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On March 16, 1852 my 3rd g-grandfather Fountain G. McDonald got a marriage licensee in Jackson county Al. to marry a girl named Judith L Christian.
I do not believe the marriage was consummated. It has been a family story that Fountain killed a man in Al. and fled to La. I know I have found him in La. in the latter part of 1852, and have began to wonder if the story could be correct.
I find a starting place here with the Christian family and wonder if Judith's father or brother did not approve of Fountain and a fight ensued. If any of you are decended from this line please let me know . I would be most interested. Thanks
Richard Sharp
Richard -
Judith L. Christian is my 2nd great grandaunt. I too found the license
record:
Christian, Judith L. to Fountain Racer McDonald 16 Mar 1852
No Return
I have not found any account of what happened. I have found no other
accounting for Judith and assumed that they went their merry way. I take it
that she was not with Fountain in Louisiana.
In the Jackson Co. marriage records there is also this:
Christian, Judia L. to James A. Hill 09 Jan 1881
Bk-C P.567
This "Judia" is Judith L. Christian neice of the above Judith L. and d/o Asa
W. Christian and my great grandaunt.
Life goes on -
Jim Christian - Chattanooga, Tennessee - jsxian(a)mindspring.com
RESEARCHING:
(Maternal)= Barnes - Beall - Burton - Cantrell - Dameron - Howard - Jeanes -
Jenkins - Ladd - Odell - Perkins - Prather/Prater - Ridgely - Steele -
Sprigg
(Paternal)= Burton - Cargile - Christian - Clouse - Huddleston - Hunt -
Leake - Mask - McMahan - Scott - Stockton
"So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell
the family parrot to the town gossip." - Will Rogers
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Sharp <rsharp(a)cp-tel.net>
To: <CHRISTIAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 1999 1:43 AM
Subject: Judith L Christian
> On March 16, 1852 my 3rd g-grandfather Fountain G. McDonald got a marriage
licensee in Jackson county Al. to marry a girl named Judith L Christian.
> I do not believe the marriage was consummated. It has been a family story
that Fountain killed a man in Al. and fled to La. I know I have found him in
La. in the latter part of 1852, and have began to wonder if the story could
be correct.
> I find a starting place here with the Christian family and wonder if
Judith's father or brother did not approve of Fountain and a fight ensued.
If any of you are decended from this line please let me know . I would be
most interested. Thanks
> Richard Sharp
>
>
In regard to the children of Lewis Christian listed below, does anyone know
the spouse and children of Allen Christian?
>
> Marriage 1 Margaret "Peggy" Felkner b: See Notes
> Married: ABT. 1777 in , Buckingham Co., VA
> Children
> John Christian b: ABT. 1778 in , Buckingham Co., VA
> Thomas Christian b: ABT. 1779 in , Buckingham, VA
> Allen Christian b: ABT. 1781 in , Buckingham, VA
> Mary "Polly" Christian b: 1782 in , Buckingham, VA
> Betsy Christian b: ABT. 1784 in , Buckingham, VA
> Nancy Christian b: ABT. 1785 in , Buckingham?, VA
> Lewis Christian b: ABT. 1787 in , Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA or TN
> Sally Christian b: ABT. 1788 in , Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA/TN
> Peggy Christian b: ABT. 1790 in Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA/TN
> James Christian b: 1792 in , Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA/TN
> William Christian b: ABT. 1794
> Lucinda "Cindy" Christian b: ABT. 1796 in , Hawkins, TN
>
Jim and All ....
In the "Christian Family Chronicles" by Agnes Branch Pearlman, Volume
No. III, January 1980, pages 205 and 206, Ms. Pearlman comments on the
inclusion of the below data in the book "Christian-Skelton History &
Genealogy" by T. H. Bailey (published in Kingsport, Tennessee in 1964
(out of print).
T.H. Bailey on page 45 stated that this Lewis was son of Thomas(3). But
Ms. Pearlman came to the conclusion that the "Lewis Christian, Sr. of
Hawkins County was too young to have been the same individual mentioned
in Thomas(3)' will" of 23 October 1743 of Goochland County, Virginia."
I will provide this quote from Ms. Pearlman: "Whereas on page 47 Bailey
qualifies his identification of [Peggy Felkner] the wife of Lewis
Christian, on page 87 the same information is given in unequivocal
terms. In fact, the identity of Lewis' wife has not been proven.
Furthermore, Bailey's placement of their marriage in "Buckingham Co.,"
Virginia, is, so far as is known, based on his judgment regarding Lewis'
place of birth and residence of Lewis' parents--neither of which has
actually been confirmed. Peggy's birth date "In the 1850s" is a
typographical error and should have read "in the 1750s."
"Bailey's name identification of the children of Lewis Christian, Sr.,
is based on the names given in the will of their father, and names are
correct. Children's birth dates will be discussed individually in
conjunction with quotations regarding their spouses and family groups in
a future issue."
Has anyone done further research to prove out this line?
Audrey Cox Vogelpohl
Seattle, Washington
"J. Christian" wrote:
>
> Y'All -
>
> While searching the files at rootsweb's worldconnect, I found the below.
> Does anyone know the parentage or this Lewis Christian???
>
Brenda -
What is the ancestry of Nathaniel? I assume you are saying that he is the
father of your Thomas.
If not, what is his ancestry?
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: Irl Rickman <ir60826(a)navix.net>
To: J. Christian <jsxian(a)mindspring.com>
Cc: <CHRISTIAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: Lewis Christian of Buckingham Co., VA ca 1742
> Hello- In my Christian database I show a Louis Christian, no birth date
given,
> as son of Thomas III Christian, b 1700 VA , d 1743 Goochland Co VA and
Rebecca
> Crockett, b 1703 VA. The siblings of Louis are:Nathaniel, b 1720; Anthony
C b
> 1724; ThomasIV; Jesse; Davic C; Archer; Mary; Susannah; Elizabeth.
>
> Let me know if you want any further on this. I have parentage of Thomas
III and
> children of Nathaniel.
>
> Brenda Greenley Rickman, descendant of Thomas III Christian.
>
> J. Christian wrote:
>
> > Y'All -
> >
> > While searching the files at rootsweb's worldconnect, I found the below.
> > Does anyone know the parentage or this Lewis Christian???
> >
> > - - - - - - - - - - -(SNIP)- - - - - - - - -
> > File of David Hendrix
> > ID: I03235
> > Name: Lewis Christian
> > Sex: M
> > TITL: Sr.
> > Birth: BEF. 1742 in , Goochland, VA
> > Death: 1830 in , Hawkins, TN
> >
> > Marriage 1 Margaret "Peggy" Felkner b: See Notes
> > Married: ABT. 1777 in , Buckingham Co., VA
> > Children
> > John Christian b: ABT. 1778 in , Buckingham Co., VA
> > Thomas Christian b: ABT. 1779 in , Buckingham, VA
> > Allen Christian b: ABT. 1781 in , Buckingham, VA
> > Mary "Polly" Christian b: 1782 in , Buckingham, VA
> > Betsy Christian b: ABT. 1784 in , Buckingham, VA
> > Nancy Christian b: ABT. 1785 in , Buckingham?, VA
> > Lewis Christian b: ABT. 1787 in , Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA or TN
> > Sally Christian b: ABT. 1788 in , Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA/TN
> > Peggy Christian b: ABT. 1790 in Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA/TN
> > James Christian b: 1792 in , Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA/TN
> > William Christian b: ABT. 1794
> > Lucinda "Cindy" Christian b: ABT. 1796 in , Hawkins, TN
> > - - - - - - - - - - -(SNIP)- - - - - - - - -
> > Life goes on -
> > Jim Christian - Chattanooga, Tennessee - jsxian(a)mindspring.com
> > RESEARCHING:
> > (Maternal)= Barnes - Beall - Burton - Cantrell - Dameron - Howard -
Jeanes -
> > Jenkins - Ladd - Odell - Perkins - Prather/Prater - Ridgely - Steele -
> > Sprigg
> > (Paternal)= Burton - Cargile - Christian - Clouse - Huddleston - Hunt -
> > Leake - Mask - McMahan - Scott - Stockton
> > "The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second
half
> > by our children." - Clarence Darrow
>
>
>
Audrey -
The notes are not there - only the mention. I should have included the
header from the page. Here it is:
David Hendirx's Family Database
7594 total entries, last updated Fri Oct 15 17:56:20 1999
David M. Hendrix <dhendrix(a)hsnp.com>
You might e-mail David Hendrix for same.
Jim
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----- Original Message -----
From: Audrey Vogelpohl <avogelpohl(a)home.com>
To: J. Christian <jsxian(a)mindspring.com>
Cc: <CHRISTIAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: Lewis Christian of Buckingham Co., VA ca 1742
> I hope the reply to Jim is also furnished to the whole Christian List.
>
> And, Jim, did this include the "notes" that are indicated after Margaret
> "Peggy" Felkner's name?
>
> Audrey Cox Vogelpohl
> Seattle, Washington
>
> "J. Christian" wrote:
> >
> > Y'All -
> >
> > While searching the files at rootsweb's worldconnect, I found the below.
> > Does anyone know the parentage or this Lewis Christian???
> >
> > - - - - - - - - - - -(SNIP)- - - - - - - - -
> > File of David Hendrix
> > ID: I03235
> > Name: Lewis Christian
> > Sex: M
> > TITL: Sr.
> > Birth: BEF. 1742 in , Goochland, VA
> > Death: 1830 in , Hawkins, TN
> >
> > Marriage 1 Margaret "Peggy" Felkner b: See Notes
> > Married: ABT. 1777 in , Buckingham Co., VA
> > Children
> > John Christian b: ABT. 1778 in , Buckingham Co., VA
> > Thomas Christian b: ABT. 1779 in , Buckingham, VA
> > Allen Christian b: ABT. 1781 in , Buckingham, VA
> > Mary "Polly" Christian b: 1782 in , Buckingham, VA
> > Betsy Christian b: ABT. 1784 in , Buckingham, VA
> > Nancy Christian b: ABT. 1785 in , Buckingham?, VA
> > Lewis Christian b: ABT. 1787 in , Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA or TN
> > Sally Christian b: ABT. 1788 in , Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA/TN
> > Peggy Christian b: ABT. 1790 in Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA/TN
> > James Christian b: 1792 in , Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA/TN
> > William Christian b: ABT. 1794
> > Lucinda "Cindy" Christian b: ABT. 1796 in , Hawkins, TN
> > - - - - - - - - - - -(SNIP)- - - - - - - - -
> > Life goes on -
> > Jim Christian - Chattanooga, Tennessee - jsxian(a)mindspring.com
> > RESEARCHING:
> > (Maternal)= Barnes - Beall - Burton - Cantrell - Dameron - Howard -
Jeanes -
> > Jenkins - Ladd - Odell - Perkins - Prather/Prater - Ridgely - Steele -
> > Sprigg
> > (Paternal)= Burton - Cargile - Christian - Clouse - Huddleston - Hunt -
> > Leake - Mask - McMahan - Scott - Stockton
> > "The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second
half
> > by our children." - Clarence Darrow
I hope the reply to Jim is also furnished to the whole Christian List.
And, Jim, did this include the "notes" that are indicated after Margaret
"Peggy" Felkner's name?
Audrey Cox Vogelpohl
Seattle, Washington
"J. Christian" wrote:
>
> Y'All -
>
> While searching the files at rootsweb's worldconnect, I found the below.
> Does anyone know the parentage or this Lewis Christian???
>
> - - - - - - - - - - -(SNIP)- - - - - - - - -
> File of David Hendrix
> ID: I03235
> Name: Lewis Christian
> Sex: M
> TITL: Sr.
> Birth: BEF. 1742 in , Goochland, VA
> Death: 1830 in , Hawkins, TN
>
> Marriage 1 Margaret "Peggy" Felkner b: See Notes
> Married: ABT. 1777 in , Buckingham Co., VA
> Children
> John Christian b: ABT. 1778 in , Buckingham Co., VA
> Thomas Christian b: ABT. 1779 in , Buckingham, VA
> Allen Christian b: ABT. 1781 in , Buckingham, VA
> Mary "Polly" Christian b: 1782 in , Buckingham, VA
> Betsy Christian b: ABT. 1784 in , Buckingham, VA
> Nancy Christian b: ABT. 1785 in , Buckingham?, VA
> Lewis Christian b: ABT. 1787 in , Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA or TN
> Sally Christian b: ABT. 1788 in , Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA/TN
> Peggy Christian b: ABT. 1790 in Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA/TN
> James Christian b: 1792 in , Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA/TN
> William Christian b: ABT. 1794
> Lucinda "Cindy" Christian b: ABT. 1796 in , Hawkins, TN
> - - - - - - - - - - -(SNIP)- - - - - - - - -
> Life goes on -
> Jim Christian - Chattanooga, Tennessee - jsxian(a)mindspring.com
> RESEARCHING:
> (Maternal)= Barnes - Beall - Burton - Cantrell - Dameron - Howard - Jeanes -
> Jenkins - Ladd - Odell - Perkins - Prather/Prater - Ridgely - Steele -
> Sprigg
> (Paternal)= Burton - Cargile - Christian - Clouse - Huddleston - Hunt -
> Leake - Mask - McMahan - Scott - Stockton
> "The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half
> by our children." - Clarence Darrow
Hello- In my Christian database I show a Louis Christian, no birth date given,
as son of Thomas III Christian, b 1700 VA , d 1743 Goochland Co VA and Rebecca
Crockett, b 1703 VA. The siblings of Louis are:Nathaniel, b 1720; Anthony C b
1724; ThomasIV; Jesse; Davic C; Archer; Mary; Susannah; Elizabeth.
Let me know if you want any further on this. I have parentage of Thomas III and
children of Nathaniel.
Brenda Greenley Rickman, descendant of Thomas III Christian.
J. Christian wrote:
> Y'All -
>
> While searching the files at rootsweb's worldconnect, I found the below.
> Does anyone know the parentage or this Lewis Christian???
>
> - - - - - - - - - - -(SNIP)- - - - - - - - -
> File of David Hendrix
> ID: I03235
> Name: Lewis Christian
> Sex: M
> TITL: Sr.
> Birth: BEF. 1742 in , Goochland, VA
> Death: 1830 in , Hawkins, TN
>
> Marriage 1 Margaret "Peggy" Felkner b: See Notes
> Married: ABT. 1777 in , Buckingham Co., VA
> Children
> John Christian b: ABT. 1778 in , Buckingham Co., VA
> Thomas Christian b: ABT. 1779 in , Buckingham, VA
> Allen Christian b: ABT. 1781 in , Buckingham, VA
> Mary "Polly" Christian b: 1782 in , Buckingham, VA
> Betsy Christian b: ABT. 1784 in , Buckingham, VA
> Nancy Christian b: ABT. 1785 in , Buckingham?, VA
> Lewis Christian b: ABT. 1787 in , Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA or TN
> Sally Christian b: ABT. 1788 in , Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA/TN
> Peggy Christian b: ABT. 1790 in Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA/TN
> James Christian b: 1792 in , Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA/TN
> William Christian b: ABT. 1794
> Lucinda "Cindy" Christian b: ABT. 1796 in , Hawkins, TN
> - - - - - - - - - - -(SNIP)- - - - - - - - -
> Life goes on -
> Jim Christian - Chattanooga, Tennessee - jsxian(a)mindspring.com
> RESEARCHING:
> (Maternal)= Barnes - Beall - Burton - Cantrell - Dameron - Howard - Jeanes -
> Jenkins - Ladd - Odell - Perkins - Prather/Prater - Ridgely - Steele -
> Sprigg
> (Paternal)= Burton - Cargile - Christian - Clouse - Huddleston - Hunt -
> Leake - Mask - McMahan - Scott - Stockton
> "The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half
> by our children." - Clarence Darrow
Y'All -
While searching the files at rootsweb's worldconnect, I found the below.
Does anyone know the parentage or this Lewis Christian???
- - - - - - - - - - -(SNIP)- - - - - - - - -
File of David Hendrix
ID: I03235
Name: Lewis Christian
Sex: M
TITL: Sr.
Birth: BEF. 1742 in , Goochland, VA
Death: 1830 in , Hawkins, TN
Marriage 1 Margaret "Peggy" Felkner b: See Notes
Married: ABT. 1777 in , Buckingham Co., VA
Children
John Christian b: ABT. 1778 in , Buckingham Co., VA
Thomas Christian b: ABT. 1779 in , Buckingham, VA
Allen Christian b: ABT. 1781 in , Buckingham, VA
Mary "Polly" Christian b: 1782 in , Buckingham, VA
Betsy Christian b: ABT. 1784 in , Buckingham, VA
Nancy Christian b: ABT. 1785 in , Buckingham?, VA
Lewis Christian b: ABT. 1787 in , Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA or TN
Sally Christian b: ABT. 1788 in , Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA/TN
Peggy Christian b: ABT. 1790 in Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA/TN
James Christian b: 1792 in , Bucknghm/Hawkins, VA/TN
William Christian b: ABT. 1794
Lucinda "Cindy" Christian b: ABT. 1796 in , Hawkins, TN
- - - - - - - - - - -(SNIP)- - - - - - - - -
Life goes on -
Jim Christian - Chattanooga, Tennessee - jsxian(a)mindspring.com
RESEARCHING:
(Maternal)= Barnes - Beall - Burton - Cantrell - Dameron - Howard - Jeanes -
Jenkins - Ladd - Odell - Perkins - Prather/Prater - Ridgely - Steele -
Sprigg
(Paternal)= Burton - Cargile - Christian - Clouse - Huddleston - Hunt -
Leake - Mask - McMahan - Scott - Stockton
"The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half
by our children." - Clarence Darrow