Husband: Claude Childers
Census name: Claud Childers
Born: Jan- -1890 1,2
Died: 1931 2
Buried: in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Elisha Childers (1854 - 1938)
Mother: Lenora Ash (1862 - 1944)
Wife: Winnie Yates 4,5
Born: Jul-14-1890 6,1
Died: Feb-27-1963 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH 7 (see note 1)
Census: 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: James S. Yates (1858 - 1919)
Mother: Laura Davisson (1860 - 1899)
M Child 1: Alton James Childers Born: Mar-14-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,4 Died: Oct- 8-1993 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 9 Cause of death: prostate cancer Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Occupation: teacher 8 Education: West Union H.S. (1927) Military: Jun-15-1942 - Dec-16-1945 Lt, U.S. Navy, World War II (Purple Heart) 8,10 Wife: Glenda M. Wright b. Mar- 5-1912 d. Apr- 8-2003 Married: Dec-25-1930 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,12
F Child 2: Pearl Childers Born: May- 8-1911 6 Died: Mar-17-2008 6 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,6 Resided: 1993 in Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Frank Carliss Batton b. Aug-29-1906 d. Nov-24-1930 Married: Jan-14-1927 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Husband: Paul Spurgeon b. Jul-30-1911 d. Nov- 9-1974 Married: May- 5-1932 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,11,15 No children: 15
F Child 3: Opal Childers Born: Apr- 4-1913 3,6 Died: Aug- 7-1999 3,6 Buried: in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Warder Brenton Batton b. Feb-14-1908 d. Dec- 7-1974 Married: Aug-26-1933 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
F Child 4: Virginia M. Childers Born: Jan- 1-1915 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Died: Sep- 6-2004 in Ponca City, Kay Co, OK 16 Buried: in Newkirk Cemetery, Kay Co, OK 8 Resided: in Ponca City, Kay Co, OK 8,11,14,13 Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Howard A. McKinney b. Apr-22-1914 d. Jul-18-2004 Married: 1937 11,17
F Child 5: Madaline Elizabeth Childers 8,12 Born: Jul-10-1916 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Died: Jun-29-2003 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 8 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 8 Resided: in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 8 Resided: 1993 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14 Resided: 1945 in Sanford, Hutchinson Co, TX 18 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James T. Kyle b. Jun-20-1913 d. Mar-26-1987 Married: Apr-29-1934 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
M Child 6: George Buff Childers Born: Feb-28-1918 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19,6,20 Died: Oct-15-1978 6,20 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 20 Resided: in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Tec 4, U.S. Army, World War II (Europe) 21,4,22 Wife: Annabelle Stansberry b. Feb-26-1924 Also known as: Anna Belle Stansberry 23,24 Married: May-25-1946 in California 4
F Child 7: Pauline Childers Born: Oct-31-1919 6 Died: Feb-28-1996 6 Resided: in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH 14,6 Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: ___ Holtz
M Child 8: Howard Childers Born: Aug-12-1924 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19,8 Died: Feb- 3-2010 in Ponca City, Kay Co, OK 25 Buried: in Newkirk Cemetery, Kay Co, OK 8 Resided: in Ponca City, Kay Co, OK 8,26 Resided: 1993, 2003, 04, 06 in Kildare, Kay Co, OK 14,13,27 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: power plant foreman, Chilocco Indian School, Bureau of Indian Affairs 8 Military: (enlisted 4/9/1943) Paratrooper, 82nd Airborne, US Army, WW II (Europe) 28,10,8,22 Wife: Rhea Mariah Gaskins b. Oct-13-1924 d. Apr-13-2014 Married: Sep- 7-1942 in Selma, Dallas Co, AL 17,11
M Child 9: Charles Dale Childers Born: Jul-12-1925 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8,2 Died: Aug-25-1993 in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV 8,2 Buried: in Richmond Union Cemetery, Jefferson Co, OH 9 Resided: in Richmond, Jefferson Co, OH 8 Census: 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: S1, US Navy, World War II (Pacific); US Army, Korean War 22,21 Wife: Twyla D. Sutton b. Dec-28-1930 d. Aug-31-2012 Married: Aug- 1-1949 11
F Child 10: Mary Jean Childers Born: Oct- 8-1927 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8,29 Died: Jun-14-2006 in Pleasant Grove, Belmont Co, OH 16 Buried: in Fort Steuben Burial Estates, Wintersville, Jefferson Co, OH 8 Resided: in Wintersville, Jefferson Co, OH 13,8 Resided: 1993 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH 14 Census: 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Ernest D. Haught b. Jun-10-1921 d. Feb-11-1989
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Headstone. (4) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 100. (5) Obituary of son. (6) Social Security Death Index. (7) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (8) Obituary. (9) Findagrave.com. (10) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) Obituary of husband. (12) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (13) Obituary of sister. (14) Obituary of brother. (15) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 248. (16) Obituary - Nursing home. (17) Obituary of wife. (18) West Union Herald, 6/14/1945. (19) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (21) Military Grave Marker. (22) Newspaper article. (23) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 252. (24) Marriage record of daughter. (25) Obituary - Hospital. (26) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (27) Obituary of wife's brother. (28) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (29) Death record of son. Event Notes Note (1) Death date reported in SSDI as March 1963, but the Ohio Death Index shows it as Feb 27 1963. Note (2) Listed as an unnamed son, age one month at time of May 2nd enumeration.