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William Madison Childers 1864–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 August 1864

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 1 February 1939

Death Location: Gray, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: George Childers

Mother: Mary Ham

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In 1864, William Madison Childers entered the world in Kentucky, United States of America, born to George Washington Childers And Mary Ham. In 1880, William Madison Childers resided in Indian Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA. William Madison Childers passed away in 1939 in Gray, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1864, William Madison Childers entered the world in Kentucky, United States of America, born to George Washington Childers And Mary Ham.
  • In 1880, William Madison Childers resided in Indian Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Madison Childers passed away in 1939 in Gray, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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William Childers's Ancestors

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William Childers
1864–1939
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
George Washington Childers
1817–1895
North Carolina, United States of America
Mary Ham
1820–1903
Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
John (William Childers) Childress
1791–1859
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Rhoda Hollis
1790–1833
Ashe, North Carolina, USA
John Ham
1770–1847
Cool Springs, Sharpsburg, Iredell, North Carolina
Esther Hair
1791–1874
Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Childers's Timeline

3 Records

1864
6 August 1864
Birth of William Madison Childers in Kentucky, United States of America
Kentucky, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 16
William Madison Childers resided here in Indian Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Indian Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1939
1 February 1939
Age 75
Death of William Madison Childers in Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 August 1864
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Indian Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 February 1939
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gray, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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