| i. | William Leftwich Childress, born 19 Jul 1847 in Kanawha County, Virginia (Source: Kanawha Valley Genealogical Society, Kanawha Valley Cemeteries Volume I, Page 22.); died 30 Sep 1932 in Kanawha County, West Virginia; married (1) Sarah A. Smith; born 1845; died 1895; married (2) Roberta Jane Howell 09 Sep 1897 in Lincoln County, West Virginia; born 1870; died 1958. |
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Notes for William Leftwich Childress: Notes from the Great Grandson of William Leftwich Childress, Greg Whitlock: "Information from the 1880 Washington District, Kanawha County Census Records. Listed as a farmer. His brother Tillman B. Childress (b.1857) lived with him as did Tillman's son (b. 1875) Smith Gibbie (name in question). A housekeeper named Ortez Elizabeth age 20 lived in William's home. According to Alice Bowman Gillenwater, William always wore a white button down shirt with sleeve garters and a black bow tie. William enlisted in the 7th West Virginia Cavalry Company L on Mar 31, 1864 as a private and was discharged on Aug 1, 1865 as a corporal. William was buried on Oct 3, 1931 as stated on a document from the Bartlett Brothers Funeral Home of St. Albans burial expenses document. William died of Ilia-colitis. He had suffered from kidney, heart, and stomach trouble, piles, bladder cystitis, rheumatism and was hearing impaired according to Dr. C. B. Cann of Olcott, Dec 7, 1921. He claimed to start having rheumatism problems during the raid on Lynchburg, VA in 1864. William was about 6 feet tall, weighed about 180 pounds, blue-grey eyes and light hair." |
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More About William Leftwich Childress: Burial: Unknown, Forks of Coal Missionary Baptist Church, Lincoln Co., WV |
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More About Sarah A. Smith: Burial: Unknown, Forks of Coal Missionary Baptist Church, Lincoln Co., WV |
| ii. | Altha J. Childress, born Abt. 1848 in Kanawha County, Virginia; died Unknown; married George W. Means 10 Jul 1873; died Unknown. |
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More About George Means and Altha Childress: Marriage: 10 Jul 1873 |
| iii. | Felix W. Childress, born 10 Mar 1850 in Kanawha County, Virginia; died 27 Oct 1926; married Mary Elizabeth Means 19 Apr 1868 in Kanawha County, West Virginia; born 1849; died Unknown. |
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More About Felix Childress and Mary Means: Marriage: 19 Apr 1868, Kanawha County, West Virginia |
| iv. | Mary L. Childress, born 1851; died Unknown; married (1) William H. Midkiff; died Unknown; married (2) Charles B. Allen 08 Jun 1873 in Kanawha County, West Virginia; born 1848; died Unknown. |
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More About Charles Allen and Mary Childress: Marriage: 08 Jun 1873, Kanawha County, West Virginia |
| v. | Tilman R. Childress, born 15 Apr 1856 in Kanawha County, Virginia; died 20 Sep 1927 in Kanawha County, West Virginia; married Mollie Ferrell; born 1860; died 1942. | |||
| vi. | Henry Childress, Jr., born 1859 in Kanawha County, Virginia; died Unknown. | |||
| 6 | vii. | Joel Renfro Childress, born 17 Apr 1854 in Ruth, Kanawha County, Virginia; died 02 Jun 1937 in Charleston, West Virginia; married Marie Ann Tyler 06 Jun 1877 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. |
| i. | Mary Jane Tyler, born Abt. 1847 in Kanawha County, Virginia; died Unknown; married George W. Smith 07 Jan 1866 in Kanawha County, West Virginia; born Abt. 1840 in Kanawha County, Virginia; died Unknown. |
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More About George Smith and Mary Tyler: Marriage: 07 Jan 1866, Kanawha County, West Virginia |
| ii. | Adaline Tyler, born Abt. 1848; died Unknown. | |||
| iii. | George W. Tyler, born Abt. 1849; died Unknown; married Almedia Kidd 22 May 1868 in Kanawha County, West Virginia; died Unknown. |
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More About George Tyler and Almedia Kidd: Marriage: 22 May 1868, Kanawha County, West Virginia |
| iv. | Sarah E. Tyler, born Abt. 1851; died Unknown. | |||
| v. | James E. Tyler, born Abt. 1852; died Unknown; married Amanda E. Ramsey in Kanawha County, West Virginia; died Unknown. |
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More About James Tyler and Amanda Ramsey: Marriage: Kanawha County, West Virginia |
| vi. | William H. C. Tyler, born 14 May 1855; died Unknown; married Alice Rains 21 Apr 1875 in Kanawha County, West Virginia; died Unknown. |
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More About William Tyler and Alice Rains: Marriage: 21 Apr 1875, Kanawha County, West Virginia |
| vii. | Eliza V. Tyler, born 10 Oct 1856; died Unknown. | |||
| viii. | Samuel Tyler, born Abt. 1857; died Unknown; married Amanda Carr 21 Mar 1881 in Kanawha County, West Virginia; died Unknown. |
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More About Samuel Tyler and Amanda Carr: Marriage: 21 Mar 1881, Kanawha County, West Virginia |
| ix. | John M. Tyler, born Abt. 1860; died Unknown; married Sarah Clark Abt. 1870 in Kanawha County, West Virginia; died Unknown. |
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More About John Tyler and Sarah Clark: Marriage: Abt. 1870, Kanawha County, West Virginia |
| x. | Loyal B. Tyler, born Abt. 1863; died Unknown. | |||
| 7 | xi. | Marie Ann Tyler, born Apr 1858 in Kanawha County, Virginia; died 1902 in West Virginia; married Joel Renfro Childress 06 Jun 1877 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. |