miles.
While living among the settlements of Looney's Creek, the quartette of
deserters were apprehended. The Pringle brothers escaped and returned to
their camp in the glades where they remained until some time in the year
1764.
A few months after their return to their camp in the glades, the
Pringles were employed by John Simpson, a trapper, to hunt, kill, and
prepare the pelt of fur animals for market. While thus engaged they
decided to prevent possible detection by going deeper into the forest,
and sought to take with them their employer. They had little trouble in
persuading Simpson to go with them, as the glades were becoming common
hunting grounds for the South Branchers. Simpson's motive for moving was
the prospect of enjoying woods, free from the intrusion of other
hunters.
The three started out together and while journeying through the
boundless forest, a violent dispute arose between Simpson and one of the
Pringles. Failing to compromise their trouble and knowing peace would be
necessary to their safety, they separated. This quarrel and separation
took place on Cheat river at the Horse Shoe.
Simpson left his employees and traveled westward until he came to a
stream and gave it the name of Elk. Following this stream to its mouth,
he built a camp here and lived there until permanent settlements were
made in the vicinity.
The Pringles after Simpson left them at the Horse Shoe took up the
Valley river and followed that stream until they came to a large
righthand fork. They forsook the main stream here, and kept up the
branch, now Buckhannon river, for several miles, when they came to a
branch of the branch which was subsequently called Turkey Run on account
of the great abundance of wild turkeys found and killed by the pioneers.
In 1765 they encamped in the cavity of a large sycamore tree at the
mouth of Turkey Run. This specific tree, the subject of so many
fire-side chats and the cause of so much earliest veneration among the
early settlers and their immediate offspring, has bug ago died. Its
descendant, however, still survives and stands on the land of Webster
Dix, who respects it highly and will not destroy it. Yearly large
numbers of close and hard students of West Virginia history visit the
site of the parent sycamore where they are greeted and welcomed by the
grandchild of the parent tree.
The situation of these men during a residence of three years, although
made necessary by their previous treasonable conduct, could not have
been very enviable. Runaways from the King's army, composure of mind was
impossible. The constant fear of discovery must have haunted them ;
savages on all sides, the tomahawk, and scalping knife were ever present
to their imaginations. The dull hoot of the owl, the fierce shriek of
the panther, and the hideous howling of the wolf hourly disturbed their
solitary serenity and made them often long for civilized man's
companionship, sympathy and help.
Buffalo, elk, and deer were abundant in large numbers and gamboled
sportily around their camp. These animals enabled them to supply their
larder easily, but the absence of salt, bread, and every species of
garden vegetable most certainly abated their relish for the delicious
loin of the one, and the haunch of the other.
The scarceness of ammunition, which was their only source of subsistence
in their vicarious life, limited their hunting to the getting of what
was absolutely needed and also forced upon them the shrinking thought of
being driven to the settlements which might discover and apprehend them.
They resisted the idea of returning to the South Branch until they were
actually reduced to two loads of powder.
Necessity then induced John Pringle to leave his brother and make for a
trading post on the Shenandoah where discovery and identity would be at
the minimum. The fall of 1767 saw his departure; the spring of 1768
witnessed his return, several months after the period appointed to join
his brother. Samuel Pringle suffered not a little mentally and
physically by his brother's prolonged absence. His provisions were
nearly exhausted. One load of powder was lost in a fruitless attempt to
fell a buck, and his mind was uneasy because his brother's delayed
return might be taken as recognition, apprehension, court-martial and
death.
However, he determined to brave the perils of the forest as long as he
could, hoping that relief might come. With his last load of powder he
killed a large fine buffalo; soon thereafter, John returned with the
news of peace both with the Indians and the French and a total cessation
of hostility. The Pringles broke up their camp in a day or two.
The two brothers now agreed to leave their exile in the wilderness and
seek the settlements where trials arid vicissitudes of frontier life
were shared in common. They no doubt left their forest habitation with
some regret. They had become attached to every object around them. They
could see "tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in
stones, and good in everything." The tree in whose cavity they had
sheltered from storm and winter's cold, always offered safe protection,
arid was honored by them with so much adoration that they determined to
come back to it as soon as they could prevail upon a few others to
accompany them and share this bountiful forest and this asylum of their
exile.
Among the classes of people who composed the frontier settlements of
that day, the task of inducing some to remove was not difficult. To
acquire land was a great motive which made the settlements of the South
Branch, and many had failed entirely in locating and holding their
claims; others had to occupy poor and broken situations off the river on
what seemed barren mountains-all on account of prior locations and
surveys taking up the fertile bottoms and the more desirable uplands.
The second motive for. removing, was the passion for hunting (which was
a ruling one with many) and the domain of its satisfaction was the
plentifulness of game. Both of these objects could be attained in the
country whence the Pringle brothers proposed to form the settlement.
There can be no doubt that the Pringles were greatly assisted in their
endeavors by the sympathy and encouragement of a woman, one Charity
Cutright, between whom and Samuel Pringle an abiding affection, which
terminated in a marriage and a happy family, had sprung up at the time
the four deserters were living among the settlers on Loony's Creek.
Their marriage occurred after the return of the Pringle brothers to the
South Branch settlements.
This woman enlisted the aid of her brother, John Cutright, and he in
turn interested his youthful friends and neighbors. The contagion spread
from one to another until the time of immigration arrived. So many had
been enlisted that the Pringle brothers were considered heros and the
founders of Upshure County.
CORRIGENDUM & ADDENDUM
On Jan. 21, 2001, I posted on Rootsweb "Childress-L" an analysis pertaining
to the lineage of Thomas Jefferson Childress, John Kirby Childress, and John
Childress (m. Polly Kirby). Since then, several descendants of those lines,
themselves long-toiling respected researchers, have emailed me with much
appreciated corrections, addenda, and comments.
Bonnie Childress LeBlance wrote (herein abridged):
"Thomas Jefferson Childress, died Feb. 6, 1900. He had been in Collin Co.,
Texas a short while before his death, having moved there from Franklin Co.,
Ark. His brother John had also gone to Collin Co., about the same time as
Thomas. As he and wife had signed the pension application for Sarah Jane
Anderson Childress, widow of Thomas, in the summer of 1900. John and wife
lived in the Northeast corner of Collin Co., near Pike. Thomas and wife are
buried there in Pike Cem. So are my parents George Washington Childress and
wife , Bessie Barnes Childress. My brother, Jess Marion Childress, is also
buried there. Thomas's brother, Joseph Hiram Childress, is buried, in the
Old Richards Cem. located a few miles East of Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas."
Ann Chambless wrote (herein abridged):
"I really think it was John K. Childress who requested Robert T. Scott write
the letter in 1854, as John and Polly Kirby Childress died before 1850
[because] someone else lived on the property they had homesteaded by 1850,
and . . . John and Polly Kirby do not appear on the 1850 Jackson County, AL
census, but John K. and Joel Childress do appear. John K. and Joel lived in
the same neighborhood where John and Polly Kirby patented land in a thickly
settled neighborhood; therefore, it is highly unlikely the old folks would
have been missed by a census taker in 1850, had they been alive."
I would also like to acknowledge researcher Linda Kelly < KELLYARD(a)EROLS.COM
>
whose name was inadvertently omitted from the "Acknowledgments" paragraph of
my article. Thank you Linda Kelly.
Mark Childress
Co-listowner
Hello -
I have family members who insist we are related to Richard Childress of NASCAR fame, and others who say we are not. The only info I have been able to find out about this Richard Childress is that he is from Winston-Salem NC. Does anyone out there have any info to point me in the direction so we can determine for certain whether or not there is a connection?
Thanks.
Elizabeth Childress Moderno
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abc123(a)scottsboro.org
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