Frederick L. Childs-- Part 2: Father Was War of 1812 Veteran

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Frederick Lynn Childs

Born May 15, 1831, in Maine  Died June 10, 1894, age 63  Stateburg, South Carolina.

Buried at Church of the Holy Cross Cemetery, Stateburg, S.C..

(Dr. Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779-1851) is also buried here.  He was a U.S. Congressman, cabinet member, diplomat and introduced the plant now called poinsettia to U.S. which was named in his honor.)

Frederick L. Childs was the son of West Point graduate Thomas Wells Childs, who fought in the War of 1812, Seminole Wars and Mexican War and was brevetted to brigadier general.

--Old Secesh