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Elisha CHILDERS

Elisha CHILDERS

Male 1854 - 1938  (~ 83 years)

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  • Name Elisha CHILDERS 
    Born Dec 1854  Pleasants Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation sawmill worker 
    Occupation 1910  [4] 
    head sawyer at sawmill 
    Died 7 Dec 1938  [1, 2] 
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I19124  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2020 

    Father Jonathan CHILDERS,   b. CA 1815 
    Mother Lydia DOTSON,   b. CA 1821 
    Family ID F14748  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lenora ASH,   b. 6 Nov 1862, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1944, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 18 Jul 1880  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Notes 
    • Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Sep 28 1916, in its entirety:
      "Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Childers were at Parkersburg Sunday to see their daughter, Bergia, who is taking treatment at the St. Joseph's hospital. They report that she is doing nicely." [7]
    Children 
     1. Hettie CHILDERS,   b. 1881,   d. 1968  (Age 87 years)
     2. Ora CHILDERS,   b. 22 Jan 1883, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Lou "Louie" CHILDERS,   b. 21 Mar 1885, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Camilla CHILDERS,   b. 1 Nov 1887, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1964  (Age 76 years)
     5. Claude CHILDERS,   b. Jan 1890,   d. 1931  (Age ~ 40 years)
     6. Irene CHILDERS,   b. 4 Feb 1891, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1965, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     7. Gay Susan CHILDERS,   b. 18 Apr 1894, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 1994, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 100 years)
     8. Nell Jane CHILDERS,   b. Sep 1896
     9. Griffin CHILDERS,   b. 16 Jul 1899,   d. Jan 1966  (Age 66 years)
     10. Marie CHILDERS,   b. 13 Jun 1902, West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1902  (Age 0 years)
     11. Ernest CHILDERS,   b. Jun 1903,   d. Sep 1947  (Age ~ 44 years)
    Family ID F7005  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S92] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. IV, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167).

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

    3. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.

    4. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    5. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    6. [S1574] West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900, (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm).

    7. [S692] Obituary of wife.