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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Her People, Past and Present
in two volumes Illustrated
Vol. II
Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914
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JEFFERSON
REYNOLDS CHRISTY, of Manor Township, Armstrong Co.,
Pa., was born Dec. 2, 1843. His father was John
Christy, born in Beaver county, Pa., in the year 1800.
He was married twice and was the father of thirteen
children. He came to Armstrong county in the spring of
1833, and purchased the farm where he lived until his death
in 1887, and where the subject of this sketch now resides.
Mr. Christy's mother was Sarah Ross,
daughter of George and Mary Ross. She was born
in 1805 and died in 1892.
In 1882 Mr. Christy married Miss Emily
McCormick. They have two daughters.
Mr. Chrsity's parents were charter members of
the Appleby Manor Presbyterian Church, his father holding
the office of elder until his death. He himself has
held the same office in the same church for many years.
Source: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People, Past and Present
in two volumes Illustrated -
Vol. II - Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914 - Page 600 |
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