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Surnames: Christy, Christie, Leazenby, Taylor, Bear, Wallace, Reed, Ervin, Jones
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I don't know if you already knew this or not but James and Louvina had twin daughters, both of whom died as infants. Cloree, b. 11-26-1920 died 8-1-1921 and Lorene b. 11-26-1920 died the same day. Leonard was my grandfather. Please email me at gkjones4(a)attbi.com so we can share information.
Kathy
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Surnames: Christy, Christie, Leazenby, Taylor, Bear, Wallace, Reed, Ervin, Jones
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Hi! James Oliver Christy is my gr. grandfather also. His son Leonard was my grandfather. We spelled our last name with an "ie" instead of a "y" because my grandfather didn't want to hassle with social security when they spelled his name wrong. So, he kept the "ie" and his 2 sons and their families now spell it that way. I don't have a whole lot of information on the Christy family but I would be more than happy to share what I do have in exchange for anything you might have. Maybe with the two of us putting our heads together we might be able to come up with more. Email me at gkjones4(a)attbi.com Kathy
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He is my g grandfather. According to a copy of ss application, he went by his middle name Oliver. His father was also James Christy and mother Sarah Elizabeth Tidwell. the application he filled out says he was born in Allenville, Cape County, Mo. I want to trace back farther but I can't find them on any census.
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Surnames: Christy
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My wife is a Christy and is related to Daniel Christy. I believe also that Nathan is his father based on the fact that Daniel and Nathan are listed in the 1830 census as Chagrin Township, Cuyahoga County Ohio. The 1820 census lists Daniel in Ohio and Nathan in Manheim NY. By the way, Noah Christy had a boy Percy Daniel Christy (I have seen Percy listed as female on rootsweb.com) and that is my wifes grandfather.
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Sorry, Linda, I thought I had replied. I'm just really busy because of the holidays. You might want to e-mail me off line to remind me to look up what I have when I have time. I am interested in other info you have, and I'd love to find out where that original list of James' children came from. Sherry
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Sherry,
thought you were gone since I hadn't heard anything from you. Did you see the obit of John's son John? Not interested in the other stuff? I would still like to know how you came about your list of names for the kids of this couple, if you can answer that question. That has been the problem all along is that list. There doesn't seem to be any documentation and was only put together through marriage info. You only had three kids right? Did you check out the Scarborough site? Do you have any info to share?
Thanks,
Linda
Pearlsoup(a)aol.com
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Bill,
The "second Elizabeth" is speculation. Here's how it came about:
A list of James Christie's children was posted. The mother was given as Elizabeth GARTON, as you state.
However, John B.'s death record at the Putnam County Courthouse has his parents as James CHRISTY and Elizabeth WHITE. William CHRISTY's death record has James CHRISTY and Elizabeth GIRTON (GARTON?).
I have been to Mt. Carmel, and have photos of James and Elizabeth's gravestones. Elizabeth died 23 August 1847, aged 42 years, 8 months, and 12 days. This means she was born in 1805, and could not have been the mother of a lot of the children in the list. This made me wonder if possibly James was married to two Elizabeths. Maybe Elizabeth GARTON died in childbirth with two children I thought might have been twins, Daughter and Son Christy (1818). Then James would have married a very young Elizabeth WHITE, and she could have had the rest of the kids in the list (Rebecca, John, Elizabeth and Eliza).
This is all speculation at this point. Were you the one who provided the list of children of James? I'd love to know what the source of that list is. Also, how are you related?
Happy hunting! Sherry
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Surnames: Christy Christian Frazier Scarborough Bailey
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Sherry,
it could be as simple as the person giving the info had the last name of the mother wrong. The same thing happened with a grt grandma of mine. Her son gave the info that is on the death cert. and he listed her brother as her father.
Here is John B. Christy's son John's obit. I also have Cornelia's obit. It has a nice poem at the end.
John Henry Christy's obituary from the Daily Banner, February 10, 1939:
Note: the obituary is in the extreme left column of the front page. When microfilming was done, it cut off the left side of the obituary. Therefore, some of the below is speculation.
John Christie passed away early Friday
Well known farmer died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ralph Mason.
..Extended illness
..Will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Fillmore Church.
John Christie, aged 76 years, a farmer, died Friday at 6:30 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ralph Mason, Indianapolis Road, following an extended illness.
born Mrach 13, 1862, Mr. Christie ws the son of John B. and Cornelia Christie. The old home place, three miles east of the city. He spent all of his life in this ...and was well known...He was a member of the Christian Church.
Surviving are one son, Roy Christie...and a daughter, Mrs. Mason, with whom he made his homw...two grandsons, LeRoy and Hardold Mason, one brother, Columbus Christie of Greencastle township; ...Mrs. Susan Gibbons of ... and Mrs. Cornelia Vice of Indianapolis. His wife, Mrs. ...Christie preceded him in death March 6, 1935, and a daughter, Zellah Vern, preceded him in death...2, 1934.
Services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the .... Christian Church. The Rev. ... of this city will officiate. Interment will be made in...cemetery.
Friends may call at the Mason...east of the city.
I think the last name of James Christy Sr.'s second wife was Bailey but will have to look it up, I have it somewhere. Also, James Christy Sr.'s will. Still, none of it mentions my Lewis Jefferson Christian b. 1811 in TN? He m. Lavina Frazier 1831 in Greencastle, Putnam Co., IN where James Christy Jr. and wife Elizabeth Garten were. Can you tell me why you only came up with 3 kids for this couple?
Thanks,
Linda
PS Here are some good Scarborough sites:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~crackermoore/bailey2.htmlhttp://www.got-genealogy.com/Descendancies/scarborough.html
index to monroe co wv history
http://www.caverdoug.com/monidx.htm
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BUT my John B. was born in 1821, and his death record says Elizabeth WHITE was his mother. How do we reconcile that with Elizabeth Garton dying in 1847?
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Surnames: christy
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Sherry,
good, then I have John's son John's obit as well as others.
As far as the date on the headstone, that would be the first Eliz. with the Garten last name and not your Eliz. White. James lived 20 years longer than his first wife, it make sense that he would marry again.
I will post some Scarborough sites and some other interesting stuff about James Sr. He had a second wife name Catharine and I have his will also.
Linda
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Surnames: christy
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Sherry,
good, then I have John's son John's obit as well as others.
As far as the date on the headstone, that would be the first Eliz. with the Garten last name and not your Eliz. White. James lived 20 years longer than his first wife, it make sense that he would marry again.
I will post some Scarborough sites and some other interesting stuff about James Sr. He had a second wife name Catharine and I have his will also.
Linda
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Linda,
Yes, this is my John B. My great grandfather was his son, John Henry. My grandmother was raised on the farm!
I also had this obit, but thanks for sending it anyway.
I don't know for sure where the possible "second Elizabeth" was born. Census records say Virginia. Of course, it's also possible the gravestone was wrong....
Sherry
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Surnames: Christy Scarborough White
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Sherry,
it certainly is a mystery and you might have something there with the second Elizabeth. Maybe we can figure this out. I have saved just a ton of stuff about this family trying to get a clue about my Lewis.
I have William's obit and he was a minister and it does state who his parents were, so that fits and so does Nathaniel who would have been an older step-brother.
When did you say Eliz. White was born and was she from Indiana? Maybe she was not that young.
The info on James Christy's parents came from Bill Hobbs and many other sources. There is a great website with Garten descendants and another with the Scarborough family.
Here is the Garten site:
http://www.geocities.com/ju5tdew1t/generations/familes/wgarten.htm
I will see what else I have saved and send it to you.
There was another Christy family in Hendricks Co., IN that seems unrelated. Some of them came to live in Putnam and some of our Christy's went to Hendricks from Putnam and of course they all had similar names, especially, James.
Is this your John B. Christie in this obit below?
Death Comes to John Christie
One of the oldest residents of Putnam County dies at his home three miles east of the city this morning at 3 o'clock--general debility is the cause of his demise--had resided on Christie
homestead for 89 years, and was one of the best known residents of the county
John Christy, 94 years old, one of the oldest residents of Putnam county, died at the Christie homestead three miles east of this city Friday morning at 3 o'clock. General debility caused by the
infirmities of age was the cause of his death. The funeral was held at the Christie homestead east of the city Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. The burial was in the Fillmore cemetery.
Mr. Christie came to Putnam County from West Virginia when he was five years old and has resided in this vicinity since. He has resided on the Christie farm, where his death occurred,
practically all his life. He was known as one of the most progressive farmers in the east part of the county. An extensive acquaintance over the county was enjoyed by Mr. Christie and his
excellent traits of character cultivated a lasting friendship with many people. His son, Columbus Christie, has made his home on the old homestead for many years.
Mr. Christie is survived by seven children, four daughters, Mrs. Charles Siddons and Mrs. Douglas Gorham of this city, Mrs. Cornelia Vice of Coatesville, Mrs. Susan Gibbons of Stilesville, and
Mrs. Sarah Siddons of Belle Union; two sons, John H. Christie, and Columbus Christie, who reside east of town.
More soon,
Linda
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I have only three children for James Christy: John B. (my ancestor), Rebecca, and Eliza Jane. John B.'s death record at the Putnam County Courthouse has his parents as James Christy and Elizabeth White. William Christy's death record has James Christy and Elizabeth Girton (Garton?).
I have been to Mt. Carmel, and have photos of James and Elizabeth's gravestones. Elizabeth died 23 August 1847, aged 42 years, 8 months, and 12 days. This means she was born in 1805, and could not have been the mother of a lot of those kids. I'm wondering if possibly James was married to two Elizabeths. Maybe Elizabeth Garton died in childbirth with those possible twins, Daughter and Son Christy (1818). Then James would have married a very young Elizabeth White, and she could have had Rebecca, John, Elizabeth and Eliza.
A William Christy performed the marriage of John Henry Christy (John B's son). Also, I have an indenture between the State of Indiana and John B. Christy. Apparently, James Christy mortgaged his land in 1834 for $500. He was unable to make the payments and lost his land. A Nathaniel Christy bought the land for $550 and made it over to John B. Christy. I figure he was probably a relative to do that.
The 1830 census fits perfectly with the children listed. However, the wife is supposedly 40-50. This doesn't fit my theory. Also, the 1840 census lists a 50-60 female, but the Elizabeth buried in Mt. Carmel is already dead.
It's a mystery, isn't it?
The part about James Christy's parents--is that for sure?
Thanks,
Sherry