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- NOTE 1./ THE LUCIUS CHILDERS FAMILY
Reproduced from Crisp County's History in Pictures and Stories published 1978 by Cordele-Crisp County Historical Society, Inc - pages 86-87.
Lucius Hoy Childers was born the fifth child of Michael and Mary Elizabeth (George) Childre on June 9, 1864, in Crawford County. Michael Childre was one of six children born to a plantation owner, Nathan Childre, and his wife, Patsy. Nathan and Patsy Childre settled in Crawford County in the early 1800's. When Nathan died, he left the majority of his estate to his eldest son. Michael remained and was the caretaker of the house and share left to his stepmother, Martha, Nathan's second wife. Michael fought for the Southern cause in the Civil War. He died at the age of 38 while on a wagon train headed for Texas while they were passing through Alabama. His wife and children returned to Crawford County, Georgia, with some of her family to make her home near her relatives. Lucius was forced to quit school to help his 15-year-old brother and mother operate the farm. Their maternal grandmother was widowed and lived with them, also. When Lucius was 32, he married Nancy Lewis in Crawford County on December 18, 1894. She was the daughter of Zackariah Lewis. When Zack was a very young man, he came to Georgia as a slave caretaker and stayed. He purchased land and became a wealthy man. He had a large 2-story house. Nancy's mother was Sarah Anne Moncrief, the daughter of David and Sarah (Pollard) Moncrief. David and Sarah had seven sons, all of whom served in the Confederate Army, three of them losing their lives. They also had four daughters. Zack Lewis was married to Mary Jane Moncrief, and later, to Sarah Anne, her younger sister. Zack and Sarah Anne had nine children: Soloman (Sol), Nancy Childers, Jackson (Jack), Rufus (Ruf), Edna Bagwell, Ella Mae (Dolly), Annie Posey, Isabelle (Issie) Stevens, and Bessie Eaves.
Lucius and Nancy lived on Zack Lewis's place and farmed from 1894 until they moved to Crisp County in December of 1912. They and their 7 children moved on a wagon with a cow and calf tied behind it. The trip took three days and 2 nights. Their children played along the way, walking part of the time to rest from riding in the jolting wagon which was loaded with all their possessions. The older boys rode along the side and helped drive the wagon. The nights were spent under and around the wagon with a camp fire providing warmth and protection. The second night, they stayed at Dooly County Camp Grounds. The third day, they arrived in Crisp County about sundown at Sol Lewis's Nancy's older brother's home. This farm is still intact today about 10 miles south of Cordele on Hwy. 33 and remains in the Lewis family. Sol and Ellen Lewis's daughter, Josie (Lewis) Sego, live there in the old home.
When the 1913 spring planting season arrived, Lucius, Nancy, and their family settled in one of Sol Lewis's sharecropper houses and planted a crop. They lived and farmed in Crisp County from that time until their deaths.
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1864 - 1958 (94 years)
