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Charles Lewis CHILDERS

Charles Lewis CHILDERS

Male 1856 - 1933  (76 years)

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  • Name Charles Lewis CHILDERS 
    Born 10 Nov 1856  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1880  [4] 
    farmer 
    Residence 1895  Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1900  Lauckport, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [5] 
    carpenter foreman 
    Occupation 1920  [6] 
    laborer at Vitrolite 
    Census 1910, 1920, 1930  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation stone mason  [1, 7] 
    Occupation 1930  [8] 
    kiln builder at Vitrolite Co. 
    Residence Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 2 Jun 1933  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I68672  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2020 

    Father Joseph Kester CHILDERS,   b. 1808,   d. 20 Apr 1889, Meathouse Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Alice JONES,   b. Dec 1818,   d. 1908  (Age ~ 89 years) 
    Family ID F11928  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hellen L. HOULT,   b. 19 Dec 1853, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1917, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 21 Aug 1873  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 5 1880:
      Charles L. Childers, 25, farmer; wife Helen, 26; son John V, 6; dau Alice, 5; son Howard, 2.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 20 1900:
      Helen Childers, 46, b. Dec 1895, widowed, mother of 5 children (all still living); dau Vinnie M, 18, b. Jun 1881; son Joseph C, 14, b. May 1886.
      NOTE: Helen's marital status should have been entered as divorced. Her former husband had remarried in 1895 and was enumeratd in this census with his new wife and their children in Wood County.

      1910 Census, Preston Co, WV (Valley District(, enumerated on Apr 16 1910 in the village of Reedsville:
      Clay Childers, 23, laborer at odd jobs, married 3 yrs; wife Goldie L, 22, married 3 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); dau Audra M, 2; son Lester P, 5 months; mother Hellen Holt, 54, divorced.
    Children 
     1. John Virgil CHILDERS,   b. 9 Feb 1874, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Georgia Alice CHILDERS,   b. 17 Jun 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1926, Booths Creek District, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     3. Howard CHILDERS,   b. 24 Jan 1879, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1963, Kingwood, Preston Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     4. Vinnie Myrtle CHILDERS,   b. 6 Jun 1881, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1946, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     5. Joseph Clay CHILDERS,   b. May 1886, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F55179  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Anna "Annie" ___,   b. 5 May 1858,   d. 3 Aug 1939, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 10 Jun 1895  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Wood Co, WV (Lubeck District, Community of Lauckport), enumerated on Jun 8 1900 at 924 Main St:
      Chas. L. Childers, 45, b. Nov 1854, stone mason, married 5 yrs; wife Annie, 42, b. May 1858, married 5 rs, mother of 5 children (all still living); son Charles O, 14, b. Jan 1886; dau Edna M, 4, b. Dec 1895; son Roy M, 8 months, b. Mar 1900; mother-in-law Elizabeth Peters, 66, b. Jul 1833, widowed, mother of 9 children (6 still living). All born in West Virginia.

      1910 Census, Wood Co, WV (City of Parkersburg), enumerated on Apr 18 1910:
      Charles Childers, 55, carpenter foreman, married 24 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Anna, 52, married 24 yrs (2nd marriage), mother of 5 children (all still living); dau Edna, 14; son Roy, 10; mother-in-law Vinnese Peters, 75, single (entered as S?}, children not indicated. All born in West Virginia.

      1920 Census, Wood Co, WV (City of Parkersburg), enumerated on Jan 10 1920 at 1721 E. Seventh St:
      Charles Childers, 64, laborer at Vitrolite; wife Anna, 61; son Roy M, 19, single, laborer at Vitrolite; boarder Elizabeth Peters, 90, widowed; boarder Lewis V. Vicent, 89 (or 39), widowed, laborer at Vitrolite. All born in West Virginia.

      1930 Census, Wood Co, WV (City of Parkersburg), enumerated on Apr 14 1930 at 1721 E. Seventh St:
      Charles L. Childers, 73, kiln builder at Vitrolite Co; wife Anna, 71, age 35 at time of first marriage; stepson Delbert O. Pernell, 51, widowed, age 20 at first marriage, gunsmith in repair shop; stepgrandson Delbert O. Pernell Jr, 21, single, chore boy at theater.
    Children 
     1. Charles Okey CHILDERS,   b. 9 Jan 1886, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1954, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     2. Edna Murrell CHILDERS,   b. 24 Dec 1895, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1971, Columbus, Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     3. Roy Melvin CHILDERS,   b. 22 Mar 1900, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1953, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
    Documents
    68672_CharlesLewisChilders_MrsAnniePernell_MarriageRecord_10Jun1895.jpg    		68672_CharlesLewisChilders_MrsAnniePernell_MarriageRecord_10Jun1895.jpg
    Family ID F55185  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    68672_CHILDERS_CharlesLewis_1856-1933_DeathCertificate.jpg    		68672_CHILDERS_CharlesLewis_1856-1933_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2136163&Type=Death.

    2. [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    3. [S2050] Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10243142&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S2082] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    5. [S2106] 1910 Census, Wood County, WV.

    6. [S2131] 1920 Census, Wood County, WV.

    7. [S2000] 1900 Census, Wood County, WV.

    8. [S2195] 1930 Census, Wood County, WV.

    9. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 196, Line 18 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791492&Type=Marriage.

    10. [S2050] Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10243142&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Charles Lewis Childers, 40, b. Doddridge Co, res. Wood Co; and Mrs. Annie Pernell, 37, b. Marion Co, res. Wood Co. Married Jun 10 1895 in Parkersburg, officiated by J. M. Boland, D.D., an Elder in the M.E. Church South. Informant for marriage license: C. L. Childers.
      NOTE: Marital status of the parties not stated. Identifying bride with the title "Mrs." implies that she was previously married.