Brunswick County NC Genweb

Isaac Champion
Contributed by Natasha Miles
May 2002

Generation No. 1

1. Isaac CHAMPION was born 1780-1790. He married Catharine UNKNOWN.

Children of Isaac CHAMPION and Catharine UNKNOWN are:
+ 2 i. Joseph CHAMPION was born circa 1834 in North Carolina.

3 ii. Abby CHAMPION was born circa 1835 in North Carolina.
4 iii. Ferabe CHAMPION was born circa 1840 in North Carolina.


Generation No. 2

2. Joseph CHAMPION (Isaac CHAMPION1) was born circa 1834 in North Carolina. He married Martha Ann SMITH March 1860 in New Hanover County, North Carolina, daughter of William SMITH and Henrietta UNKNOWN. She was born 1838 in North Carolina.

Children of Joseph CHAMPION and Martha Ann SMITH are:
+ 5 i. Alice Catherine CHAMPION was born circa 1859 in North Carolina.

+ 6 ii. Humphrey I CHAMPION was born 15 October 1857 in North Carolina, and died 14 June 1934 in Columbus County, North Carolina.
7 iii. Joe Howard CHAMPION was born circa 1864 in North Carolina, and died 18 April 1947 in Columbus County, North Carolina.
+ 8 iv. Atlas Grandy CHAMPION was born 10 September 1870 in North Carolina, and died 2 June 1962 in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
+ 9 v. Ellen CHAMPION was born April 1868, and died 1927.
10 vi. Henrietta CHAMPION was born circa 1855.
11 vii. Martha CHAMPION was born circa 1867.

 
Generation No. 3

5. Alice Catherine CHAMPION (Joseph CHAMPION2, Isaac CHAMPION1) was born circa 1859 in North Carolina. She married David James BYRD, son of Euphema (Effie) BYRD. He was born circa 1854 in North Carolina, and died 1903 in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Children of Alice Catherine CHAMPION and David James BYRD are:
+ 12 i. Lizzie James BYRD was born 25 December 1883 in North Carolina, and died 17 May 1962 in North Carolina.

13 ii. Archie Ernest BYRD was born 23 December 1887 in North Carolina, and died 30 August 1970 in New Hanover County, North Carolina. He married Mamie RUSSELL 15 February 1914 in Columbus County, North Carolina.
14 iii. Alice Susie BYRD was born 14 October 1897 in North Carolina, and died 17 February 1986 in New Hanover County, North Carolina. She married Robert NYLEN. He was born May 2, 1884, and died December 10, 1963.
15 iv. Magnolia BYRD was born 1879 in North Carolina, and died 3 September 1968 in Wayne County, North Carolina. She married William Nash ALFORD.
16 v. Dudley J BYRD was born 3 August 1894 in North Carolina, and died October 1984 in Virginia. He married Mary Helen UNKNOWN.
17 vi. Daisy BYRD was born 1878 in North Carolina.
18 vii. Martha Jane BYRD was born 9 June 1891 in Columbus County, North Carolina, and died 10 July 1982 in Pender County, North Carolina. She married Carley G CARNEY.


6. Humphrey I CHAMPION (Joseph CHAMPION2, Isaac CHAMPION1) was born 15 October 1857 in North Carolina, and died 14 June 1934 in Columbus County, North Carolina. He was buried in Champion Cemetery; Columbus County, North Carolina. He married Ida MALPASS 29 March 1893 in Columbus County, North Carolina. She was born 22 November 1872, and died 15 April 1911. She was buried in Champion Cemetery; Columbus County, North Carolina.

Children of Humphrey I CHAMPION and Ida MALPASS are:
19 i. Rosa CHAMPION was born February 1894.

20 ii. Ella CHAMPION was born 1896.
21 iii. Vander CHAMPION was born 16 February 1898, and died 20 June 1980.
22 iv. Mary J CHAMPION was born 1901.
23 v. Joseph L CHAMPION was born 1903.
24 vi. Maudie M CHAMPION was born 10 August 1908, and died 5 March 1982.
25 vii. Donnie N CHAMPION was born 10 September 1896, and died 30 January 1970.

 
8. Atlas Grandy CHAMPION (Joseph CHAMPION2, Isaac CHAMPION1) was born 10 September 1870 in North Carolina, and died 2 June 1962 in Cumberland County, North Carolina. He was buried in Cheerful Hope Baptist Church; Columbus County, North Carolina. He married Mary Catherine WOOD 17 December 1896 in Columbus County, North Carolina. She died 30 July 1947. She was buried in Cheerful Hope Baptist Church; Columbus County, North Carolina.

Children of Atlas Grandy CHAMPION and Mary Catherine WOOD are:
26 i. Ozzie CHAMPION was born 1899.

27 ii. Lillian CHAMPION was born 1902.
28 iii. Ella M CHAMPION was born 1904.
29 iv. Grandy E CHAMPION was born 1907.
30 v. Mary E CHAMPION was born 1911.
31 vi. Addie A CHAMPION was born 1913.

 
9. Ellen CHAMPION (Joseph CHAMPION2, Isaac CHAMPION1) was born April 1868, and died 1927. She was buried in Champion Cemetery; Columbus County, North Carolina. She married Emmet Eli PARKER. He was born 1870, and died 1950.

Children of Ellen CHAMPION and Emmet Eli PARKER are:
32 i. Mary F PARKER was born March 1891.

33 ii. Atlas PARKER was born December 1893.
34 iii. Annie C PARKER was born November 1896.
35 iv. Rosa E PARKER was born July 1899.

Generation No. 4

12. Lizzie James BYRD (Alice Catherine CHAMPION3, Joseph CHAMPION2, Isaac CHAMPION1) was born 25 December 1883 in North Carolina, and died 17 May 1962 in North Carolina. She married Willie Love WALLACE. He was born 15 December 1879 in North Carolina, and died 5 April 1965 in New Hanover County, North Carolina.

Children of Lizzie James BYRD and Willie Love WALLACE are:
36 i. Walla WALLACE was born 1909 in Columbus County, North Carolina, and died August 12, 1984 in Florence, South Carolina.

37 ii. Eunie WALLACE was born 30 May 1907 in Columbus County, North Carolina, and died June 1987 in North Carolina.