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James "Jim" Alto Childs 1854 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1854

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 03 Sep 1926

Death Location: Coffee, Alabama

Father: Phillip Childs

Mother: Martha Pettis

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In 1854, James "Jim" Alto Childs entered the world in Alabama, born to Phillip Childs and Martha Alcey "Elsie" Pettis. James "Jim" Alto Childs passed away in 1926 in Coffee, Alabama.

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Biography

  • In 1854, James "Jim" Alto Childs entered the world in Alabama, born to Phillip Childs and Martha Alcey "Elsie" Pettis.
  • James "Jim" Alto Childs passed away in 1926 in Coffee, Alabama.

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James Childs's Ancestors

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James Childs
1854 – 1926
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Phillip Childs
1814 – 1870
Anson County, North Carolina
Martha (Alcey "Elsie") Pettis
1835 – 1907
Alabama
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Pettis
1797 – 1880
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Elisabeth Cloud
1798 – 1880
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Cloud
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Childs's Timeline

2 Records

1854
1854
Birth of James "Jim" Alto Childs in Alabama
Alabama
1926
03 Sep 1926
Age 72
Death of James "Jim" Alto Childs in Coffee, Alabama
Coffee, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Sep 1926
    Event Place: Coffee, Alabama

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