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Childress Family History
Childress Genealogy & Family TreeChildress is an English name from Yorkshire, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Old English cildra-hus which means "children's house" or "orphanage" and referred to someone who lived in or ran such a place.
Other spellings include "Childers" and "Childres." Notable people with the surname include American basketball player Josh Childress (Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets), American football player Fred Childress (New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Shreveport Pirates), and American writer Mark Childress (A World Made of Fire, V for Victor, Crazy in Alabama). The first Childresses to come to America were T.J. and W.J. Childress in San Francisco in 1850.
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Childress Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Earley Childress -- --, 1883 March 17, 1884 South Carolina
- James Harold Childress -- --, 1924 November 22, 1968 South Carolina
- Clara Ethel Childress -- --, 1889 January 1, 1964 Arkansas
- Sarah Aka Sally Childress -- --, 1796 August 0, 1860 Virginia
- Londa Childress -- --, 1971 February 7, 2004 Louisiana
Childress Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Nora Lee Childress -- --, 1880 October 11, 1971 Kentucky
- James Arvil Childress -- --, 1913 January 22, 1984 Virginia
- Elvira C Childress -- --, 1885 April 1, 1978 South Carolina
- Charlotte Childress -- --, 1915 January 2, 2003 Illinois
- Isaac Nathan Childress -- --, 1861 February 3, 1927 Illinois
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