Category Archives: Childs

Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919 Hits Close to Home*

Posted on November 9, 2014 by lisaclds

* I started writing this last fall, when I was reading about the Spanish influenza pandemic — its genetics were similar to last year’s strain. And, like the Spanish flu (deadliest in people ages 20-40), last year’s flu mostly killed … Continue reading →

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Duckett Township Meeting: Saturday, November 2, 2013

Posted on October 7, 2013 by lisaclds

I think the flyer speaks for itself: Ronnie has lined up interesting guest speakers who have a lot of familiarity with the area, and we also hope to collect more information about the Duckett community, roughly defined as Duckett Township, … Continue reading →

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Gardens as a measure of age

Posted on September 28, 2013 by lisaclds

I’ve been blessed with an abundance of tomatoes this year. My five yellow pear tomatoes are producing a quart or two a day although my Amish paste are not so prolific. Still, it’s enough that I can share with my … Continue reading →

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Lewellen Moore Childs’ Land Grant: A Starter Cabin

Posted on July 1, 2013 by lisaclds

Lewellen Moore Childs (1851-1915) settled his homestead in 1877-1878, about the same time as the Brock siblings did. While the Brocks settled their homestead as a family of five adults, the Childs homestead was settled by newlyweds. In 1877, the … Continue reading →

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A Galena Cemetery Burial: Ozella Josephine Childs (1884-1903)

Posted on May 7, 2013 by lisaclds

While I think I have a pretty good explanation for why Sarah (Brock) Duckett is buried in Witherspoon Cemetery, Vandervoort, White Township, Polk County, Arkansas, I am still puzzled a little by another burial. Lewellen Moore and Martha Tennessee (Fite) … Continue reading →

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Seady (Childs) Cook (1845- about 1875?)

Posted on April 19, 2013 by lisaclds

“And your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.” Acts 2:17 (KJV) Bart Childs, transcriber February 26, 2013 “The picture and note apparently came from Ottie (Duckett) Taylor (1901-1986). Callis Childs copied these and sent … Continue reading →

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Lewellen Moore Childs’ Name (1851-1915)

Posted on April 13, 2013 by lisaclds

People choose names because they mean something to them. Some family traditions call for the first son to be named for the paternal grandfather, the second for the maternal grandfather, and so forth, and similarly for daughters. If a family … Continue reading →

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Decoration Day: Building a Sort of Special Place

Posted on March 9, 2013 by lisaclds

When I think of the Duckett-Childs family, I think of Duckett Decoration and the Childs-Duckett (or it Duckett-Childs?) reunion. Decoration is on the first Sunday in June and the reunion is the preceding Saturday. There is a pleasing rhythm to … Continue reading →

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