Christ from Alsace to Ohio, Indiana, Illinois W.Va. and Canada
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Christ from Alsace to Ohio, Indiana, Illinois W.Va. and Canada
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Posted: 16 Jul 2008 2:49AM GMT |
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Surnames: CHRIST CRIST KELLER SCHMELZER SCHOLL WEDDING
1. CHARLES1 CHRIST was born about 1850 in Alsace, France, and died after 1900. He married PHILUMENA FRANCES SCHMELZER Bet. 1874 - 1876, daughter of ANSELM SCHMELZER and MARGARETHE KELLER. She was born October 15, 1856 in Logan, Hocking, Ohio, and died October 01, 1904 in Washington, Daviess, Indiana.
Notes for CHARLES CHRIST:
According to family tradition Charles was born in Alsace/Elsass and came to the United States to avoid conscription. His birth date and birth place are not known. In the 1880 census for Corning, Perry, Ohio, he claimed that he was 30 which would indicate that he was born in 1849 or 1850. In that census he also claimed that he was born in Germany. Germany took the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine in the Franco-Prussian War in 1871-1872 so he may have answered the question on the basis of who was currently in power in 1880 and had been for nine years.
There is a ship record for the "City of Antwerp” that arrived at the Port of New York City from Liverpool on July 31, 1871 only 12 days after France declared war on Prussia. It would seem that this ship would have left Liverpool before the actual declaration of War but perhaps war was widely anticipated. If Charles was 21 or 22 in 1871 he would have been a prime candidate for conscription.
Charles Christ’s movements and whereabouts 1871 to 1900 are sketchy but that might be expected of someone employed as a blacksmith for a railroad that was being built. Apparently he was in Shawnee, Perry, Ohio (or at least Minnie was) for the birth of his first child, Charles. In 1880 when the federal census was taken he was in Corning, Perry, Ohio with two young sons, Charles and Pawley (Paul).
From the "History of Perry County, Ohio" by Clement L. Martzolff, published by Ward & Weiland, New Lexington, Ohio, Columbus, Ohio Press of Fred J. Heer, 1902, pages 92 and 93 we learn that Perry County was an active mining area. Shawnee began its existence in 1872, and that Corning was laid out in 1878. Both mines and railroads would need blacksmiths for their operation.
Charles was naturalized Oct. 11, 1879 in Fairfield County and his sponsor was Ambroise Larger who was born at Fellering, Alsace, France and who had CHRIST kin at Bitschviller-les-Than, another village less than 7 miles away from Fellering in the Thur Valley in Alsace, France. I do not know if or how Charles might be related to these Christs but I would not be surprised if one of these is his native village.
Children of CHARLES CHRIST and PHILUMENA SCHMELZER are:
i. CHARLES2 CHRIST, b. June 30, 1877, Shawnee, Perry, Ohio; d. after 1928; m. ANNA MARIE WEDDING, Lawrenceville, Illinois; d. after 1928. Living in Coronation, Alberta, Canada in 1926 and owner of the Calgary Hotel in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1928.
ii. PAUL R. CHRIST, b. August 1879; d. May 09, 1948, Bloomington, Illinois; m. ANNIE MILDRED MCCORMICK, 1915; b. 1877; d. July 08, 1931, Bloomington, Illinois. He worked for Chicago and Alton Railroad.
iii. CATHERINE CRIST, b. December 05, 1881, Ohio; d. May 03, 1955; m. JOHN W. SCHOLL, October 10, 1904, Washington, Daviess Co., Indiana; b. April 01, 1885; d. August 17, 1935. John W. Scholl owned a grocery store.
iv. WILLLIAM CHRIST, b. July 1884. In 1926 he was reportedly in Danville, Illinois. In the 1948 obit for Paul R. Crist at Bloomington, Illinois, his brother William is listed as a survivor living at Chicago.
v. JOSEPH CHRIST, b. July 1886. In the 1948 obit for Paul R. Crist at Bloomington, Illinois, his brother William is listed as a survivor living at Chicago and he is listed Joseph of West Virginia (perhaps at Huntington?)
vi. FRANCIS SYLVESTER CRIST, b. October 1889; d. after. 1930; m. BESSIE MALLEY, about 1908; b. about 1892, Indiana; d. after 1930. In the 1930 census for Huntington, Gideon District, (Ward 7) Cabell, West Virginia he is listed as head of the Head of household, home valued at $5,000, with radio set, age 40 at his last birthday, and age 19 when he first married. He was born in Ohio, his father in Germany, and mother in Ohio. His employment is as a machinist for a railroad shop. In same household is his wife Bessie, 37, both parents born in Indiana.
vii. JOHN ANTHONY CRIST, b. June 15, 1893, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; d. October 04, 1941, Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland; m. MARY JOSEPHINE KRONENBERG, November 25, 1914, Washington, Daviess, Indiana; b. February 27, 1892, Washington, Daviess, Indiana; d. September 16, 1961, Washington, Daviess, Indiana.
Notes for JOHN ANTHONY CRIST: According to family tradition, John Anthony CRIST, the youngest child of Charles CRIST and Philumena "Minnie" Frances SCHMELZER CRIST, was 11 years old when his mother died. He went to work for railroad which he hated so thoroughly that he saved his money to secure more education. By 1922 he was attending the Palmer School of Chiropractic at Davenport, Iowa and by 1926 he had started his Chiropractic practice in Cumberland, Aleghany, Maryland. He was killed in a gas explosion that leveled several buildings in October 1941. John Anthony CRIST is buried at Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland. His wife, Mary Josephine (KRONENBERG) CRIST was buried at St. John Cemetery, Washington, Daviess, Indiana.
viii. MARY CHRIST. – Probably a child that died at birth or very young, mentioned only in letter from Charles CHRIST Jr. to DW CHRIST. Birth date and death date not known.
Notes for CHARLES CHRIST:
According to family tradition Charles was born in Alsace/Elsass and came to the United States to avoid conscription. His birth date and birth place are not known. In the 1880 census for Corning, Perry, Ohio, he claimed that he was 30 which would indicate that he was born in 1849 or 1850. In that census he also claimed that he was born in Germany. Germany took the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine in the Franco-Prussian War in 1871-1872 so he may have answered the question on the basis of who was currently in power in 1880 and had been for nine years.
There is a ship record for the "City of Antwerp” that arrived at the Port of New York City from Liverpool on July 31, 1871 only 12 days after France declared war on Prussia. It would seem that this ship would have left Liverpool before the actual declaration of War but perhaps war was widely anticipated. If Charles was 21 or 22 in 1871 he would have been a prime candidate for conscription.
Charles Christ’s movements and whereabouts 1871 to 1900 are sketchy but that might be expected of someone employed as a blacksmith for a railroad that was being built. Apparently he was in Shawnee, Perry, Ohio (or at least Minnie was) for the birth of his first child, Charles. In 1880 when the federal census was taken he was in Corning, Perry, Ohio with two young sons, Charles and Pawley (Paul).
From the "History of Perry County, Ohio" by Clement L. Martzolff, published by Ward & Weiland, New Lexington, Ohio, Columbus, Ohio Press of Fred J. Heer, 1902, pages 92 and 93 we learn that Perry County was an active mining area. Shawnee began its existence in 1872, and that Corning was laid out in 1878. Both mines and railroads would need blacksmiths for their operation.
Charles was naturalized Oct. 11, 1879 in Fairfield County and his sponsor was Ambroise Larger who was born at Fellering, Alsace, France and who had CHRIST kin at Bitschviller-les-Than, another village less than 7 miles away from Fellering in the Thur Valley in Alsace, France. I do not know if or how Charles might be related to these Christs but I would not be surprised if one of these is his native village.
Children of CHARLES CHRIST and PHILUMENA SCHMELZER are:
i. CHARLES2 CHRIST, b. June 30, 1877, Shawnee, Perry, Ohio; d. after 1928; m. ANNA MARIE WEDDING, Lawrenceville, Illinois; d. after 1928. Living in Coronation, Alberta, Canada in 1926 and owner of the Calgary Hotel in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1928.
ii. PAUL R. CHRIST, b. August 1879; d. May 09, 1948, Bloomington, Illinois; m. ANNIE MILDRED MCCORMICK, 1915; b. 1877; d. July 08, 1931, Bloomington, Illinois. He worked for Chicago and Alton Railroad.
iii. CATHERINE CRIST, b. December 05, 1881, Ohio; d. May 03, 1955; m. JOHN W. SCHOLL, October 10, 1904, Washington, Daviess Co., Indiana; b. April 01, 1885; d. August 17, 1935. John W. Scholl owned a grocery store.
iv. WILLLIAM CHRIST, b. July 1884. In 1926 he was reportedly in Danville, Illinois. In the 1948 obit for Paul R. Crist at Bloomington, Illinois, his brother William is listed as a survivor living at Chicago.
v. JOSEPH CHRIST, b. July 1886. In the 1948 obit for Paul R. Crist at Bloomington, Illinois, his brother William is listed as a survivor living at Chicago and he is listed Joseph of West Virginia (perhaps at Huntington?)
vi. FRANCIS SYLVESTER CRIST, b. October 1889; d. after. 1930; m. BESSIE MALLEY, about 1908; b. about 1892, Indiana; d. after 1930. In the 1930 census for Huntington, Gideon District, (Ward 7) Cabell, West Virginia he is listed as head of the Head of household, home valued at $5,000, with radio set, age 40 at his last birthday, and age 19 when he first married. He was born in Ohio, his father in Germany, and mother in Ohio. His employment is as a machinist for a railroad shop. In same household is his wife Bessie, 37, both parents born in Indiana.
vii. JOHN ANTHONY CRIST, b. June 15, 1893, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; d. October 04, 1941, Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland; m. MARY JOSEPHINE KRONENBERG, November 25, 1914, Washington, Daviess, Indiana; b. February 27, 1892, Washington, Daviess, Indiana; d. September 16, 1961, Washington, Daviess, Indiana.
Notes for JOHN ANTHONY CRIST: According to family tradition, John Anthony CRIST, the youngest child of Charles CRIST and Philumena "Minnie" Frances SCHMELZER CRIST, was 11 years old when his mother died. He went to work for railroad which he hated so thoroughly that he saved his money to secure more education. By 1922 he was attending the Palmer School of Chiropractic at Davenport, Iowa and by 1926 he had started his Chiropractic practice in Cumberland, Aleghany, Maryland. He was killed in a gas explosion that leveled several buildings in October 1941. John Anthony CRIST is buried at Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland. His wife, Mary Josephine (KRONENBERG) CRIST was buried at St. John Cemetery, Washington, Daviess, Indiana.
viii. MARY CHRIST. – Probably a child that died at birth or very young, mentioned only in letter from Charles CHRIST Jr. to DW CHRIST. Birth date and death date not known.