Richard C Childers (1832 - 1917)

Born 13 Jan 1832 in Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Powell) Childers — married 27 Oct 1853 (to about 1859) in Conway County, Arkansas

Husband of Rebecca Emily (Freed) Childers — married 3 May 1859 (to 28 Oct 1904) in Johnson County, Arkansas

Husband of Mary L. (Young) Childers — married 26 Oct 1905 in Johnson, Arkansas, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Mar 1917 at age 85 in Johnson County, Arkansas

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Biography

Richard Childers served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: March 10, 1862
Mustered out: after Feb 29 1864
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Company G, 15th Regiment Arkansas Militia and Company I, 35th Arkansas Infantry Regiment

Richard was born in Indiana on January 13, 1832. He was the son of John Childers and Ursula DeMoss.

Civil War Confederate Soldier: Childers, Richard C (b 1832 Indiana) -- CSA Fourth Corporal: Enlisted March 10, 1862 in Company G, 15th Regiment Arkansas Militia, CSA Private: Enlisted June 20, 1862 at Dover Arkansas in Company I, 35th Arkansas Infantry Regiment. Present Feb 29 1864. Height 5’8”, eyes gray, hair light, complexion dark, farmer, age 29 born in Indiana.

• Married Margaret Elizabeth Powell October 27, 1853 in Conway Arkansas.
• Married Rebecca Emily Freed on May 3, 1859 in Johnson County Arkansas.
• Married Mary L. Page on October 26, 1905 in Johnson County Arkansas.

Filed Pension Application # 19789 on August 22, 1901 from Johnson County Arkansas.

Died March 20, 1917 and buried in Union Cemetery, Piney, Johnson County Arkansas.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images, Find A Grave: Memorial #13771489 for Richard C. Childers (13 Jan 1832–28 Mar 1917), Find a Grave Memorial no. 13771489, citing Union Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .
• "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHZ4-XW9 : 12 March 2018), Richard Childers, .
• Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
• "Arkansas Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ST-5VXB : 13 March 2018), Richd C Childers, 1893-1905; citing Johnson, Arkansas, United States, State Auditor's Office, Little Rock; FHL microfilm 2,209,370.
• "Arkansas Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ST-T5MJ : 13 March 2018), R C Childers, 1900; citing Johnson, Arkansas, United States, State Auditor's Office, Little Rock; FHL microfilm 2,209,371.
• Marriage #1 to Margaret E Powell: ARKANSAS MARRIAGES, 1837-1944 Indexing Project Number M54131-1 System Origin Arkansas-ODM GS Film #1025330 (attached) "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMGX-GMW : 18 March 2019), Richard Childers, 27 Oct 1853; citing Marriage, Conway, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,025,330.
• Marriage #2 to Rebecca Emily Freed (attached)
• Marriage #3 To Mary L Young Page: Ancestry.com, Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, Record for R C Childers. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FSArkansasMarriage&h=462116&indiv=try.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZR-JDB : 12 April 2016), Richard Childers in household of John Childers, Texas county, Texas, Missouri, United States; citing family 193, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87R-Q5V : 13 December 2017), Richard Childers, 1860. Martin Township, Pope County, Arkansas
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCW-BLX : 7 June 2019), Richard Childres, 1870. (Transcription error says Olive A Childres)
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNWZ-B75 : 12 August 2017), Richard Childers, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 88, sheet 261D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0048; FHL microfilm 1,254,048. Piney, Johnson County, Arkansas.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3FZ-96R : accessed 10 July 2019), Richard C Childers, Pilot Rock & Piney Townships, Johnson, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 42, sheet 3B, family 50, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,064.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKVW-LJR : accessed 10 July 2019), Richard C Childers, Piney, Johnson, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 63, sheet 2A, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 54; FHL microfilm 1,374,067.