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 Arch Childs
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The Whitewright Sun
Friday, March 26, 1915
pg.2

Arch Childs, a well known Negro resident of the mill district, died suddenly of heart trouble Monday morning.  He had been to church Sunday night and slept soundly as usual, but when he stirred to arise Monday morning, the fatal stroke came on him.
The body was taken to Van Alstyne for burial.


His death certificate adds this;
He died of Apoplexy It looks like Dan Childs as the informant , the first name hard to read.
His mother was Jane. His birth was abt 1865 or 8 and he died 22 Mar 1915. He was married at the time.


Buried unmarked in the McKinney 4 Acres section or the African - American Section



Van Alstyne Cemetery
Susan Hawkins
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