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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
- Richard Childress -- --, 1714 December 0, 1820 Virginia
- Mary P Childress -- --, 1787 April 14, 1891 North Carolina
- William Childress -- --, 1751 December 0, 1782 Virginia
- Robert Henry Childress -- --, 1813 June 1, 1893 Virginia
- Hannah Childress -- --, 1805 December 0, 1842 South Carolina
Childress Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Lucrecia 'Lula' Childress -- --, 1816 December 0, 1868 South Carolina
- Nathan Bryan Childress -- --, 1918 January 24, 1983 Alabama
- Sarah Childress -- --, 1803 August 14, 1891 Tennessee
- Susan Childress -- --, 1824 January 2, 1889 Georgia
- Reubin Marion Childress -- --, 1816 June 17, 1895 South Carolina
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