Eula Mexie Griffith

Eula married Raymond Brown. [Group Sheet]

1. Jeanette Brown

Eula married Derk Anderson. [Group Sheet]

1. Freda Anderson

Marion married Sarah Jeanette CHRISTIAN 24 Nov 1909, Tazewell Co. VA. Sarah (daughter of Mathias Mastin CHRISTIAN and Mary C. Mitchell) was born Apr 1886, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Sarah J Christian
Age: 13
Birth Date: Apr 1886
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Mathias Christian
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Mary C Christian
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

OBITUARY
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Sat. 6 May 1967
SARAH JEANETTE GRIFFITH: 79, died Friday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Roy Ratliff at Cedar Bluff, Va., following a long illness.

She was the widow of Marion Beverly Griffith, who died five years ago. A lifelong resident of Tazewell County, she was a daughter of the late Mathias and Mary Mitchell Christain, Tazewell County natives. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Survivors also include one other daughter, Mrs. Mexie Anderson of Jewell Ridge, Va.; two sons, Cecil and Irvin Griffith of Jewell Ridge, two sisters, Mrs. Isabelle Brooks of MacArthur and Mrs. Rebecca Lowe of Kingsport, Tenn., two brothers, Delta Christian of North Tazewell and Fred Christian of Coaldan, Va., nine grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel at Richland?s with Rev. Allan Chapman and Rev. H.D. Hampton officiating. Burial will follow in the family cemetery on Stinson Ridge, Grandsons will be pallbearers.

Notes:

Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: Beverly Griffitts
Birth Date: 1888
Birthplace:
Age: 21
Spouse's Name: Sarah Christian
Spouse's Birth Date: 1888
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age: 21
Event Date: 24 Nov 1909
Event Place: Tazewell Co., Virginia
Father's Name: J. E.
Mother's Name: Margaret
Spouse's Father's Name: M. M.
Spouse's Mother's Name: M. E.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:M01695-5
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
GS Film number: 34214
Reference ID: Page 197 Line 226

Notes:

If the Native American ancestry is correct, he was also called Piaserka.

CENSUS RECORDS

1880 United States Federal Census
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1864
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: George Christian
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Nancy Christian [stepmother]
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Mathias Christian
Age: 36
Birth Date: Oct 1863
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary C Christian
Marriage Year: 1884
Years Married: 16
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Mathias Christian 36
Mary C Christian 33
Lov W Christian 14
Sarah J Christian 13
Liza N Christian 11
Virgie M Christian 6
Minda R Christian 4
Wm W Christian 2

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Mathias M Christian
Age in 1910: 44
Birth Year: 1866
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary Christian
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Martias M Christian 44
Mary Christian 41
Nannie L Christian 22
Virgie M Christian 16
Minda R Christian 14
William Christain 12
Virtie Christian 7
Dula Christian 5
Doak Christian 2

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Mathias M Christian
Age: 54
Birth Year: abt 1866
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary C Christian
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Home Owned: Own
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Mathias M Christian 54
Mary C Christian 31
William W Christian 21
Hettie A Christian 18
Dula D Christian 14
Doak D Christian 11
Delta L Christian 6
Frederick E Christian 3 years 9 months

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Mathias M Christian
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1866
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Christian
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Mathias M Christian 64
Mary Christian 63
Delta Christian 18
Fred M Christian 14

Mathias married Mary C. Mitchell 15 Mar 1886, Tazewell Co. VA. Mary was born ca 1869, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: Matthias Christian
Birth Date: 1864
Birthplace: Tazewell Co., Va
Age: 22
Spouse's Name: Mary Cal. Mitchell
Spouse's Birth Date: 1869
Spouse's Birthplace: Tazewell Co., Va
Spouse's Age: 17
Event Date: 15 Mar 1886
Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Father's Name: Geo. Christian
Mother's Name: Nancy Christian
Spouse's Father's Name: Chaster Mitchell
Spouse's Mother's Name: Rebecca Mitchell
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01695-4
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
GS Film number: 34214
Reference ID: Page 73 line 33

Other Events:

• _UID: 4E2603C5FFB24851BBE183466931521FF6F1

Notes:

PHOTO

George Christian, of Indian Creek, about 1900
http://image.lva.virginia.gov/VDLP/Tazewell/images/VolumeI/pg006/0209.jpg Image

Photograph originally published in: An album of Tazewell County, Virginia. Tazewell Historical Society, 1989.
Part of a collection of Tazewell County photographs housed in the archives at the Tazewell County Public Library.

Caption: The son of Thomas and Mary "Polly" Altizer Christian, he married Nancy Bandy, daughter of William W. and Ellen Harrison Bandy, 28 August 1871 in Tazewell County. He was a veteran of the Civil War. He and his wife lived in Indian Creek. Courtesy of Susie Shrader.

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: George Christian
Age: 14
Birth Year: abt 1836
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Male in household of Thomas and Mary Christian
Family Number: 1170

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: George Christian
Age in 1860: 24
Birth Year: abt 1836
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Baptist Valley
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary Christian 45
George Christian 24
Sarah Christian 19
Nancy Bandy 21 [domestic]

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: George Christian
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Nancy Christian
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
George Christian 42
Nancy Christian 42
John J. Christian 19
Mathias Christian 16
James Christian 13
Ellen Christian 10
Mary Christian 8
Vica Christian 6
Rebecca Christian 1
William Christian 1

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Geo Christian
Age: 60
Birth Date: Mar 1840
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eliza Christian
Marriage Year: 1893
Years Married: 7
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Geo Christian 60
Eliza Christian 34
Jas Christian 12
Graves Christian 6
Hannah Christian 4

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: George Christian
Age in 1910: 77
Birth Year: 1833
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Allie L Christian
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
George Christian 77
Allie L Christian 40
James Christian 20
Graves Christian 15
Hannah Christian 14
Ava S Christian 9

George married Sarah Jane (Sallie) Wingo 1856, Tazewell Co. VA. Sarah was born 03 Aug 1841, Tazewell Co. VA; died 07 May 1918, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]