Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Melinda Cherry Childers in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on February 2, 1842. Father of Nancy J. Childers, Mary E. Childers, George Childers, Harriett Childers, Pernecia Childers, and James Childers. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Employed Jefferson Keeny as a farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 367B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Long Pond, p. 8.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, Film #000851644, p. 248.

Citation

Childers, Richard. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32199288 (November 12, 2026).

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W. Brown et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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