Childress Cousins | The Hills & Hollows of Southwest Virginia | Floyd, Patrick, and Carroll Counties

Katherine Vestal is a great-granddaughter of Bill Childress and great-grandniece of Rev. Bob Childress, the legendary circuit-rider preacher of the hills and hollows of southwest Virginia. In 2022, Katherine published a book entitled "Childress Cousins," filled with stories of the 19 children of Bill and Rev. Bob. In September 2022, Katherine and her friend took a trip to visit some of the places in the book, including all six of the rock churches that are part of Rev. Childress's legacy. Katherine was invited to give a book presentation at the Carroll County Library, and part of her talk appears at the end. Click on the links below to go to a particular stop:

00:55 Floyd / Floyd Country Store
02:36 Willis Church (Childress Rock Church)
06:14 Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church (Childress Rock Church), cemetery, school, manse
19:17 Mabry Mill, gift shop, blacksmith shop, log cabin
31:12 Slate Mountain Presbyterian Church (Childress Rock Church)
34:49 Meadows of Dan
37:27 Poppy's, local history shared by Leslie Shelor
45:32 Poor Farmers Market
46:53 Mayberry Trading Post
53:34 Mayberry Presbyterian Church (Childress Rock Church)
57:19 Angel Overlook
59:18 Childress Family Cemetery, The Hollow
1:06:56 Bluemont Presbyterian Church (Childress Rock Church)
1:09:43 Puckett Cabin
1:14:32 Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church (Childress Rock Church)
1:16:42 Hillsville
1:18:11 Carroll County Public Library, book presentation by Katherine Vestal
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