James H. Childs

James H. Childs N E M V B Y Photo: Born: 15 April 1833. [1023] 18 April 1833.[1024] Married: On 20 December 1866,[1025] James married Margaret A. Martin, … [who was] born in 1836 and died May 22, 1874, in childbirth.[1026] See George W. Martin listing below for information on her family. Margaret A. Martin on 20 December 1866; “both died in flu epidemic.”[1027] Margaret Ann (Martin) (4 September 1836–22 May 1874) on 20 December 1866 in Fauquier County. Her parents were Susan A. (Fisher) and John Martin.[1028] Died: 19 July 1878.[1029] Childs Family Cemetery.[1030] Buried Childs Cemetery, Casanova.[1031] 17 July 1878.[1032] Obituary: Children: “Three of their children died a few months … [after his wife’s death] in a typhoid epidemic: John W. Childs, born June 17, 1869, died Oct. 5, 1874; Ida May Childs, born Dec. 22, 1871, died Dec. 8, 1874; James H. Childs, Jr., born May 22, 1874, died Sept 27, 1874. “Margaret and James Childs’ only surviving child was a son, Ernest Lee Childs, born August 24, 1870, died February 2, 1954.” which of these sources: [1033] or [1034]? “Ernest Lee Childs, Sr., [was] raised by Minnie Martin and her sister. He was a banker, and looked after them in their old age.”[1035] He wed Anna M. Strother on 3 April 1912; issue: “Earnest Lee Childs, Jr.”[1036] and Agnes Conway Childs.[1037] Parents and Siblings: See Francis A. Childs [BH]. Other Family: His wife was sister of the Martin brothers [BH] and of the wife of William A. Bowen, Jr. [BH]; these four cavalrymen were James Childs’s brothers-in-law. See the entry of George Washington Martin [BH] for more about his wife’s family. His wife Margaret’s brother was Robert E. Martin, 1st Sergeant of the Black Horse (who in turn, married James’ sister Mary V. Childs). Source? James’s son Ernest Lee Childs married Anna M. Strother on 3 April 1912. She was born 29 April 1876, died 2 April 1968. Both are buried in Warrenton Cemetery.[1038] Ernest Lee Childs was raised by his Aunt Mildred Martin, known as “Minnie.” He was a banker.[1039] Stories, Letters & Biographies: Appointed an official of an absentee election held in the Black Horse troop for state delegate to the national legislature. See Letters Chapter under Charles Henry Gordon. CSR: 5’11”, dark complexion; enlisted 25 April 1861; 2nd Sgt.; 1st Sgt. 9 September 1861; elected 2nd Lt. 25 April 1862; absent on scout in Fauquier County December 1862; promoted 1st Lt. 7 September 1863; captured 6 January 1864 Fauquier County; Fort Delaware 23 June 1864; Fort Pulaski 6 December 1864; Fort Delaware 12 March 1865; became blind while imprisoned; released 16 June 1865. Additional Information: Childs was a member of the “Immortal 600” a group of Confederate officer prisoners who were sent to Morris Island by their Union captors and placed under fire.[1040] Y 2nd Sgt., captured, Morris Island, SC prison, became blind while POW.[1041] What part of preceeding is from Years and what part from reference? Captured at Markham Station, 6 January 1864.[1042] Sergeant.[1043] Listed as 2nd Sgt.[1044] Elected Second Sergeant at organization, Third Lieutenant, April, 1862, First Lieutenant, December 1864. Living near Casa- Nova, Fauquier. [1045]