Robert
Childress
Born about in South Carolina
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Polly (Garner) Childress
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 49
in Anderson County, South Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Feb 2015
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Biography
Robert was born about 1750 in what would later become 96th District, Laurens County, South Carolina. Robert Childress lived until 1799. [1]Refer to Find A Grave: Memorial #139908316, where his spouse is named as Mary "Polly" Garner (probably born before 1760, given the age of some of their children); daughter of James Giles Garner (ca. 1742-1794) and Elizabeth Byrn (ca. 1750-1814).[citation needed]
Robert appears in the 1790 Greenville, South Caroline census.[2]
Robert Childres (sic) also appears in the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI).[3]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139908316/robert-childress: accessed 14 December 2023), memorial page for Robert Childress Sr. (1750–25 Jun 1799), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139908316; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Stan Willis (contributor 47695616).
- ↑ 1790 United States Federal Census: Robert Childres (sic), Residence: Greenville, South Carolina, United States Ancestry Record 5058 #384997. See also: "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 18 Mar 2019, Robert Childres, Greenville, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 107, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington DC: National Archives and Records Administration), roll 11; FHL microfilm 568,151.
- ↑ Robert Childres (sic), Birth: 1750 South Carolina Ancestry Record 3599 #2184385.
Acknowledgments
Profile initiated by Peggy McReynolds, 8 Feb 2015.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert 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 Robert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert 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 Robert:
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~0.78%
William Skinner
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member williamskinner3
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~0.78%
Anonymous Kettle :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A376137 [compare], Ancestry member kettletribe
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