Obediah Branham D Childress (1829 - 1909)

Born 17 Oct 1829 in Franklin, Georgia, United States

Died 29 Mar 1909 at age 79 in Lockney, Floyd, Texas, United States

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Biography

Private Obediah Childress served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Apr 25, 1862
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Company F, 18th Regiment, Texas Infantry (Ochiltree's)

Obediah was born 17 Oct 1829 and passed away 27 Mar 1909. He is buried in Lockney Cemetery, Lockney, Floyd County, Texas. ^[1]

Children

• William Edmond Childress (1849 – 1924) ^[2]
• James Childress (1854 – 1891)
• Susan Hannah Childress Lindsey (1857 – 1943) ^[3]
• Jordan Decalvin Childress (1859 – 1947) ^[4]
• Dennis Lindsey Childress (1863 – 1950) ^[5]
• Missouri Childress (1865 – 1898)
• John Edmund Childress (1877 – 1877)

Census Records

• United States Census, 1860 - Precinct 11, Titus, Texas ^[6]

Military Information

• United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865 ^[7]
• Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 March 2021), memorial page for Obediah Branham D “OBD” Childress (17 Oct 1829–27 Mar 1909), Find A Grave: Memorial #37484798, citing Lockney Cemetery, Lockney, Floyd County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Janice Williams Langley (contributor 46826182).
2. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3ZD-LJ6 : 20 February 2021), O B D Childess in entry for William E Childess, 30 Apr 1924; citing certificate number 13697, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,075,026.
3. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K369-VXN : 20 February 2021), Obediah Childers in entry for Susan Hannah Lindsey, 03 Apr 1943; citing certificate number 20252, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,137,305.
4. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K392-GHX : 20 February 2021), O B D Childress in entry for Jourdan Decalvin Childress, 04 Dec 1947; citing certificate number 51425, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,218,733.
5. ↑ "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLK6-36D : 6 April 2020), O.B.D. Childress in entry for Dennis L. Childress, 19 Jan 1950; citing Duncan, Greenlee, Arizona, reference v 1 cn 65, Department of Library and Archives, Phoenix, Arizona; FHL microfilm 2,241,191.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFK-28W : 18 February 2021), O B D Childers, 1860.
7. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9K5-J6B : 4 December 2014), Obediah B. D. Childress, Private, Company F, 18th Regiment, Texas Infantry (Ochiltree's), Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M227 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 880,020.
8. ↑ "Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ4F-SG7 : 5 December 2014), Obediah B D Childress, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Eighteenth (Ochiltree's) Infantry, NARA microfilm publication M323 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 391.

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• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37484798/obediah-branham_d-childress : accessed 13 March 2022), memorial page for Obediah Branham D “OBD” Childress (17 Oct 1829–27 Mar 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37484798, citing Lockney Cemetery, Lockney, Floyd County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Debbie McPherson (contributor 48520572) .