Richard (Dick) CHRISTIAN

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CENSUS RECORDS

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Richard Christian
Age: 9
Birth Year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1880: Peters Creek, Pike, Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Nathan R. Christen
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Comfort Christen
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Household Members:
Nathan R. Christen 34
Comfort Christen 30
Daniel Christen 13
Luvicey Christen 11
Richard Christen 9
Margaret Christen 7
Mary Christen 5
Charley Christen 4
Hiram Christen 2
Moses Christen 6 months

Source: http://genforum.genealogy.com/daniels/messages/1352.html
"Apparently, Nathaniel Robert Christian was murdered by his oldest son who hit him in the head with an ax while he was sleeping. He [Richard] went to prison." Note: Daniel was his oldest son, but Richard is the one named as the murder.
More research is needed to determine who actually killed Nathaniel.

According to his death certificate, he was in Weston State Hospital for 3 years, 9 months, and 19 days. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia, and died of a cerebral hemorrhage. He is estimated to be 95 years old, but the hospital had no information on his date of birth. Yet they named his mother as Comfort Christian.



Died:
West Virginia Vital Records
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2193750&Type=Death