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William CHILDRESS

(Abt Sep 1801 - 9 Jul 1853)

JUSTICE OF PEACE, 1828
Jefferson County, Alabama, Vol. X, Book 1, page 130
John G.T. Ayres married Susan Jones on November 17, 1828. Solemnized by William Childress, J.P. on November, 29, 1828.

1830 CENSUS
Jefferson County, Alabama
Males: <5,1; 20-30,1
Females: <5,3; 5-10,2; 20-30,1

SOLD LAND, 1834
Jefferson County, Alabama, Deeds, Wills, Vol 5, Book 2, p. 242, Warranty Deed, p. 145 & 146
William Childress and wife Elizabeth to John Williams, all of Jefferson County, Alabama 122.19 acres for $700, dated September 30, 1834. Filed August 26, 1834, recorded September 3, 1834.

OBITUARY
William Childress, Jr. was an early Probate Judge of Leon County, Texas. He died July 9, 1853 near Leona, in Leon County. Judge Childress was a much respected, intelligent, high minded, honorable man. His obituary copied from the Leon Pioneer weekly newspaper, Centerville, Texas, dated July 20, 1853 read as follows:

"Departed this life on the morning of the 9th of July, 1853, at his residence, one mile west of Leona, in Leon County, Texas, William Childress, aged about 54. He was resigned to the will of Providence and died, to all human appearances, in the triumph of a living Faith. He has left a large family and numerous relatives to mourn his death, but our loss is his eternal gain. He emigrated to this county in the fall of the year A.D. 1841 from the state of Mississippi. Up to the time of his fatal illness, his general health, throughout the whole of his life, had been almost uninterruptedly good. His disease was the congestive fever. His illness lasted for about three weeks. Mississippi and Alabama paper will please copy."

Judge William Childress owned several tracts of land in Leon County, personal property, implements, cattle, wagons and Negro slaves. He was considered quite wealthy for his day and time.

Events

Birth	Abt Sep 1801	South Carolina, United States
Miscellaneous	6 Mar 1826	Justice of the Peach - Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Census	1830	Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Miscellaneous	3 Sep 1834	sold 122.19 acres - Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Census	1850	Leon, Texas, United States
Death	9 Jul 1853	of congestive fever - Leon, Texas, United States
Marriage		Elizabeth York

Families

Spouse	Elizabeth York (1802 - 1855)
Child	Susan CHILDRESS (1831 - )
Child	John CHILDRESS (1832 - )
Child	Elizabeth CHILDRESS (1835 - )
Child	Julia CHILDRESS (1837 - )
Child	Thomas CHILDRESS (1839 - )
Child	Robert CHILDRESS (1840 - )
Child	Martha D CHILDRESS (1842 - )

Father	William CHILDRESS (1750 - 1834)
Mother	Sarah Izabel Ayres (1777 - 1851)
Sibling	Mary CHILDRESS (1790 - 1860)
Sibling	Obediah CHILDRESS (1792 - 1852)
Sibling	David CHILDRESS (1802 - )
Sibling	Levi CHILDRESS (1805 - 1879)

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William CHILDRESS

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