His wife's name was Isabel.
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMXY-7JG : 4 December 2014), Robert Crist and Isabella White, 25 May 1853; citing Fayette, West Virginia, 2 p 67, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 584,764.
"West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1TM-W4N : 4 December 2014), Robert S. Crist in entry for Crist, 26 Apr 1869; citing Mountain Cove Twp, Fayette, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 584,755.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZH7-2ZP : 12 April 2016), Robert Crist, West Virginia, United States; citing p. 31, family 206, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,185.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6R2-VC4 : 15 July 2017), Elverna Crist in household of Rob S Crist, Mountain Cove, Fayette, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 30, sheet 116B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1402; FHL microfilm 1,255,402.
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1L3-83X : 4 December 2014), C.W. Crist and C.A. Bennett, 10 Feb 1905; citing Ramsey, Fayette, West Virginia, Page 23, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 584,765.
Son's death record names parents: "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F15S-5GF : 4 December 2014), Robt. Crist in entry for C. W. Crist, 01 Aug 1933; citing Fayette, West Virginia, County Records, 8290, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,953,774.
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