William Lemuel ChristianAge: 87 years1837–1925
- Name
- William Lemuel Christian
- Given names
- William Lemuel
- Surname
- Christian
 Birth | September 21, 1837 25 25 |
 Birth of a brother | Allen W Christian 1841 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Kesiah Fada Harris 1841 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary H J Christian 1844 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Adelia Harris Christian April 25, 1848 (Age 10 years) |
 Occupation | Lumber Employer: Partner in Lumber Business Note: AFTER CIVIL WAR |
| Occupation | freight driver Santa Fe Trail Note: Ran off |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a brother | Albion R Christian April 21, 1850 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Jane “Jenny” Dickerson 1850 (Age 12 years) |
 Census | November 8, 1850 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Christian October 20, 1858 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 25, 1860 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Samuel James Shemwell August 17, 1860 (Age 22 years) |
 Military | Civil War, Union, Company H 13th MO Calvery July 4, 1861 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a mother | Jane Shemwell December 4, 1862 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a brother | Allen W Christian October 23, 1864 (Age 27 years) Address: Battle of the Big Blue River Cause: Killed in battle |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 29 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 29 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Motion of church board | Appointed to purchase land May 25, 1869 (Age 31 years)Note: Appointed to purchase land to expand First Christian Church building |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 31 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Religious marriage | Emma Inez Walton — View this family September 29, 1872 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Burton Walton Christian January 23, 1874 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Floy Christian November 5, 1875 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 40 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Odette Christian 1879 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | William Perry Christian February 13, 1880 (Age 42 years) |
| Census | June 24, 1880 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Eva Christian August 26, 1882 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a sister | Adelia Harris Christian March 29, 1886 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Albert Ross Christian April 26, 1886 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Lula Christian March 15, 1889 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Inez Mary Christian April 12, 1894 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a brother | Albion R Christian January 15, 1895 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 60 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Marriage of a child | Clarence E Richards — Floy Christian — View this family 1899 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Dorothy Louise Richards April 1900 (Age 62 years) |
| Census | June 5, 1900 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Burton Walton Christian — Mary Bozarth — View this family Type: Religious marriage June 9, 1904 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Perry Christian — Rose Brady — View this family November 11, 1904 (Age 67 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Hunter Cleveland Crist — Odette Christian — View this family Type: Religious marriage November 28, 1906 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Dorothy Christian Bradley October 5, 1907 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Burt Christian Jr 1908 (Age 70 years) |
| Census | May 6, 1910 (Age 72 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Walter Richard Younger — Lula Christian — View this family Type: Religious marriage June 5, 1912 (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage of a child | David Harrison Hollan — Inez Mary Christian — View this family Type: Religious marriage December 25, 1912 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Dorothy Christian Bradley May 8, 1913 (Age 75 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Lois Christian August 3, 1913 (Age 75 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | James Christian Younger May 30, 1914 (Age 76 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Albert Rice Christian October 13, 1914 (Age 77 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | George D Hollan 1914 (Age 76 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Ruth Mary Hollan September 20, 1915 (Age 77 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Robert Hunter Crist November 19, 1915 (Age 78 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | William Ode “Bill” Crist October 22, 1916 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Odette Christian November 1, 1916 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 78 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 79 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 80 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Emma Jane Christian June 16, 1919 (Age 81 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Ernest Leon Christian April 21, 1921 (Age 83 years) |
 Death | April 2, 1925 (Age 87 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: White Rose Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Alexander McEwing Christian Birth: about 1812 38 42 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| mother |
Jane Shemwell Birth: October 29, 1811 35 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 4, 1862 — Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 14, 1830 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Sarah Melvina Christian Birth: April 18, 1833 21 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 30, 1926 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Nancy Benevolence “Nannie” Christian Birth: May 17, 1835 23 23 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 1, 1931 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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2 years himself |
William Lemuel Christian Birth: September 21, 1837 25 25 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: April 2, 1925 — Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Allen W Christian Birth: 1841 29 29 — Missouri, United States Death: October 23, 1864 — Battle of Byram's Ford, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Mary H J Christian Birth: 1844 32 32 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Adelia Harris Christian Birth: April 25, 1848 36 36 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1886 — Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Albion R Christian Birth: April 21, 1850 38 38 — Missouri, United States Death: January 15, 1895 — Kansas, United States |
| Family with Emma Inez Walton |
| himself |
William Lemuel Christian Birth: September 21, 1837 25 25 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: April 2, 1925 — Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Emma Inez Walton Birth: January 19, 1853 — Henderson, Illinois, United States Death: May 5, 1931 |
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Marriage: September 29, 1872 — Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States |
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16 months son |
Burton Walton Christian Birth: January 23, 1874 36 21 — Johnson, Missouri, United States Death: July 1, 1940 |
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21 months daughter |
Floy Christian Birth: November 5, 1875 38 22 — Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States Death: 1942 — Sarasota, Florida, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Odette Christian Birth: 1879 41 25 — Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States Death: November 1, 1916 — Kansas City, Kansas, United States |
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13 months son |
William Perry Christian Birth: February 13, 1880 42 27 — Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States Death: July 11, 1953 — Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Eva Christian Birth: August 26, 1882 44 29 — Missouri, United States Death: November 2, 1953 — Fresno, California, United States |
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4 years son |
Albert Ross Christian Birth: April 26, 1886 48 33 — Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States Death: May 16, 1949 — Craig, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Lula Christian Birth: March 15, 1889 51 36 — Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States Death: October 10, 1945 — Santa Barbara, California, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Inez Mary Christian Birth: April 12, 1894 56 41 — Missouri, United States Death: August 10, 1979 — Nevada, California, United States |
William Lemuel Christian has 33 first cousins recorded
Father's family (4)
Parents Nicholas Christian + Sarah “Sally” Shemwell
Mother's family (29)
Parents James Shemwell + Nancy Green
Parents Thomas Holland + Nancy Shemwell
Parents Thomas Shemwell + Nancy Bone
Parents Nicholas Christian + Sarah “Sally” Shemwell
Parents Samuel Shemwell + Permelia Belinda Rickman
Parents William Green Shemwell + Susan Kerna Tabb
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Alexander McEwing Christian - Household
Saline, Missouri
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Alexander McEwing Christian - Household
Jackson, Johnson, Missouri
Not sure Nannie Dobyns is daughter, last name right but age and bplace off. -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Military | Muster In card for the
27th MO. Mtd. Inf. date: 4th of July 1861
William L. Christian age 23 joined the regiment in Warrensburg, Johnson Co. as Pvt. He also furnished his horse/equipment. 3 year term.
The 27th Regiment was disbanded and all men were officially discharged Feb.1862. This left Lt. William to "enlist as Pvt. Co.G 7th Cav. Mo. March 25/62. Was promoted Batt.' Q.M. Sgt.Major May 12/62. Mustered out as Q.M Sgt. Sept. 12/62. Was appointed 1st Sgt. Co.G 7th MO. Nov. 1/62.
Promoted 1st LT. same Co. Dec. 25/63. And recommissioned 1st LT. Co.H 13th MO. Cav Vols. Sept. 13, 1864."
Another muster card says, "Mustered in as 1st LT. Co.H 13th by virtue of his Excellency W.P. Hall, Gov. of MO. Sept. 13, 1864...."
These 26 pages of muster cards, 13th only also say Lt. William was transferred and promoted to take the vacancy of command at Ft. Riley, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. Pages of good reading and a proud, excellent career.
13th Muster Roll Cards as an ending of his Civil War Career he was named as a Judge Advocate for Court Marshals and other hearings.
The pension card gives Co.C 27th MO- Co.H 13th MO- Co.G 7th MO. and lists the Widow as Emma I. Christian, file date was 1925 May 8th in Oklahoma. And William had filed as an Invalid 1891 Aug. 15 from MO. This pension card does not mention "minors" death pension card.
1890 Soldiers, Sailors, Vets, Widows Census for Holden, Johnson Co. Missouri
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| Occupation | AFTER CIVIL WAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Ran off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motion of church board | Appointed to purchase land to expand First Christian Church building | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Lemuel Christian - Household
Kingsville, Johnson, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Lemuel Christian - Household
Madison Twp, Johnson, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Lemuel Christian - Household
Craig, Okahoma, United States
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