George Campbell CHILDRESS^[1]

1804 - 1841  (37 years)

• Name	George Campbell CHILDRESS
  Birth	8 Jan 1804	Nashville, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  _UID	AC4705D5872441289903830614BE869FFD14
  Death	6 Oct 1841	Galveston, Texas
  Burial	Galveston, Texas
  Person ID	I39386	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	12 Dec 1999

  
  

  Father	Judge John CHILDRESS,   b. 13 Dec 1773   d. 15 Sep 1819 (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth ROBERTSON,   b. 12 Mar 1783, Davidson County, Tennessee d. 7 Sep 1822, Nashville, Tennessee (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	1799
  _UID	99DCA1952B7B4FD0BCA30E83F5B043D41CFC
  _UID	99DCA1952B7B4FD0BCA30E83F5B043D41CFC
  Notes	Marriage Record Book 1, p. 231, Clerk of Court, Davidson County, Tennessee, at Nashville. Marriage liscense issued 15 Jun 1799. "Kinfolks" by William Curry Harllee p. 2471. Marriage liscense issued 15 Jun 1799. "Kinfolks" by William Curry Harllee p. 2471.
  Family ID	F25606	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret L. VANCE   d. Bef 12 Jan 1836
  Marriage	Jun 1828	Davidson County, Tennessee
  _UID	67A3D3DC87164DCC951EFC32B6FCBB89464E
  _UID	67A3D3DC87164DCC951EFC32B6FCBB89464E
  Notes	Marriage performed by Rev. William Hume.
  Children	1. Charles CHILDRESS,   b. Mar 1835
  Family ID	F25695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Rebecca JENNINGS
  Marriage	Bef 5 Feb 1837
  _UID	A13ADD6C7E914AD6841D2999096E1612551F
  _UID	A13ADD6C7E914AD6841D2999096E1612551F
  Children	1. Annie CHILDRESS,   b. Abt 1837   2. Ellen CHILDRESS,   b. Abt 1839
  Family ID	F25602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  First son. A laywer, admitted to the Nashville Bar in 1828, six years before his dad was admitted. On September 22, 1834, he became one of the editors of the The Nashville Banner and Advertiser, Nashville's daily paper. Author of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Rumored to have killed himself in consequence of his endorsements for Col. Marshall. "Kinfolks" by William Curry Harllee p. 2594, 2598-2620, 2623. See also KINSHIP BOOK, Bond, p. 487-8.

  
  

• Sources

  [S217] jenmend.ged.