Douglas Childers

Douglas Childers

• 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.
• 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: 29 Jan 2012