Polly E. CHRISTIAN

Notes:

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Polly E Christian
Age: 3
Birth Date: May 1897
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1900: Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Maston Christian
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Dollie Christian
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Polly Baisden
Age: 42
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Logan, Logan, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Logan, Logan, West Virginia
Household Members:
Elbert Baisden 40
Polly Baisden 42
Thurman Baisden 19
Marie Baisden 14

Polly married Elbert Baisden 03 Feb 1920, Logan Co. WV. Elbert was born ca 1899, Logan Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
West Virginia Vital Records
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10897105&Type=Marriage

Line 13

1. Thurman Baisden was born ca 1920, Logan Co. WV.
2. Marie Baisden was born ca 1926, Logan Co. WV.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Mastin Christian
Age in 1870: 15
Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male in household of William and Sarah Altizer Christian
Post Office: Grundy

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Mastin Christian
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Elk Horn, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Sarah Christian
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Household Members:
Sarah Christian 56
Mastin Christian 25
Rutha A. Christian 19
Mathalia P. Christian 2

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Mastin Christian
Age: 46
Birth Date: Apr 1854
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Dollie Christian
Marriage Year: 1883
Years married: 17
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Mastin Christian 46
Dollie Christian 36
Sarah L Christian 15
Frances Christian 14
Auther Christian 13
Jeannette Christian 9
Thomas M Christian 5
Polly E Christian 3

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Mastin M Christian
Age: 65
Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Dollie Christian
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Home Owned: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Mastin M Christian 65
Dollie Christian 55
Polley Christian 21
Jessie E Christian 1 year 8 months
Ginnettle Hodge 28
Dalby Hodge 10
Fraley Hodge 8 years 4 months
Marguette Hodge 5 years 9 months
Thomas L Hodge 2 years 9 months




Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=christian&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=52&GScnty=3093&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=96041183&df=all&

Mastin married Dolana (Dollie) Messer 10 Jul 1886, Wayne Co. WV. Dolana was born May 1864, Wayne Co WV; died 1927, Mingo Co. WV; was buried , Varney Cemetery, Varney, Mingo Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Dolly Messer
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1864
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1880: Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Morgan Messer
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Frances Messer
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: At Home

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Dollie Christian
Age: 36
Birth Date: May 1864
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1900: Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: MastIn Christian
Marriage Year: 1883
Years married: 17
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother: number of living children: 6
Mother: How many children: 8
Household Members:
Mastn Christian 46
Dollie Christian 36
Sarah L Christian 15
Frances Christian 14
Auther Christian 13
Jeannette Christian 9
Thomas M Christian 5
Polly E Christian 3

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Dollie Christian
Age: 55
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mastin M Christian
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Mastin M Christian 65
Dollie Christian 55
Polley Christian 21
Jessie E Christian 1 year 8 months
Ginnettle Hodge 28
Dalby Hodge 10
Fraley Hodge 8 years 4 months
Marguette Hodge 5 years 9 months
Thomas L Hodge 2 years 9 months



Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=98491512

Notes:

Married:
West Virginia Vital Records
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11131915&Type=Marriage

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 United States Federal Census ]
Name: Wm Christian
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1824
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Male
Family Number: 1175
Household Members:
Wm Christian 26
Sarah Christian 27
Julia Christian 3
Marilda Christian 0
Jane Christian 52 [mother]
Ruth Christian 23 [sister]

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm Christian
Age in 1870: 40
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Grundy
Household Members:
Wm Christian 40
Sarah Christian 40
Julia E Christian 22
Marilda Christian 19
Thomas Christian 17
Mastin Christian 15
Susannah Christian 13
Rutha A Christian 11

William married Sarah ALTIZER 10 Sep 1845, Tazewell Co. VA. Sarah (daughter of David Riley ALTIZER and Susan SLUSHER) was born ca 1823, Tazewell Co. VA; died 20 Jun 1901, Buchanan Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 5064D7115B954F0283ED41540186F257B2DC

Notes:

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Sarah Christian
Age in 1870: 40
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Grundy
Household Members:
Wm Christian 40
Sarah Christian 40
Julia E Christian 22
Marilda Christian 19
Thomas Christian 17
Mastin Christian 15
Susannah Christian 13
Rutha A Christian 11

Notes:

Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: William Christian
Spouse's Name: Sally Altizer
Event Date: 10 Sep 1845
Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01695-4
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
GS Film number: 34214
Reference ID: Page 5

Other Events:

• _UID: 6027A1C5F72B4665B0C14A02C7FD6AE98E2B

Notes:

Record of divorce in 14 May 1851 between Mastin Christian and Jane Christian. In 1850 census he was living with Maria, age 40. Sally Christian, age 20 was living in the home as well in 1850.

McDowell County in West Virginia and American History by Jean Battlo, page 478. "In 1880s Mastin Christian taught the Sandlick School in Adkins (later named Gary), a log house at the mouth of Sandlick Creek, near the old company store."

CENSUS RECORDS

1830 United States Federal Census
Name: Masters Christian [Mastin Christian]
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Tazewell, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 4

1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Martin Christian [Mastin Christian]
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Tazewell, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 7

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Mastin Christian
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1800
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Male
Family Number: 770
Household Members:
Mastin Christian 50
Maria Christian 40
Daniel Christian 26
Hiram Christian 15
Thos Christian 13
Moses Christian 7
Withers Christian 5
Weston Christian 2
Noah Burchfield 24 [son-in-law]
Nancy Burchfield 18 [daughter]
Sally Christian 20 [daughter-in-law, Sarah Mounts, new wife of Daniel as of August 20. The census is dated August 25. Apparently the newlyweds had not yet found their own place.]

Land Grants
Maston Christian - 30 Sept 1842
Tazewell County
50 a. On the head of Jonathan's branch waters of the Dry fork of Sandy River
Grants No. 93, p. 342

Maston Christian - 30 Sept 1842
Tazewell County
23 a. On the Long fork of Harmans branch waters of the Dry fork of Sandy River
Grants No. 93, p. 343

Maston Christian - 30 Sept 1842
Tazewell County
36 a. On the Dry fork of Sandy River and not far from mouth of said river
Grants No. 93, p. 414

Maston Christian - 31 Jan 1844
Tazewell County
60 a. At the mouth of Harmans branch waters of the Tug fork of Sandy River
Grants No. 95, p. 111



Birth:
Indian Creek on the Clinch River in what is now Tazewell Co., VA

Mastin married Jane McKenster 01 Sep 1822, Tazewell Co. VA. Jane was born 1801, Tazewell Co. VA; died 27 Jun 1873, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Jane Christian
Age: 52
Birth Year: abt 1798
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Female [living in the household of her son]
Family Number: 1175
Household Members:
Wm Christian 26
Sarah Christian 27
Julia Christian 3
Marilda Christian 0
Jane Christian 52
Ruth Christian 23

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Jane Christian
Age in 1860: 62
Birth Year: abt 1798
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Post Office: Cedar Bluff
In household of her daughter Ruth Christian Lowe
Household Members:
James W Low 31
Ruth Low 31
Wm Low 8
Luther Low 4
Fernandus Low 2
Jane Christian 62

1870 United States Federal Census
about Jane Christian
Name: Jane Christian
Age in 1870: 71
Birth Year: abt 1799
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female [in household of her daughter Ruth Low]
Post Office: Knob
Household Members:
James W Low 41
Rutha Low 40
William Low 18
Fernanda Low 10
James W Low 9
Susan Low 7
David Low 4
Thomas Low 14
Jane Christian 71

Died:
Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
Name: Jane Christian
Birth Date: abt 1798
Birth Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Death Date: 27 Jun 1873
Death Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Death Age: 75
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: Master Christian [Mastin Christian]
FHL Film Number: 2048586

Notes:

Married:
Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850
Groom Name: Masteon Christian [Mastin Christian]
Bride Name: Jane McVEINSTER [McKenster]
Marriage Date: 1 Sep 1822
County: Tazewell
State: Virginia

Other Events:

• _UID: 09748DE492BA419AB4859BD05DE69DB8517D

Notes:

Tazewell Co. Death Register, page 7, line 307, shows David (Reilly) Altizer died 26 Sept 1854 at Dividing Ridge of dropsy. 2nd page states unknown parentage, married, farmer, reported by son-in-law John Christian.

David married Susan SLUSHER Abt 1809, Montgomery Co. VA. Susan (daughter of Christopher Schlosser and Eva Jane Hancock) was born Abt 1786, Maryland; died Aft 1860, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: E039BA448A4D4069B4E59A2382AD036C8B9E

Notes:

Info on her parents are from the Pane-Joyce Genealogy
http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr24/rr24_086.html#P52967

However, the Altizer Family site has her last name as possibly Sadler.

http://www.altizerfamily.com/TNG/getperson.php?personID=I1623&tree=tree1

Some other sources have her listed as Susan Slusher Brewster. So it is not confirmed if she is descended from or even related to the Slusher family of Floyd Co. VA who are the descendants of Christopher Slusher. So proceed with caution in using this information on her possible parentage as there is no documentation or proof at this point.