CHILDERS BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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CHILDERS, William - b: 1882 Fields Creek Twp, Henry Co, MO
source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - 
page: 756
residence: Fields Creek Twp

William Childers, is a well-known and prosperous farmer and stockman of Fields 
Creek township. He is a native son of Henry County, and was born in the township 
where he now resides, June 14, 1882, a son of W. H. and Martha (Webster) 
Childers. The father was also born in Henry County, the date of his birth being 
December 30, 1842. He is a son of Washington Childers, a native of Kentucky, who 
settled in Henry County in 1842. He spent the remainder of his life here and his 
remains are interred in a private cemetery on the old Carr homestead. W. H. 
Childers now resides in Clinton, Missouri, and is seventy-seven years of age. He 
was a soldier in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, enlisting January 1, 
1862, in Captain Beaty's Company. He took part in a number of important 
engagements and served until the close of the war. He then returned to Henry 
County and was successfully engaged in farming and stock raising until 1917, 
when he retired and removed to Clinton. His wife died in April, 1898. They were 
the parents of the following children: William, the subject of this sketch; John 
H.; Mrs. Lillie Burton and Mrs. Mollie Burton, all of whom are deceased, except 
William. William Childers was reared on his father's farm in Fields Creek 
township, and received a good common school education in the district schools. 
Since reaching his majority he has been engaged in farming and stock raising and 
is now the owner of a valuable farm of one hundred seventy-two acres in Fields 
Creek township, about six and one-half miles north of Clinton on the Warrensburg 
road. The place is well improved with good farm buildings which are modern and 
commodious. Mr. Childers was married in 1901 to Miss Bessie Dean, a daughter of 
William and Elizabeth (Woodruff) Dean, natives of Virginia, and they are both now 
deceased. They were the parents of the following children: George Edward, 
Wayside, Kansas; Daisy, married G. A. Lile, Clinton, Missouri; Charles Wallace, 
deceased; Otis, Nowata, Oklahoma; Earl, Bigheart, Oklahoma and Bessie, married 
William Childers, the subject of this sketch. Mr. and Mrs. Childers have two 
children: Andie Otto and Vera Pansy. Mr. Childers takes a keen interest in local 
public affairs and has been a member of the school board for a number of years, 
and a member of the township board. At present he is a member of the Council of 
Defense. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, and he and Mrs. 
Childers are members of the Knights and Ladies of Security. The Childers family 
belong to the Baptist Church, and Mr. Childers is clerk of the local organization, 
and also a deacon. 

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CHILDERS, William H. - b: 1842 Henry Co, MO
source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 677
residence: Fields Creek

William H. Childers, farmer and stock raiser, section 2, is a native of Henry 
County, Missouri, and was born December 30, 1842. His father, Washington 
Childers, originally of Logan County, Kentucky, came to Henry County, Missouri, in 
1842. He married Miss Catharine Yates, also a Kentuckian by birth. The subject of 
this sketch spent his youth on the farm in this county, and received his education 
in the common schools. He followed agricultural pursuits until January 1, 1862, 
when he enlisted in Captain Beaty's company. He was in a number of important 
battles, and surrendered at Shreveport, Louisiana. After the close of the war he 
returned to Henry County, where he has since continued to till the soil, and also 
the raising of stock. His farm contains eighty acres of good land, well improved, 
upon which is a fine orchard, and he is feeding thirty head of cattle. Mr. Childers 
was married November 24, 1866, to Miss Martha Webster, who was born in North 
Carolina. They have four children, John H., Lillia, Mollie and William P. He is 
connected with the Baptist Church.

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