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William Henry Childs (Meade County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1827 d. 1865

Meade County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Saby Payne Childs in Meade County, Kentucky, on March 5, 1849. Father of Martha Childs, Thomas Childs, and Mary Childs. Farmer in Meade County, Kentucky, in 1860. Farmer in Meade County in 1863.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Meade County, p. 430.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Meade County, KY, 1863, p. 43.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994048, Meade County Births.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 28715.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Meade County Marriages, Film 000390317.

"William Henry Childs (1827-1865)," Find A Grave, Memorial 27233430, accessed January 23, 2024, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27233430.

Citation

Childs, William Henry. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281487 (November 12, 2026).

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