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William Lewis Childers 1827 – 1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1827

Birth Location: Cabell County, (West) Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 Jan 1904

Death Location: Cabell County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Royal Childers

Mother: Nancy Midkiff

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Adkins

Children(s): Leander Childers, Mary Childers, Joseph Childers, Colonel Childers, Claud Childers, Nancy Childers, Albert Childers, Greenville Childers

In 1827, William Lewis Childers entered the world in Cabell County, (West) Virginia, USA, born to Royal Braden Childers and Nancy Midkiff. In 1870, William Lewis Childers resided in McComas, Ousleys Gap, Cabell, West Virginia, USA. William Lewis Childers married Elizabeth Adkins, and had children including Leander Childers, Mary F Childers, Joseph Childers, Colonel Childers, Claud Childers, Nancy Ann Childers, Albert Childers, Greenville Childers. William Lewis Childers passed away in 1904 in Cabell County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1827, William Lewis Childers entered the world in Cabell County, (West) Virginia, USA, born to Royal Braden Childers and Nancy Midkiff.
  • In 1870, William Lewis Childers resided in McComas, Ousleys Gap, Cabell, West Virginia, USA.
  • William Lewis Childers married Elizabeth Adkins, and had children including Leander Childers, Mary F Childers, Joseph Childers, Colonel Childers, Claud Childers, Nancy Ann Childers, Albert Childers, Greenville Childers.
  • William Lewis Childers passed away in 1904 in Cabell County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Royal Childers
1805 – 1880
Birth Location: Cabell, Virginia, United States
RC
Nancy Midkiff
1803 – 1876
Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
NM

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Adkins
1828 – 1868
Birth Location: Cabell, Virginia, USA
EA

Children(s)

Leander Childers
1844 –
Birth Location: Cabell, Virginia, USA
LC
Mary Childers
1850 – 1914
Birth Location: Cabell, Virginia, USA
MC
Joseph Childers
1851 –
Birth Location: Cabell, Virginia, USA
JC
Colonel Childers
1853 –
Birth Location: Cabell, Virginia, USA
CC
Claud Childers
1855 –
Birth Location: Cabell, Virginia, USA
CC
Nancy Childers
1856 – 1915
Birth Location: Cabell, West Virginia, USA
NC
Albert Childers
1858 –
Birth Location: Cabell, Virginia, USA
AC
Greenville Childers
1860 –
Birth Location: Cabell, Virginia, USA
GC

William Childers's Ancestors

Self
William Childers
1827 – 1904
Birth Place: Cabell County, (West) Virginia, USA
Parents
Royal Braden Childers
1805 – 1880
Cabell, Virginia, United States
Nancy Midkiff
1803 – 1876
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Abraham (Herman) Midkiff
1754 – 1840
Holland, Pays-Bas
Eythe (Ipha) Dalton
1767 – 1853
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Childers's Descendants

1.
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William (Lewis) Childers (6 Jun 1827 – 2 Jan 1904) m. Elizabeth Adkins (1828 – 1868)
  1. 1. Leander Childers (1844 – )
  2. 2. Mary (F) Childers (1850 – 1914) m. Josh Sawyers (Abt 1850 – 1 January 1925)
    1. 1. Shem Sawyers (Abt 1875 – )
    2. 2. Laura Sawyers (Abt 1876 – )
    3. 3. Elonzo Sawyers (31 Jan 1879 – ) m. Elizabeth (R) Chapman (Jun 1883 – )
      1. 1. Ethel Chapman (abt 1908 – )
      2. 2. Carrol Sawyer (abt 1919 – )
      3. 3. Katrina Sawyer (abt 1925 – )
  3. 3. Joseph Childers (1851 – )
  4. 4. Colonel Childers (1853 – )
  5. 5. Claud Childers (1855 – )
  6. 6. Nancy (Ann) Childers (April 1856 – August 1915)
  7. 7. Albert Childers (1858 – )
  8. 8. Greenville Childers (1860 – )

William Childers's Timeline

3 Records

1827
6 Jun 1827
Birth of William Lewis Childers in Cabell County, (West) Virginia, USA
Cabell County, (West) Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 43
William Lewis Childers resided here in McComas, Ousleys Gap, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
McComas, Ousleys Gap, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1904
2 Jan 1904
Age 77
Death of William Lewis Childers in Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
Cabell County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1827
    Event Place: Cabell County, (West) Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: McComas, Ousleys Gap, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1904
    Event Place: Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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