Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Washington Ross Christy and Margaret E. Smith




Husband Washington Ross Christy 1 2 3

           Born: 12 May 1841 - Manor Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Oct 1910 - Armstrong Co, PA 2
         Buried: 


         Father: John Christy (1800-1887) 1 4
         Mother: Sarah Ann "Sallie" Ross (1805-1892) 1 5


       Marriage: 23 May 1877 2



Wife Margaret E. Smith 2 3

           Born:  - Elders Ridge, Young Twp, Indiana Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1920 3
         Buried: 


         Father: John Smith (1806-1881) 2
         Mother: Eliza [Unk] (1817-1886) 2




Children
1 M Harry S. Christy 6

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: when twelve years old
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


2 M Guy C. Christy 6 7

           Born: 29 Aug 1880 - Manor Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



3 F Lida P. Christy 6

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 



4 F Jessie R. Christy 6

           Born: 
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5 M Robert L. Christy 6

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General Notes: Husband - Washington Ross Christy


He attended the district schools and Elders Ridge Academy. During the Civil war, like his brothers, he was a soldier, enlisting July 25, 1863, in Company B, 2d Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and received an honorable discharge Jan. 21, 1864. After his military service was over he returned to the peaceful pursuits of agriculture and became a successful farmer in Manor township, Armstrong County. He was interested in the Grange movement and belonged to the local body. He was a consistent and liberal member of the Appleby Manor Presbyterian Church.

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Sources


1 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 324x.

2 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 636.

3 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 257.

4 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 600, 636, 781.

5 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 600, 636.

6 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 637.

7 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 256.


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