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Ezekiel (1847-1901)
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The Family of Ezekiel Childress (1847-1901)
Grandson of Obediah Childress, Sr.
(Obediah Childress, Sr. > son John Childress (1822-1859) > grandson Ezekiel Childress)

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Ezekiel Childress (below, left) and his older brother Obediah were born about a year apart, both in Mississippi.  They migrated south to Texas in the latter part of the nineteen century, both ultimately settling around the Blackfoot Village, Texas area in Anderson County.  Ezekiel was twice married and fathered three children with his first wife Mary Lynn Hill (1853-1885), below center, and seven more with his second wife Mary Elizabeth Weir (abt. 1860-1910).  Ezekiel's third child by his first marriage, Mary Lula Childress (1885-1970), and her husband Sylvester Vestle Hogue (b. abt. 1885) are shown in the photo on the right.

(Click on the thumbnail sketches below to see enlarged views.)

Childress Ezekiel 1847 - 1901.jpg (32719 bytes)    Hill Mary Lynn Childress 1853 - 1885.jpg (32931 bytes)    Childress Mary Lula 1885 - 1970 & Hogue.jpg (31016 bytes)

(The above photographs provided by Paul Wayne Hogue, a direct descendant of Ezekiel Childress)

Click here to go to the Childress/Mathis Family Tree data on Roots Web for notes on the above individuals.

More Childress Ancestor Photos:

Obediah Childress, Sr. (1792-1852) and Enon Cemetery, Ackerman, Mississippi
Levi Childress (1805-1879) brother of Obediah Childress, Sr. 
Minerva (Childress) Hunt (1830-1904) daughter of Obediah Childress, Sr.
Tabitha (Childress) Grayson (1822-1868) daughter of William Childress, Jr., granddaughter of William Childress, Sr. and niece of Obediah Childress, Sr.
Obediah Childress (1846-1936) grandson of Obediah Childress, Sr.
William T. Childress (1874-1959) great grandson of Obediah Childress, Sr.
 

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