Richard
Hamilton
Childress
Born in Kansas, Edgar, Illinois, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Hamilton Childress
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
William Sanders Childress [half], Benjamin Franklin Childress [half], Azariah Shelton Childress [half], Eliza Jane (Childress) Hogue [half] and Jacob Childress [half]
Husband of
Barbara Ellen (Clapp) Childress
— married
16 Mar 1865 in Coles, Illinois, United States
Husband of
Miranda Ellen (Honn) Childress
— married
24 Dec 1879 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Joseph Albert Childress
Died
at age 78
in Oakland, Coles, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Feb 2018
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Biography
Richard was born in 1846. He passed away in 1924.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85V-213 : 20 December 2020), Hamilton Childers in household of Richard Childers, Coles, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4V-433 : 18 February 2021), Hamilton Childers in entry for Richard Childers, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M675-548 : 28 May 2021), R H Childers, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJ8-MV3 : 13 January 2022), Hamielton Childres, Bowdre Township, Douglas, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSSJ-5TY : 12 January 2022), Richard H Childress, 1900.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKHD-B2W : accessed 28 March 2022), R H Childress, East Oakland, Coles, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 51, sheet 1B, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 236; FHL microfilm 1,374,249.
- "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJSD-CT7 : 1 February 2021), Richard H Childress in entry for Ed Childress, 1920.
- "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFK6-M5L : 19 February 2021), Hamilton Childress and Barbara Ellen Clapp, 16 Mar 1865; citing Coles, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,301,516.
- "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKS-9LR : 19 February 2021), R H Childress and Miranda E. Honn Perry, 27 Oct 1897; citing Coles, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,301,519.
See Also:
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/267B-SFD FamilySearch Tree]
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118137427/richard-hamilton-childress : accessed 28 March 2022), memorial page for Richard Hamilton Childress Jr. (2 Jan 1846–11 Nov 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 118137427, citing Saint Omer Cemetery, Ashmore Township, Coles County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Tim Naab (contributor 47480386) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~0.78%
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