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Leonard Odie Childress

Male 1921 - 2005  (83 years)


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  • Name Leonard Odie Childress  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 7 Apr 1921  Kirkland, Lincoln County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Mar 2005  Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Skinem, Lincoln County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • (Research):From FindAGrave:

      Funeral services for Mr. Leonard Childress, age 83, of Patrick Road, Fayetteville, TN, who passed away Sunday, March 20, 2005 in Crestwood Medical Center, were conducted Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Gallant Funeral Home with Rev. Ennis Hyman officiating. Burial followed in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Mr. Childress was a native of Lincoln County, TN, son of the late Wesley Childress and the late Biddie Putman Childress, a farmer and a member of the Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 57 years: Lorene Childress; 1 sister: Elizabeth Barnes; 1 brother: Jimmy Childress all of Fayetteville, TN and several nieces and nephews. Visitation with the family was held Tuesday evening from 5 until 8 p.m. at the Gallant Funeral Home.

      Note: Same Stone With - Lorene Childress
    Person ID I27485  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father James Wesley "Wes" Childress,   b. 7 Nov 1888, Kirkland, Lincoln County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1947, Kirkland, Childress County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Beadie Mary Putnam,   b. 4 May 1894, Blanche, Lincoln County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1957, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 16 Jul 1913  Lincoln County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F8592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lorene Towry,   b. 2 May 1927, Lincoln County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 2009, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F12104  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 May 2012 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S520] Ancestors of Stuart David Childress ; http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~pearidger/families/childress/stuartn.htm, (http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~pearidger/families/childress/stuartn.htm).

    2. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Tennessee, Lincoln County, 19 Civil District Enumerated 10 Apr 1930 ED 52-23 SD 11 Sheet 8A Stamped 215 Pleasant Grove 156-163 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.).