Researching Thelma Childress
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2 people with the Childress surname? In that year Childress was ranked number 3577 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Thelma means "nursling" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Thelma Childress on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thelma Childress and the Childress Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 14 people with the Childress surname in the UK? Childress is now ranked number 4028 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Thelma Childress
Thelma Childress
Thelma Childress (later Pedin and then Kinney, October 9, 1926 – October 18, 2019) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. She was born in Richmond, Virginia. Childress appeared as a member of the Grand Rapids Chicks club during its 1946 season.
The AAGPBL folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York since November 5, 1988, that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure.
Kinney survived her son, J.S. Scot Pedin, who died in March 2019 at the age of 63. She died in October 2019, shortly before her 94th birthday.
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