She was the mother of Sarah (m. RUFF), Elizabeth (m. PALMER), Margaret, Solomon, and twin daughters Mary (m. SCHOOL) and Rebecca (m. SCHOOL).
Christena was 33 when Eli died during the Civil War. Eli served in Company F of the 55th Infantry Regiment from Ohio. He died in Savannah, Georgia, in January 1865. Christena was 34, with six young children.
Her father lived with her until her children were able to care for themselves.
Christena was listed on the 1860, 1870, and 1880 U.S. Census for Marion Township, Hocking County, Ohio. In 1895, she moved to Bremen, Fairfield Co., Ohio. In 1900, she and her unmarried daughter Margaret were living in Rush Creek, Fairfield Co., Ohio, next to her son Solomon.
She was the mother of Sarah (m. RUFF), Elizabeth (m. PALMER), Margaret, Solomon, and twin daughters Mary (m. SCHOOL) and Rebecca (m. SCHOOL).
Christena was 33 when Eli died during the Civil War. Eli served in Company F of the 55th Infantry Regiment from Ohio. He died in Savannah, Georgia, in January 1865. Christena was 34, with six young children.
Her father lived with her until her children were able to care for themselves.
Christena was listed on the 1860, 1870, and 1880 U.S. Census for Marion Township, Hocking County, Ohio. In 1895, she moved to Bremen, Fairfield Co., Ohio. In 1900, she and her unmarried daughter Margaret were living in Rush Creek, Fairfield Co., Ohio, next to her son Solomon.
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