Husband: Cyrus S. Childers
Born: Mar-12-1838 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: May- 3-1897 1 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Military: Pvt, Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 4 Father: Joseph Kester Childers (1808 - 1889) Mother: Alice Jones (1818 - 1908)
Wife: Columbia Columbine Southworth
Married: Nov-28-1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 5
Born: Oct-12-1844 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 6,2
Died: Jan-28-1927 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 6,3
Census: 1880, 1900, 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Enoch B. Southworth (1818 - 1891)
Mother: Mary Ann Jones (1825 - 1854)
M Child 1: Frank Childers Born: ca 1862 7,2 Died: bef 1900 8 Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Ida Bird Davis b. Apr-14-1864 d. Jul-22-1927 Also known as: Bird Davis 2 Married: Feb-13-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
F Child 2: Ella Mae Childers Born: 1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,2 Died: Oct-29-1936 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,10 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Joseph William Ross b. Sep- 4-1867 d. Feb-22-1944 Married: Mar-24-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
F Child 3: Mary Gertrude Childers Also known as: Gertrude Childers 13,8 Born: 1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,14 Died: Aug-15-1901 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 16,3 Cause of death: typhoid fever 16 Census: 1900 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James Harrison Ross b. Jul- -1865 d. Sep-15-1901 Married: Mar- -1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 17
M Child 4: Edward Shelton Childers Also known as: Shelton Childers 18,19 Born: May- -1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,20 Died: Mar- 4-1928 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Census: 1880, 1920, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Rossie Mae McNemar b. Jul-29-1889 d. Sep-22-1962 Also known as: Rosie Mae McNemar 22 Married: Dec-16-1911 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 20
M Child 5: Herman Childers Born: ca 1873 7 Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 6: George S. Childers Born: Jun- -1875 8 Census: 1880, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 7: Enoch Buchanan Childers Born: Oct-31-1878 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 23,8 Died: Jan-28-1949 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 24,25 Buried: in Weston Masonic Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 12,25 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 23,25 Census: 1880, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: mill worker 25 Wife: Anna Gertrude Moneypenny b. Oct- 2-1883 d. Aug- 8-1967 Also known as: Gertrude Moneypenny 26,27,28 Married: 1906 in Lewis Co, WV 28
M Child 8: Joseph Kester Childers Born: Dec-15-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,14,2 Died: Dec- 6-1951 in Salem, WV 6 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 6,3 Resided: in Salem, WV 6 Census: 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: farmer 6,29 Wife: Margaret Cyrena "Rana" Siberts b. Jul-13-1886 d. Jul- 4-1964 Also known as: Rena Siberts 27 Married: Oct-30-1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 30,2
F Child 9: Ortha V. Childers Born: Apr-18-1883 1,8 Died: May- 7-1921 1 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (4) Historical Military Records, www.fold3.com. (5) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Cyrus Childers, 23, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Joseph K. & Allice; and Columbia Southworth, 17, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of E. B. (sic) & Mary Ann. Married Nov 28 1861. (6) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (7) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (8) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (9) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Frank Childers, 20, of Doddridge Co; and Ida B. Davis, 18, of Doddridge Co. Married Feb 13 1883. (10) Headstone (year only) (11) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (12) Findagrave.com. (13) Death record of daughter. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (15) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Mary Gertrude Ross, married, age 33, b. Doddridge Co, lifetime resident of West Virginia; died Aug 15 1901 at Blandville, cause of death typhoid fever complicated by premature childbirth, burial at Childers Graveyard. DR p. 138. (16) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as James Harrison Ross, 23, b. Bath Co Virginia, res. Doddridge Co; and Mary Gertrude Childers, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Informants for marriage license: James H. Ross & Cyrus S. Childers. License issued on Mar 13 1888, but there was no minister's return or endorsement to indicate that the marriage took place. (Note: The 1900 Census of Harrison County shows this couple as man and wife, having been married for 12 years.), MR p. 257. (18) Marriage record of son. (19) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (20) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (21) Death record of mother. (22) Obituary of son. (23) Obituary. (24) Obituary - At home. (25) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (26) Marriage record of daughter. (27) Obituary of husband. (28) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (29) 1930 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (30) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as Joseph Childers, age 33, b. Doddridge Co, resident of Doddridge Co. Bride identified as Mrs. Cyrana Rymer, age 30, b. Gilmer Co (this is incorrect, as her birth record shows that she was born in Doddridge Co, altho she resided in Gilmer Co at the time of her first marriage in 1909), resident of Doddridge Co. Ceremony held Oct 30 1916 "at the Home of the Bride.", MR Bk 10, p. 70.