Thomas Christian CHRISTIAN

Male 1845 - 1920  (74 years)


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  • Name Thomas Christian CHRISTIAN 
    Born 18 Oct 1845  Tazewell Co VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation
    • wheelwright
    _UID AA493B2E5AF745F384A492DF2D6148D42827 
    Died 21 May 1920  Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia

      Name: Thomas J Christian [Thomas C. Christian]
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age at Death: 74
      Birth Date: 18 Oct 1845
      Death Date: 21 May 1920
      Death Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
      Registration Date: 22 May 1920
      Father: Thomas S Christian
      Mother: Anna Altizer
      Spouse: Alley Fare Christian
      Certificate Number: 1920014379
    Buried Christian Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • He lived on Indian Creek, Sinking Waters. Family info from Laura Gaynelle Whitaker has his middle name as Christian.

      CIVIL WAR RECORDS

      Civil War

      Private in Co. H 29th Regiment, Virginia Infantry

      29th Infantry Regiment was authorized in November, 1861, and was to contain seven companies under Colonel A.C. Moore and three companies at Pound Gap. However, this organization never took place. Moore's five companies from Abingdon and companies raised in the spring of 1862 evidently made up the nine-company regiment. It was assigned to the Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia, then moved to Kentucky where it was engaged at Middle Creek. Later it saw action in Western Virginia and for a time served in North Carolina under General French. In March, 1863, it totaled 732 men. Attached to General Corse's Brigade the unit participated in Longstreet's Suffolk Expedition and during the Gettysburg Campaign was on detached duty in Tennessee and North Carolina. In the spring of 1864 it returned to Virginia and took its place in the Petersburg trenches north and south of the James River and ended the war at Appomattox. Many were lost at Sayler's Creek, and only 1 officer and 27 men surrendered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels James Giles and Alfred C. Moore; Lieutenant Colonels Alexander Haynes, William Leigh, and Edwin R. Smith; and Majors Ebenezer Bruster, William R.B. Horne, and Isaac White.

      MISCELLANEOUS

      Chataigne's Virginia Gazetteer and Business Directory 1888-89 Tazewell County

      Mills: Corn and Flour
      Pleasant Hill, T. C. Christian

      "Her husband, Tom Christian, had a cabinet shop and made caskets of wood."

      CENSUS RECORDS

      1850 United States Federal Census about Thos Christian
      Name: Thos Christian [Thomas C. Christian]
      Age: 5
      Birth Year: abt 1845
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
      Gender: Male [in household of Thomas S. and Anna Christian]

      1860 United States Federal Census
      Name: Thomas Christain [Thomas Christian]
      Age in 1860: 14
      Birth Year: abt 1846
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
      Gender: Male [in household of Thomas S. and Anna Christian]
      Post Office: Baptist Valley

      1870 United States Federal Census
      Name: Thomas Christian
      Age in 1870: 25
      Birth Year: abt 1845
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1870: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Post Office: Knob
      Value of real estate: $600 real estate, $200 personal property
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Thomas Christian 25
      Eufema A Christian 19
      Lillie B Christian 5

      1880 United States Federal Census
      Name: Thomas Christian
      Age: 31
      Birth Year: abt 1849
      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: Euphemia Christian
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
      Occupation: Farmer
      Household Members:
      Thomas Christian 31
      Euphemia Christian 25
      Lilly Christian 11
      Mary E. Christian 9
      Sarah E. Christian 6
      Eva M. Christian 2
      George W. Christian 3 months

      1900 United States Federal Census
      Name: Thos C Christian [Thomas C Christian]
      Age: 55
      Birth Date: Oct 1844
      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: Allie Christian
      Marriage Year: 1869
      Years Married: 31
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
      Household Members:
      Thos C Christian 55
      Ellie Christian 49
      Mary E Christian 29
      Sarah E Christian 23
      Eva Christian 22
      Geo W Christian 20
      Nancy A Christian 17
      Oceania Christian 16
      Oklahoma Christian 8
      Thos D Christian 1

      1910 United States Federal Census
      Name: Thomas C Christian
      Age in 1910: 64
      Birth Year: 1846
      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: Alafair Christian
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
      Household Members:
      Thomas C Christian 64
      Alafair Christian 58
      Mary E Christian 37
      Emeline Christian 34
      Annie A Christian 27
      Okla H Christian 18
      Thomas D Christian 11
      Paul H Christian 3 [The son of Mollie Whitaker Altizer, born too long after Noah Alitzer was killed to be his son. In this census he is listed as an adopted son.]

      1920 United States Federal Census
      Name: Thomas C Christian
      Age: 74
      Birth Year: abt 1846
      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: Alafair Christian
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
      Home Owned: Own
      Able to Read: Yes
      Able to Write: Yes
      Household Members:
      Thomas C Christian 74
      Alafair Christian 69
      Thomas D Christian 21
      Harman Altizer 13 [son of Mollie Whitaker Altizer, born too long after Noah Alitzer was killed to be his son. He is now using Altizer as his last name.]

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    Person ID I4408  Master File
    Last Modified 30 May 2015 

    Father Thomas Scaggs CHRISTIAN,   b. 2 Oct 1813, Sinking Waters, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1891, Claypool Branch, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Anna Elizabeth ALTIZER,   b. Abt 1814, Tazewell Co VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1880, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Married 23 Oct 1836  Tazewell Co VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
      Groom's Name: Thomas Christian
      Bride's Name: Anna Altizer
      Marriage Date: 23 Oct 1836
      Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01695-4
      System Origin: Virginia-EASy
      Source Film Number: 34214
      Reference Number: Page 132
    Family ID F3273  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Euphemia Alifair CHAMBERS,   b. 29 Dec 1850, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Jan 1923, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 20 Mar 1867  Tazewell Co VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
      Groom's Name: Thos C Christian
      Groom's Birth Date: 1846
      Groom's Birthplace: Tazewell County, Va
      Groom's Age: 21
      Bride's Name: Euphemie A Chambers
      Bride's Birth Date: 1850
      Bride's Birthplace: Russell County, Va
      Bride's Age: 17
      Marriage Date: 20 Mar 1867
      Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia
      Groom's Father's Name: Thos S Christian
      Groom's Mother's Name: A
      Bride's Mother's Name: Emaline Z Chambers
      Groom's Marital Status: Single
      Bride's Marital Status: Single
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01695-4
      System Origin: Virginia-EASy
      Source Film Number: 34214
      Reference Number: Page 24Line49
    Children 
     1. Lillie Belle CHRISTIAN,   b. 21 Feb 1869, Harman, Tazewell Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1943, Baptist Valley, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Mary Euphemie CHRISTIAN,   b. 13 Mar 1871, Tazewell Co VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1952, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     3. Sarah Emaline CHRISTIAN,   b. 09 Nov 1874, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1915, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
    +4. Eva Martilla CHRISTIAN,   b. 12 Jun 1877, Tazewell Co VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1926, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    +5. George Walter CHRISTIAN,   b. 03 Mar 1880, Tazewell Co VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1943, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     6. Nancy America (Mexie) CHRISTIAN,   b. Sep 1882, Tazewell Co VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Oceana (Osie) CHRISTIAN,   b. Sep 1888, Tazewell Co VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1909  (Age ~ 20 years)
    +8. Oklahoma (Oakley) CHRISTIAN,   b. 07 Jun 1891, Tazewell Co VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1964, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     9. Tillie/Tilla CHRISTIAN
     10. Thomas Delbert CHRISTIAN,   b. 11 Sep 1889, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1960, Washington, DC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2014 
    Family ID F2757  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S33] Children of Emeline (Emily) Chambers, , recalled by Tom C. Elswick, undated.