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William Martin Childers 1839–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1839

Birth Location: Marshall County, Mississippi

Death Date: ABT 1915

Death Location: Red Oak, Latimer County, Oklahoma

Father: John Childress

Mother: Ellen McMullen

Spouse(s): Pernice Sweeton

Children(s): Nancy Childress, Andrew Childress, Dorah Childress, Childress None, Robert Childers, Aubrey Childers, John Childers, James Childress

William Martin Childers was born in 1839 in Marshall County, Mississippi, the child of John Childress And Ellen Mcmullen. In 1850, William Martin Childers resided in Northern Division, Marshall, Mississippi, USA. In 1880, William Martin Childers established residence. William Martin Childers married Pernice C Sweeton, and had children including Andrew Martin Childress, Aubrey Childers, Childress, Dorah B Childress, James Arthur Childress, John Childers, Nancy Evelyn Childress, Robert Walter Childers. William Martin Childers passed away in 1915 in Red Oak, Latimer County, Oklahoma.

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Biography

  • William Martin Childers was born in 1839 in Marshall County, Mississippi, the child of John Childress And Ellen Mcmullen.
  • In 1850, William Martin Childers resided in Northern Division, Marshall, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1880, William Martin Childers established residence.
  • William Martin Childers married Pernice C Sweeton, and had children including Andrew Martin Childress, Aubrey Childers, Childress, Dorah B Childress, James Arthur Childress, John Childers, Nancy Evelyn Childress, Robert Walter Childers.
  • William Martin Childers passed away in 1915 in Red Oak, Latimer County, Oklahoma.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Childers's Ancestors

Self
William Childers
1839–1915
Birth Place: Marshall County, Mississippi
Parents
John Childress
1804–1860
North Carolina
Ellen McMullen
1807–
Williamson, Tennessee USA
Grandparents
Thomas McMullen
1785–1853
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Nancy) Patterson
1789–1861
Martin, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Childers's Descendants

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William (Martin) Childers (ABT 1839–ABT 1915) m. Pernice (C.) Sweeton (15 NOV 1851–31 MAY 1927)
  1. 1. Nancy (Evelyn) Childress 1875–1967 m. James (Lafayette) Tedford 1868–1915
    1. 1. Florence (Edna) Tedford 1902–1986 m. John (Benjamin Smith Jones (Adopted by) Jones) 1895–1988
      1. 1. Wanda (Fay) Jones 1933–1998 m. Marshall (Aaron) Cornelius 1926–2001
      2. 2. Ralph Jones 1920–1992
      3. 3. Erma (Dean) Jones 1927–1999
      4. 4. Leonard Jones 1925–1980
      5. 5. Charles Jones 1923–2005
      6. 6. James (Edward) Jones 1931–1992
      7. 7. Floyd Jones 1936–2004
      8. 8. Jones 1938–1938
      9. 9. Jones 1944–1944
      10. 10. Jones 1924–1924
      11. 11. Ernest (Roger) Jones 1919–2002
    2. 2. William (Edgar) Tedford 1896–1957
    3. 3. Carrie Tedford 1898–1900
    4. 4. Oscar (J.) Tedford 1899–1920
    5. 5. Beulah (May) Tedford 1906–1989
    6. 6. Viola Tedford 1907–1995
    7. 7. Homer Tedford 1908–1963
    8. 8. Robert (Lee "bob") Tedford 1910–1992
    9. 9. Mildred (M.) Tedford 1913–1992
  2. 2. Andrew (Martin) Childress 1882–1963
  3. 3. Dorah (B) Childress 1886–1946
  4. 4. Childress 1870–
  5. 5. Robert (Walter) Childers 1889–1959
  6. 6. Aubrey Childers 1878–
  7. 7. John Childers 1880–
  8. 8. James (Arthur) Childress 1880–1964

William Childers's Timeline

4 Records

1839
ABT 1839
Birth of William Martin Childers in Marshall County, Mississippi
Marshall County, Mississippi
1850
1850
Age 11
William Martin Childers resided here in Northern Division, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
Northern Division, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
1880
abt 1880
Age 41
William Martin Childers resided here
None
1915
ABT 1915
Age 76
Death of William Martin Childers in Red Oak, Latimer County, Oklahoma
Red Oak, Latimer County, Oklahoma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1839
    Event Place: Marshall County, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Northern Division, Marshall, Mississippi; Roll: 377; Page: 367b
    [2] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1840
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Northern Division, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Northern Division, Marshall, Mississippi; Roll: 377; Page: 367b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1880
    Record Source: Arkansas, Birth Certificates, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1840

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1915
    Event Place: Red Oak, Latimer County, Oklahoma
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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