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Margaret "Maggie" DeWalt Childs 1855 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1855

Birth Location: Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 26 May 1906

Death Location: Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Michael DeWalt

Mother: Susana Walter

Spouse(s): David Childs

Children(s): Mary Childs, Harry Childs

Margaret "Maggie" DeWalt Childs was born in 1855 in Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Michael DeWalt and Susana Walter. In 1870, Margaret "Maggie" DeWalt Childs resided in Washington, Willet, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA. Margaret "Maggie" DeWalt Childs married David E Childs, and had children including Mary A Childs, Harry Milford Childs. Margaret "Maggie" DeWalt Childs passed away in 1906 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret "Maggie" DeWalt Childs was born in 1855 in Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Michael DeWalt and Susana Walter.
  • In 1870, Margaret "Maggie" DeWalt Childs resided in Washington, Willet, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Margaret "Maggie" DeWalt Childs married David E Childs, and had children including Mary A Childs, Harry Milford Childs.
  • Margaret "Maggie" DeWalt Childs passed away in 1906 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Childs's Ancestors

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Margaret Childs
1855 – 1906
Birth Place: Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Michael DeWalt
1807 – 1876
Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Susana Walter
1826 – 1885
Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Philip (Anthony) Walter
1787 – 1849
Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Catherine (Susan) Trout
1785 – 1861
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johann Walters
1756 – 1807
Maria Spahr
1764 – 1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Walters
1724 – 1788
Anna Volck
1730 – 1830
John Spaar
1742 – 1806
Anna Vanlentine
1738 – 1823

Margaret Childs's Descendants

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Margaret ("Maggie" DeWalt) Childs (29 Jan 1855 – 26 May 1906) m. David (E) Childs (8 Jan 1847 – 25 Apr 1930)
  1. 1. Mary (A) Childs (18 Jul 1879 – )
  2. 2. Harry (Milford) Childs (3 Dec 1880 – 15 Aug 1948)

Margaret Childs's Timeline

3 Records

1855
29 Jan 1855
Birth of Margaret "Maggie" DeWalt Childs in Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA
Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 15
Margaret "Maggie" DeWalt Childs resided here in Washington, Willet, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Washington, Willet, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
1906
26 May 1906
Age 51
Death of Margaret "Maggie" DeWalt Childs in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1855
    Event Place: Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 045381-049060
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Indiana, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1351; Page: 377A
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Washington, Willet, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Indiana, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1351; Page: 377A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1906
    Event Place: Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 045381-049060
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Steuben Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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