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John Comer Christy 1839–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1839

Birth Location: Montgomery, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 28 Nov 1901

Death Location: Perry, Davis, Iowa, USA

Father: Andrew Christy

Mother: Sarah Comer

Spouse(s): Lucinda Herron

Children(s): Martha Christy, John Christy, Eva Christy, Ella Christy, James Christy, Mary Christy

John Comer Christy was born in 1839 in Montgomery, Indiana, USA, the child of Andrew Jackson Christy And Sarah Comer. John Comer Christy married Lucinda Herron, and had children including Ella Nancy Christy, Eva L Christy, James Frank Christy, John Wesley Christy, Martha J Christy, Mary E Christy. John Comer Christy passed away in 1901 in Perry, Davis, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • John Comer Christy was born in 1839 in Montgomery, Indiana, USA, the child of Andrew Jackson Christy And Sarah Comer.
  • John Comer Christy married Lucinda Herron, and had children including Ella Nancy Christy, Eva L Christy, James Frank Christy, John Wesley Christy, Martha J Christy, Mary E Christy.
  • John Comer Christy passed away in 1901 in Perry, Davis, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Christy
1816–1877
Birth Location: Fleming, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Comer
1816–1867
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lucinda Herron
1834–1911
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Martha Christy
1860–
Birth Location: Perry, Davis, Iowa, USA
MC
John Christy
1866–1937
Birth Location: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
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Eva Christy
1875–1893
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
EC
Ella Christy
1870–1917
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
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James Christy
1863–1930
Birth Location: Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA
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Mary Christy
1858–1908
Birth Location: Salt Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
MC

John Christy's Ancestors

Self
John Christy
1839–1901
Birth Place: Montgomery, Indiana, USA
Parents
Andrew Jackson Christy
1816–1877
Fleming, Kentucky, USA
Sarah Comer
1816–1867
Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Christy
1785–1845
Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Eleanor Sanders
1787–1877
Virginia, USA
John Comer
1785–1833
Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Barbee
1792–1880
Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Christy
1761–1852
Geddy Sutfin
1763–1790
Ezekiel Sanders
1758–1822
Ezkiel Sanders
1750–1822
Jesse Comer
1757–1820
Ann Chamness
1756–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Christy
1737–1790
Elspeth Melvill
1734–1791
Robert Comer
1710–1771
Rebecca Houghton
1715–1807
Anthony Chamness
1713–1777
Sarah Cole
1718–1773

John Christy's Descendants

1.
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John (Comer) Christy (8 Jan 1839–28 Nov 1901) m. Lucinda Herron (12 Mar 1834–24 Nov 1911)
  1. 1. Martha (J) Christy 1860–
  2. 2. John (Wesley) Christy 1866–1937 m. Susan (Elizabeth) Bollman 1869–1952
    1. 1. Paul Christy 1902–1902
    2. 2. Olive (M) Christy 1900–1988
    3. 3. Alma (P) Christy 1890–1896
    4. 4. Emmett (Russel) Christy 1898–1972 m. Fern (Olive) Coberly 1899–1933 m. Mildred (Leola) Sundin 1909–1997
      1. 1. Robert Christy 1926–
      2. 2. Norma (Louise) Christy 1923–
    5. 5. Winifred (Stella) Christy 1894–1978
      1. 1. Pauline Lloyd 1918–
    6. 6. Edith (F) Christy 1895–1977
    7. 7. Odie (Wesley) Christy 1891–1952 m. Zelma (Faye) Coberly 1897–1992
      1. 1. Richard (W) Christy 1922–2009
      2. 2. John (O) Christy 1925–2002
      3. 3. Frank (J) Christy 1936–1999
      4. 4. Howard (Chandler) Christy 1928–2008 m. Ivonne (J) Woods 1931–2008
  3. 3. Eva (L) Christy 1875–1893
  4. 4. Ella (Nancy) Christy 1870–1917 m. William (M) Buchanan 1861–1934
    1. 1. Roscoe Buchanan 1903–1968 m. Laura Howell 1903–1996
      1. 1. Leonard (Karl) Buchanan 1933–2010
    2. 2. Everett (Ray) Buchanan 1899–1952 m. True (Elizabeth) Heady 1898–1984
      1. 1. Alice (E) Buchanan 1921–
      2. 2. Beatrice (I) Buchanan 1923–
      3. 3. Bonnie (J) Buchanan 1926–
      4. 4. Betty (Lou) Buchanan 1926–
    3. 3. Clell (McKinley) Buchanan 1897–1954 m. Velma (Marie) Christy 1899–1985
      1. 1. Robert (Warren) Buchanan 1923–1979
      2. 2. Carl (W) Buchanan 1924–1992
      3. 3. Richard (W) Buchanan 1920–
  5. 5. James (Frank) Christy 1863–1930 m. Clara (Belle) Knapp 1859–1920
    1. 1. Edna (Ruth) Christy 1901–1976 m. Elvin (Leonard) Hutchins 1902–1962 m. Thomas (L) Kingsbury 1900–
      1. 1. Eugene (Leonard) Hutchins 1920–1988 m. Verginia (A) Palmer 1923–
      2. 2. Phillus (Virginia) Hutchins 1922–2003
      3. 3. Elizabeth (June) Hutchins 1924–2008
      4. 4. James (Wesley) Hutchins 1935–1935
  6. 6. Mary (E) Christy 1858–1908 m. Charles (C) Dennis 1855–1892
    1. 1. Maud (M) Dennis 1881–
    2. 2. Ola (L) Dennis 1881–1892
    3. 3. William (C) Dennis 1885–
    4. 4. Clifton (H) Dennis 1889–1893
    5. 5. John (W) Dennis 1883–1895
    6. 6. Bertha (C) Dennis 1887–1931 m. Jasper (Smith) Christy 1884–
      1. 1. Donald (Darl) Christy 1909–

John Christy's Timeline

2 Records

1839
8 Jan 1839
Birth of John Comer Christy in Montgomery, Indiana, USA
Montgomery, Indiana, USA
1901
28 Nov 1901
Age 62
Death of John Comer Christy in Perry, Davis, Iowa, USA
Perry, Davis, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1839
    Event Place: Montgomery, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1901
    Event Place: Perry, Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials
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