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     Daniel Childs was born on 13 March 1785 at Upton, Worcester Co., MA.² He was the son of Asa Childs and Rebekah Taft.¹ Daniel Childs married Anna Wood on 24 May 1807 at Upton, Worcester Co., MA.³ Daniel Childs died on 21 April 1825 at Upton, Worcester Co., MA, at age 40; "Ensign Daniel."⁴

     Betsey Childs was born on 14 January 1787 at Upton, Worcester Co., MA.² She was the daughter of Asa Childs and Rebekah Taft.¹ Betsey Childs died on 4 May 1796 at Upton, Worcester Co., MA, at age 9.³ She was buried at Old First Cemetery, Upton, Worcester Co., MA.⁴

     Otis Childs was born on 16 January 1789 at Upton, Worcester Co., MA.² He was the son of Asa Childs and Rebekah Taft.¹

     Jonathan Childs was born on 29 December 1790 at Upton, Worcester Co., MA.² He was the son of Asa Childs and Rebekah Taft.¹

     Lucretia Childs was born on 14 October 1792 at Upton, Worcester Co., MA.² She was the daughter of Asa Childs and Rebekah Taft.¹

     Willard Childs was born on 4 October 1794 at Upton, Worcester Co., MA.² He was the son of Asa Childs and Rebekah Taft.¹

     Nathaniel Taft Childs was born on 22 August 1798 at Upton, Worcester Co., MA.¹ He was the son of Asa Childs and Rebekah Taft.²

     Anna Wood was born circa 1789; age at death 42y.² She married Daniel Childs, son of Asa Childs and Rebekah Taft, on 24 May 1807 at Upton, Worcester Co., MA.³ Anna Wood died on 20 March 1832 at Upton, Worcester Co., MA.²
     As of 24 May 1807,her married name was Childs.³

     Austin Childs was born on 1 January 1800 at Upton, Worcester Co., MA.² He was the son of Asa Childs and Clarissa Partridge.¹

     Harvey Childs was born on 10 March 1802 at Upton, Worcester Co., MA.² He was the son of Asa Childs and Clarissa Partridge.¹ Harvey Childs married Jane Bailey Lowrie, daughter of Mathew B. Lowrie, on 5 January 1829.¹ Harvey Childs died on 17 May 1876 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA, at age 74.¹
     He was a boot and shoe merchant He and his brother, Asa P. Childs, started the business in Pittsburgh. They became partners with John Albree of Boston in 1831. All of the merchandise was made in the east and transported westward in 'Conestoga wagons' over the national road. In 1836 the Exchange Bank was founded and Mr. Childs was elected a director. In 1847 he was elected trustee of the Western Theological Seminary and in 1863 to the same office in the Western University. He was a director of the Allegheny Insurance Co., at its organization in 1859, an incorporator of the Real Estate Savings Bank; holding all of these positions until his death. He was a founder and manager of the Pennsylvania Cotton Mill, Pearl Flouring Mill, Wampum Iron Furnace, Hope Cotton Mills and Union Woolen Mills, all large manufactories.¹

     Asa Partridge Childs was born on 13 December 1804 at Upton, Worcester Co., MA; (listed as son of Asa and Rebekah.)² He was the son of Asa Childs and Clarissa Partridge.¹ Asa Partridge Childs married Frances C. Bradley on 4 September 1827.¹ Asa Partridge Childs married Martha Howard on 3 January 1851.¹ Asa Partridge Childs died on 11 May 1878 at age 73.¹

     Lyman Childs was born on 14 July 1809.¹ He was the son of Asa Childs and Clarissa Partridge.¹ Lyman Childs married Anne Lougher on 13 June 1838.¹

     Edson Childs was baptized on 25 September 1811 at Foxborough, Norfolk Co., MA.² He was the son of Asa Childs and Clarissa Partridge.¹ Edson Childs died in 1811; only lived to be 3 months old.¹

     Charles Childs was born in December 1816.¹ He was the son of Asa Childs and Clarissa Partridge.¹ Charles Childs died on 20 December 1820 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA.¹

     Jane Bailey Lowrie was the daughter of Mathew B. Lowrie.¹ Jane Bailey Lowrie married Harvey Childs, son of Asa Childs and Clarissa Partridge, on 5 January 1829.¹
     Her married name was Childs.¹

     Frances C. Bradley was born on 16 March 1808.¹ She married Asa Partridge Childs, son of Asa Childs and Clarissa Partridge, on 4 September 1827.¹ Frances C. Bradley died on 17 March 1848 at age 40.¹
     Her married name was Childs.¹

     Martha Howard was born on 5 November 1823.¹ She married Asa Partridge Childs, son of Asa Childs and Clarissa Partridge, on 3 January 1851.¹
     Her married name was Childs.¹

     Anne Lougher married Lyman Childs, son of Asa Childs and Clarissa Partridge, on 13 June 1838.¹
     Her married name was Childs.¹

     Anna Childs was born circa 1820 at Upton, Worcester Co., MA; age at death 17y.^1,2 She was the daughter of Daniel Childs and Anna Wood.¹ Anna Childs died on 21 August 1837 at Upton, Worcester Co., MA.²

     Lowrie Childs was born on 24 April 1830 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA.¹ He was the son of Harvey Childs and Jane Bailey Lowrie.¹ Lowrie Childs married Margaret Louise Lightner, daughter of John Lightner, on 2 December 1851.¹
     At Western University he studied law and began practicing his profession in Topeka, Kansas.¹

     Charles Henry Childs was born on 14 January 1832; died young.¹ He was the son of Harvey Childs and Jane Bailey Lowrie.¹

     James Harvey Childs was born on 4 July 1834 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA.¹ He was the son of Harvey Childs and Jane Bailey Lowrie.¹ James Harvey Childs married Mary Howard Howe, daughter of Thomas M. Howe, on 14 July 1857.¹
     James Harvey Childs attended Miami College in 1852 at Oxford, Butler Co., OH.¹ He in 1853 spent a year with the corps of engineers in surveying the route of the Pittsburgh and Connellsville Railway. Col. Childs soon after entered regular business life, becoming a partner in a large manufacturing establishment. The breaking out of war in 1861 found him enrolled with the first to respond to the call for troops, in the 12th Regt., Pennsyvania Volunteers. During the three months' service he was first lieutenant of the 'City Guard' Company of Pittsburgh. Upon the disbandment of the 12th Regiment, though surrounded by every home allurement, Col. Childs quickly arranged his affairs for an indefinite absence; quietly saying to his family that 'a man's first duty is to his country, and that no alternative presented itself to him but to remain in the field until relieved by death or the close of the war.' On Oct.18, 1861, he was again mustered into service as Lieut. Col. of the 4th Penna Cavalry and at once joined his regiment. On March 12, 1862, promoted to Colonel, the summons came to proceed to the Peninsula. Upon arriving he was ordered with the Pennsylvania Reserves to the front and took position the night before the series of terrible struggles known as the 'seven days battles.' An incident of the first day is worthy of note, as it established his reputation for cool judgment. His regiment and the 5th Regt. Cavalry were ordered to fall back from a charge upon the enemy's infantry, who were found impregnably entrenched against cavalry. The regulars left the field at a trot; Col. Childs to the surprise of the division forced his men to leave at a walk. When asked his reason, he replied it might do to trot off a regiment accustomed to fire, but such an experiment tried on untested troops like his would result in the trot becoming a gallop, and the gallop a stampede, and he did not propose to have his men run from the first fire. A few days later his undaunted firmness saved his command from disastrous rout. By the illness of Gen. Averill, to whose brigade the 4th Penna. Cav. was attached, Col. Childs came into command and was ordered by Gen. McClellan to pursue the flying column of the enemy's cavalry. Returning from the pursuit on the day of the battle of South Mountain, the brigade advanced to the Antietam river. The following morning, Sept. 17,1862, was fought the battle of Antietam. Col. Childs, while leading his brigade under a heavy fire, was struck in the thigh by a solid shot and hurled from his horse. Recognizing the fatal nature of the wound, he dispatched an aide to Gen. Pleasanton to tell him that he was dying, gave other needed official orders, then turning to his adjutant and personal friend, Capt. King of Pittsburg, confided to him his farewell messages of love to his wife and family.¹

     Emma Childs was born on 7 November 1837.¹ She was the daughter of Harvey Childs and Jane Bailey Lowrie.¹ Emma Childs died on 1 October 1868 at age 30.¹

     Albert Henry Childs was born on 29 November 1839 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA.¹ He was the son of Harvey Childs and Jane Bailey Lowrie.¹ Albert Henry Childs married Nannie McDowell Price, daughter of J. W. Price, on 6 October 1864.¹

     Clara Courtney Childs was born on 8 June 1842 or 28 June 1842 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA.¹ She was the daughter of Harvey Childs and Jane Bailey Lowrie.¹ Clara Courtney Childs married Oliver McClintock, son of Washington McClintock, on 7 June 1866.¹
     Her married name was McClintock.¹