Jul-28-2018
Husband: Frank Burton Christie Census name: Frank B. Christy
Born: 1877 in Pennsylvania 1,2 Died: 1960 1 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 1 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 engineer for pipeline company 3,2 Father: Mother:
Wife: Hattie Virginia Stoneking 4,5 Married: ca 1903 2
Born: 1884 in Ohio 1,2 Died: 1968 1 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 1 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: John S. Stoneking Mother: Viola Roberts
M Child 1: Robert Paul Christie Also known as: Paul Christie 4 Born: Aug-17-1904 in Salem, WV 6 Died: Feb- 2-1999 in Salem, WV 7 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 6 Resided: in Salem, WV 6 Census: 1920 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Hope Natural Gas Co. (34 yrs) 6 Occupation: formerly teacher, coach (basketball, football) at Triadelphia & Middlebourne 6 Education: Salem College (1928), Athletic Hall of Fame (inducted 1988) 6,8 Wife: Elizabeth Minerva Davis b. Mar-17-1909 d. Jun-25-2011 Married: Jun-20-1929 in Salem, WV 9,10
M Child 2: Vernon Wallace Christie Census name: Wallace V. Christie Born: Nov-22-1906 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Died: Mar-15-1988 in Bexar Co, TX 12,13 Buried: in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX 14 Resided: in San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX 13 Census: 1930 in Bexar Co, TX (see note 1) Census: 1920 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: M/Sgt, U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II (retired) 15,14 Wife: Blanche Soto b. Feb- 3-1912 d. Apr-27-1976
F Child 3: Helen Virginia Christie Born: Jul-19-1909 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Died: May-23-1953 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 17 Resided: in Salem, WV 17 Resided: 1928 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1920 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Edward Brent Robinson b. Mar-15-1901 d. Sep-14-1975 Also known as: Brent Robinson 18 Married: Jun-14-1928 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 19
M Child 4: William Carl Christie Also known as: Carl W. Christie 20 Born: Mar- 5-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,13 Died: Oct-18-2002 13 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 21,20 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Margaret Marie Griffin b. Apr- 4-1922 d. Mar-23-2013 Also known as: Marie Griffin 6 Married: May-21-1960 in Harrison Co, WV 22
M Child 5: Frank Burton Christie, Jr. Born: Oct-13-1918 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 6,13 Died: Jul-24-2002 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 6,13 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 6,1 Resided: in Belpre, Washington Co, OH 6,20 Resided: 1938 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 23 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: foreman at River Gas Co of Belpre (retired) 6 Education: Doddridge Co HS, Mountain State Business College (Parkersburg) 6 Military: Apr-14-1944 - Jan-19-1946 Cox, U.S. Navy, World War II (Pacific, Palau Islands) 6,24,25 Wife: Mary M. Huff b. Jul- 1-1920 d. Apr-30-2001 Married: Mar-15-1938 in Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV 23
M Child 6: John Bruce Christie Born: May- 7-1921 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 11,6,13 Died: Mar- 5-2008 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 26,13 Buried: in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 6 Resided: in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 20,21 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Education: Doddridge Co HS 1939 (captain of football & basketball teams) 6 Education: Salem College (basketball, Athletic Hall of Fame) 6 Occupation: manager, State Farm Insurance Co (40 yrs) 6 Military: US Marine Corps, WW II (played on USMC National basketball team) 6 Wife: Mary Lou Curtis b. Dec- 9-1918 d. Feb-27-1999 Married: May-25-1940 10
Sources: (1) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (2) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (3) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (4) Obituary of son. (5) Death record of daughter. (6) Obituary. (7) Obituary - Nursing home. (8) Dirigo, Salem College Yearbook, 1926. (9) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Robert Paul Christie, 24, b. Aug 17 1904 in Harrison Co, res. Smithburg, son of Frank B. & Hattie (Thompson) Christie; and Elizabeth Minerva Davis, 20, b. Mar 17 1909 in Harrison Co, res. Salem, dau of Darwin J. & Bertha C. (Hickman) Davis. Married Jun 20 1929 in Salem. (Note: Wife's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as Jun 6 1929.), MR p. 190 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=33981&Type=Marriage. (10) Obituary of husband. (11) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Texas Dept of Health, Vital Statistics Unit. (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (15) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (17) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (18) Death record of son. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as E. Brent Robinson, 27, b. Harrison Co, res. Salem; and Helen Christie, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jun 14 1928 in Smithburg, W.Va. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 126, incorrectly reports the husband of Helen Christie as Brent Robinson, b. 1912, son of Henry Guy Robinson. That Brent Robinson married Ina Mae Sutton in 1936.), MR p. 153 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796593&Type=Marriage. (20) Obituary of brother. (21) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (22) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (23) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV. (24) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (25) U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives. (26) Obituary - United Hospital Center. Event Notes Note (1) Enumerated as an Army soldier in the 41st School Squadron at Kelly Field.Name Index