Karla
Ruth
Chrisman
Born in Lexington, Kentucky
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard Gentry Chrisman
and Virginia (Staker) Chrisman
[spouse(s) unknown]
Mother of
Erika Jane Chrisman-Mortyn
Died
at age 63
in Mountain View, Missouri
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Sep 2015
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Biography
Karla was the only child of Richard and Virginia (Staker) Chrisman of Fayette and Madison Counties, Kentucky. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1953, Karla was a gifted violinist, choreographer, ballet dancer, and worship dancer. She attended Lafayette High School in Lexington, Kentucky, the Cincinnati Conservatory and Transylvania University. She married Frank Mortyn in California, and they had one daughter, Erika. After her divorce, Karla and her daughter lived in Lima, New York, where she attended Elim Bible Institute. Karla also lived in Del Mar, California; Jacksonville, Florida; Huntington, West Virginia; and Berea, Kentucky. Karla and Erika also spent some years as missionaries in Egypt, Israel, Romania, Austria, and Edinburg, Scotland. Karla lived in Mountain View, Missouri, the last years of her life and died there in Feburary, 2016. She is buried in the Chrisman Cemetery in Knob Lick, Kentucky.
Sources
- Chrisman family records.
- Karla Chrisman in Kentucky Birth Index
- Karla Chrisman in US School Yearbooks
- Karla Chrisman in US Public Records Index
- Karla Chrisman in US Public Records Index
- Karla Chrisman mentioned on her daughter, Erika's Find A Grave memorial.
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I was very good friends with Karla and Erika when Karla attended Elim Bible Institute in the 80's. My husband and I were also Bible students at the time. Both Erika and Karla were dear friends and very precious to us all as a family. They came out to visit us when we were involved in ministry in Missouri.
(note from Cheryl Masaitis-Spychaj, posted by Martha Riley)
posted 19 Mar 2017 by Martha (Chrisman) Riley
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Karla by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Karla:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Karla by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Karla:
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~0.78%
Martha (Chrisman) Riley
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