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     William Alfred Chapman married Ella Childress, daughter of Anderson Crowell Childress and Elizabeth Hendrix.
     William Alfred Chapman registered with the World War I Selective Service System at Spartanburg County, South Carolina. He described himself as living Route 1, Greer, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, age 41, born Sept. 11, 1877, and his occupation was farm laborer for W. E. Wilson. He was tall in height, medium in build, with blue eyes and had light hair. His closest relative was Mrs. Ella Chapman.³
William Alfred Chapman appeared on the census of 3 Jan 1920 at Reidville Township, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, as follows:
     Chapman, W. A., head, 43, renter, b. S.C., parents b. S.C., general farmer
, Ella, wife, 38, b. S. C., parents b. S. C.
, Landrum, son, 18, b. S. C.
, Lee, son, 15, b. S. C.
, Pearl, dau., 11, b. S. C.
, Nancy, dau., 7, b. S. C.
, Jazzie[?], dau., 4 7/12, b. S. C.
, Eliza, mother, 65, married, b. S. C., parents b. S. C.⁴

     William B. Chapman Jr. was born on 8 Feb 1866 at Conneaut, Ohio.³ He was the son of William Brooke Chapman and Cynthia Olds.³ William B. Chapman Jr. married Margaret Kennedy on 25 Nov 1896 at Buffallo, New York.⁴
     "Will B. [Chapman], born February 8, 1866, now a practicing lawyer with office in Pittsburgh ; lives in Grafton, Pennsylvania. He married in Buffalo, New York, November 25, 1896, Margaret Kennedy; children: ..."⁴

     William Brooke Chapman was born on 8 Oct 1826 at Cleveland, Ohio.^3,4 He married Cynthia Olds, daughter of Ezekiel Olds and Betsey Pitney, on 14 Oct 1847 at Ashtabula County, Ohio.^1,5 William Brooke Chapman died on 27 Oct 1895 at Bradford, Pennsylvania, at age 69.⁴
     William Brooke Chapman and Cynthia Chapman appeared on the census of 21 Jul 1850 at Conneaut, Ashabula County, Ohio, as follows:
William B. Chapman, 23, carpenter, b. O.
Cynthia , 20, b. O.
Sarah , 1, b. O.⁶
     "William Brooke Chapman was of English and French descent. He grew to manhood and was educated in Ashtabula county, Ohio, graduating from the Conneaut Academy in 1846. He at once began the study of law in the ofrice of General Brewster Randall, at Conneaut; was married in 1847,and in February, 1852, at Columbus, Ohio, was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Ohio, having previously been admitted to the Ashtabula county bar. He at once began the practice of his profession, and was becoming well established when the war between the states broke out. He did not hesitate when duty called, and in July, 1861, enlisted in the Second Ohio Light Artillery. He was chosen first lieutenant of his battery and won a promotion to captain, he was wounded at the battle of Pea Ridge, which so incapacitatcd him for further duty that he resigned his commission, received honorable discharge and returned to Conneaut. He there resumed legal practice, continuing until 1873, when he moved to Erie, Pennsylvania, and in 1877 located in Bradford. Here his talents as an attorney and counsellor brought him quick recognition, and he built up a large, lucrative practice of the best class. He was learned in the law, skillful in its application and thoroughly honorable in all his dealings. He was originally a Whig, but later a Republican and an active worker in the party. He was an ardent advocate of the cause of temperance, but opposed to making it the basis of a third party movement. He belonged to the Masonic order, affiliating with both blue lodge and chapter. Children of Captain William Brooke and Cynthia (Olds) Chapman, all born in Conneaut, Ohio: 1. Sarah Margaret, born June 8, 1849; married in Conneaut, September 28, 1870, Charles Flay wood, whom she survives. He was a harness-maker, but during
the last twenty years of his life was cashier of a Conneaut bank. Children: 1. Clara, born June 28, 1877; Edna, March 16, 1880. 2. Phcebe Ellen, born August 13, 1851 ; married November 15, 1876, at Erie, Pennsylvania, Stephen A. Holbrook (see Holbrook). 3. Henry William, bcrn April 6, 1854; married in New York City, December 5, 1889, Louisa Dillon; no issue. They reside in New York City, Mr. Chapman having, for a number of years, traveled for the firm of Mills & Gibbs, corner of Broadway and Grand street. New York City. 4. John Burtt, born June 29, 1856, now a practicing lawyer of Cleveland, Ohio, but resides in Northfield, Ohio; married in Cleveland, Ohio, October 20, 1880, Nellie Stanley, of Ohio; children : Hazel, May and Henry Stanley, a traveling salesman. 5. Will B., born February
8, 1866, now a practicing lawyer with office in Pittsburgh ; lives in Grafton, Pennsylvania. He married in Buffalo. New York, November 25, 1896, Margaret Kennedy; children: Margaret, born September 25, 1897; William Kennedy, January 20, 1911."⁴
     
     "Chapman, William B. of Bradford, Pa., b. in Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 8, 1826, attorney, adm. to bar, 1852, volunteer in 2nd Ohio bat. light artillery, 1861, severely wounded at Pea Ridge, Mo., 1862 (m. Oct. 14, 1847, Cynthia, dau. Ezekiel and Betsey (Pitney) Olds of New Hampshire, and has five children, viz: Sarah M., Phoebe E., Henry W., John B. and William B., Jr.)".³

     William Guy Landrum Chapman was born on 7 Jun 1925.² He was the son of William Landrum Anderson Chapman and Lavada Rose Bragg. William Guy Landrum Chapman married Bernice Sloan on 28 Oct 1947.² William Guy Landrum Chapman died on 6 Oct 2005 at Richard Campbelll Veterans Nursing Home at age 80.³ He was buried at Wood Memorial Park, Duncan, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.⁴
     His obituary states:
     "Guy L. Chapman, 80, formerly of 114 Cliffside Drive, died Oct. 6, 2005, at Richard Campbell Veteran's Nursing Home.
"A native of Spartanburg County, son of the late Landrum Chapman and Lavada Bragg Fowler, he was a retired employee of J.P. Stevens, a U.S. Navy World War II Veteran, and a long-time member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
"Surviving are a daughter, Linda C. Batson of Greer; two brothers, Kenneth Fowler and Ernest Fowler, both of Duncan; four sisters, Mildred Gibson of Lyman, Delores Glenn of Duncan, Frankie Pustaver of Charlotte and Barbara Burrell of Reidville; one grandchild, Chris Jones and wife Christine; two great-grandchildren, Dustin and Daniel Jones.
"Mr. Chapman was predeceased by a grandson, Brian G. Batson and a sister, Grace Boiter.
"Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at The Wood Mortuary, conducted by Dr. Danny Emory and Rev. Donel Kelly. Burial will follow in Wood Memorial Park.
"Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at The Wood Mortuary.
"The family is at the home of the daughter, 110 Cliffside Drive, Greer, SC.
"Memorials may be made to Greer Community Ministries, Mobile Meals Program, PO Box 1373, Greer, SC 29652.
Published in The Greenville News on Oct. 8, 2005."³

     William Landrum Anderson Chapman was born on 22 Mar 1901 near Burnsview Church, rural Greer, South Carolina.^2,3 He was the son of William Alfred Chapman and Ella Childress. William Landrum Anderson Chapman married Lavada Rose Bragg, daughter of William Washington Bragg and Nettie Jane Mary Ann Rodgers, on 27 Dec 1922 at the home of D. H. Smith, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.^4,5 William Landrum Anderson Chapman died on 23 Sep 1933 at Reidville Township, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 32² and was buried on 24 Sep 1933 at Wood's Chapel, South Carolina.^2,6,7
     His obituary states:
"LANDRUM CHAPMAN TAKEN BY DEATH. Greer, Sept. 23. Landrum Chapman, 32, died at his home south of Greer near Wood's Chapel, Saturday afternoon after an illness of 10 weeks. Mr. Chapman made his home near Greer for the greater part of his life. He was well known and had many friends throughout this section. He was a member of Sharon Methodist Church.
"Mr. Chapman is survived by his widow, the former Miss Levava [sic] Bragg; three children, Grace, Guy and Mildred Chapman; his father and mother, Mrs. and Mrs. W. A. Chapman, all of Wood's Chapel; one brother, Lee Chapman of Greer, and two sisters. Mrs. Paul Jones and Mrs. Harvey Jones, both of Greer, Route 1.
"Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at Wood's Chapel Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. Rufus Glenn, assisted by the Rev. D. R. Dill. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
"The pallbearers will be O. P. Anders, Lee Johnson, Carl Hawkins, Clyde DeShields, Cecil DeShields, and Bub Hudson."⁸

     Elizabeth Charde was born in 1587.¹ She married (2) Thomas Ford on 19 Jun 1616 at Bridport, Dorset, England,² and she died on 18 Apr 1643 at Windsor, Connecticut.³

     Della M. Chase was born on 13 Apr 1868.² She married Lucius Elanson Olds, son of Ariel Young Olds and Elvina Louisa Gallup, on 5 Dec 1888 at Mason, Michigan.³ Della M. Chase died on 4 Jun 1892 at age 24^2,4 and was buried at Eden Cemetery, Ingham County, Michigan.²

     Eleaser Chase was born on 4 Jun 1801.¹ He married Almira Olds, daughter of Hanford Olds and Anna Ellis, on 17 Jan 1821.¹ Eleaser Chase died in 1876.¹
     Eleaser Chase and Almira Chase appeared on the census of 17 Aug 1850 at Pinegrove Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, as follows:
     704/704 Eleazor Chase, 49, farmer, b. N. Y.
      Almira " , 47, b. N. Y.
      Catherine " , 16, b. PA, attended school
      Lucetta " , 13, b. PA, attended school.²

     Ella E. Chase was born on 23 Apr 1863.² She married Lucius Elanson Olds, son of Ariel Young Olds and Elvina Louisa Gallup, on 16 Apr 1884 at Vevay, Ingham County, Michigan.^1,3 Ella E. Chase died on 12 Apr 1885 at age 21^2,4 and was buried at Eden Cemetery, Mason, Eden County, Michigan.²

     Freedom P. Chase was born in 1829 at Michigan.^2,3 He was the son of Eleaser Chase and Almira Olds.¹ Freedom P. Chase died in 1862.³ He was buried at Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan.⁴
     Freedom P. Chase appeared on the census of 22 Jun 1860 at Eckford, Calhoun County, Michigan, as follows:
     365/360 Freedom Chase, 30, farmer, b. N. Y., married within year [sic]
      Agnes P. ", 26, home keeper, b. Mich.
      Liziebell " , 3, b. Mich.
      Parsons " , 1, b. Mich.
      Joel Lamb, 21, farmer, b. Mich.²

     Liberty Chase married Sophronia Thompson.² Liberty Chase was born c 1829 at New York. He was the son of Eleaser Chase and Almira Olds.¹ Liberty Chase died on 12 Jun 1879;
     9. Chase, Liberty A., 55, b. N. Y., parents b. N. Y., cause of death: "Strok" of lightning, 9 years in County.^3,4 He was buried at Glasco Cemetery, Glasco, Cloud County, Kansas.⁵
     Liberty Chase appeared on the census of 20 Aug 1850 at Pinegrove Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, as follows:
     760/761 Liberty Chase, 26, farmer, b. N. Y.
      Sophronia , 20, b. Pa.⁶
Liberty Chase appeared on the census of 29 Jun 1855 at Busti, Chatauqua County, New York, as follows:
     316 frame home $250 #343 Liberty A. Chase, 31, b. "Dutches" Co., married, 1 yr resident of town, farmer, native voter
      Suphronia Chase, 25, wife, b. PA, married, 1 yr resident of town
      Hellen A. Chase, 5, dau., b. PA
      Lib Frances E. Chase, 4, dau., b. PA.⁷
Liberty Chase appeared on the census of 12 Jul 1860 at Pinegrove Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, as follows:
     909/909 Liberty Chase, 36, farmer, b. N. Y.
      Sophronia Chase, 30, b. Penna
      Helen A. , 10, b. Penna
      Frances E. , 9, b. Penna
      Joshua , 9, b. Penna
      James L. , 1, b. Penna.⁸
Liberty Chase appeared on the census of 13 Jun 1870 at Osage Township, Miami County, Kansas, as follows:
     102/101 Chase, Lewis[?] A., 46, farmer, b. New York
      , Sophrona, 40, keeping house, b. "Pensylvany"
      , Frances , 19, school teacher, b. Penn.
      , Joshua, 14, farm laborer, b. New York
      , James, 11, b. Penn
      , Henry, 7, b. Penn
      , Arthur, 4, b. Iowa.⁹
Liberty Chase appeared on the census of 1880 at Summit Township, Cloud County, Kansas, as follows:
     9. Chase, Liberty A.,55, b. N. Y., parents b. N. Y., farmer. died in June, cause of death: "Strok" of lightning, 9 years in County.¹⁰

     Mary Jane Chase was born on 20 Aug 1830 at Pennsylvania.² She was the daughter of Eleaser Chase and Almira Olds.¹ Mary Jane Chase died on 24 Dec 1911 at Sparta, Kent County, Michigan, at age 81.³

     Melissa Chase was born c 1827.² She was the daughter of Eleaser Chase and Almira Olds.¹ Melissa Chase married Peter Kanouse on 11 Apr 1849 at York, Washtenaw County, Michigan.^1,3
     Melissa Chase appeared on the census of 26 Jul 1860 at York, Washtenau County, Michigan, as follows:
     1054/1042 Peter C. Kanous 37, occupation F[?], b. N. Y.
      Melissa , 33, b. N. Y.
      Josephine , 10, b. Mich., attended school
      Byron , 7, b. Mich., attended school
      Lucetta , 4, b. Mich., attended school
      John , 2, b. Mich., attended school
      Nellie , 8/12, b. Mich.
      Adelbert Truax, 18, occupation F. Ll [??], b. N. Y., attended school
      Almira Chase, 55, b. N. Y.⁴

     Thomas Cheney married Sarah Westall, daughter of George Westall and Sarah Wade, on 19 Aug 1697 at All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.¹

     Lucinda Chenore married Gideon Ransom Olds, son of Gideon Olds and Sarah Elizabeth Cobler, on 6 Mar 1905.³ Lucinda Chenore was buried at Burial Park Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma.⁴

     James Childers married Monna Rose Olds, daughter of Orville Lee "Boy" Olds and Joyce Aders, on 21 Jun 1963.¹ James Childers died b 12 Jul 2017.²

     Aden D. Childress was buried at Lakeview Memorial Garden, Avon Park, Highlands County, Florida. He was born on 19 Feb 1914 at Washington County, Tennessee. He married Anna Phillips Poteat, daughter of Frank Bela Poteat and Cora Viola Phillips, on 10 May 1940 at Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee. Aden D. Childress died on 15 Apr 2003 at Sebring, Highlands County, Florida, at age 89.
     Aden's obituary appeared in the News-Sun (Highland County, FL, online version, seen 18 April 2003). It gives his history as a minister, beginning at the age of 17 when he was ordained by his home church, the First Baptist Church of Jonesboro. His survivors were his wife Sharon; daughters, Carol Ann Wilkinson of Bradenton, Sharon Strickler of Lake Alfred; stepsons, Alan Hawkins of Apopka and Stephen Hawkins of Bloomington, IL; and four grandchildren.

     Anderson Crowell Childress was born on 12 Aug 1841. He was the son of Isham Childress and Hannah Hughes. Anderson Crowell Childress married (1) Margaret McMurray.¹ Anderson Crowell Childress married Elizabeth Hendrix b 1880.² Anderson Crowell Childress married (3) Martha Hughes c 1898.^3,4 Anderson Crowell Childress died on 15 Feb 1923 at Reidville Township, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 81. He was buried at Abner Creek Baptist Church, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

     Elizabeth Childress was born on 15 Feb 1873 at South Carolina.¹ She was the daughter of Anderson Crowell Childress and Margaret McMurray.¹ Elizabeth Childress married David Henry Smith on 24 Dec 1891.^1,2 Elizabeth Childress died on 15 Dec 1934 at Reidville Township, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 61.¹ She was buried on 16 Dec 1934 at Woods Chapel, South Carolina.^1,3
     Her obituary states:
     Mrs. D. H. Smith Claimed by Death; Funeral on Sunday
"Greer, Dec. 15 -- Mrs. Elizabeth Childers Smith, 61, died at 7:30 o'clock Saturday morning at her home, Greer, route 5, after a week's illness.
"Funeral services will be conducted Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at the Wood's Chapel Methodist Church condiucted by the Rev. W. W. Owings assisted by the Rev. W. Y. Cooley. Interment will be made in the church cemetery.
"Mrs. Smith was the wife of D. H. Smith and the daughter of the late A. C. and Margaret Murray Childers members of a well known Spartanburg County family. She was a member of the Wood's Chapel Church.
"Surviving are her husband; a brother D. W. Childers, of New York City; two half sisters, Mrs. W. C. Chapman and Mrs. Olive Johnson, both of Greer route 5; four nieces and two nephews.
"Pallbearers will be Cecil and Glenn Smith, O. W. and T. J. Grady and Thomas Dillard."⁴
     In a second obituary for Elizabeth Smith, the surname is spelled Childress and that of her mother is given as McMurry. Rev. W. W. Owings is not mentioned and the pallbearers are given as Cecil Smith, Glenn Smith, O. W. Glenn, T. J. Glenn, Grady Dillard and Thomas Dillard. One modified section says: "Mrs. Smith was the wife of Henry Smith, and was a member of a well known Spartanburg County family. She was the daughter of the late A. C. and Margaret McMurry Childress and was for a number of years a member of the Woods Chapel Methodist, and a regular attendant at her church."⁵

     Ella Childress married William Alfred Chapman. Ella Childress was born on 7 Jul 1880 at South Carolina.² She was the daughter of Anderson Crowell Childress and Elizabeth Hendrix. Ella Childress died on 19 Aug 1940 at Reidville Township, RFD 5 Greer, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 60.^3,4 She was buried on 21 Aug 1940 at Abner Creek Church Cemetery, Reidville Township, Spartanburg, South Carolina.²
     Her obituary states:
Obituary Notice: "Greer. August 20. -- Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Chapman, 60, who died suddenly at her home near Greer Monday night at 10:30 will be held Wednesday morning at eleven o'clock at the Abner Creek Baptist church of which she was a member, conducted by her pastor, the Rev. D. R. Hill, assisted by Rev. B. H. Tucker; the interment will follow in the adjoining cemetery.
"Pall bearers will be Boyd Hawkins, Randolph Smith, E. L. Davis, Will Odom, O. P. Anders and Walter DeShields.
"Mrs. Chapman was the daughter of the late A. C. and Elizabeth Hendrix Childress and has made her home in this section all her life. When a young lady she was married to William A. Chapman, who survives together with three children, Lee Chapman of Tigerville, and two daughters, Mrs. Harvey Jones and Mrs. Paul Jones, both of Greer route 1; also 10 grandchildren and one great grandchild; one half-brother, Dave Childress of New York City.
"Pending the hour to leave for funeral the body will be at the home."³

     Hannah Childress was born c 1844. She was the daughter of Isham Childress and Hannah Hughes. Hannah Childress married Jasper Newton Leonard c 1867.¹
     Hannah Childress appeared on the census, as follows: She is age 16 in the 1860 cenus of Spartanburg Co., SC.

     Ila Childress was buried at Abner Creek Baptist Church, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹ She was born on 10 Feb 1882. She was the daughter of Anderson Crowell Childress and Elizabeth Hendrix. Ila Childress married Joseph Lee Duncan, son of George Berry Duncan and Cornelia Chapman, c 1898.² Ila Childress died in 1909.³
     Ila Duncan and Joseph Lee Duncan appeared on the census of 19 Jun 1900 at Chick Springs Township, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, as follows:

     Isham Childress married Hannah Hughes. Isham Childress was born c 1800.
     He is listed as father of Mary Ann Childress in the material from Ibera Oliver.¹

ToDo: It will be necessary to re-do Isham Childress, wife Hannah Hughes, and daughter Hannah Childress Leonard in light of Hughes deed information and note by Horace Gilbert under Hannah Leonard. Also, Ibera Bragg listed the wife of Isham Chidress as Sallie Hughes.

Isham Childress appeared on the census of 1830 at Spartanburg County, South Carolina, as follows:
Isham Childress, 1 male under 5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 20-30, 1 female under 5, and 1 female 20-30.²
Isham Childress appeared on the census of 1840 at Spartanburg County, South Carolina, as follows:
     Isham Childress, 1 male 5-10, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 30-40, 2 females under 5, 1 female 5-10, and 1 female 30-40.³
Isham Childress appeared on the census of 26 Aug 1850 at Spartanburg County, South Carolina, as follows:

     Gilbert mentions this family because Hannah or Anna married Jasper Newton Leonard. He says she was the daughter of Isham Childers, b. 1800, and Salley Children, b. 1802. In tracing Hannah he writes "in 1880 she was living with Hamilton Leonard and his family, in 1870 Reidv'l Twp, p. 39, Parntha Childers, age 23, is living with her parents, Isham Childers, b. 1802, and his wife Annie Children [sic], b, 1818, who appears to be a 2nd wife, in 1850 Census Spbg., Co., p. 92, his wife is Sallley, b. 1803, and is how [sic] as being born in 1800, but I do not find Hannah or her sister Parntha listed in 1850; I do not find the family of Isham Childers in the 1860 Census for Reidville Twp."⁵
Isham Childress appeared on the census of 22 Jun 1870 at P. O. Glenn Springs, Reidville Township, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, as follows:
     Childress, Isham, 68, farmer, b. S.C., can neither read nor write
      , Anne, 52, b. S. C., can neither read nor write
      , Parnathi, 25, female, b. S. C., can not write
     Hughes , Nellie, 70, female, can not read or write.⁶
Isham Childress appeared on the census of 14 Jun 1880 at Beech Springs Township, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, as follows:
     Isham Childress, 78, boarder is listed as father-in-law in the family of William A. Bright, 41, and his wife Mandy, 44.⁷

     Mary Ann Childress was born c 1827 at South Carolina. The date is an estimate from census records. She was the daughter of Isham Childress and Hannah Hughes. Mary Ann Childress married George W. Bragg c 1849.¹
     Abner Creek Baptist Church was formed from Green Pond Baptist Church in 1834. On 17 Nov 1849, brother Warren Drummond was "called for supply" and Elder Warren Drummond preached on 16 Feb. 1850. Sister Mary Bragg joined with a letter from Green Pond on 2 Oct 1858. Sister Hannah Childress joined by experience on 1 Oct 1859. On 3 Jan 1863, Isham Childress was received by letter from Green Pond. An 1866 membership list contains the names George Bragg, Isham Childress, Mary Bragg, Ann Childress, Pernatha Childress, and Hannah Childress. A later, undated, list shows George Bragg, Mary Bragg, Ann Childress, Pernath Childress, and Hannah Childress.²

     Olive Childress was buried at Abner Creek Baptist Church, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.² She was born on 2 Jan 1897 at South Carolina.² She was the daughter of Anderson Crowell Childress and Elizabeth Hendrix.¹ Olive Childress died on 4 Jul 1936 at Spartanburg General Hospital, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 39.²
     Olive Childress appeared on the census of 30 Jan 1920 at Chick Springs Township, Greenville County, South Carolina, as follows:
     Johnson, Jona C., head, age 21, can neither read nor write, b. S.C., parents b. SC
      , Olive, wife, age 23, could read and write, b. S. C., parents b. S. C.
Both of them were employed as weavers in a cotton mill.³
     Her obituary states:
     July 4, Greer: Mrs. Olive C. Johnson, 49, of Greer, Route 5, d. in a Spartanburg Hospital at 3:30 this afternoon. Had been ill 10 days. day. of the late A. C. and Elizabeth Hendrix Childress and had spent her entire life in the community in which she died; a member fo Abner Creek Bapt. Ch. Survived by one dau. Lucille Johnson, one sister, Mrs. W. A. Chapman, one half brother D. W. Childress. Body at home of D. H. Smith where she had lived a number of years.⁴

     Pernatha Childress was born c 1841. She was the daughter of Isham Childress and Hannah Hughes.
     Pernatha Childress appeared on the census, as follows: She is age 19 in the 1860 census of Spartanburg Co., SC.

     Janie A. Childs was born in 1884.¹ She married William Dunston Nelms, son of James A. Nelms and Sarah Childs, on 3 Apr 1904 at Elbert County, Georgia.^1,2 Janie A. Childs died on 28 Sep 1970 at Roger Huntington Nursing Center, Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina.^3,4 She was buried at Wood Memorial Park, Duncan, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.⁵
     Another obituary for Janie states:
               Mrs. W. D. Nelms
DUNCAN — Mrs. Janie Childs Nelms, 85, widow of W. D. Nelms, of Main Street, died 7:10 p.m. Monday in Roger Huntington Nursing Home.
Native of Elberton County, Ga; resident of Duncan area for past 46 years; member of Lyman Methodist Church.
Surviving: daughters, Mrs. J. G. Greer at Spartanburg Route 4, Mrs. Judson Blackwell of Wellford Route 1, Mrs. Mazelle Burnette of Atlanta, Mrs. Bart Satterfield of Lyman; sons, William Nelms of Simpsonville and O.D. Nelms of Spartanburg; brother, J. B. Childs of Greenville; 18 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Family is at the home of daughter,[ ]Mrs. Judson Blackwell, on the Lyman-Inman Highway.
Services 4 Wednesday at Wood Mortuary by the Revs. Julian Lazar and Victor Green; burial in Wood Memorial Park.
Family to receive friends 7-9 tonight at Wood Mortuary.⁶
     Her obituary states:
Greenvile News Greenville South Car. 29 Sep 1970 Tue p. 19
Mrs. W. D. Nelms
DUNCAN - Mrs Janie Childs Nelms, 85, of Main Street, widow of W.D. Nelms, died Monday.
A native of Elbert County, Ga., she had lived in the Duncan area 46 years and was a member of Lyman Metho dist Church.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. J. G. Greer of Rt. 4, Spartanburg, Mrs. Judson Blackwell of Rt. 1, Wellford, Mrs. Mazelle Burnette of Atlanta. Ga., and Mrs. Bart Satterfield of Lyman; two sons. William Nelson of Simpsonville and O.D. Nelms of Spartanburg; a brother, A.B. Childs of Greenville; 18 grandchildren, and 27 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Wood Mortuary. Burial will be in Wood Memorial Park.
The body is at the mortuary where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. The family is at the home of Mrs. Judson Blackwell on the Lyman-Inman highway.⁷

     Sarah Childs was born on 9 Nov 1859.² She married James A. Nelms, son of Thomas Willis Nelms and Frances E. "Fanny" Rucker, on 1 Jan 1879 at Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.^1,3 Sarah Childs died on 13 Nov 1943 at age 84.² She was buried at Bethlehem Cemetery, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.⁴

     Irene E. Chittenden was born in Dec 1857.¹ She married William Henry Ridgely, son of William Simmons Ridgely and Ann Eliza Crowell, on 28 Oct 1875.^2,3
     Irene's identitication as a Chittenden is helped by finding an Irene E. Chittenden, age 14, born in Illinois in the family of an Allen, age 46, and Hannah Chittenden, age 44, both born in Kentucky, in the 1870 census of Knox County, Illinois. Also in this family was a James L. Chittenden, age 22.⁴ By 1880, James H. Chittenden, age 32, his widowed father Allen L. Crittenden, age 56, and his widowed aunt Hannah Crittenden, age 55, are in Crawford County, Kansas, although James, Allen and Hannah are now shown as born in Indiana.⁵
Irene E. Ridgely and William Henry Ridgely appeared on the census of 1880 at Crawford County, Kansas, as follows: The family is listed as:
Ridgley, Wm. 24 clerk in store b. Ill. father b. ______ mother b. N. Y.
Irene E. 23 wife b. Ill. father b. OH mother b. Ind.
Edna 3 dau. b. Kansas father b. Ill. mother b. Ill.⁵
Irene E. Ridgely appeared on the census of 1900 at Girard, Crawford County, Kansas. She was born in Dec. 1857, age 42, a widow, the mother of two children, both living. She was a dressmaker, b. in Ill., father b. in Ky, mother b. in Ind.¹
Irene E. Ridgely appeared on the census of 1910 at Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas. She was on N. Broadway living with many other people but listed as the head (and only member) of her own family. She was age 40 and widowed and had had two children, one of whom was living. She was born in Illinois, her father was born in Kentucky and her mother in Indiana.
Irene E. Ridgely appeared on the census of 1930 at Girard, Crawford County, Kansas. She was age 70, a widow first married at age 18. b, KY, father b. Ky., mother b. Ind., and had been a nurse in a private family.⁶

     George Edward Christensen was born on 19 Nov 1867 at Wisconsin.² He married Sadie Ellen Olds, daughter of Wilson Albert Olds Sr. and Margaret Elizabeth Burgess, on 22 Jul 1914 at Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.³ George Edward Christensen died on 19 Jul 1934 at Medical Lake, Washington, at age 66.⁴
     George Edward Christensen and Sadie Ellen Christensen appeared on the census of 6 Jan 1920 at 1659 Broad Avenue, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, as follows:
     55/55 Christensen, George E., head, 52, b. Wisc., parents b. Norway (Norwegian), cook, restaiurant
      , Sadie E., wife, 39, b. Oregon, father b. Mich., mother b. Ind.
      Castle, Nettie M., step-dau., 8, b. Wash., father b. Wisc., mother b. Oregon.⁵