Looking for information about the following Childress famly:

First Generation
1. William Childress.
He married Fannie Vest.
They had the following children:

2 i. Martha Childress

3 ii. Charity A. Childress

Second Generation
2. Martha Childress. Born 6 Mar 1822. Died 4 Jul 1910.
She married Franklin Gwyn, 23 Jan 1845 in Surry County, Mt. Airy, North Carolina, USA Born 11 May 1816. Died 23 Sep 1904.
They had the following children:

4 i. William Lee "Bud" Gwyn
3. Charity A. Childress. Born 1836.
She married William Martin Griffth. Born 1834 in Surry County, NC.
They had the following children:

5 i. John D Griffth

Third Generation
4. William Lee "Bud" Gwyn. Born 28 Jul 1851. Died 16 Nov 1944.
He married Sara Elizabeth Ashby, daughter of Lafayette William Ashby & America Edwards. Born 17 Mar 1852. Died 26 Jul 1932.
They had the following children:

6 i. Martha Emily "Mattie" Gwyn

7 ii. Cora Belle Gwyn

8 iii. Alice Gwyn

9 iv. Margaret "Maggie" Gwyn

10 v. Nina Gwyn

11 vi. Willie Gwyn

5. John D Griffth. Born May 1867.

Children:

12 i. Carl Lee Griffth

Fourth Generation
6. Martha Emily "Mattie" Gwyn. Born 24 Mar 1881. Died 6 Aug 1969.
She married Lee Boyden Matthews, son of William Boyden Matthews & Nancy Sparger. Born 21 Nov 1871. Died 20 Feb 1912.
They had the following children:

13 i. Robert Lee Matthews

7. Cora Belle Gwyn. Born 12 May 1878. Died 13 Nov 1971.

She married Joesph Banner. Born 11 Nov 1866. Died 20 May 1939.

8. Alice Gwyn. Born 22 Oct 1879. Died 14 Sep 1971.

She married Robert Fruit. Born 22 Jul 1872. Died 5 Mar 1947.

9. Margaret "Maggie" Gwyn. Born 9 Feb 1883. Died 1 Feb 1957.

She married Ernest L. Brown. Born 27 Oct 1876. Died 8 Dec 1972.
They had the following children:

14 i. Polly Brown

15 ii. John Brown

16 iii. Peggy Brown

17 iv. Ruth Brown

10. Nina Gwyn. Born 21 Nov 1886. Died 31 Dec 1962.
She married Chris Tate. Born 1 Jul 1886. Died 31 May 1957.

11. Willie Gwyn. Born 18 Aug 1884. Died 23 Apr 1945.

She married Frank Martin. Born 16 May 1881. Died 6 Feb 1954.
They had the following children:

18 i. John Carl Martin

19 ii. Roscoe Martin

12. Carl Lee Griffth. Born 1896.

Children:

20 i. Andrew Samuel Griffth, actor

Reference Note
Marriages of Surry County, N. C. 1779-1868
Marriage records
Brent H. Holcomb
Clearfield Co., inc. Gen Pub Co, Inc. Blatimore Maryland
Gwyn, Franklin and Martha Childress 23 Jan 1845; James Sparger, bm.

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If anyone has information or questions, I will be happy to correspond with them.
Sincerely,

Michelle Mason