James Cannon Houston Christian

Male 1833 - 1900  (66 years)


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  • Name James Cannon Houston Christian 
    Born 30 Mar 1833  Newport, Cocke Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Mar 1900  Tarkio, Atchison Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Tarkio Home Cemetery, Tarkio, Atchison Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • Source: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55449622

      Obituary of James C. H. Christian.

      Source: Rock Port Atchison County Journal. 30 March 1900, p. 5., col. 4.

      James C. H. Christian was born at Newport, Tennesee, March 30, 1833; died at his home near Tarkio, Missouri, March 17, 1900. He came to this county in 1852 and lived here for forty-eight years. In 1857, he was married to Miss Mary Tate. Six children were born to them, four sons and two daughters. The sons are all still living and are well known to Tarkio people. One daughter, Sophia, departed this life Dec 2, 1891. The other daughter, Maggie, with her mother, still lives to mourn his loss.

      Mr. Christian had never formally united with any church but he loved God as his father and distinctly confessed his faith in Jesus Christ as his Savior. He was a kind and loving father and was greatly loved and respected by all who knew him as a neighbor or friend. He will be greatly missed by a large circle of relatives and friends, and in the community generally, as a man in whom all who knew him had the fullest confidence.

      The funeral service was held at the family residence, conducted by Rev. Duncan Brown, assisted by Rev. Pearson and Dr. J. A. Thompson. A very large congregation of friends and neighbors were present and a long line of carriages followed the body to its last resting place in the beautiful Tarkio Home Cemetary.

      The passing of such men as J. C. H. Christian thins the ranks of a class of men of sterling character who formed the rank and file of the pioneers of Atchison County, few of whom remain, but they have left their impression for good upon the rising generation. Their early lives were filled with the cares, toils and hardships of frontier life, but they were helpful, honest, law-abiding, and true to their conviction of right, and withall their lines were cast in pleasant places.

      Their memory will be cherished by all who knew them. May their good qualities of heart and mind be emulated.

      Biography of James C. H. Christian.

      Source: The History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri. St. Joseph, MO: National Historical Co., 1882, p. 798.

      J. C. H. Christian, farmer, section 34, a native of Newport Courthouse, Cocke County, Tennessee, was born March 30, 1838, being a son of T. E. and Mary A. (Doughty) Christian, who were natives of the same county. The father was born in 1801, and the mother in 1804. After their marriage they settled in that county, remaining there til March 1852, when by wagon they moved to Atchison County, Missouri and located some seven miles south of Rock Port. There they continued to reside until death. The subject of this sketch spent his boyhood days in Tennessee, and with his parents came to Missouri, and since then has devoted his time to farming. He was married February 5, 1857 to Miss. Mary A. Tate, a native of Wayne County, Kentucky, born in 1842. Her parents were Samuel B. and Minerva (Sloane) Tate, who were natives of Cocke County, Tennessee. They moved to Atchison County, Missouri, in 1851, where Mr. Tate was county judge for one term. After their marriage, Mr. Christian and wife settled on a farm in the Missouri bottoms and remained until 1864, when they moved to where they now reside. Their family consisted of six children: Columbus A., C. F., Maggie M., Thomas J. T., S. L., and Jessie.
    Person ID I14449  Master File
    Last Modified 18 Aug 2012 

    Family Mary Ann TATE,   b. 13 Jan 1838, Wayne Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1921, Tarkio, Atchison Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Children 
     1. Columbus Alexander (Lum) Christian,   b. 03 Jan 1858, Rock Port, Atchison Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Sep 1921, Saint Joseph ,Buchanan Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     2. Creed Fulton Christian,   b. 20 Sep 1859, Tarkio, Atchison Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Dec 1942, Tarkio, Atchison Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     3. Margaret May Christian,   b. 04 Sep 1861, Tarkio, Atchison Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Nov 1941, Tarkio, Atchison Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     4. Thomas Tate Christian,   b. 29 Oct 1863, Rock Port, Atchison Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1923, Monte Vista, Rio Grande Co. CO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     5. Sohia Lydia Christian,   b. 24 May 1866, Tarkio, Atchison Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Dec 1891, Tarkio, Atchison Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     6. Jesse Christian,   b. 04 Jul 1872, Tarkio, Atchison Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1958, Tarkio, Atchison Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 18 Aug 2012 
    Family ID F7845  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart