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Richard Childers 1815–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1815

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 8 Sep 1902

Death Location: Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, USA

Father: John IV

Mother: Mary Kirby

Spouse(s): Martha McCauley

Children(s): William Childers, James Childers, Leah Childers, Sarah Childers, Mary Childers, George Childers, Thomas Sr, Salacie Childress

Richard Childers was born in 1815 in Tennessee, USA, the child of John Robert Childress Iv And Mary Polly Kirby. Richard Childers married Martha Ann Mccauley, and had children including George W Childers, James Monroe Childers, Leah Jane Childers, Mary Ann Polly Childers, Salacie Caroline Childress, Sarah A Childers, Thomas Jefferson Childers Sr, William Amons Childers. Richard Childers passed away in 1902 in Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Childers was born in 1815 in Tennessee, USA, the child of John Robert Childress Iv And Mary Polly Kirby.
  • Richard Childers married Martha Ann Mccauley, and had children including George W Childers, James Monroe Childers, Leah Jane Childers, Mary Ann Polly Childers, Salacie Caroline Childress, Sarah A Childers, Thomas Jefferson Childers Sr, William Amons Childers.
  • Richard Childers passed away in 1902 in Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, USA.

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Richard Childers's Ancestors

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Richard Childers
1815–1902
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Robert Childress IV
1777–1840
Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Mary ("Polly") Kirby
1775–1845
Jackson County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John (Robert) Childress
1759–1849
Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Dorothea (Elizabeth LINDSAY) ➡️
1755–1840
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Richard (Kirby) III
1748–1811
Montgomery, Southampton, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Jean) Small
1748–1826
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John (captain)
1735–1825
Rachel Perkins
1735–1820
Caleb Lindsay
1710–1784
Roseanna Martin
1723–1784
Richard Jr
1719–1780
Mary Macey
1714–1786
Samuel Small
1714–1812
Dorothy Hubbard
1722–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Childress
1705–1761
William Perkins
1692–1760
Elizabeth Cottrell
1692–1771
James Lindsey
1695–1768
Jane Chew
1700–1766
Henry Martin
1685–1748
Jane Samuels
1685–1748
Richard Sr
1695–1761
Judith Moody
1690–1761
Thomas Macey
1683–1739
Mary Walker
1680–1755
Richard Hubbard
1696–1782
Abigail Davis
1703–1733

Richard Childers's Descendants

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Richard Childers (4 Mar 1815–8 Sep 1902) m. Martha (Ann) McCauley (4 Oct 1821–7 Jan 1903)
  1. 1. William (Amons) Childers 1855–1917 m. Rachel (Jane) Ablett 1857–1935
    1. 1. Arzella CHILDERS 1894–1944
    2. 2. Louis (Franklin) Childers 1885–1948
    3. 3. Henry (C.) Childers 1897–1965
    4. 4. Fred (Lorenzo) Childers 1882–1958
    5. 5. Thelbert (Clay) Childers 1896–1933 m. Bessie (Harriot) Edwards 1895–1963
      1. 1. Clay Childers 1922–1966
      2. 2. Margerite (Ellen) Childers 1920–1945
      3. 3. Naomi (Alene) Childers 1931–2006
      4. 4. Ollie (Jean) Childers 1928–1993
      5. 5. Paul (Edward) Childers 1924–1980
      6. 6. Verna (Irene) Childers 1919–2004
      7. 7. Howard (L) Childers 1926–1998
    6. 6. Corbie (Silas) Childers 1891–1968
    7. 7. Lillie (Pearl) Childers 1888–1901
  2. 2. James (Monroe) Childers 1869–1929 m. Martha ("Mattie" A.) Crain 1876–1966
    1. 1. Joseph (Paul) Childers 1914–2005
  3. 3. Leah (Jane) Childers 1843–
  4. 4. Sarah (A) Childers 1846–1936
  5. 5. Mary (Ann "Polly") Childers 1847–1931
  6. 6. George (W.) Childers 1867–1941
  7. 7. Thomas (Jefferson Childers) Sr 1852–1932 m. Cyrenia (Maude) Gentry 1864–
    1. 1. Walter (Ervin) Childers 1884–1940
    2. 2. Dallas Childers 1886–1957
    3. 3. Thomas (Jefferson Childers) Jr 1888–1967 m. Rhoda (Elizabeth) Ramsey 1895–1919
      1. 1. Thelma (Lavet) Childers 1913–1984 m. Sydney (Jorge Antonio) Simonson 1911–1988
        1. 1. Bernard (Sydney) Simonson 1934–1991
        2. 2. Patricia (Anita) Simonson 1936–2002
        3. 3. Earl (William) Simonson 1940–2008
      2. 2. Edith Childers 1912–2004
      3. 3. Eva (Mae) Childers 1916–1987
  8. 8. Salacie (Caroline) Childress 1857–1921

Richard Childers's Timeline

2 Records

1815
4 Mar 1815
Birth of Richard Childers in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1902
8 Sep 1902
Age 87
Death of Richard Childers in Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, USA
Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1815
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1902
    Event Place: Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, USA

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