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Joshua S. Christy1,2,3

#16691, (1840 - 1915)
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Key Events:

  • Joshua S. Christy was born on 7 Feb 1840 in Westport, Indiana.4,5,6
  • Joshua married first Martha A. Draper, daughter of Andrew Jackson Draper and Eve Montgomery, on 25 Mar 1869 in Decatur Co., Indiana.7,8
  • Joshua married second Elizabeth Ann Hazelrigg, daughter of Charles Hazelrigg and Caroline S. McCoy, on 30 Aug 1906 in Decatur Co., Indiana, with D. R. Van Buskirk offciating.9,10,11
  • Joshua died on 24 Feb 1915 in Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana, at age 75.12
  • He was buried on 27 Feb 1915 in South Park Cemetery, Greensbrug, Decatur Co., Indiana.13,14
Joshua also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Martha A. Draper:

  • Oscar Morton Christy
  • Cora L. Christy
  • Albert Jackson Christy

Citations

  1. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as Joshua S. Christie.
  2. Wm Christy household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Joshua Christy.
  3. Joshua Christy, Joshua, Certificate of Death.
  4. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 8 and state.
  5. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, 1:249, Joshua S. Christy and Elizabeth A. Wilson, shows date, city, and state.
  6. Joshua Christy, Joshua, Certificate of Death, shows date and state.
  7. "Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941," Ancestry.com, record for Joshua S. Christy and Mattie A. Draper, citing Decatur Co., Indiana Marriage Records bk J, pg 311, as compiled by Ruth M. Slevin.
  8. Joshua Christy household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  9. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, 1:249, Joshua S. Christy and Elizabeth A. Wilson, shows license date, as 29th, county, and state.
  10. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, 9:143, Joshua S. Christy and Elizabeth A. Wilson, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  11. Joshua Christy household, 1910 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows married 3 years.
  12. Joshua Christy, Joshua, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  13. Joshua Christy, Joshua, Certificate of Death, shows date and city.
  14. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 38359527, Joshua S Christy, includes tombstone photo.

James Wallace Christy1,2,3,4,5

#16692, (1837 - Bet 1915 and 1920)
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  • James Wallace Christy was born in Aug 1837 in Indiana.6,7,8
  • James married Mary Langtree, daughter of James H. Langtree and Mary Jane White, on 4 Sep 1860 in Dearborn Co., Indiana, with Richard C. Bond, Baptist Minister, offciating.9,10
  • James apparently died Bet 1915 and 1920, as he does not appear with his daughter and her son in the 1920 census, nor has he been found elsewhere. But no record of his death or burial has been found.11
James also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Child with Mary Langtree:

  • Jessie Christy

Citations

  1. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as James W. Christie.
  2. C. G. Christy household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Jacob W. Christy.
  3. Marriage Records, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 10:106, James W. Christy and Mary Langtree.
  4. Manley Donaldson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lackawanna Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Wallace Christy.
  5. Jessie Donaldson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Queens Co., New York, shows name as Wallace Christy.
  6. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 12 and state.
  7. C. G. Christy household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 22 and state.
  8. Manley Donaldson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lackawanna Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, year, as 1836, age 63, and state.
  9. Marriage Records, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 10:106, James W. Christy and Mary Langtree, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  10. James W. Christa household, 1870 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  11. Jessie Donaldson household, 1920 U.S. Census, Union Co., New Jersey, shows only Jessie and Donald in the household.

Henry Newton Christy1,2,3

#16693, (1841 - 1907)
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Key Events:

  • Henry Newton Christy was born in Sep 1841 in Indiana.4,5,6,7
  • Henry married Mary Elizabeth Hillis, daughter of John Hillis and Anna Hazelrigg, and sister of the woman his second cousin, Woodson D. Cobb, would marry three years later, on 12 May 1864 in Decatur Co., Indiana, with D. R. VanBuskirk officiating.8,9
  • Henry died on 13 Dec 1907 in Delhi, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at age 66.10,11
Henry also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Mary Elizabeth Hillis:

  • Evelina Christy
  • John Guy Christy
  • Henry Bertram Christy
  • Jane Louisa Christy

Citations

  1. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as Henry N. Christy.
  2. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, 1:394, Henry N. Christy and Mary E. Hillis.
  3. Journal Birth Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 15:518, case 4827, delayed birth registration of Jane Louisa Christy, citing testimony of her brother John, deposition of her cousin Mrs. Howard Beidler, and a letter from the probate court, shows name as Henry Newton Christy.
  4. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 7 and state.
  5. C. G. Christy household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 18 and state.
  6. Henry N. Christy household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows month, year, age 58, and state.
  7. Report of Deaths, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 2:196, H. Newton Christy, shows age 66 at death 13 Dec 1907 and state.
  8. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, 1:394, Henry N. Christy and Mary E. Hillis, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  9. H. M. Christie household, 1870 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  10. Report of Deaths, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 2:196, H. Newton Christy, shows date, city, county, and state.
  11. Mary E. Christy household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows her as a widow.

Oliver Perry Christy1,2,3

#16694, (1843 - 1878)
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Key Events:

  • Oliver Perry Christy was born on 26 Jun 1843 in Indiana.4,5,6
  • Oliver died on 2 Dec 1878 in St. Louis, Missouri, at age 35.7,8
Oliver also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Citations

  1. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as Oliver P. Christy.
  2. C. G. Christy household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Oliver P. Christy.
  3. Oliver P. Christy, Oliver P., mother's pension and father's pension, National Archives and Records Administration, affidavit of Churchill G. Christy, 9 Mar 1897, shows name as Oliver Perry Christy.
  4. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 6 and state.
  5. C. G. Christy household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 16 and state.
  6. Oliver P. Christy, Oliver P., mother's pension and father's pension, National Archives and Records Administration, affidavit of Churchill G. Christy, 9 Mar 1897, shows date, in Decatur Co. he thought but was unsure.
  7. Register of Deaths, Missouri, pg 468, William alias Albert Christy, shows date and city.
  8. Oliver P. Christy, Oliver P., mother's pension and father's pension, National Archives and Records Administration, affidavit of Heine Marks, M.D., providing transcription of death record for Wm. Christy alias Albert Christy from City Hospital, shows date, city, and state; affidavit of Thomas J. Christy, his cousin, 17 Oct 1893, shows he saw Oliver in St. Louis, he was known as Al there, and Oliver's friends directed him to the hospital but he got there after his death.

Martha E. Christy1,2,3

#16695, (ca. 1845 - 1882)
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Key Events:

  • Martha E. Christy was born ca. 13 Apr 1845 in Indiana.4,5,6
  • Martha died on 5 Oct 1882 at age ~37.7
  • She was buried in City Cemetery, Seymour, Jackson Co., Indiana.8
Martha also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Warren Corbitt:

  • Nora A. Corbitt
  • Bertha M. Corbitt
  • Christy Corbitt
  • Robert W. Corbitt

Citations

  1. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana.
  2. C. G. Christy household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  3. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, H:204, Warren Corbilt and Martha E. Christy.
  4. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 4 and state.
  5. C. G. Christy household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 15 and state.
  6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 64230793, Mattie E Christy Corbitt, includes tombstone photo showing age 37 yrs 5 mo 22 days at death 5 Oct 1882.
  7. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 64230793, Mattie E Christy Corbitt, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  8. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 64230793, Mattie E Christy Corbitt, includes tombstone photo.

Nancy Mary Christy1,2,3

#16696, (1848 - 1920)
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Key Events:

  • Nancy Mary Christy was born in Apr 1848 in Indiana.4,5,6,7
  • May married first William Henry F. Jonas, son of John Jonas and Mary Pielan, on 25 May 1876 in Jackson Co., Indiana, with Rev. Albert Ogle offciating.8,9
  • May married second Lew E. Wood, son of Edward W. Wood and Mary Evalyn C. Brooks, on 18 Jun 1890 in Hamilton Co., Ohio, with Rev. Charles H. Haines officiating.10,11,12
  • May died on 14 Mar 1920 in Cincinnati, Ohio, at age 71.13
  • She was buried on 18 Mar 1920 in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.14
Nancy also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Citations

  1. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as Nancy M. Christie.
  2. C. G. Christy household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Nancy M. Christy.
  3. Cheril Christy household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows name as Mary Christy.
  4. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 2 and state.
  5. C. G. Christy household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 13 and state.
  6. L. E. Wood household, 1900 U.S. Census, Clay Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 52, and state.
  7. Lew Wood household, 1910 U.S. Census, Clay Co., Illinois, shows age 55 and state.
  8. Marriage Licenses, Jackson Co., Indiana, G:381, William H. F. Jones and May Christy, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  9. Henry Jonas household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows married.
  10. Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 112:222, no. 443, Lew E. Wood and May Jonas, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  11. L. E. Wood household, 1900 U.S. Census, Clay Co., Illinois, shows married 9 years.
  12. Lew Wood household, 1910 U.S. Census, Clay Co., Illinois, shows married 20 years.
  13. May Jonas Wood, May Jonas obituary, Seymour Daily Republican, shows died Sunday and city.
  14. May Jonas Wood, May Jonas obituary, Seymour Daily Republican, shows funeral Thursday, cemetery, and city.

Rev. Milton Dyer Christy1,2,3

#16697, (1849 - 1892)
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Key Events:

  • Rev. Milton Dyer Christy was born in 1849 in Greensburg, Indiana.4,5,6
  • Milton married Sarah A. Ehle, daughter of Abraham Ehle and Elizabeth Godard, on 5 Jun 1878 in Williams Co., Ohio, with Rev. Charles D. Morris officating.7,8
  • Milton died on 16 Apr 1892 in Mitchell, Lawrence Co., Indiana, at age ~43.9,10
  • He was buried in South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana.11
Milton also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Sarah A. Ehle:

  • Frederick Milton Brandon Christy
  • Zettie Louisa Christy

Citations

  1. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as Milton D. Christy.
  2. Dyer M. Christy household, 1870 U.S. Census, Licking Co., Ohio.
  3. unknown title, Williams Co., Ohio, 4:578, no. 1725, Dyer M. Christy and Sarah A. Long.
  4. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 1 and state.
  5. Birth Record, Gratiot Co., Michigan, B:256, no. 36, Zettie Louisa Christy, shows city and state.
  6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 37667862, Dyer M. Christy, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  7. unknown title, Williams Co., Ohio, 4:578, no. 1725, Dyer M. Christy and Sarah A. Long, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  8. D. M. Chisty household, 1880 U.S. Census, Williams Co., Ohio, shows married.
  9. Rev. D. M. Christy, Rev. D. M. obituary, The Daily Democrat, shows died Saturday, dateline Mitchell, Ind.
  10. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 37667862, Dyer M. Christy, shows year, as 1892 and includes tombstone photo showing 1897.
  11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #37667862, Dyer M. Christy, and includes tombstone photo.

Oscar A. Christy1,2,3

#16698, (1851 - 1901)
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Key Events:

  • Oscar A. Christy was born in Dec 1851 in Greensburg, Indiana.4,5,6
  • Oscar married Ida M. Conklin, daughter of William H. Conklin and Elizabeth Windling, on 5 May 1875 in Cincinnati, Ohio, at her father's home.7,8,9
  • Oscar died on 14 Jul 1901 in Winton Place, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at age 49.10
  • He was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.11
Oscar also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Child with Ida M. Conklin:

  • Elizabeth C. Christy

Citations

  1. C. G. Christy household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Oscar Christy.
  2. H. M. Christie household, 1870 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Oscar Christie.
  3. Report of Deaths, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 2:60, Oscar A. Christy.
  4. C. G. Christy household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 8 and state.
  5. Oscar A. Christy household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows month, year, age 48, and state.
  6. Report of Deaths, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 2:60, Oscar A. Christy, shows age 49 at death 14 Jul 1901, city and state.
  7. "Local Brevities," The Cincinnati Daily Star, 6 May 1875, shows last night, home of her father.
  8. Oscar H. Christy household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married.
  9. Oscar A. Christy household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married 25 years.
  10. Report of Deaths, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 2:60, Oscar A. Christy, shows date, city, county, and state.
  11. Report of Deaths, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 2:60, Oscar A. Christy, shows cemetery.

William F. Christy1,2,3

#16700, (1836 - 1918)
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Key Events:

  • William F. Christy was born on 31 Mar 1836 in Decatur Co., Indiana.4,5,6,7
  • William married Sarah A. Smothers on 26 Jan 1858 in Jasper Co., Indiana.8,9,10
  • William died on 15 Apr 1918 in Washington Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana, at age 82.11
  • He was buried on 17 Apr 1918 in South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana.12
William also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Sarah A. Smothers:

  • Mary Bell Christy
  • Mattie Christy
  • Luetta Christy
  • Ida M. Christy
  • Wilber G. Christy
  • Edgar Milton Christy

Citations

  1. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as William F. Christie.
  2. Wm Christy household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  3. Wm F. Christy, Wm F., Certificate of Death.
  4. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 14 and state.
  5. Wm Christy household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 25 and state.
  6. Wm Christy household, 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 35 and state.
  7. Wm F. Christy, Wm F., Certificate of Death, shows date, county, and state.
  8. "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for William F. Christy and Sarah A. Smothers, citing FHL #1315769, shows date, county and state.
  9. Wm Christy household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  10. Wm Christy household, 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  11. Wm F. Christy, Wm F., Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  12. Wm F. Christy, Wm F., Certificate of Death, shows date and cemetry.

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