Essie Virginia (Sowers Sours) Childress (1884 - 1965)

Born 25 Dec 1884 in Luray, Page, Virginia, United States

Wife of Arthur Durman Childress — married 22 Nov 1919 in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Nov 1965 at age 80 in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland

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Biography

Essie was born in 1884. She passed away in 1965.

Sources

• "Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-1913", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVY2-QVG6 : Fri Mar 08 22:49:39 UTC 2024), Entry for Essie V Sours Childress and Benjamin Franklin Sours, 25 Dec 1884.
• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9CL-LMR : Thu Apr 11 16:51:24 UTC 2024), Entry for Benj Sowers and Sarah V Sowers, 1900.
• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ2-R5VV : Sat Mar 09 04:17:05 UTC 2024), Entry for Oscar Dennis and Essie Dennis, 1910.
• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6Q1-KVL : Sun Mar 10 07:46:30 UTC 2024), Entry for Arthur D Children and Essie V Children, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3HS-PMK : Mon Mar 11 01:40:16 UTC 2024), Entry for Arthur D Childress and Essie V Childress, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7FP-DYR : Sat Mar 09 01:37:00 UTC 2024), Entry for Arthur Childress and Essie Childress, 1940.
• "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F15Z-356 : 25 January 2019), Elsie in entry for Abner Ralph Dennis, 12 Sep 1907; citing Charles Town vicinity, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 829,328.
• "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z13-V8CN : Sat Mar 09 10:15:33 UTC 2024), Entry for Williert Earl Dennis and H C Gregory, 25 Jan 1932.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKWH-C33X : Fri Mar 08 19:57:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Hazel Virginia Dennis Kemp and Essie V Sowers Dennis Childress, 27 Oct 2012.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP1S-913N : Fri Mar 15 04:03:08 UTC 2024), Entry for B F Sowers and Miss Mary Comer, 08 May 1945.
• "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H4Y3-7VZM : 21 January 2020), Essie Sowers in entry for Wilbert Earl Dennis, Sr., 1980.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2WK-HJD : 8 January 2021), Essie Childress, Nov 1965; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19015055/essie_virginia-dennis_childress: accessed April 16, 2024), memorial page for Essie Virginia Sours Dennis Childress (25 Dec 1884–9 Nov 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19015055, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by B. Kemp Bell (contributor 47767599).