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Author: StellaCotrill77
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'West Virginia's Bob Childers on You Tube Tribute
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My XX-Great Grand Parents
4....Jonathan 'John' Childers & Lydia 'Liddie' Dotson My greatgrandparents
3....Elisha 'Henderson' Childers & Lenora 'Lee Nora' Ash - brother of my great grandmother Manavera Childers Sheline - Doddridge County,West Virginia
2....Claude Childers,Sr. & Winifrid 'Winnie' Yates -Doddridge County,West Virginia
1....Howard Childers & Rhea Gaskins - West Union,Doddridge County,West Virginia
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Robert Wayne 'Bob' Childers lived in Stillwater,Oklahoma
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Click to watch :
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyUDZU39Rg0&feature=PlayList&
p=574E0FDD9E723BC6&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=3
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Robert 'Bob' Wayne Childers son of Howard Childers - Grandson of Claude Childers,Sr the
Son of Elisha Henderson Childers and XX-Greatson of Jonathan Childers - Lydia Dotson
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Borrowed this from the Blue Door site:
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Bob Childers passed away on Tuesday, April 22nd.
Some called Bob the "Grandfather of Red Dirt Music"... others called him a "Dylan of the Dust"... we simply called him "Our Friend". We love you and miss you already...... rest in peace our friend.
The Memorial Service/Concert at the Blue Door for Bob on April 27th was an incredible experience. Hundreds of people stopped by with a ton of food and drink... memories... and stories of our friend, Bob Childers. People showed up that haven't been to the Blue Door in over ten years.
Yes, Bob was likely smiling - or even laughing - at the commotion he had caused. And he can rest easy knowing that he now holds the record for the greatest attendance of a Blue Door show!
Jimmy LaFave got the music rolling with Bob's song "Restless Spirits"... followed by "I'll Fly Away"... and finally a new song about Bob that didn't leave a dry eye in the house.
A big THANK YOU to everyone who attended... brought food and drink... donated... sang... laughed and cried. It was a Blue Door farewell fitting of a music giant... of a Bob Childers....
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Bob's friend and fellow Red Dirt artist Mike McClure paints a crystal clear picture of WHO Bob was :
McClure writes:
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more bobness
damn man...
I can't believe that bob is gone
he was a light for sure
my favorite bob story is this:
I used to live in the shalamar duplexes
when I was first married
it wasn't that far from the farm
I used to ride my
bicycle over there
and see bob
or whoever was hanging around
one day on my ride over there
I saw smoke billowing up into
the clouds
bob's trailer had burned
to the ground
he was standing there
in the midst of it
raking the ashes
and I just stood there
on my bike
with my mouth open
I asked him:
"bob...what the hell?"
and he said:
"God said it's time to move....."
boborah....
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>From another of Bob's friends,
Connie Says:
April 25th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Bob shared this story with me. He'd come back to the trailer from a gig and laid down with one ole guitar on a hammock or lawn chair in the yard and fell sound asleep. He awoke to find his trailer burning. All appeared lost. He'd kept his songs in a big ole leather binder in that trailer, and when it cooled down enough to scratch through the remains, he found that the binder had somehow survived. Safe inside were the treasure of his writings with only the edges scorched!! Lucky all of us!!
Yeppit! Some sky spirit looked after our blue eyed boy...still does.
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Bob's Obit
Published in Stillwater NewsPress:
April 24,2008
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Robert Wayne "Bob" Childers
Robert Wayne "Bob" Childers, Stillwater, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at his residence.
He was 61.Arrangements are made under the direction of Trout Funeral Home and Crematory.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trout Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Guy Fox, minister of the Kildare
Baptist Church, officiating.
Bob was born Nov. 20,1946, to Howard & Rhea (Gaskins) Childers in West Union, W.Va. He loved and lived music.
Childers' musical achievement is well summarized by music reviewer Erik Hague:
"With his weathered, rootsy songcraft, Bob Childers is considered the godfather of Red Dirt Music, as a hard to define,
'I-know-it-when-I-hear-it' blend of country, rock and folk that Oklahoma claims as its own."
He will be missed by many who loved him and were impacted by the music he left behind.
He is survived by his parents; two sons, Zach and Jesse Childers; two brothers, Mark Childers of Ponca City and
Paul Childers of Waynoka; and one sister Ann Thorpe of Ponca City.
He was preceded in death by one brother, David Childers.
A musical tribute is tentatively planned this Sunday at The Blue Door in Oklahoma City.
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Biography
Bob Childers is the guy who most definitely defines red dirt music. Read enough interviews with Oklahoma musicians and you'll hear Childer's name dropped like he was some kind of legend.
Some call Bob...
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By Chris Brownsberger 4/26/2008
Every CD from Bob Childers is a Red Dirt classic, the man defined the genre.
Depending on which artist you ask Childers was either the Godfather (McClure) Grandfather (John Cooper) or just plain ol` Father (Boland) of Red Dirt music. He has also been called the "Red Dirt Bob Dylan" and "Dylan of the Dust" Childers wrote around 2000 songs in his career and his work has been covered by HUNDREDS of other artists. Yes I said HUNDREDS.
He made his living not primarily as a performing musician but simply by writing his unique and
captivating lyrics that other more glamorous performers could take to the top. Bob was a King among Kings & a Prince among men.
God Bless you Bob Childers.
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Robert Wayne "Bob" Childers,died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at his residence in Stillwater,Oklahoma.
He was born November 20,1946, to Howard and Rhea (Gaskins) Childers in West Union,WVa.
"With his weathered, rootsy songcraft, Bob Childers is considered the godfather of Red Dirt Music, as a hard to define, 'I-know-it-when-I-hear-it' blend of country, rock and folk that Oklahoma claims as its own." music reviewer Erik Hague A musical tribute is planned at The Blue Door in Oklahoma City.......
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Fran Stewart
I put this in my newsletter last month:
"Music has lost another great, Bob Childers of Oklahoma Red Dirt fame, died in April.
Imagine my surprise to find that he too was a West Union Native Son.
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http://www.wvgenweb.org/doddridge/who/childers.htm "
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An email from "...Bill Childers, cousin of Bob Childers.
Bob Childers and his brother Dave were about 10 years younger than I when we worked on the farm in Smithburg.
Bob Childers scared me to death one day. I went down to the barn and we had two white Percheron work horses. They were Huge, heavy-heavy horses with hooves about the size of a big pancake.
I heard Bob and Dave playing in the barn where the horses were.
I went in to see and there was little Bobby running in and out of the stalls under and in between the legs of those giant horses. He was so small his head didn't even touch the horses underbelly.
If they had moved the horses would have crushed those boys with their feet, but the they stood still, and let these little boys do what they wanted. I never forgot the sight that day of those horses and those boys.
Years later I reminded Bob of that day and he also remembered the day and those horses.
The farm was a wonderful, beautiful place and that and the hills of West Virginia have always stayed in me. West Virginians should always be proud of their heritage. I've been many places and never, ever found anything that compared to it.
A West Virginian forever in my heart, Bill P.S
Our old farm house is the one where Dr. Calhoun lives now."
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And Barbara Childers wrote: "Bobby was a nephew of Alton Childers.
His dad (Howard) is the youngest child of Claud and Winnie (Yates) Childers and brother to Alton.
Howard and Rhea (Gaskins) for a while in the 1940's owned where I knew in the 1980's as the Alan B. Davis farm on Snowbird Rd. and helped brothers Alton and George Childers on Alton's dairy farm after WWII."
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Betty Renick
Cousin Larry Dotson sent me some information about Bob Childers from West Union WV.
He thinks he might be related to us. I listened to some of his music and enjoyed it.
I know Linda and probably others have Childers in their line. Hey, I do too, but it's way back.
Following is from this website:
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http://www.lonestarmusic.com/artists.asp?id=560#
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Bob Childers
Bob Childers is the guy who most definitely defines red dirt music.
Read enough interviews with Oklahoma musicians and you'll hear Childer's name dropped like he was some kind of legend.
Some call Bob a "Dylan of the Dust," and that's not far from the truth.
Born in West Virginia, Bob moved to Oklahoma at an early age. He lived in California and a number of other places along the
way until one of his many rambles across the states took him to Stillwater, Oklahoma.
It's there that the longtime wanderer finally found home. Bob began playing his music throughout the area and built a solid reputation as one of the finest songwriters in the state.
By 1978 his music came to the attention of local musician Jimmy LaFave, and a lasting friendship ensued. With LaFave's help, Childers recorded his first album in 1979.
"I ain't no Jukebox" was released to critical acclaim and local radio air play greatly expanded his fan base.
He signed with Cimarron Attractions and his follow up album "Singing Trees, Dancing Waters", came in 1982. The lure of Nashville was too much for Bob Childers to resist and in 1986 he made his move.
Childers released two albums that year. "Four Horsemen" was another strong effort and was quickly followed by the instrumental "King David's Lament". Bob grew tired of the Nashville scene.
Childer's unique blend of country stand-up folk and roots rocks rings with an authentic sound not often found in the mostly commercial world of Nashville music.
He packed up and headed to Austin,Texas to hang out with his old friend LaFave.
With LaFave's assistance Bob recorded his strongest effort to date "Circles Toward the Sun."
>From his traveled, weathered voice comes songs of loss, love, regret, promise, betrayal, fun and hanging out, story songs and real-life songs.
The 1997 release of "Nothing More Natural" has the crusty songwriter crafting wonderful story songs with a ragged but right sound. Stand out tracks include "Dance with the Gypsies," "Memphis after Midnight."
Bob's ode to Woody Guthrie, "Woody's Road" ranks, according to No Depression Magazine, among the best songs ever written about Woody Guthrie.
"Hat Trick", Bob's 1999 CD, contained another stellar set of songs including co-writes with Mike McClure (The Great Divide),
Brad Piccolo (Red Dirt Rangers), wild man Randy Crouch, former label mate Greg Jacobsas well as former Stillwater alumni Garth Brooks.......
The new Millennium saw the release of "La Vita e Bella - Out-takes, Demos and Jams 1980 - 1988.
"Many of these treasured rarities were thought to be lost in Childers' well publicized house fire.
As luck would have it, Jimmy LaFave had seen fit to store master tapes and pristine copies of much of Bob's early work.
Bob continues to write songs and is currently finishing an autobiographical work of fiction called
" I rode with the rangers: The past chronicled, history untangled, rumors expounded, myths unravelled, legends probed, wild tales explored, flimsy documents examined, exaggerations refuted, mis-reportings explained, words ungarbled and facts unjumbled."
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I am very interested in your post. Pleasant Coleman Taylor was the father of Zacharia Jackson Taylor 1847 who was the father of my grandmother Mary Zacharia Taylor Henley. Also very interested in the NC Childress of Surry County. I have a picture of Elizabeth K. Peak who married Zacharia Jackson Taylor but no picture of him or any other members the family. I am constantly in search of photos or pictures of paintings.
Pam Simmons
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Sorry, I can be of no help with these names or dates. R. Lehman
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> I am mother to JONATHAN TANNER STARKS,DOB 1991
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> His Great Grandmother is rolled, DAWES # 1009, Card # 302
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> LOUISA CHILDERS WILEY, when parents died she was adopted into the family of CHILDERS.
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I know that Laura Childress, sister of Thomas Jefferson was living in Ark.
in 1860, she was married to John Burgess. John died during the Civil War at
Ft. Smith. John Washington Childress, brother of Thomas may have been in
Franklin Co. part of the time during the War. He was in Hardeman Co. Tenn,
in 1860,and married there. The family folk tale is that he came home from
the war, and was sick or wounded, and his wife's brothers were going to kill
him, because he was on the wrong side ,in the war., A Black man was
supposed to have helped him get away and he went to Franklin Co, Ark. We do know
that he married again in Franklin Co., and had a large family.Thomas's
youngest brother Joseph Harim was in Franklin Co, Ark, after the War, living
with Laura and several other sisters, and Laura's son. I believe that
there was another family of Childers, who came from Ky. , also living in
Franklin Co. The only Maggie I have heard of in our family was a daughter of
James Austin Childers/Childress, he was the oldest son of Thomas Jefferson and
his first wife, Eliza Ray. James Austin was b. in Jackson Co. Ala. 1850.
Eliza died about 1863, either in Tenn., or Ark., Then Thomas Jefferson
Childress Married my grandmother, Sarah Jane Anderson,
about 1865. in Franklin Co. Ark. Maybe Mr. Johnson, who knows lots of
information on Franklin Co., could help you a bit.
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Does anyone have further research on SAM STARKS side, past
WINDOM MANTOOTH? Who was his wife{ves} was he also Native
American Heritage? With Roll Documented?
Please Contact me Deborah aarondebness(a)yahoo.com
If you may know more of our Family Genealogy
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The family burial site is located in WAGONER COUNTY,
BROKEN ARROW, Springtown Cemetery. Both family surnames and relatives are grouped here. Easiest way of viewing the
burial sites are to google: findagrave.com
LOUISA CHILDERS/STARKS/WILEY DAWES ROLLED # 1009, Card #302 is JONATHAN TANNER STARKS, Great Grandmother, her son
Edgar Starks is my son's Grandfather, Larry Calvin Starks,
is my son's Father.
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I was happy to see your post.
I am mother to JONATHAN TANNER STARKS,DOB 1991
His Great Grandmother is rolled, DAWES # 1009, Card # 302
LOUISA CHILDERS WILEY, when parents died she was adopted into the family of CHILDERS.
We are currently attempting to get my son ENROLLED with the
Creek Nation and any family recognition would be appreciated.
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Hi Barbara. I don't know if you are still active on ancestry.com but thought I would try to reach you. I just saw your post noting that you are a descendant of WH Stark of Glasgow Scotland. WH Stark (Orange, TX) was my great-great-grandfather. My pregnant daughter is on bed-rest and to occupy her time has been very busy with ancestry.com and researching the Stark family and our other history. Please write back if you have the time. Would love to hear more about the Stark family in Scotland. Please write to me at: hippechk(a)aol.com
I have totally forgotten how to log onto and use this website. I found your post by googling Stark family/Nelda Childers Stark.
I have lots to share with you.
Hope to hear from you.
Ramona
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Julie,
I would love to speak with you further about this. I have been unsuccessful in finding anything on this branch - and the Childers/Childress thing might be why. Please email me @ djbwain(a)yahoo.com and I'll try to locate my records. It's been several years since I took a look at it all.
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My grandfather Thomas Jefferson Childress was married twice. The first
family spelled the name Childers, the second Childress. We do know that
Childress was correct for him, as we have a copy of his request for a pension,
because of having served in the Mex/Am War. My dad was also married twice, in
Ark. The name was spelled Childers, on each marriage Cert. So the name
goes back and forth.
Bonnie Childress LeBlanc