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Hi, Laura ---- Sorry, I don't have any old photos. John Childress Sr died
in 1811 --- I don't believe that photography even existed that early, but
maybe someone with more knowledge about such things than I can tell us for
certain. In other branches of my family tree (but not the Childress line),
I have photocopies of old oil paintings of some of my ancestors.
Photography did not come into general use until about the time of the Civil
War, I believe.
Pete Hamilton
Pete,
Do you have any pictures of any of the family.
I descend from Elijah and Laurena Hall.
Laura
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Hamilton" <petehamilton(a)hotmail.com>
To: <CHILDRESS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 7:28 PM
Subject: [Childress Research] John Childress of Davidson Co, TN
>
> John Childress of Davidson County, Tennessee, was my 4-great
grandfather.
> He was the son of Henry Childress/Childers and his wife, Mary Farmer, of
>Virginia. He was born circa 1735 in Virginia, and died in 1811 in
Davidson
>Co, TN.
> He was married twice. His first wife was named Elizabeth, probably
>Elizabeth Armstrong (although I haven't been able to confirm that). She
was
>from the Stokes/Surry County, NC area. My records show that John and
>Elizabeth Childress had 7 children: William, Henry, John, Nancy, Elisha,
>Robert and Thomas.
> His second wife was Nancy Ann Hickman, daughter of William Hickman and
>his wife, Mildred Ann Smith. (I have lot's of information on the Hickman
>family, as I descend, separately, from Nancy Ann Hickman's older sister,
>Martha "Patsy" Hickman Hill.) I show two children of this marriage: Patsy
>Childress and Edwin Hickman Childress.
> My line is through his son, John Childress Jr. He was known as Judge
>John Childress. He married Elizabeth Robertson, daughter of Elijah
>Robertson and his wife, Sarah Maclin, and niece of Gen. James Robertson,
>founder of Nashville. Judge John Childress was a leading citizen of
>Nashville; Andrew Jackson was a frequent visitor in his home. One of his
>sons, George Campbell Childress, was the author of the Texas Declaration
of
>Independence; a son-in-law, John B. Catron, served on the U.S. Supreme
Court
>(appointed by President Jackson).
> I'll be happy to share any information on this family with anyone who
is
>interested.
> Pete Hamilton
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Is there anyway that I could get copies or photos of what you have?
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From: "Pete Hamilton" <petehamilton(a)hotmail.com>
To: <CHILDRESS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 12:12 PM
Subject: [Childress Research] Photos of John Childress???
> Hi, Laura ---- Sorry, I don't have any old photos. John Childress Sr died
> in 1811 --- I don't believe that photography even existed that early, but
> maybe someone with more knowledge about such things than I can tell us for
> certain. In other branches of my family tree (but not the Childress
line),
> I have photocopies of old oil paintings of some of my ancestors.
> Photography did not come into general use until about the time of the
Civil
> War, I believe.
> Pete Hamilton
>
>
> Pete,
>
> Do you have any pictures of any of the family.
> I descend from Elijah and Laurena Hall.
>
> Laura
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pete Hamilton" <petehamilton(a)hotmail.com>
> To: <CHILDRESS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 7:28 PM
> Subject: [Childress Research] John Childress of Davidson Co, TN
>
>
> >
> > John Childress of Davidson County, Tennessee, was my 4-great
> grandfather.
> > He was the son of Henry Childress/Childers and his wife, Mary Farmer,
of
> >Virginia. He was born circa 1735 in Virginia, and died in 1811 in
> Davidson
> >Co, TN.
> > He was married twice. His first wife was named Elizabeth, probably
> >Elizabeth Armstrong (although I haven't been able to confirm that). She
> was
> >from the Stokes/Surry County, NC area. My records show that John and
> >Elizabeth Childress had 7 children: William, Henry, John, Nancy, Elisha,
> >Robert and Thomas.
> > His second wife was Nancy Ann Hickman, daughter of William Hickman
and
> >his wife, Mildred Ann Smith. (I have lot's of information on the Hickman
> >family, as I descend, separately, from Nancy Ann Hickman's older sister,
> >Martha "Patsy" Hickman Hill.) I show two children of this marriage:
Patsy
> >Childress and Edwin Hickman Childress.
> > My line is through his son, John Childress Jr. He was known as
Judge
> >John Childress. He married Elizabeth Robertson, daughter of Elijah
> >Robertson and his wife, Sarah Maclin, and niece of Gen. James Robertson,
> >founder of Nashville. Judge John Childress was a leading citizen of
> >Nashville; Andrew Jackson was a frequent visitor in his home. One of his
> >sons, George Campbell Childress, was the author of the Texas Declaration
> of
> >Independence; a son-in-law, John B. Catron, served on the U.S. Supreme
> Court
> >(appointed by President Jackson).
> > I'll be happy to share any information on this family with anyone
who
> is
> >interested.
> > Pete Hamilton
>
>
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Who is this Benjamin in Charlotte Co.? Anyone?
p 117:
1777 The following made applications for supplies represented as "being very
poor;--
5. The petition of Susannah Childress, the wife of Benjamin Childress a
soldier in the continental service "from this Country to the state of
Georgia."
p120:
1778 Revolutionary Soldiers, (Order Book No.4) A list of soldiers whose
families were furnished with supplies while they were in active service:--
4. Benjamin Childress, (wife Susan),---continental service
Source:
Family Tree Maker CD#121 "Virginia in the Revolution and War of 1812,
Virginia Military Records, Charlotte County"
This can't possibly be the same person who supposedly gave food to the army
during the revolution. Is it possible we have at least 3 Benjamin
Childress/Childre/Childres in this area at the same time?
Regards,
Steve Stevens
Mark, have you found the correct link or a copy of the deed you referenced
for Thomas Joplin/g and his son-in-law Benjamin Childress, husband of Ann
Joplin/g?
Anxiously waiting to see this document. Thanks.
Regards,
Steve Stevens
Kathy: I would appreciate the information. I am a Childress in Western Ky.
Thanks Lowell Childress My e-mail is lgc32738(a)apex.net.
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From: <TotFrocks(a)aol.com>
To: <CHILDRESS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Childress Research] family info
> Kathy, I would greatly appreciate this information. What a great gal you
are
> to offer!
> Thank You!
> Debbie
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Southerncatladi(a)aol.com>
> > To: <CHILDRESS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 8:19 PM
> > Subject: [Childress Research] family info
> >
> >
> > > Recently, I bought a genealogical and historical sketch off EBay. It
> > > discusses the name and family of Childress.
> > Kathy
>
> >
>
>
>
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>
Please send me a copy. Tom Butt. Tom.butt(a)intres.com. Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
From: Joann & Buz Bresciani [mailto:bjb526@charter.net]
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 5:43 AM
To: CHILDRESS-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [Childress Research] Historical Sketch off EBay
Kathy, I would also like to have a copy.
Thanks!
Joann
Subject: [Childress Research] family info
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 21:19:06 EST
From: Southerncatladi(a)aol.com
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Recently, I bought a genealogical and historical sketch off EBay. It
discusses the name and family of Childress. It starts out in King Henry
III
(circa 1216-1272)...says the earliest record of the name in England is
probably that of Isabel de Childhers, which appears in the Close Rolls.
This document, which I haven't had the time to really explore talks bout
the
family starting out in Yorkshire and London moving all the way into
Henrico
County, VA. And yes, it is talking about Abraham Childers and the year
1678.
Says in 1679 he was assessed with two tithables in Henrico County, VA.
As I read more, I will post it. The name Childhers, Childres, Childris,
Childrus, Childrass, Childras, Childer, Childress, and Childers; of
which the
last two are the spellings most frequently found here in America in
modern
times. If anyone would like a scanned copy of this document, let me
know.
Kathy
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Awe is the only word I can think of to describe my feelings after
reading Mark's 2002 research progress report.
Having done research in some older court house basements in several
states, I fully understand the hazards and hindrances! Mark and Gary
have certainly added a degree of professionalism unheard of in previous
Childress research. When I think of the haphazard and undocumented
sources we were all exposed to and quoted in years past, I rejoice to
think of their future manuscripts.
Thanks for sharing and for documenting, documenting, documenting!!!!!!
Ann B. Chambless
435 Barbee Lane
Scottsboro, AL 35769-3745
abc123(a)scottsboro.org
Heres a place where we can all share our family pictures, it costs nothing,
and it's a get way to share with all. I've posted my oldest photos already.
So have many others, imagine what the Childress photo album would look like
if as many people responded to this as did the offered free info from ebay
that Kathy offered.
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<A HREF="http://www.ancientfaces.com/cgi-bin/index.cfm">Click here: AncientFaces - Share your family history</A>
My best to all
Indiana Jack
Dear Subscribers,
Happy Holidays to you all. I thought I'd take this opportunity to review
what has been happening behind the scenes at the Childress-L list in 2002.
This past year, the listowners commissioned a researcher to obtain copies of
every Childress-related document in Knox Co., TN (deeds, marriage bonds,
court orders, etc) for the years 1795-1900. Two packets arrived in August
and 3 more in October, which are being transcribed (a long and exacting
process). Other packets are expected this year. It is my expectation that
short articles from this research will eventually be posted to the list.
In October 2002, I traveled to Paola, Miami Co., KS to finish research on
the line of Nathan Childress (a descendant of the Amherst Co., Va.
Childresses), who migrated to Paola, Kansas from Kanawha Co., WVa. A
further research visit to the Miami Co., KS courthouse must be undertaken.
At the circuit court clerk's office I was provided a cramped antechamber
where the old volumes were stacked to the roof. I commandeered a small
table across from a 19th Century safe and began researching and
photographing the Childress documents and court cases of 19th Century Miami
Co., KS. One of the cases involved Nathan Childress suing a neighbor for
starting a fire that got out of control, raced across the prairie and burned
a stand of trees on the farmstead of Nathan Childress which he intended to
cut as lumber.
I also took a digital camera with me to Pendleton and Grant Counties, KY – a
Nikon5000, 5 megapixel – to photograph all the primary Childress documents
to be found in the courthouses (deeds, wills, court orders, bonds, etc), and
secondary documents at Cynthiania’s and Williamstown’s public libraries. I
returned with about 600 digital documents (a small percentage of what will
eventually need to be photographed). Those documents have not yet been
transcribed nor organized; the Knox Co., TN documents take precedence. I
plan to return to those counties and Boone Co., KY [tracking Henry F.B.
Childress of Amherst Co., Va.] and Franklin Co., IN [tracking Major & Reuben
Childress of Amherst Co., Va.] to complete the primary research on those
lines and continue photographing relevant documents. At present, the best
available overview of Childress genealogy for early 19th Century Harrison,
Bourbon, Grant & Pendleton counties, KY is that produced by Virginia Hanks &
Rita King. Regrettably, it lacks citations & footnotes to the sources of
information nor analyses of the evidence.
I also traveled to Kanawha Co., WVa. courthouse this past Autumn and
photographed all the Childress deeds there pertaining to those Childresses
who migrated to Kanawha Co. from Amherst County, Virginia 1798-1807. I was
unprepared to find that those earliest Childress deeds are laminated in
plastic and reflect the overhead fluorescent lights. I wasn’t carrying a
camera filter for such a contingency. Consequently, the digital photographs
are flawed with white, reflective spotting. For those contemplating
photographing documents at the Kanawha County Courthouse, be advised that
the Clerk was charging one dollar per photograph in 2002. The Kanawha
County Court Order Books are located in a locked, brick-vaulted basement
beneath the building. The deputy clerk assigned to stand by me in the
basement vaults wore a dust-mask the entire time. A thick layer of dust
covers everything stacked down there. Inasmuch as there was no workbench
on which to lay out the Court Order Books in order to photograph them and
time was pressing, I deferred photographing the Court Order Books until
another visit. As of my visit, two of Kanawha’s Court Order Books prior to
1805 were visibly missing and could not be located in the basement vault.
Transcriptions of the Kanawha County Childress deeds has been completed.
This coming year the listowners plan to post some original research
regarding questions that have been raised by researchers (or characterized
as "brick walls") pertaining to Stephen Jackson Childress of Buckingham Co.,
Va., Charles E. Childress of Albemarle Co., Va., William Nicholas Childress
of Upshur Co., West Virginia, Charles Childress (m. Demereth Thompson) of
Jellico, TN, and John Childress, Jr. of Knox Co., TN (b. 1759).
Also, we will be organizing DNA testing on the list in 2003 and Gary will
post on that subject shortly.
Many thanks for your contributions and interest. Wishing you a warm and
happy holiday season.
Mark Childress, co-listowner
Matthew, I did see your message. Give me a day or two to get some things
out of the way and I'll send reply. Wanda
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From: "matthew lundy" <mlundy2002(a)yahoo.com>
To: <CHILDRESS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 12:38 PM
Subject: [Childress Research] Re: William & Polly Breedlove Childress
> Wanda,
>
> Hi. Good to hear from you again. I am sending this
> to the list because I saw your last email to Kathy and
> just hit reply thinking it would send it to you, but
> maybe someone else out there will recognize some of
> the names. If I don't hear from you soon anyway, I
> will just go back and find your address and resend it
> to you.
>
> About the information that I found on the Childresses,
> I found it by typing in quotations "John B. Childer"
> and Lundy together on the yahoo search page. A link
> came up that was a descendant outline of the Breedlove
> family of Virginia. John B. CHilders, Mary W.
> Childers, and Catherine E. Childers were all listed as
> children of a Mary Breedlove who married William
> Childress. According to the information, Mary "Polly"
> Breedlove was born in VA about 1779 to John and
> Elizabeth Watkins Breedlove. She married William
> Childress in CHarlotte Co. VA 9 Oct 1799. Apparently
> all of their children wre born in VA. I found another
> Breedlove outline that listed only Mary W. as a child
> but said she was born in Charlotte County about 1807.
> Thanks to censuses, I have pinpointed her birth
> between about 1805-1809. (43 in 1850, 51 in 1860, 64
> in 1870, and 75 in 1880). I do not know WIlliam
> Childress's parents, but Polly Breedlove's parents
> were John Breedlove (13 Dec 1745 VA- 1 Dec 1799 VA)
> and Elizabeth Watkins (1746 VA - 1831 GA).
>
> Mary Breedlove ("Polly") would be the Mrs. Mary Lundy
> that is listed in the membership rolls of Mount Zion
> Church in hancock Co. GA. Also listed is a Mrs.
> Catherine Belding. This would be her daughter (John
> and Mary's sister) who married Nelson S. Belding 30
> May 1820 in Hancock Co. According to the 1850 Hancock
> Co. GA census, Nelson was a house carpenter from
> Vermont, and he and Catherine had at least five
> children: William J., Sophia, Newton M., James H., and
> WIley W. Belding. The Beldings are very hard to
> trace, I can't find them after 1850.
>
> You said that William Childress was in Hancock Co. GA
> in 1812? Do you have the tax record that you said you
> got this from? I would be interested to learn what he
> paid taxes on. I found him in the Hancock Co. militia
> minutes in 1818 where he was fined $3 for not showing
> up at the muster meeting. After this I have no record
> of him. There is a Childers home listed on 1820
> Hancock Co. census INDEX but it does not have first
> names listed so I don't know what family it is. Do
> you?
>
> Also I found this on a web page about the Weeks family
> that was around Greene & Hancock Co. GA:
>
> "May 6, 1812 Issue: 50 acres land on the waters of Log
> Dam ... one African Negro woman named Combo, levied on
> as the property of William Childers and Gabriel H
> Tutt, to satisfy an execution in favor of the
> Administrators of John Weeks, deceased."
>
> I would love to hear from you again, and here what you
> have to say or add to this information. Also, if
> there is any new information on your line (John B.
> Childers) or any of the other Childers I would love to
> hear it!
>
>
>
>
> --- Wanda <wndachil(a)nts-online.net> wrote:
> > Kathy, please send me a copy of the
> > Childers/Childress. Thanks, Wanda
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Southerncatladi(a)aol.com>
> > To: <CHILDRESS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 8:19 PM
> > Subject: [Childress Research] family info
> >
> >
> > > Recently, I bought a genealogical and historical
> > sketch off EBay. It
> > > discusses the name and family of Childress. It
> > starts out in King Henry
> > III
> > > (circa 1216-1272)...says the earliest record of
> > the name in England is
> > > probably that of Isabel de Childhers, which
> > appears in the Close Rolls.
> > >
> > > This document, which I haven't had the time to
> > really explore talks bout
> > the
> > > family starting out in Yorkshire and London moving
> > all the way into
> > Henrico
> > > County, VA. And yes, it is talking about Abraham
> > Childers and the year
> > 1678.
> > > Says in 1679 he was assessed with two tithables in
> > Henrico County, VA.
> > >
> > > As I read more, I will post it. The name
> > Childhers, Childres, Childris,
> > > Childrus, Childrass, Childras, Childer, Childress,
> > and Childers; of which
> > the
> > > last two are the spellings most frequently found
> > here in America in modern
> > > times. If anyone would like a scanned copy of this
> > document, let me know.
> > >
> > > Kathy
> > >
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Hey Jack here is some info on my CHILDRESS side. David Dillard Childress
and his brothers Patrick Henry and William were in the Civil War from VA.
Here is some info on them:
"ROCKBRIDGE GUARDS, COMPANY "H" 25TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY
The Rockbridge Guards were organized in the spring of 1861 and were mainly
from the Rockbridge Baths, Alone Mills and Walker's Creek neighborhoods. It
was composed almost entirely of farmers and sons of farmers, neighbors and
friends, men used to toil and capable of the greatest endurance, as they
often proved, winning for themselves later, with others the sobriquet of
"Stonewall Jackson's Foot Cavalry".
25th Virginia Infantry Brief History of the Regiment" and David Dillard
(Dillara) Childress
21 May 1861, Enlisted as Private with the 25th VA Infantry, 2nd Company H,
Augusta County, Brownsburg, VA, [a.k.a. Daniel Childers.]
"The history of the 25th Virginia Infantry spanned the entire period of the
war. The regiment was nearly destroyed after the Battle of Rich Mountain in
July 1861, when nearly half of the men were surrendered. The following
spring, the 9th Battalion and a company from the 31st Virginia Infantry were
added to the 25th Regiment to bring it to full strength.
30 June 1861 to 28 February 1862, Present
During 1862 the 25th Regiment participated in Jackson's Valley Campaign and
in the battles of Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, and Fredericksburg."
15 April 1862 Present at Waynesboro, Augusta Co.
1 May 1862 to 31 December 1863 AWOL from 25th VA Infantry
16 December 1862 Enlisted in 39th Battalion, Company C, Virginia Cavalry,
Staunton, VA, without authority
"In 1863 the regiment was temporarily assigned to Brig. General John D.
Imboden's command, with which it participated in the Jones-Imboden Raid into
Western Virginia. The regiment then took part in the Gettysburg Campaign and
in the Mine Run Campaign."
28 February 1863 Presents or absence not reported
4 March 1863 Absent, sick
8 May 1863 Present
Returned to 2nd Company H, 25th VA Infantry
"In the spring of 1864, disaster once again struck the 25th Virginia
Infantry. At the battle of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House, all
but a handful of the regiment were taken prisoner. The remnants of the
regiment hung on like a bulldog, and took part in Jubal Early's Shenandoah
Campaign that fall."
4 January 1864 Present
1 March 1864 Admitted Field Hosp. for catarrhus [Nose and throat discharge
from a cold or allergy]
13 March 1864 Returned
17 April 1864 Admitted Field Hosp. febris continua [continuious fever,
without interruption]
5 May 1864 Captured Wilderness Campaign
9 May Confined at Belle Plain, VA
12 May 1864 captured at Spottsylvania, . Source: "Court Minutes, 1898 -
1903; Rockbridge County Court, Va."
Sent to Belle Plain, then to Point Lookout, MD
17 May 1864 Confined at Point Lookout, MD
10 August 1864 Transferred to Elmira Prison, NY
14 August 1864 Confined at Elmira Prison, NY
11 October 1864 Paroled, to be exchanged
14 October 1864 Confined at Point Lookout, MD
29 October 1864 Exchanged Savanah, GA
13 November 1864 Delivered to Venus Point, Savannah River, GA
24-25 November 1864 Absent, sick in Richmond hospital
"During 1865, the regiment participated in the fighting at Hatcher's Run,
Petersburg, and Appomattox Court House. At the surrender on April 9, 1865,
only one officer and fourteen men were left of the once proud regiment.
These were paroled and sent home."
25 May 1865 Paroled Staunton, VA
11 June 1900 Pension Application he states he served in Company A,
25th Virginia Regiment Confederate States Volunteer, that he has
"Rheumatism, Bronchial and Lung Affection totally disabling one from labor."
He states that it came from "Exposure whilst in the army and in federal
prisons." He stated he was 62 years of age. In his follow up submission in
7 May 1902 he states his age as 62.
Death of Mr. Childress
David D. Childress, well known and respected citizen of this community, died
early Tuesday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Clara A. Spradlin,
on Arch street, after a long period of illness.
Mr. Childress, who was a Confederate veteran, was in his 90th year of age,
having been born near Waynesboro in 1836.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church on Third street,
Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock conducted by Rev. C. A. Brown, of Staunton,
assisted by Reb. L. B. Bobbitt.
Mr. Childress is survived by two sons and four daughters: J. W. Childress,
J. L. Childress, Mrs. Nettie Campbell, Mrs. C. A. Spradlin, Waynesboro, Mrs.
Rebecca Sprouse, Charlottesville, Mrs. Ida Gibson, Staunton; and one sister,
Mrs. Margaret Moses of Waynesboro.
Patrick Henry Childress
Name: Patrick Henry Childress
Birth Place: Augusta Co.
Date of Birth: 12/12/1832
Physical Description: Height 5'10, eyes gray, hair brown, complexion fair
Prewar Life: Millwright Augusta Co.
Date of Enlistment: 7/16/1861
Place of Enlistment: Staunton
Age at Enlistment: 20
Occupation at Enlistment:
Conscript or Substitute: Service Information Military Service Record Rank:
Pvt.
Company: C
Transfer Company:
Regiment: 52nd Va. Inf. Promotions:
Transfers and Other Service:
Muster Sheet: Present 11-00-1861 to 04-00-1862; reenlisted 05-01-1862;
absent wounded until discharge
Captured:
Missing In Action:
Prison:
AWOL:
Deserted:
Discharge: Richmond, wounds and permanent disease of the spine and
spermatonhuas, age 27 10/17/1862
Paroled:
Notes:
Wounded/Killed Information Other Information Died of Disease:
Killed in Action:
Wounded in Action: Left thigh Cedar Run
Hospital:
Died of Wounds:
Personal Life:
Postwar Life: Master Carpenter
Death Place: South River District Augusta Co.
Date of Death: 5/4/1914
Cause of Death: Wound received at Cedar Run
Burial Place: Thornrose Cemetery Staunton
Epitaph:
William Childress
Name: William Childress
Birth Place:
Date of Birth: 0/0/1845
Physical Description: Height 5'9, eyes black, hair dark, complexion dark
Prewar Life: Date of Enlistment: 6/1/1861
Place of Enlistment: Staunton
Age at Enlistment:
Occupation at Enlistment:
Conscript or Substitute:
Service Information Military Service Record Rank: Pvt.
Company: H
Transfer Company:
Regiment: 25th Va. Inf.
Promotions:
Transfers and Other Service:
Enl., Co. C, 29th Btn. Va. Cav., 12-16-1862, Staunton
Muster Sheet:
Present 03-00-1863 To 08-00-1863;
Present 09-00-1864 To 10-00-1864;
No horse since 06-15-1864;
Present 11-00-1864 To 12-00-1864
Captured: Place and date unknown
Missing In Action:
Prison: Exchanged, Camp Lee, Richmond 10/31/1864
AWOL:
Deserted:
Discharge: Probably discharged for underage
Paroled: Staunton 5/15/1865
Notes:
Hope this is useful.
Regards,
Steve Stevens
Kathy, I would love a copy also. thank you Lovon
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Hope every one had a wonderful Christmas , I hope for all a very
happy new year.For all of you new to the list let me welcome you. Also to
inform you new folks, I've got a site for Civil War Childers/Childress that I
made up, every Childers/Childress that fought in in war is listed by state.
Along with added information when I could find it! such as regimental
histories, pension papers, photos etc etc, just all the info I could find.
To those that have been there, I've up dated many of the pages with added
information, so check back, theres new material. And as always I'm open to
any questions dealing with our family and the civil war. If you find an
ancestor listed let me know, I usually can dig up more, and help you trace
his steps through the war, if I can, where he was and what he did! ALSO,
I have copies of pension papers of for all the Virginia men that claimed a
pension and copies of pension cards for all the Union men. Still looking for
any photos of these men, even if it's just headstones or way after the war.
Heres the address!
http://www.geocities.com/injackcw/
<A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/injackcw/">Click here: index</A>
INDIANA JACK
Kathy, I would love to have a copy and thanks for doing this.
John CHildres
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----- Original Message -----
From: <Southerncatladi(a)aol.com>
To: <CHILDRESS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 8:19 PM
Subject: [Childress Research] family info
> Recently, I bought a genealogical and historical sketch off EBay. It
> discusses the name and family of Childress. It starts out in King Henry
III
> (circa 1216-1272)...says the earliest record of the name in England is
> probably that of Isabel de Childhers, which appears in the Close Rolls.
>
> This document, which I haven't had the time to really explore talks bout
the
> family starting out in Yorkshire and London moving all the way into
Henrico
> County, VA. And yes, it is talking about Abraham Childers and the year
1678.
> Says in 1679 he was assessed with two tithables in Henrico County, VA.
>
> As I read more, I will post it. The name Childhers, Childres, Childris,
> Childrus, Childrass, Childras, Childer, Childress, and Childers; of which
the
> last two are the spellings most frequently found here in America in modern
> times. If anyone would like a scanned copy of this document, let me know.
>
> Kathy
>
>
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I would love to have a copy if you don't mind. thank you for doing this.
John Childres
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Otto & Anita crona" <ogc(a)lcc.net>
To: <CHILDRESS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Childress Research] family info
> I would like a copy of the scannd document when you have the time.
>
> Sincerely, Anita Crona
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Southerncatladi(a)aol.com>
> To: <CHILDRESS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 8:19 PM
> Subject: [Childress Research] family info
>
>
> > Recently, I bought a genealogical and historical sketch off EBay. It
> > discusses the name and family of Childress. It starts out in King Henry
> III
> > (circa 1216-1272)...says the earliest record of the name in England is
> > probably that of Isabel de Childhers, which appears in the Close Rolls.
> >
> > This document, which I haven't had the time to really explore talks bout
> the
> > family starting out in Yorkshire and London moving all the way into
> Henrico
> > County, VA. And yes, it is talking about Abraham Childers and the year
> 1678.
> > Says in 1679 he was assessed with two tithables in Henrico County, VA.
> >
> > As I read more, I will post it. The name Childhers, Childres, Childris,
> > Childrus, Childrass, Childras, Childer, Childress, and Childers; of
which
> the
> > last two are the spellings most frequently found here in America in
modern
> > times. If anyone would like a scanned copy of this document, let me
know.
> >
> > Kathy
> >
> >
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> http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl
> >
> >
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>
Kathy, I would greatly appreciate this information. What a great gal you are
to offer!
Thank You!
Debbie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Southerncatladi(a)aol.com>
> To: <CHILDRESS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 8:19 PM
> Subject: [Childress Research] family info
>
>
> > Recently, I bought a genealogical and historical sketch off EBay. It
> > discusses the name and family of Childress.
> Kathy
>
<PRE>Kathy, I already have the same information but would still like to see the
EBay copy, so please send it to me. Thank you. Dorothy Hester White
Harkins, a Childress descendent.