Luie Melville Christopher (1888 - 1966)

Born 25 Aug 1888 in Franklin Township, Story, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mina Mary (Cole) Christopher — married 10 Aug 1916 (to 20 Nov 1918) in Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States

Husband of Effie Amelia Katharina (Chalberg) Christopher — married 8 Feb 1920 in Overton, Dawson, Nebraska, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Feb 1966 at age 77 in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States

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Biography

Luie was born on 25 August 1888 in Franklin Township, Story County, Iowa.^[1] He is the son of Ole Christopher and Helen Tesdahl. He married Mina Cole on 10 August 1916 in Kearney, Nebraska;^[2] she died on 20 November 1918 during the Spanish Influenza epidemic. Luie married Effie Chalberg on 8 February 1920 in Overton, Nebraska.^[3] They lived in Dawson County, Nebraska, until the Great Depression. They moved to Dos Palos, California, in February 1930, then to Mendota, California, in 1936. Luie died on 1 February 1966 in Fresno, California.^[4]

Residence

• 1 Jan 1895 - Grant Township, Story, Iowa, United States^[5]
• 8 Jun 1900 - Franklin Township, Story, Iowa, United States^[6]
• 1 Jan 1905 - Grant Township, Story, Iowa, United States^[7]
• 13 May 1910 - Flagler, Kit Carson, Colorado, United States^[8]
• 11 Feb 1920 - Williamsburg, Phelps, Nebraska, United States^[9]
• 10 Apr 1930 - Dos Palos, Merced, California, United States^[10]
• 24 May 1940 - Judicial Township 1, Fresno, California, United States^[11]
• 26 Apr 1942 - Mendota, Fresno, California, United States^[12]

Research Notes

1. Family legend held that Evelyn Christopher was the daughter of Luie Christopher and Effie Chalberg. However, Evelyn was born over 1 year before Luie and Effie married. After Evelyn's death, her birth certificate was located and identified her parents as Arthur Earl and Effie Chalberg, who were not married.
2. The 1920 US Census lists Luie, single, in Williamsburg, Phelps County, Nebraska; he is listed on a page with an actual enumeration date of 10-12 Feb 1920. This is after the date of his marriage to Effie Chalberg in Overton, Dawson County, Nebraska. However, the effective date of the 1920 US Census was 1 January 1920. Regardless of the actual enumeration date and marital status at the time, individuals were enumerated in the county where they lived on 1 January. That is why Luie is listed as Single in Phelps County three days after he married Effie in Dawson County.

Sources

1. ↑ Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVZH-JXP), Lewis Christopher, 25 Aug 1888; citing Franklin, Story, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,404,577.
2. ↑ Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q298-GRMQ), Luie M. Christopher and Mina Mary Cole, 10 Aug 1916; citing Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 1,954,015.
3. ↑ Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q298-BMBG), Luie M. Christopher and Effie Amelia Chalberg, 08 Feb 1920; citing Overton, Dawson Co., Nebraska, United States, Nebraska, United States, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 1,954,685.
4. ↑ California Death Index, 1940-1997, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP42-TGB), Luie M Christopher, 01 Feb 1966; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
5. ↑ Iowa State Census, 1895, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTQ2-W18), Louis Christopher in household of Ole Christopher, Story, Iowa, United States; citing p. 86, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,022,183.
6. ↑ United States Census, 1900, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9LV-KP9), Lewis Christopher in household of Ole Christopher, Franklin Township, Story, Iowa; ED 114, sheet 4B, family 76, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,460.
7. ↑ Iowa State Census, 1905, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23BG-HJW), Louis Christopher, Story, Iowa, United States; citing card #184, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,430,637.
8. ↑ United States Census, 1910, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK4H-M6H), Louis M Christopher in household of Helen Christopher, Flagler, Kit Carson, Colorado; ED 91, sheet 11A, family 327, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 120; FHL microfilm 1,374,133.
9. ↑ United States Census, 1920, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCK5-72K), Luis Christopher, Williamsburg, Phelps, Nebraska; ED 177, sheet 3A, line 34, family 57, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 999; FHL microfilm 1,820,999.
10. ↑ United States Census, 1930, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCD6-PJH), Luie Christopher, Township 7, Dos Palos, Merced, California; ED 25, sheet 10A, line 14, family 228, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 178; FHL microfilm 2,339,913.
11. ↑ United States Census, 1940, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9QN-BT1), L M Christopher, Judicial Township 1, Fresno, California; ED 10-3, sheet 40A, line 22, family 926, 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 200.
12. ↑ United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V48N-STR), Luie Melvelle Christopher, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).