Henry John Christian (1884 - 1975)

Born 20 Feb 1884 in California, United States

Husband of Mary L (Moore) Christian — married 9 Oct 1907 in Arbuckle, Colusa, California, United States

Died 27 Jul 1975 at age 91 in Chico, Butte, California, United States

Biography

Henry was born in 1884. In 1918 in the draft registration, he was listed as medium height and medium build, with brown eyes and light brown hair. He passed away in 1975 at the Chico Hospital at age 91.

Family

• Father: Claus Christian b. Germany
• Mother: Maria Christiana Melkert Christian (Jensen?) b. 1842 Germany
• Stepfather: Louis Jensen b. March 1842 Denmark
• Siblings (might not be a comprehensive list) George Christian b. ca1875, Dora Margarete Christian Corbin b. 1877, Ada Christian b. ca1880
• Spouse: Mary L. Moore Christian b. 1886
• Children: Lorraine Christian Johnson b. 1910, Verda Lou Christian b. 1915

Timeline

• 1884 born in California
• 1900 US Census in Grand Island, Colusa County, California
• 1907 marriage to Mary L. Moore
• 1918 Draft registration in Arbuckle, Colusa, California
• 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 US Census in Arbuckle, Colusa County, California
• 1975 died in Butte County, California

Occupations

• Barber
• Farmer
• Grain Dealer
• [and Johnson] Firm formed with his nephew, of Butte, Colusa, and Yolo Counties

Community Involvements

• member of Arbuckle Methodist Church
• Modern Woodmen of America
• President and member of Arbuckle Lions Club
• Fire Commissioner
• Arbuckle Fire Department
• Arbuckle Trap Shooting Club

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9PC-86J : accessed 7 June 2021), Henry Christian in household of Louis Jensen, Grand Island Township, Colusa, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 5A, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,085.
• "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8F3-B3L : 9 March 2021), Henry John Christian and Mary L Moore, 09 Oct 1907; citing Colusa, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,666,596.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV26-NC1 : accessed 7 June 2021), Henry Christian, Arbuckle, Colusa, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 10B, family 190, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 74; FHL microfilm 1,374,087.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVC-YT9 : 23 February 2021), Henry John Christian, 1917-1918.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH3J-KYW : 31 January 2021), Henry J Christian, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCXL-BH2 : accessed 7 June 2021), Henry I Christian, Williams, Colusa, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 13B, line 53, family 266, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 113; FHL microfilm 2,339,848.
• “United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9QD-S4P : 5 January 2021), Henry Christian, Williams Judicial Township, Colusa, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 6-10, sheet 12A, line 28, family 256, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 194.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #113510777
• "California, Napa and Butte Counties, Obituaries, 1866-1992," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q1-8MV5 : accessed 7 June 2021), Henry John Christian, 1975; citing Butte, California, United States, Paradise Genealogical Society, Paradise, and Napa Valley Genealogical and Biographical Society, Napa; FHL microfilm 1,819,838.
• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPHP-31G : 26 November 2014), Henry J Christian, 27 Jul 1975; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
• College City Cemetery (College City, California, United States.) Verda Lou, Mary L., and Henry John Christian’s headstone. Personally photographed by Kim Collins, Nov 2017.