Abigail Middlebrook, dau. of William S.…died in 1901. No children
Abigail Middlebrooks did have children by her husband Willis Sims Chiles. Abigail's middle initial
has been found to be T, which possibly stands for Tate. Information on Abigail, her husband and
their children are listed below.
(389) Abigail T. (Tate) Middlebrook, dau. of William S. Middlebrook and Nancy Williamson,
b. Aug. 09, 1830, Jones County, Ga. She married Willis Sims Childs, Nov. 18, 1847 in Georgia, son
of John Childs, Jr. and Sara Alexander. Willis Childs was born Nov. 08, 1827 in () Georgia, and died
June 01, 1901 in Putnam Co., Georgia. Abigail d. Oct. 08, 1895 in () Georgia. Both are buried in the
Key Cemetery, Putnam County, Ga.
CHILDREN:
389-1 Sara Jane, b. abt. 1848, Jones Co., Ga.
389-2 John William H., b. abt. 1852, (Jones/Monroe) Co., Ga.
389-3 Thomas J., b. abt. 1854, (Jones/Monroe) Co., Ga.
389-4 James Madison, b. July 23, 1854, (Jones/Monroe) Co., Ga., d.
Oct. 15, 1930, Morgan Co., Ala.
389-5 Cora Childs, b. abt. 1858, (Jones/Monroe) Co.,
389-6 Nancy J., b. abt. 1861, Monroe Co., Ga.
(389-4) James Madison Childs was born July 23, 1854 in (Jones/Monroe) Co., Ga, and died
Oct. 15, 1930 in Morgan County, Ala. m1. Eleigh Priscilla Vaughn Dec. 10, 1874 in Forsythe,
Monroe Co., Ga., dau. of John Vaughn and Bethenia Tompkins. Bathenia born Mar. 30, 1853
in Forsythe, Monroe, Co. Ga. and died Sept. 09. 1888, in Forsythe, Monroe Co., Ga. James Madison;
m2. Ida Elmira Ogletree aft. 1911. Ida was born June 04, 1871, Monroe Co., Ga., d. May 06, 1958,
Tuscaloosa Co., Ala
CHILDREN:
389-41 Ira Floyd, b. Sep. 17, 1875, Monroe Co., Ga., d. Mar. 23,
1940, Cullman, Cullman Co., Ala.
389-42 Josephine Childs, b. abt. 1878, Georgia, m. John Ackers.
389-43 Elijah Pierce Childs, b. August 22, 1882, Ala., m. Effie Ann Livingston, Feb. 3, 1907.
389-44 Asa Robert Childs, b. September 20, 1886, Ala; m. Bessie Boyd
Ogletree, August 15, 1911.
389-45 Fred M. Childs, b. July 1888, Ala; m. Flossie Stewart.
389-46 John Clarence Childs, b. April 23, 1891, Ala., m. Cora Dixie
McAmally.
389-47 Ava B. Childs, b. October 20, 1896, Ala d. December 23, 1949;
m. Elbert Julian.
(389-41) Ira Floyd Childs was born September 17, 1875 in Monroe County, Ga, and died March 23, 1940
in Cullman, Cullman Co., Ala. He married Savannah Mae Cole January 01, 1899 in Cullman County,
Ala., dau. of Samuel Cole and Mary Neal. She was born December 14, 1878 in , Paulding, Ga., and
died February 20, 1960 in Cullman, Cullman, Ala.
CHILDREN:
389-411 Eva Thomas Childs, b. October 15, 1899, Cullman, Cullman Co.,
Ala.; d. February 02, 1982, Birmingham, Jefferson, Ala.; m. Virgil
Pedro Rice, June 24, 1919, Cullman, Cullman, Ala.; b. May 21,
1885, Ricetown, Blount, Ala., d. April 08, 1961, Birmingham,
Jefferson, Ala.
389-413 Charlie Fred Childs, b. April 07, 1903, Cullman, Cullman Co., Ala; d.
March 20, 1976, Cullman, Cullman Co., Ala; m. Myrtle Ireen Young,
June 06, 1926, Logan, Cullman Co., Ala; b. October 10, 1905,
Logan, Cullman Co., Ala.
389-414 Mary Margaret Priscilla Childs, b. June 15, 1905, Cullman, Cullman
Co., Ala.; d. November 15, 1991, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Ala.;
m. Fletcher Hagood Spicer, July 25, 1928, Cullman, Cullman Co.,
Alabama; b. July 20, 1901, Andalusia, Covington Co., Ala.; d.
December 29, 1976, Clanton, Chilton Co., Ala.
389-415 Rubye Irene Childs, b. June 19, 1908, Cullman, Cullman Co, Ala.; d.
June 27, 1984, Ala.; m. Talmadge Bland.
Documentation: Citations for Abigail's middle initial are her tombstone in Key Cemetery, Putnam County,
Georgia, which is engraved Abigail T. Childs. She is in the 1850 and 1860 census records
as Abigail T. or A. T. and on her son’s death certificate Abigail is listed as A. T. Middlebrooks.
One citation has been found listing Abigail as Abigail Tate Childs in the Cemetery Record Book,
Probate Court, Putnam County, Georgia.
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