Elizabeth (Robertson) Childress (1783 - 1822)

Born 12 Mar 1783 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Ancestors

Wife of John Childress Jr. — married 15 Jun 1799 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 7 Sep 1822 at age 39 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth Robertson was born March 12, 1783 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, to Elijah Robertson and Sarah (Maclin) Robertson.

She married John Childress on june 15, 1799 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. They had 10 children.

She died on September 7, 1822 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee and is buried with her husband in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.

John and Elizabeth Robertson Childress resided at their plantation, Rokeby, near Grand Avenue in present-day downtown Nashville.

Married: 15 JUN 1799 in Nashville, Tennessee

Marriage License: 15 JUN 1799 in Clerk of the Court, Davidson County, Tennessee

Children

1. George Campbell Childress b: 8 JAN 1804

2.Elijah Robertson Childress b: BEF. 1807 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

3. Ann Maria Childress b: 1810

4. James Robertson Childress b: ABT. 1811

5. John Childress , Jr. b: NOV 1812

6. Jane Martin Childress b: ABT. 1813

7. Matilda Fountain Childress b: ABT. 1815

8. Louisa Minerva Childress b: ABT. 1817^[1]

"The five attractive daughters (the sixth, Sarah Clack, probably died young) of the house, who were all belles, made it the center of social pleasure for a number of years. Their mother's fine family connection, and their father's distinguished position of note, United States Marshal for the Western District, and a patron of learning in his capacity as trustee of Davidson Academy (University of Nashville) besides being one of the wealthiest men of the times. General Andrew Jackson was at times almost a member of the household. His room at 'Rokeby' was kept in readiness for him."^[2]

"Judge John Childress was a devoted friend of General Andrew Jackson, a U.S. Marshal and later Justice of the Court in Nashville, and was a prominent lawyer and wealthy land owner. He "read law" after he became a Justice of the local Court and was admitted to the Nashville Bar in 1834, six years after his son, George C. Childress, was admitted."^[3]

John Childress, Sen. “died on Sunday last, a citizen of this county [Davidson].” Dec 28, 1810 [GATN]. He m. Elizabeth Robertson, daughter of Elijah Robertson

Son, George Campbell Childress (January 8, 1804 – October 6, 1841) was a lawyer, statesman and was a principal author of the Texas Declaration of Independence, ^[4]

She died on September 7, 1822 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee and is buried with her husband in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Sources

1. ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=patchildress&id=I5143
2. ↑ "Kinfolks" by William Curry Harllee, p. 2471, 2593, 2597-2603, 2610, 2691.
3. ↑ "Kinfolks" by William Curry Harllee, p. 2471, 2593, 2597-2603, 2610, 2691.
4. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Childress

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