James Bennett Childs

1896 - 1977  (80 years)

• Name	James Bennett Childs
  Born	2 Jun 1896	Van Buren, Carter County, Missouri
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	L2Q7-6B1
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L2Q7-6B1
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	38074367
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38074367
  Group	Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
  	DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran
  Group	Hall Direct Descendant
  	A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family
  Group	Halls of Wallingford - DNA Family 032
  	Descendants of John Hall and Jane Woolen of New Haven and Wallingford.
  Died	14 May 1977	Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland
  Buried	Aft 14 May 1977	Prospect Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
  Person ID	I23406	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Dr. Trall Bennett Childs, M.D.,   b. 1858, Tennessee ,   d. 30 May 1925, Browning, Schuyler County, Illinois  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Mary Catherine Michener,   b. 3 Oct 1865, Marlboro, Stark County, Ohio ,   d. 20 Jul 1943, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois  (Age 77 years)
  Married	28 Oct 1890	Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana
  Family ID	F11134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor Atila Pirkner,   b. 22 Apr 1900, Zittau, Görlitz, Sachsen, Germany ,   d. 2 Jan 1974, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia  (Age 73 years)
  Married	27 Nov 1927	New York City, New York County, New York
  Children	1. James Bennett Childs, Jr.,   b. 6 Nov 1928, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia ,   d. Unknown   2. Herbert Anthony Childs,   b. 16 Dec 1929, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia ,   d. 8 Mar 2012, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida  (Age 82 years)   3. Robert Felix ‘Bob’ ‘Flick’ Childs,   b. 21 Jan 1931, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia ,   d. 13 May 2019  (Age 88 years)   4. Daniel Boone Childs,   b. 10 Feb 1935, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia ,   d. 3 Mar 2016, Brookeville, Montgomery County, Maryland  (Age 81 years)   5. R.W. Childs   6. Phillip Dunbar Childs,   b. 22 Nov 1939, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia ,   d. 3 Oct 2002, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland  (Age 62 years)   7. R.P.". Childs
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025
  Family ID	F39040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Jun 1896 - Van Buren, Carter County, Missouri Married - 27 Nov 1927 - New York City, New York County, New York Died - 14 May 1977 - Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland Buried - Aft 14 May 1977 - Prospect Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, DC  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Badges		Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier Descendant
  		Halls of Wallingford, Connecticut - DNA Family 032

  
  

• Notes

  From FindaGrave: ~Honoring Your Memory~ Father of James B Childs Jr of Hyattsville MD, Herbert A Childs of Riverdale MD, Robert F Childs of Livonia MI, Daniel B Childs of Brookville MD, Rudolph W Childs of Rockland MA, Phillip D Childs of Washington DC and Richard P Childs of Silver Spring MD Washington Star obit 1977 _____ Family Home in 1950 Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, USA Name James B Childs Age 53 Birth Date abt 1897 Gender Male Race White Birth Place Missouri Marital Status Married Relation to Head of House Head Residence Date 1950 Street Name Newton St N E House Number 1221 Dwelling Number 102 Farm No Acres No Occupation Librarian Industry Us Bray Canger Occupation Category Working Hours Worked 40 Worker Class Government Household Members (Name) Age Relationship James B Childs 53 Head Eleanor A Childs 49 Wife James B Childs 2nd 21 On Herbert A Childs 20 Son Robert F Childs 19 Son Daniel B Childs 15 Son Rudolph W Childs 12 Son Philip D Childs 10 Son Richard P Childs 6 Son _______ James Bennett Childs Award The James Bennett Childs award honors an individual who has made a lifetime and significant contribution to the field of documents librarianship. Contributes may be based on stature, service, and publications in any or all areas of documents librarianship