In 1782 William Childers and his family are living in Hampshire County, Virginia. Hampshire County was authorized to be created in 1754 by the Virginia General Assembly but the outbreak of the French and Indian War delayed the actual creation until 1757. It is the oldest county in West Virginia. William's son John Childers was born in Hampshire County in 1780 he had three older sisters and two older brothers. There would be one more sister and another brother born after him. In 1784 Harrison County is founded and in 1789 we find John Childers, his siblings and parents living there. Not only did John encounter a beautiful landscape, he also encountered the beautiful Margaret Yerkey and on 6 March 1801 the couple married. In 1804 their first child, John was born. Margaret and John went on to have 7 more children.
In October of 1842 John Childers passes away.
I usually write the tales of my kinfolk that had adventures, dramas, romances, strange deaths, military experiences, interesting jobs, sordid misadventures and other escapades I have yet to discover. Most of them however were just everyday kind of folks. Not to diminish or dismiss these land developers, farmers and plain folk who were the support of us of my clans that were the pirates, adventurers, military leaders and followers, quirky, spunky, and the colorful threads that make our tapestry beautiful.
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