Individual Details
Sarah Selah Celia Ayres
(8 Mar 1794 - 3 Nov 1867)
At the Enon Cemetery in Ackerman, Mississippi, Eli Snow and wife Sarah (Sally) Ayres are buried next to Obediah Childress, Sr. and wife Selah (Celia) Ayres. Her tombstone reads: "In Memory of Selah Childress, Died November 3, 1867. Aged 73 yrs 7 mos. and 27 days. She was a Pious member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church." In this area of the Enon Cemetery rests Rachel McFadden Ayres, Selah's mother.
RELINQUISHMENT OF RIGHTS TO DOWER
Jefferson County, Alabama Deed Books, #6, page 33
Celia Childress, wife of Obed, relinquishes right to dower to NE 1/4 of Section 12 Township 16 Range 5 West to H.W. Goyne and Moses Kelly. Levi Childress, Justice of Peace.
View a photograph of this individual by visiting the online family photo album at:
Childress/Mathi s Photo Album
Photographs of many other related individuals also are in the above album.
Events
| Birth | 8 Mar 1794 | Fairfield, South Carolina, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | Est 1815 | Lawrence, Arkansas, United States - Obediah CHILDRESS | | ||
| Residence | 1850 | Choctaw, Mississippi, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1860 | Choctaw, Mississippi, United States | | ||
| Burial | 1867 | Ackerman, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States | | ||
| Death | 3 Nov 1867 | Ackerman, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Obediah CHILDRESS (1792 - 1852) |
| Child | Elizabeth CHILDRESS (1816 - 1882) |
| Child | William Carter CHILDRESS (1816 - 1893) |
| Child | John CHILDRESS (1816 - 1859) |
| Child | Obediah CHILDRESS (1825 - 1878) |
| Child | Edmond CHILDRESS (1827 - 1904) |
| Child | Minerva CHILDRESS (1830 - 1904) |
| Child | Mary Jane CHILDRESS (1832 - 1906) |
| Child | Eliza/Elvira CHILDRESS (1835 - ) |
| Father | Moses Ayres (1774 - 1841) |
| Mother | Rachel McFadden (1774 - 1846) |
| Sibling | William Ayres (1796 - 1849) |
| Sibling | David B Ayres (1797 - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel Ayres (1798 - ) |
| Sibling | Jacob Ayres (1799 - ) |
| Sibling | John Ayres (1801 - 1874) |
| Sibling | Thomas Eli Ayres (1803 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Miriah Jane Ayres (1805 - ) |
| Sibling | Allen Ayres (1809 - 1886) |
| Sibling | Rachel Ayres (1811 - 1858) |
Endnotes
1. Graves Family Tree - an online family tree by robntammy1 consisting of 274 people in this tree. Discovered by DNA match between Joe Leslie Howard Blackshear and Claudia Royer. Claudia stated her tree found on Ancestry.com was named Graves Family Tree. M.
2. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and, Roll M653_579; Page: 247; Image: 253; Family History Library Film: 803579..
3. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives an, Roll M432_370; Page: 75B; Image: 157..
4. Childress/Mathis Family Tree: GEDCOM file submitted by Childress/Mathis Family Tree by J. Patrick Childress as recorded on RootsWeb.com. Contact: J. Patrick Childress at: londonwildcat@@earthlink.net. Last updated 5/17/2010. Imported on 5 June 2010..
5. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 - Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data: This unique collection of records was extr, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.
6. Graves Family Tree - an online family tree by robntammy1 consisting of 274 people in this tree. Discovered by DNA match between Joe Leslie Howard Blackshear and Claudia Royer. Claudia stated her tree found on Ancestry.com was named Graves Family Tree. M, Info from Pamela Bigham.
7. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives an, Roll M432_370; Page: 75B; Image: 157..
8. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 17, Choctaw, Mississippi; Roll: M653_579; Page: 247; Image: 253; Family History Library Film: 80357.
9. Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 - This database contains state and territorial censuses for Mississippi for various years between 1792 and 1866. For a complete list of the counties and years included in this database see bel, Mississippi State and Territorial Censuses, 1792-1866. Microfilm V229. 3 rolls. Heritage Quest.
10. findagrave - findagrave.com - contributed to by the general public originally the site was built and maintained by its founder Jim Tipton. In addition to Jim, there are a handful of folks who work behind the scenes, helping out with Find A Grave on a dail, Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 18 January 2013..
11. Graves Family Tree - an online family tree by robntammy1 consisting of 274 people in this tree. Discovered by DNA match between Joe Leslie Howard Blackshear and Claudia Royer. Claudia stated her tree found on Ancestry.com was named Graves Family Tree. M.
12. findagrave - findagrave.com - contributed to by the general public originally the site was built and maintained by its founder Jim Tipton. In addition to Jim, there are a handful of folks who work behind the scenes, helping out with Find A Grave on a dail, Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 18 January 2013..