Thomas
Skaggs
Christian
Born in Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Mastin Harman Christian, Moses Bailey Christian, James Christian, Ruth Christian, David Christian, John H Christian, Daniel Christian, Nancy Jane Elizabeth Christian, Louisa (Christian) Gates [half], Mathias Christian [half] and Lily Christian [half]
Husband of
Anne Elizabeth (Altizer) Christian
— married
23 Oct 1836 in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States
Father of
Celia Christian, Mary Polly Christian, Thomas Christian, Robert Christian, Hannah Christian, Jackson Christian and Katharina Christian
Died
at age 77
in Tazewell, Virginia, United States
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Biography
Family Information
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Individual Report for Thomas Scaggs CHRISTIAN
Name: Thomas Scaggs CHRISTIAN Gender: M
Birth: 2 Oct 1813 Place: Sinking Waters, Tazewell Co. VA Christened: Place:
Died: 28 May 1891 Place: Claypool Branch, Tazewell Co. VA
Father: Thomas Bailey CHRISTIAN (1770-1854)
Mother: Louisa HARMAN (1776-1829)
Spouse: Anna Elizabeth ALTIZER (Abt 1814 - Aft 1880)
Married: 23 Oct 1836 Place: Tazewell Co VA
Children: 1 Susan CHRISTIAN (1837-1850) 2 Lilly CHRISTIAN (1839-1890) 3 Unknown CHRISTIAN (1840-1850) 4 Mary (Polly) CHRISTIAN (1843-1858) 5 Thomas Christian CHRISTIAN (1845-1920) 6 Robert B. (Robin) CHRISTIAN (1848-1930) 7 Julia CHRISTIAN (1849- ) 8 Hannah CHRISTIAN (1850- ) 9 Mastin CHRISTIAN (1850- ) 10 Jackson Riley CHRISTIAN (1852-1929) 11 George C. CHRISTIAN (1856- ) 12 Mary CHRISTIAN (1858-1858) 13 Catherine CHRISTIAN (1859- )
General He was a minister, performed many marriages in Tazewell Co Va, especially for family members.
His Native American name was "Shequomur" if this lineage is accurate.
1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Thos S Christian [Thomas Skaggs Christian]
Age: 35 Birth Year: abt 1815 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia Gender: Male Value of Real Estate: $1000 Household Members: Thos S Christian 35 Anna Christian 34 Lilly Christian 9 Polly Christian 7 Thos Christian 5 Robbin Christian 3
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas S Christian [Thomas S Christian]
Age in 1860: 46 Birth Year: abt 1814 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia Gender: Male Post Office: Baptist Valley Value of real estate: $300, personal property $270 Household Members: Thomas S Christian 46 Ann Christian 46 Thomas Christian 14 Robert Christian 12 Hanah Christian 10 Jackson Christian 9 George Christian 4 Katharine Christian 1 Susan Altizer 74
1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Thos S Christian
Age in 1870: 50 Birth Year: abt 1820 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1870: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Knob Household Members: Thos S Christian 50 Annie Christian 55 Jackson Christian 18 George C Christian 14 Catherine Christian 11
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas S. Christian Age: 66
Birth Year: abt 1814 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: Ann Eliza Christian Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS
Tazewell County Churches: 1860. Deed Book 13, p. 164. Hugh S. Bailey conveyed to Thomas S. Christian, William Altizer and Robert McGlothlin, "Trustees of a meeting house built on the land that said Bailey bought of Alexander Christian." Said lot contains one acre. Beginning at a white oak a corner of Hugh Bailey, on the east line, thence East thirteen poles to a chestnut oak, thence N.W. 13 poles to a poplar, thence 13 poles to a chestnut tree, thence S. 13 poles to the beginning." (Vol. 1, p. 312)
LAND GRANTS Thomas S. Christian - 1 Mar 1847 Tazewell County 32 a. On the Belsher ridge of Indian Creek a branch of Clinch River
Grants No. 98, p. 498 Thomas S. Christian - 1 Mar 1847 Tazewell County 141 a. On the Belsher spur the waters of Indian Creek a branch of Clinch River
Grants No. 98, p. 499 Thomas S. Christian - 1 Mar 1847 Tazewell County 175 a. On the Belsher ridge
Grants No. 98, p. 500 Thomas S. Christian - 1 Mar 1847 Tazewell County 66 a. On the waters of Indian Creek
Grants No. 98, p. 501 Thomas S. Christian - 1 Oct 1849 Tazewell County 214 a. On dividing ridge between Grassy Spring fork of Indian Creek and Left hand fork of Beech fork of Dry fork
Grants No. 102, p. 214 Thomas S. Christian - 1 Oct 1850 Tazewell County 266 a. On the Belsher ridge
Imported gedcom data
Birth: Date: Oct 1813 Place: , , Virginia[3]
Sources
- WikiTree profile Christian-219 created through the import of Coley Wolford Stayton McCarroll Bond.ged on Aug 7, 2011 by Tom Coley. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tom and others.
- Source: S4 Media: Index Abbreviation: International Genealogical Index, Online Database Title: International Genealogical Index, Online Database Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS]. Publication: \i FamilySearch\i0 . http://www.familysearch.org : 2 Feb 2011 Date: 20 May 2011 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
- ↑ [(http://www.appalachianaristocracy.com/getperson.php?personID=I4410&tree=01)]
- ↑ [(Genealogy Report: Credit: Appalachian Aristocracy - Maintained by Cheryl T. Duke 25 Aug 2017 http://www.appalachianaristocracy.com)]
- ↑ Source: #S4 Page: downloaded Jul 8, 2011 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Date: 8 Jul 2011
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- Charlie Christian
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AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued)
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~3.12%
Larry Walker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TY9434486 [compare], Ancestry member jaynewalker81
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~1.56%
Rose Ann (Christian) Jenny :
23andMe, GEDmatch A282150 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A282150 [compare], Ancestry member ophitke38
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~1.56%
Cassondra (Junker) Cooper :
23andMe, GEDmatch DH2767355 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DH2767355 [compare], Ancestry member cassondra_cooper91
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~1.56%
Carla (Christian) Williams :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member CarlaChristianWilliams
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~1.56%
Russ Thomas :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bigcharlie50
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~1.56%
Anonymous Bruner :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch GZ2323479 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jay Altizer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MF2343441 [compare], Ancestry member JayAltizer27
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~0.78%
Joe Crain :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A782298 [compare], Ancestry member 1_JOECRAIN
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~0.78%
Kim (Baker) Armstrong :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A459582 [compare], Ancestry member Kim_Baker68
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~0.78%
Troy Massey :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JamesTMassey
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~0.78%
Robert Russell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EZ2894846 [compare], Ancestry member Corvmaker51
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H847969 [compare]
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~0.78%
Calvin Varney :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FJ1842295 [compare], Ancestry member CalvinVarney
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