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George Buff CHILDERS

George Buff CHILDERS

Male 1918 - 1978  (60 years)

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  • Name George Buff CHILDERS 
    Born 28 Feb 1918  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Tec 4, U.S. Army, World War II (Europe)  [4, 5, 6] 
    Census 1920  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died 15 Oct 1978  [2, 3] 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • After serving in the Army in World War II, he worked for Union Carbide in Sanford, TX for nine months, before moving back to Doddridge Co, WV, where he settled in Smithburg. There, along with his brothers Howard and Alton, he began the first milk pasteurization plant in the county, known as the Childers Brothers Dairy. [5]
    Person ID I19082  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2012 

    Father Claude CHILDERS,   b. Jan 1890,   d. 1931  (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Mother Winnie YATES,   b. 14 Jul 1890,   d. 27 Feb 1963, Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Family ID F6977  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Annabelle STANSBERRY,   b. 26 Feb 1924, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 25 May 1946  California Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    +2. Living
    +3. Living
     4. Living
    +5. Living
    Family ID F6998  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    4. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    5. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 100.

    6. [S1596] Newspaper article.