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These are my maternal
grandparents
Sam and Sally
Samuel Pfautz Christ and Sarah
Mohler Mohn, shortly before their marriage on
July 2, 1904. This union
was blessed with seven children.
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Samuel Pfautz Christ
Samuel
Pfautz Christ was born February 1, 1884, in Hopeland, Lancaster County,
Pa. He was the son of Oliver and Mary Francis (Pfautz) Christ.
He learned to work hard at an early
age. He was hired out to neighboring farms when just a young boy.
In later years he was a cigar maker and he also worked on the railroad.
He always maintained a large garden so there was enough for the family
to eat. He married Sarah Mohler Mohn, July 2, 1904. They had
a hard life trying to raise seven children during the Depression Era.
His parents and grandparents were from the Brickerville area.
Oliver, Samuel's
father, was a farmer. He lived in the Clay-Hopeland area. Mary Pfautz
Christ, his mother, died of typhoid fever. Oliver never remarried.
Oliver's father
was William M Christ. William served in the Civil War in the 195th
Reg. Pa. Vol. He is buried at Brickerville, along with his first
wife Mary Ann Marks and his second wife Emma Snyder. William was
killed in a mining accident at the Cornwall Ore Mines. He left behind
a large family with several young children. His second wife, Emma,
was left alone to struggle with the children. Times were hard in
a mining town with no income. She took in laundry to help with the
finances. On September
21, 1892, a meeting of the board resolved
to pay the widow $30.00 a year.
William's father
was also named William. This William is buried at Schaefferstown.
He was married to Anne Miller. I have no idea when she was born because
the tombstone is missing. There are so many Miller families it is
very hard to track down a common name like Anne. According to Schaefferstown
History, she died in 1886. Death certificates of some of their children
name her as Anne (or Nancy) Miller.
William's father
was also named William. He was married to Elizabeth Miller, December
3, 1801. Their marriage record is found at Stouchsburg Church.
The baptisms of their children are found at Emanuel Lutheran Church in
Brickerville. Here is where I am stuck. There are many unanswered
questions and I would love to find out the answers.
If you have any questions
about any Christ families, in Pennsylvania, contact me at my E-mail address.
I will try to enter my information as soon as possible.
bcreasy@ptdprolog.net
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