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Emerson Giles Childers 1912–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1912

Birth Location: Danville, Knox, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 24 Feb 1997

Death Location: Greenlawn Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA

Father: Jacob Childers

Mother: Hulda Barnes

Spouse(s): Roweda Douglas, Roanna Somerville

Children(s):

The story of Emerson Giles Childers began in 1912 in Danville, Knox, Ohio, USA. In 1920, Emerson Giles Childers resided in Union, Knox, Ohio, USA. Emerson Giles Childers married Roanna Edith Somerville, Roweda Edith Douglas. Emerson Giles Childers passed away in 1997 in Greenlawn Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Emerson Giles Childers began in 1912 in Danville, Knox, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1920, Emerson Giles Childers resided in Union, Knox, Ohio, USA.
  • Emerson Giles Childers married Roanna Edith Somerville, Roweda Edith Douglas.
  • Emerson Giles Childers passed away in 1997 in Greenlawn Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Childers
1876–1940
Birth Location: Union, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
JC
Hulda Barnes
1884–1945
Birth Location: New Milton, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
HB

Spouses(s)

Roweda Douglas
1912–1975
Birth Location: Clarksburg, Harrision, West Virginia, USA
RD
Roanna Somerville
1914–
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
RS

Children(s)

Emerson Childers's Ancestors

Self
Emerson Childers
1912–1997
Birth Place: Danville, Knox, Ohio, USA
Parents
Jacob Childers
1876–1940
Union, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Hulda (Blanche) Barnes
1884–1945
New Milton, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Phillip (Marion) Childers
1852–1917
Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Jane "Eliza") Myers
1857–1927
Clarksburg, Harrision, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Myers
1820–1906
Barbara Stout
1823–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Myers
1789–
Joseph Stout
1792–1877
Martha Childers
1799–1876

Emerson Childers's Timeline

7 Records

1912
abt 1912
Birth of Emerson Giles Childers
None
1914
31 Jul 1914
Age 2
Birth of Emerson Giles Childers in Danville, Knox, Ohio, USA
Danville, Knox, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 8
Emerson Giles Childers resided here in Union, Knox, Ohio, USA
Union, Knox, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 18
Emerson Giles Childers resided here in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
1940
16 Oct 1940
Age 28
Emerson Giles Childers resided here in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
1942
Aug 1942
Age 30
Emerson Giles Childers resided here in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
1997
24 Feb 1997
Age 85
Death of Emerson Giles Childers in Clarksburg, Harrision, West Virginia, USA
Clarksburg, Harrision, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1914
    Event Place: Danville, Knox, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 84
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] West Virginia, Marriages Index
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 232-01-5274; Issue State: North Carolina or West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Union, Knox, Ohio; Roll: T625_1403; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 117
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: 2534; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 2342268
    [8] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
    [9] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167729
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1912

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Union, Knox, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Union, Knox, Ohio; Roll: T625_1403; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 117

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: 2534; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 2342268

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Dec 1936
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1940
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 84

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Aug 1942
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1997
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Harrision, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 232-01-5274; Issue State: North Carolina or West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenlawn Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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