I have a cousin who is a Childers. I only have gone as far back as Gover C.(Cleveland?) Childers, b 1885, d. 1961 Russ Turner ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 8:34 PM Subject: Re: [WVCABELL] Thomas Childers & Elizabeth (UNKNOWN) Childers of 1700s in VA ... > Yes, it is the same family. I have the family this way: > > Descendants of Thomas B. Childers > > 1 Thomas B.or (A.) Childers b: 1766 in Amherst County, Rockfish River, > VA > d: January 3, 1853 in Cabell County, WV Other info.: 1796 Marriage of > Thomas Childress to Elizabeth Atkinson in Amherst County, VA. > . +Elizabeth Atkinson b: Bet. 1775 - 1780 in South Carolina? m: January > 8, > 1796 in Amherst County, VA d: Aft. 1860 Other info.: Ruth Childers Bias > lists mother from S.Car. Note: Some sources, including Ragland's History > of > Logan County, claim that Thomas married a Miss Parrish from Goochland > County, > VA. That is the only source I've seen for that claim. > ....... 2 Sarah M. (Sally) Childers b: January 11, 1798 in Giles > County, > VA d: June 16, 1863 in Wayne County, WV Other info.: Tombstone shows > Apr. > 14,1798 as birth. > .......... +Hezekiah Adkins, Jr. b: January 20, 1795 m: January 11, 1821 > in > Cabell County, VA d: May 8, 1876 in Wayne County, WV. > ....... 2 Nancy Childers b: 1801 d: December 12, 1882 in Cabell > County, > WV > .......... +Pellington Merritt Other info.: Not certain that > individual was named Pellington. That he was named Merritt came from > interview with > Anna Belle Childers, daughter of Samuel A. Childers, niece of Nancy. > ....... 2 [1] Rutha Childers b: Abt. 1802 d: Aft. 1880 in Lincoln > County, > WV Other info.: 1900 Linc. Co. Census- Sons Thomas & James say > mother > born in NC. > .......... +Unknown (Spencer Childers listed on his marriage license > that his mother was Ruth Childers, no father listed.) > ....... *2nd Husband of [1] Rutha Childers: > .......... +Larkin Bias b: Abt. 1800 in Amherst County, VA m: 1830 in > Cabell County, VA d: Aft. 1880 in Lincoln County,WV > ....... 2 Royal B. Childers b: September 27, 1805 d: June 29, 1880 in > Cabell County, WV Other info.: possible birthdate of 11/17/1806 > .......... +Nancy Midkiff b: 1803 in Pittsylvania County,VA m: March 10, > 1825 d: 1883 in Gallia County, OH > ....... 2 Jennetta Childers b: 1808 > .......... +Daniel Bias b: Abt. 1808 d: Abt. 1896 in Putnam County, WV > Other info.: One source says he died about 1896 in Putnam County, WV. > ....... 2 Benjamin Franklin Childers b: 1811 d: Bet. 1861 - 1862 > Other > info.: Interview with Anna Belle Childers, daughter of Benjamin's brother > Samuel, says he died during the second year of the War. > .......... +Elizabeth (Betty) Adkins b: April 21, 1811 in Cabell County, > VA > m: April 1, 1831 in Millers Fork, VA > ....... 2 Elizabeth (Betsy) Childers b: Abt. 1813 > .......... +John "Blackhead" Adkins b: November 27, 1807 m: June 14, > 1827 > d: April 1876 > ....... 2 Samuel A. Childers b: August 25, 1815 in Orange County, VA > d: > January 10, 1897 in Cabell County, WV. Other info.: Daughter Anna Belle > said > in interview that Sam was arrested after attending brother Ben's funeral > during the War. > .......... +Catherine Wintz b: May 24, 1812 m: March 24, 1840 in Cabell > County d: April 26, 1906 Other info.: In interview with H. Lambert, > daughter > Anna Belle stated that Catherine was daughter of Joseph Wintz of Germany. > However, researcher cannot prove that Joseph Wintz, b. 1794 in VA is her > father. > (He married Polly Merritt 8 years after Catherine was born.) > ....... 2 Thomas Albertius Childers b: 1819 > .......... +Miriam Bias b: Abt. 1825 > > Note: The above mentioned interview with Anna Belle Childers listed only > the children named above. Some also have John William Childers as a son > of > Thomas. There was a William who purchased land with Thomas, but I > haven't seen > any evidence that he is Thomas's son. John did marry Phoebe Midkiff, > sister > of Nancy (who married Thomas's son Royal). > > As it turns out, I am descended from Benjamin, Ruth and Jennette. Ruth > married Larkin Bias and Jennette married his half brother Daniel. > Daniel's > brother (if what I've been told but can't prove is true) Andrew is also > my great > grandfather. > > If there are any other descendants of Andrew out there, I'd like to hear > from you. > > > Jack Childers > Huntington > > > ==== WVCABELL Mailing List ==== > MESSAGE HINT: A good practice in messaging is > to keep your per line characters to 60 to 70. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx