Douglas Childers
b. 19 October 1819
- Douglas Childers was born on 19 October 1819 in South Carolina.
- He married Amanda Cheshire, daughter of Richard Jesse Cheshire and Matilda Dunham, on 18 December 1838 in Stewart County, Georgia.
- Douglas Childers and Amanda Cheshire appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1840 in Stewart County, Georgia. Other (counted but unnamed) members of the household apparently included Reuben Childers.
- Douglas Childers and Amanda Cheshire appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Mockinson Gap, Stewart County, Georgia, enumerated next to Amanda's parents.. Other members of the household included Reuben Childers, Jefferson Pierce Childers, Mary James Childers, Adner A. Childers, William Franklin Childers, Henrietta L. Childers and Benjamin F. Cheshire.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
- Douglas Childers and Amanda Cheshire appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Montgomery PO, Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Reuben Childers, Jefferson Pierce Childers, Mary James Childers, Adner A. Childers, William Franklin Childers, Henrietta L. Childers and Narcissa Childers.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
- On Wednesday, 30 September 1863, Green Wood recorded in his plantation daily account book: "Packed 6 Bales cotton Mr Childers, cotton weighing 466, 516, 536, 516, 511, 516. Baging 65 lbs, rope 35 making 100. Tole 272 lbs, remnant due Mr C. 53, making 325 lbs left not packed, 53 lbs over paying tole."
- On Thursday, 5 November 1863, Green Wood recorded in his plantation daily account book: "Gining cotton for Mr Childers," and on the following day, "Finished gining Mr Childers cotton." On Saturday: "Packed 3 Bales cotton for Mr Childers."
- Douglas Childers and Amanda Cheshire appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Danville Precinct, Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included William Franklin Childers and Narcissa Childers.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
- Douglas Childers and Amanda Cheshire appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Willis, Montgomery County, Texas. Also in the household was one boarder.
- He was a hotel keeper, according to the 1880 census.
- Last Edited: 30 Oct 2013
Family: Amanda Cheshire b. 15 August 1822, d. 26 December 1896
- Reuben Childers b. circa 1839, d. 10 July 1862
- Jefferson Pierce Childers+ b. 23 November 1841, d. 10 December 1913
- Mary James Childers b. 3 August 1842, d. 28 July 1932
- Adner A. Childers+ b. 3 April 1845, d. 9 July 1915
- William Franklin Childers+ b. 28 April 1848, d. 12 March 1922
- Henrietta L. Childers b. 13 March 1849, d. 20 January 1928
- Narcissa Childers+ b. 24 September 1851, d. 19 September 1927