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Joseph L “Joe” Childs

Birth	:	6 Oct 1854 Indiana, USA
Death	:	23 Feb 1933 Fedora, Miner County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.3496323, -94.9304657
Description	:	Paternal lineage of JOSEPH³ L CHILDS: (Issac², unknown¹ Childs from Massachusetts) Maternal lineage: JOSEPH³ L CHILDS ( Eliza² Jane Stoner, Ruth¹ Franz) JOSEPH L. CHILDS (78) was born Oct. 6, 1854 in Indiana the youngest of four children (Andrew J., William M., George P. ,Joseph L.) born to Issac Childs and Eliza Jane Stoner. His parents were both born in Ohio. Perhaps near Shelby, Ohio as that is where Joseph married his wife, ELIZABETH "ELIZA" JANE STONER, dau. of John J. Stoner and Ruth Frantz. In the History of Shelby County, Ohio and Representative Citizens... Read More	Paternal lineage of JOSEPH³ L CHILDS: (Issac², unknown¹ Childs from Massachusetts) Maternal lineage: JOSEPH³ L CHILDS ( Eliza² Jane Stoner, Ruth¹ Franz) JOSEPH L. CHILDS (78) was born Oct. 6, 1854 in Indiana the youngest of four children (Andrew J., William M., George P. ,Joseph L.) born to Issac Childs and Eliza Jane Stoner. His parents were both born in Ohio. Perhaps near Shelby, Ohio as that is where Joseph married his wife, ELIZABETH "ELIZA" JANE STONER, dau. of John J. Stoner and Ruth Frantz. In the History of Shelby County, Ohio and Representative Citizens 1838-1912 there is a mention of a George Childs on p. 105. "ordered that the clerk grant receipts, one to George Childs for plank furnished for public buildings to offset against donation to the county seat. George Childs $20.00" In 1856 when he was 1 1/2 yrs old his family moved to Jefferson Township, Harrison County, Iowa from Indiana. Harrison County, Iowa is where he grew up. On Aug. 4, 1878 at the home of A.F. Normans in Harrison County, IA Joseph married BLANCHE CLEMENTINA "TINA" PECKENPAUGH. "Tina" was the daughter of Elijah Ridenour Peckenpaugh and Caroline Rowe also of Harrison Co. Iowa. Joseph's "Joe's" granddaughter, Audrey Childs Meyer, was taller than Joseph at the age of 12. Joseph and "Tina's" children were born in Logan, Harrison County, Iowa. The grandparents on both sides resided in Harrison County, Iowa. (It should be noted that Joseph's older brother, William, also married a cousin of "Tina" Peckenpaugh, named Minnie Barton Peckenpaugh). About 1900 Joseph and Tina moved to near Fedora, Beaver Township, Miner County, South Dakota where they homesteaded 2 quarters of land and ran the Beaver Township Post office and local general store. Their daughter, Luella, carried the mail in the summer time, when she was not teaching school. She used a horse and buggy to and from Fulton, SD. She picked up mail at three different places and brought mail to those places on the return trip. In 1909 Joseph was Chairman of the Miner County Board of Commissioners. In the early days of stage coaches, a "Star Route" for mail and passengers ran from Fulton to Beaver with a stop at Fairview in Hanson Co. The Star Route carrier was Joseph L. Childs. Mrs. Childs, "Tina" was Postmistress of Beaver, Beaver Township. Joseph Childs and Clementina "Tina" Peckenpaugh 7 children: 1. Ira⁴ Bell Childs b. July 7 1879 m. Estella Gebhardt, Globe Arizona d. 1939 no children. Buried in Globe Cemetery, Globe, AZ. Profession: Pharmacist /druggist. Ira moved to Arizona due to his allergies. 2. Isaac⁴ Elijah Childs b. Feb. 11, 1881 d. Oct. 22, 1970 Coolidge, AZ m. Dora Belle "Dolly" Sayer. no children. Buried in Valley Memorial Park Cemetery, Coolidge, AZ. 3. Luella⁴ Mildred Childs b. June 17, 1882 m. Arthur "Art" K. Lambert born May 9, 1880 in England d. Jan. 1969 San Jose, CA. She d. Aug. 4, 1969 San Jose, CA (four children: Earl, Blanche, Darlene & Muriel). Buried in Oak Hill Memorial Cemetery, San Jose, CA. 4. Joseph⁴ R. Childs b. Sept. 29, 1886 d. NOV 27 1887 AGE 1 MO 28 DAYS. Buried in Bethel Cemetery, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa. 5. GUY⁴ TRUMAN CHILDS b. Nov. 18, 1888 Logan, Harrison County, IA . m. May 24, 1910 Mitchell, Davison County, SD to May Barbara Steiber, dau. of Reinhard Philip Steiber and Caroline Reierson Hogue. He died May 18, 1963 in Grand Rapids, MN (five children: Esther, Evelyn, Delbert, Wilbur & Florence) Buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MN. (my grandfather) 6. Clifford⁴ Ernest Childs b. Feb. 26, 1890 Osage WY m. Dec. 26, 1912 Mitchell, SD to Ida Kuemmerle . He died Ap. 3, 1968 Osage, WY (four children: Joe, Audrey, Esley, & Carlos). Buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Upton, WY. 7. Florence⁴ V. Childs b. June 27, 1894 Harrison Co., IA m. Sept. 27, 1916 Tacoma, WA to Guy Gordon.(four children: Willis, Dale, Adeline & Clementine)Buried in Mountain View Memorial Park, Washington. Joseph Childs (my g. grandfather) is buried in Fedora Cemetery, Fedora, Miner County, SD; His wife, Tina, died 11 yrs. earlier and was staying with her son, Ira Bell Childs, in Globe, Arizona where she is buried. In retirement years Joseph and Tina moved for at least two years out to San Jose, CA where their daughter , Louella Mildred Lambert, lived with her husband and children. Joseph is buried in South Dakota and Tina is buried in Arizona. Sources: Fedora history: territorial days 1985, Fedora, South Dakota Peckinpaughs, Pickenpaughs, Beckenbaughs, Peckinpahs, and Peckenpaughs complied by Edwin T. and Atha Peckenpaugh Brace, Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore c 1975 p. 214 Ohio County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 Census records: Iowa State Census Collection 1836-1925 1860 U.S. Federal Census 1870 U.S. Federal Census Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996 Original photos from the Evelyn R. Nelson private collection passed to her from Florence Childs Browne before her death. Notes in a letter referring to the Childs family bible owned by Audrey (Childs) Meyer

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Joseph L “Joe” Childs's memorial is located at: Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, USA.
When did Joseph L “Joe” Childs death?
Joseph L “Joe” Childs death on 23 Feb 1933 in Fedora, Miner County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 39.3496323
Longitude: -94.9304657

Family Members:

Parent

Isaac Chiles

(1818 - 1896)

Eliza Jane Stoner Chiles

(1820 - 1899)

Spouse

Siblings

Andrew Jackson “AJ” Childs

(1845 - 1921)

William M Chiles

(1846 - 1888)

Children

Joseph R. Childs

(1887 - 1887)

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Coordinate: 39.3496323, -94.9304657

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Coordinate: 39.4262100, -94.9201800

22. Boyd Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3735800, -94.8330200

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Coordinate: 39.2770996, -94.8874435

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