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Shem Childers 1841–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1841

Birth Location: Cabell, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 24 Feb 1932

Death Location: Cabell, West Virginia, USA

Father: Benjamin Childers

Mother: Elizabeth Adkins

Spouse(s): Jeanett Bias

Children(s): Joseph Childers, Ida Childers, Lavina Childers, Claudius Childers, Lucy Childers, Edmond Childers, David Childers, Mamie Childers

Shem Childers was born in 1841 in Cabell, West Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin Franklin Childers And Elizabeth Ann Adkins. Shem Childers married Jeanett Caroline Bias, and had children including Claudius C Childers, David M Childers, Edmond Bud Childers, Ida M Childers, Joseph Childers, Lavina Childers, Lucy Childers, Mamie Childers. Shem Childers passed away in 1932 in Cabell, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Shem Childers was born in 1841 in Cabell, West Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin Franklin Childers And Elizabeth Ann Adkins.
  • Shem Childers married Jeanett Caroline Bias, and had children including Claudius C Childers, David M Childers, Edmond Bud Childers, Ida M Childers, Joseph Childers, Lavina Childers, Lucy Childers, Mamie Childers.
  • Shem Childers passed away in 1932 in Cabell, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Childers
1808–1860
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Adkins
1811–1870
Birth Location: Cabell, West Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jeanett Bias
1848–1926
Birth Location: Cabell, West Virginia, USA
JB

Children(s)

Joseph Childers
1869–1950
Birth Location: Cabell, West Virginia, USA
JC
Ida Childers
1870–
Birth Location: Cabell, West Virginia, USA
IC
Lavina Childers
1872–1912
Birth Location: Cabell, West Virginia, USA
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Claudius Childers
1874–1929
Birth Location: Cabell, West Virginia, USA
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Lucy Childers
1876–1903
Birth Location: Cabell, West Virginia, USA
LC
Edmond Childers
1878–1939
Birth Location: Cabell, West Virginia, USA
EC
David Childers
1880–1973
Birth Location: Cabell, West Virginia, USA
DC
Mamie Childers
1891–1977
Birth Location: Cabell, West Virginia, USA
MC

Shem Childers's Ancestors

Self
Shem Childers
1841–1932
Birth Place: Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Childers
1808–1860
Amherst, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Adkins
1811–1870
Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Joseph) Adkins
1785–1866
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Magdalene Bowen
1787–1850
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Adkins
1759–1842
Mary Levon
1768–1855
John Bowen
1756–1826
Mary Lafon
1756–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Bowen
1715–1784
Anna Moon
1722–1789

Shem Childers's Descendants

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Shem Childers (21 Aug 1841–24 Feb 1932) m. Jeanett (Caroline) Bias (14 Feb 1848–20 Feb 1926)
  1. 1. Joseph Childers 1869–1950 m. Valeria (French) Curry 1873–1958
  2. 2. Ida (M) Childers 1870– m. Thomas (Jefferson) Adkins 1856–1973
  3. 3. Lavina Childers 1872–1912 m. Henry (Harrison) Johnson 1872–1969
    1. 1. Infant Johnson 1912–1912
  4. 4. Claudius (C) Childers 1874–1929
  5. 5. Lucy Childers 1876–1903
  6. 6. Edmond (Bud) Childers 1878–1939 m. Mary Pratt 1884–1922
    1. 1. Verda Childers 1912–1994 m. Eustice Hatfield 1912–1995
      1. 1. Ishmel (Ray) Hatfield 1937–2018
    2. 2. Gwineth Childers 1907–
    3. 3. Sherry Childers 1909–
    4. 4. Curvel Childers 1911–
    5. 5. Philby Childers 1917–
    6. 6. Wilton Childers 1920–
    7. 7. William (Shem) Childers 1915–
  7. 7. David (M) Childers 1880–1973
  8. 8. Mamie Childers 1891–1977

Shem Childers's Timeline

2 Records

1841
21 Aug 1841
Birth of Shem Childers in Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1932
24 Feb 1932
Age 91
Death of Shem Childers in Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Cabell, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1841
    Event Place: Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, Deaths Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1932
    Event Place: Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, Deaths Index
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