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Benjamin Harrison Childers 1889–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 MAY 1889

Birth Location: Clarksville, Red River, Texas, 75426, USA

Death Date: January 1949

Death Location: Hillcrest Cemetery, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Alfred Childers

Mother: Lucinda Osborne

Spouse(s): Odessa Davis

Children(s): Verna Childers, Howard Childers, Cecil Childers, Percy Childers, Meleace Childers, Lavon Childers

The story of Benjamin Harrison Childers began in 1889 in Clarksville, Red River, Texas, 75426, USA. In 1920, Benjamin Harrison Childers resided in Lester, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA. In 1930, Benjamin Harrison Childers resided in Tiger, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA. Benjamin Harrison Childers married Odessa Mae Davis, and had children including Cecil Willard Childers, Howard Lee Childers, Lavon Childers, Meleace Mae Childers, Percy Harrison Childers, Verna Bernice Childers. Benjamin Harrison Childers passed away in 1949 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Harrison Childers began in 1889 in Clarksville, Red River, Texas, 75426, USA.
  • In 1920, Benjamin Harrison Childers resided in Lester, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1930, Benjamin Harrison Childers resided in Tiger, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Benjamin Harrison Childers married Odessa Mae Davis, and had children including Cecil Willard Childers, Howard Lee Childers, Lavon Childers, Meleace Mae Childers, Percy Harrison Childers, Verna Bernice Childers.
  • Benjamin Harrison Childers passed away in 1949 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Childers's Ancestors

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Benjamin Childers
1889–1949
Birth Place: Clarksville, Red River, Texas, 75426, USA
Parents
Alfred Maloy Childers
1837–1894
Lincoln County, North Carolina
Lucinda (Elvira) Osborne
1847–1923
Lincoln, White, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (James) Childers
1805–1895
Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Mahala Harris
1806–1879
Alexander County
William (Denton) Osborne
1818–1885
Virginia
Martha (P) Silbern
1806–
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
James Childers
1777–1860
Margaret Munday
1780–1860
Solomon Osborne
1766–1839
Margaret Denton
1771–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Munday
1754–1830
George Osborn
1725–1783
Annatje Westfall
1729–1792
Jacob Denton
1741–1814
Mary Claypool
1735–1814

Benjamin Childers's Descendants

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Benjamin (Harrison) Childers (5 MAY 1889–January 1949) m. Odessa (Mae) Davis (1897–About 1957)
  1. 1. Verna (Bernice) Childers 1918–1990 m. Luther (Everett) York 1916–1992
  2. 2. Howard (Lee) Childers 1923–1979 m. Marian (Mae) Harker 1927–2005
    1. 1. Jo (Ann) Childers 1950–1956
  3. 3. Cecil (Willard) Childers 1920–1963 m. Priscilla Fish 1936–1963
  4. 4. Percy (Harrison) Childers 1914–1988 m. Eula (Pauline) Redwine 1920–1989
    1. 1. Sharron (Lea) Childers 1949–1949
  5. 5. Meleace (Mae) Childers 1916–1916
  6. 6. Lavon Childers 1936–2015 m. Gary (Edwin) Turbeville 1934–2017

Benjamin Childers's Timeline

6 Records

1889
5 MAY 1889
Birth of Benjamin Harrison Childers in Clarksville, Red River, Texas, 75426, USA
Clarksville, Red River, Texas, 75426, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
Benjamin Harrison Childers resided here in Lester, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
Lester, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
Benjamin Harrison Childers resided here in Tiger, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA
Tiger, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 46
Benjamin Harrison Childers resided here in Lester, Okfuskee, Oklahoma
Lester, Okfuskee, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 51
Benjamin Harrison Childers resided here in Lester, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
Lester, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
1949
January 1949
Age 60
Death of Benjamin Harrison Childers in Weleetka, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
Weleetka, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 MAY 1889
    Event Place: Clarksville, Red River, Texas, 75426, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lester, Okfuskee, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03316; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 54-9
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lester, Okfuskee, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1478; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 146
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tiger, Okmulgee, Oklahoma; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 2341655
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lester, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lester, Okfuskee, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1478; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 146

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Tiger, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tiger, Okmulgee, Oklahoma; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 2341655

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lester, Okfuskee, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lester, Okfuskee, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03316; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 54-9

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lester, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lester, Okfuskee, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03316; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 54-9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1949
    Event Place: Weleetka, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hillcrest Cemetery, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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