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Hi to the list members and in response to Jeff and Michelle's reply.
That is why, in my opinion, those who put up new headstones, because of the
deterioration of the original headstone, need to replace the original
headstone with the exact wording of the old headstone. When I am laid in the
ground, I hope that my military headstone has the correct name engraved on
it. I would roll around underground for eternity if it were spelled
incorrectly and haunt those who spelled my name wrong or changed my name to
suit themselves or to suit what they think is historically correct. Many of
us have surnames that can and are spelled incorrectly according to our
individual family spelling. The reason that I listed the civil war entries
and said what I said was to show that the veteran's name, in question, is
being shown as having three documented spellings to date, maybe more and a new
headstone needs to have the same information on it, that the original
headstone has on it. No new information needs to be added until and if ever,
someone can prove with documentation and without a doubt, that David
M.(Metcalf)
Childust/Childers is really the one and the same David M. ( Medcalf )
Childress. To date, as far as I know,
there is no definite proof, beyond a shadow of doubt, that David M. (Medcalf)
Childust/Childers/etc. is actually David M. (Medcalf) Childress. If anyone
has this proof, please post it for the sake of all interested and involved.
:)......... Thanks, Kay
Jeff and Michelle wrote:
> I have been getting all these emails concerning the new inscription on the
> headstone. What you need to know, when you order a headstone from the
> government and it is a military one, they are strictly name, rank, serial
> number. The only way to get both inscriptions on it. It would have to be
> done privately.
> Michelle
I found this list of Civil war soldiers to be of interest. Note:
There is a David M. CHILDERS listed as well as a D. M. Childust, listed
as being buried in the Greenwood Cem. in Barnesville, Ga. I have now
seen a D. M./David M. with a surname of Childust/Childers/Childress.
having been buried in the Greenwood Cem. in Barnesville, Ga, Confederate
section.
In light of this information and on the subject of a totally new
headstone for Civil War Veteran named David M. Childust, I would prefer
to see a new headstone with the same information engraved on it. We as,
genealogist know or should know, that names have been spelled different
ways and we should look into all spellings of a name as we research our
ancestors. This is just my opinion, of course, but thought since there
seems to be difference of opinions on this subject, I too, would voice
my opinion. Kay
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mscivilw/muster34.html
Muster Roll of the 34th Miss. Infantry
CHILDERS, B.M. Sgt I Slightly wounded at Perryville
CHILDERS, David M. 2 Lt. 1 08/01/62 Died 1864 buried Confed section
Greenwood Cem. Barnesville GA
CHILDERS, David Richard Sgt A 03/08/62 1844 - 1903 bur.
Antioch Cem., Tippah Co., MS
CHILDERS, H.W. Pvt G 03/17/62
CHILDERS, James A. 2 Lt. G 08/26/62
CHILDERS, Jesse N. Pvt G 03/17/62
CHILDERS, John Pvt B LKR - Hickory Flat, MS
CHILDERS, J. Willis Pvt G 03/17/62 LKR - Finger, MS, obit.says d
1/19/1915 bur. Union Cem. (unmarked?)
CHILDERS, L.R.Pvt I Dangerously wounded Perryville
CHILDERS, R. S. Pvt I Bur. Myrtle Cemetery, Rome, GA
CHILDERS, Stephen Harrison Pvt B 02/26/62 28 Mar 1845 - 22 May
1924 bur. Jacob's Chapel Cem
CHILDRESS, Albert W.C. Pvt I 05/07/62
CHILDRESS, James C. Pvt F 03/17/62
CHILDRESS, J.D. Cpl I 03/22/62
CHILDRESS, John T. Pvt F 03/17/62LKR Hickory Flat, MS
CHILDRESS, J.W. Pvt I 03/22/62
CHILDRESS, Levi H. Pvt I 03/22/62
CHILDRESS, R. Pvt I 08/01/62
CHILDRESS, Robert S. Pvt I 03/22/62
CHILDRESS, Samuel Cpl I 03/22/62
CHILDRESS, Walter C. Pvt F 03/17/62 LKR - Snow Creek, MS,
applied for pension in Shelby Co. TN
CHILDRESS, Wiley J. Pvt I 03/22/62
CHILDUST, D. M. Old Soldiers Cemetery, Barnesville,Ga
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CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: MS COUNTY: Tippah DIVISION: 3
REEL NO: M432-381 PAGE NO: 554a REF: Seventh day of Nov 1850 Thomas
C. Hindman
891
891
32 Childress,David 42 M Farmer 160 Ga
33 Childress,Elizabeth 34 F Ga
34 Childress,Martha 16 F Tenn
35 Childress,Willis 14 M Tenn
36 Childress,Claretta 13 F Miss
37 Childress,William W. 12 M Miss
38 Childress,Paralee 05 F Miss
39 Childress,Nancy J. 02 F Miss
40 Morgan,Elizabeth 85 F Va
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http://www.roanetnheritage.com/research/census/1890/01.htm
1890 Union Veterans Census - 1st Civil District
CHILDRESS, Samuel L. (Sophia J., widow of), Sgt., Co. F, 5 TN Inf., 25
Feb 1862-18 Feb 1863. Post Office: Kingston, 1st District.
CHILDRESS, William T. (Mary S., widow of), Pvt., Co. F, 1 TN Inf., 11
Aug 1861-17 Sep 1864. Post Office: Kingston, 1st District.
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http://www.roanetnheritage.com/research/military/civil%20war/union/01.htm
Roane County Union Soldiers: Miscellaneous List
CHILDRESS, James A., Co. F, 1st TN Inf. Source: Clothing Book, Roane
County Heritage Commission.
CHILDRESS, James A., Lieut., Co. B, 1st TN L.A. Buried Bethel-Kingston
Cemetery, Roane Co., TN.000000000
CHILDRESS, Samuel L., Co. F, 1st TN Inf. Buried Bethel-Kingston
Cemetery, Roane Co., TN.
CHILDRESS, W.T., Co. F, 1st TN Inf. Buried Bethel-Kingston Cemetery,
Roane Co., TN.
United States National Archives. Civil War Compiled Military Service
Records
Taken from records housed in the National Archives, each record provides
the soldier's name, company, and unit. Also provided is the individual's
rank when inducted and rank when discharged.
Union records were taken from National Archives Record Group
94.Confederate records were taken from National Archives Record Group
109 microfilm series M253.
Compiled Military Service Records (CMSR)Each volunteer soldier has one
Compiled Military Service Record (CMSR) for each regiment in which he
served.
A CMSR is as complete as the surviving records of an individual soldier
or his unit. The War Department compiled the CMSRs from the original
muster rolls and other records some years after the war to permit more
rapid and efficient checking of military and medical records in
connection with claims for pensions and other veterans' benefits. The
abstracts were so carefully prepared that it is rarely necessary to
consult the original muster rolls and other records from which they were
made. When the War Department created CMSRs at the turn of the century,
information from company muster rolls, regimental returns, descriptive
books, hospital rolls, and other records was copied verbatim onto cards.
A separate card was prepared each time an individual name appeared on a
document. These cards were all numbered on the back, and these numbers
were entered onto the outside jacket containing the cards. The numbers
on the jacket correspond with the numbers on the cards within the
jacket. These numbers were used by the War Depart only for control
purposes while the CMSRs were being created; the numbers do not refer to
other records regarding a veteran nor are they useful for reference
purposes today.
Name: David M. Childress Company: C Unit: 9 Mississippi
Infantry. Rank - Induction:Private Rank - Discharge:Sergeant
Allegiance: Confederate
Name:David M. Childress Company: I Unit: 34 Mississippi
Infantry. Rank - Induction: Private Rank Discharge: 2
Lieutenant Allegiance: Confederate
Name:D M. Childress Company:A Unit:19 Tennessee Infantry. Rank -
Induction:Private Rank -Discharge: Private Allegiance: Confederate
David Childress A 1 Maryland Cavalry. Private Confederate
David Childress C 24 Alabama Infantry. Private Private
Confederate David
Childress D 39 Ky. Inf. Private Private
Union
David Childress M 23 Virginia Cavalry. Private Private
confederate David
Childress F 24 Georgia Infantry. Musician Musician
Confederate David C.
Childress I 24 Mississippi Infantry. Private Private
Confederate David D.
Childress C 39 Batt'n Virginia Cavalry. Private Private
Confederate David D. Childress H
25 Virginia Infantry. Private Private
Confederate David M.
Childress C 9 Mississippi Infantry. Private Sergeant
Confederate David M. Childress
C 9 Mississippi Infantry. Private Sergeant
Confederate David M. Childress
I 34 Mississippi Infantry. Private 2 Lieutenant
Confederate David R. Childress A 34
Mississippi Infantry. Sergeant Private
Confederate David W. Childress K
20 Virginia Infantry. Private Private
Confederate David W.
Childress C 59 Virginia Infantry. Private Private Confederate
David W. Childres B 5 Mississippi Cavalry. Private Private
Confederate
David Childers H 13 Kentucky Cavalry. Corporal Private
Confederate David
Childers L 2 Missouri L. Art'y. Private Private
Union
David Childers D 39 Kentucky Infantry. Private Private
Union
David Childers M 23 Virginia Cavalry. Private Private
Confederate David
Childers C 13 Texas Cavalry. Corporal Corporal
Confederate David
Childers 1 Mississippi Cavalry. Private Private
Confederate David
Childers B 7 Mississippi Cavalry. Private Private
Confederate David
Childers 1 Mississippi Cavalry. Private Private
Confederate David
Childers F 24 Georgia Infantry. Musician Musician
Confederate David
Childers A 64 Georgia Infantry. Private Private
Confederate David
Childers K 16 North Carolina Infantry. Private Private
Confederate David J. Childers
H 29 Alabama Infantry. Private Private
Confederate David J.
Childers C 140 Illinois Infantry. Private Private
Union
David R. Childers A 34 Mississippi Infantry. Sergeant Private
Confederate
=====
D Childers C 10 Batt'n Georgia Infantry. Private Private
Confederate
Z. D. Childress H 5 Tennessee Infantry. Private Private Confederate
Z. D. Childers H 5 Tennessee Infantry. Private Private Confederate
=========
David D Childress Virginia
Confederacy
David W Childress 01 June 1861 Virginia
Confederacy
David W Childress 07 June 1861 Virginia
Confederacy
David Dillara Childress 21 May 1861 Virginia Confederacy
===
David J Childers Galena, Illinois 13 May 1864 Illinois
Union David
Childers 05 October 1861 Kentucky
Union
David Childers 15 September 1862 Kentucky
Union
David Childers Gwinnett County, Georgia 24 August 1861 Georgia
Confederacy David Childers Polk
County, North Carolina 20 April 1861 North Carolina
Confederacy David Childers Fulton County, Georgia 05
March 1863 Georgia Confederacy
David Childers 18 October 1862 Kentucky Confederacy
It has been a while since I asked the list about Zachariah D. or ZD Childress.
Does anyone know who his siblings or parents were? Zachariah D. Childress
was born in 1824 in South Carolina. He died according to his wife, at
Andersonville Prisoners of War camp. He married 24 April 1842 in Henry County,
Tennessee to Sarah Anne Woods. She was born in 1827 in Tennessee. They had:
1. James A. Childress born 1 Feb 1843
2. William Henry Childress born 31 Jan 1845
3. Mary Childress born 1847
4. Middie or Media Angeline Childress born 17 Sep 1858
5. Jefferson Monroe Childress born about 1858
6. Louisa J. Childress born about 1863/1864
All of the children were born in Tennessee. Any help on this line or Sarah
Anne Woods line is greatly appreciated.
LNash
<A HREF="http://www.childers-childress.com/wills.html">Click here: The Childers ~ Childress Family Association Childress Genealogy</A>
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http://www.childers-childress.com/wills.html
Hi List,
The above address is for the Childers-Childress Family Association website.
After reviewing the "Wills, Deeds, Indentures, Childers/Childres, Childry,
Childress Families of VA, 1656-1791 - By Pat Childress Spurling - (Please see my
message regarding the Edward Bennett/Benett Planation of May 4, 2004).
Could the aforementioned dateded 1656 deed, between Abraham CHILDRES and
William HARRIS have been the same Abraham whose name was spelt as
Childrus/Childris/Childres in a published history concerning his arrival to America (17th
century) with either a son, brother, cousin, where he (Abraham or Abra) along with
a Thomas or Thomas Philoman lived on the Edward Bennett/Benett Plantation in
or around Jamestown Colony in VA?
I also recall and perhaps our list member's, Cindy Childrey and Kay, can
confirm this, from the "VA Genealogist" series titled "Abraham Childers, whom the
author deemed as the "third". Was there mention as to this Abraham being the
son of the Abraham of whom is mentioned in the 1656 deed above? Cindy, is
you see this message or anyone else - wasn't there an opinion that the 1656 deed
between Abraham Childres and William Harris used later as proof of WHOM
Abraham was in relation to his father's will? Seems I recall this reference,
anyone?
Is it possible that this Abraham was the first to America and perhaps living
with a brother/cousin/father named Thomas Philoman Childrus/ris/res on a
plantation of Edward Bennett/Benett? Would any of you know? Or, can you share
your thoughts about it? Any comments? Since we are all interested in the
Childers/Childress/Childrey DNA project, could it be possible that the majority of
those tested stem from either of the men above, or both? Comments welcome!!
Thanks,
MaryJean (Childress-Voegtlin)
Hi List,
I have a question and comment of sorts. Many years ago, my Childress cousin,
(Greta Holloman) who lived in Kentucky and was a licensed Genealogist, wrote
to say that she had located a reference (printed) to the Edward Bennett
Plantation in Virginia. In this reference, she noted that the reference took place
in 17th century America. With that said, I'm using my recollection because
I've lost the copy of the reference she sent to me. Greta passed away two/three
years ago.
The reference is, that a Thomas Philoman and a Abraham Childris/Childres
lived ON the Edward Bennett Plantation where Jamestown is now located or
thereabout. The apparent article mentioned they were two of hundreds who also lived
there. The article also said they survived, while other's did not. I do recall
Greta said she thought they were brothers or father and son. It was Greta's
opinion that these two Childress'es (Childris, Childres) were the first of this
name to arrive in this country, apparently due to the date they gave in the
printed book.
Would anyone know from what book this information came? I believe if we
could find the reference and what relationship the two men had, either father/son
or what, it would certainly be very helpful, especially since the surname is
ours in some form. Could these two have been indentured, perhaps headrights,
visitors? Could these two be the ancestor's of whom DNA is now being
researched? Has anyone even heard of a Edward Bennett or Bennet plantation in or
around Jamestown VA? Any thought or comment on the topic?
Thanks!
MaryJean (Childress-Voegtlin)