Henry Harvey CHRISTIAN William Vascar CHRISTIAN Roy Floyd CHRISTIAN John O'Neal CHRISTIAN Hathaway Alfred CHRISTIAN Jack SCHULTZ Someone WILLIAMS William Neil CHRISTIAN Matthew Henry CHRISTIAN Willie Ida COLEMAN Mini tree diagram
Rosa Mae CHRISTIAN

Rosa Mae CHRISTIAN2,3,7,4,8,1,5,6

Oct 18892,3,4,1,5,6 - UNKNOWN

Life History

Oct 1889

Born in Texas.2,3,4,1,5,6

1905

Birth of son Roy Floyd CHRISTIAN in Texas.1,9,6

21st Jan 1908

Married William Vascar CHRISTIAN in Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma.1,5

18th Oct 1909

Birth of son John O'Neal CHRISTIAN in Mountain View, Kiowa, Oklahoma.9,1,10,11,12

1910

Resident in Oakdale, Washita, Oklahoma.1

24th May 1912

Birth of son Hathaway Alfred CHRISTIAN in Mt View, Kiowa, Oklahoma.13,3,7,2,10,15,6

before 1916

Divorced from William Vascar CHRISTIAN in Oklahoma.2

about 1919

Married Jack SCHULTZ in Oklahoma.2,3

after 1920

Death of William Vascar CHRISTIAN

after 1920

Married Someone WILLIAMS.2

after 1920

Divorced from Jack SCHULTZ.3

about 1930

Divorced from Someone WILLIAMS.3

1950

Death of son John O'Neal CHRISTIAN.10

23rd Jan 1964

Death of son Hathaway Alfred CHRISTIAN in Houston, Harris, Texas.13,7,14,10,15

UNKNOWN

Death of Someone WILLIAMS

UNKNOWN

Death of Jack SCHULTZ

UNKNOWN

Death of son Roy Floyd CHRISTIAN

UNKNOWN

Died

Notes

  • One researcher, a descendant named Anne Thompson, proposed that Rosa Mae was the daughter of Henry and Ida Christian, and thus married her cousin William V Christian.

    In the 1900 census, Rosey is the first of three children in their household, and is designated as their daughter.

    1900 Federal Census, Titus County, Texas, 26 June, Winfield, District 18, page 16B, Hse #247, Fam #299
    Christian, Henry Head W M  Mar 1868 32 Married 12 yrs TX England TX Horse Trader Rents
    Christian, Ida Wife W F Dec 1869 30 Married 12 yrs 5 children/3 living TX GA MS
    Christian, Rosey M Dau W M Oct 1888 11 TX TX TX
    Christian, Neil Son W M Aug 1890 9 Single TX TX TX
    Christian, Martha Dau F M Aug 1891 8 Single TX TX TX

    In January 1908 Rosie (Rosa) married William Vascar Christian her 1st cousin.  The marriage application identified them as "1/2 cousins," an unfmiliar  term of undeterrmined meaning.

    Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
    W Vascar Christian, Age 24 born Texas (abt 1884)
    Rosa May Christian, Age 19, Born Texas (abt 1889)
    Application affidavit by Houser McDonald certfying the applicants, and stating that they are 1/2 cousins [1st cousins]
    Marriage 21 January 1908 at the Savoy Hotel, Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma, USA
    Ceremony performed by N M Williams, County Judge of Grady County
    Witnesses Arden McDonald of Mt View and Herman McDonald of Mt View
    Recorded Marriage Book p 84

    In 1910 they were reported in the Washita Cpounty, Oklahoma, census as married 3 years, though it was only two.

    1910 Federal Census, Washita County, Oklahoma, 28 April, Oakdale, District 263, page 8B, Hse #148, Fam #155
    William V Christian Head M W 24 Married 3 yrs TX MS AL [birthplace of his step-mother]  Farmer  Rents [b abt 1886]
    Rosa M Christian Wife F W 20 Married 3 yrs TX TX TX  [b abt 1890]
    Christian, Roy F  Son M W 2 TX TX TX [b abt 1908]
    Christian, John O  Son M W 6 months [b abt Oct 1909]  OK TX TX

    In the 1920 census, she is in the household of her parents Henry and Ida but is designated as a Boarder, not a daughter.  This would seem to indicate that she is not their daughter.  But other indications are that this is their daughter.

    1920 Federal Census, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, 12 June, White Township, Idabel Town, District 157, page 17A, Hill St, Hse #258, Fam #361
    Christian, Henry Head M W 50 TX England Miss
    Christian, Ida  F W 47 TX Miss Ala
    Christian, Matthew H  Son M W 25 Divorced TX TX TX  Chauffeur, Service Car
    Christian, Hathaway  Son M W 7 Single TX TX TX [born abt 1913]
    Shultz, Jack Boarder [son-in-law] M W 34 Immigrated to US 1890 Naturalized 1891 Germany Germany Germany Carpenter
    Shultz, Rosa Mae Boarder [daughter] M W 31 TX TX TX

    It appears that Rosa Mae has married another boarder in the household, a German immigrant enumerated as Jack Shultz.  If Rosa Mae is the daughter of the head of the household, why is she not designated as Daughter, as is normal, and Jack Shultz as son-in-law as we would expect?

    Anne Thompson also told me that in reviewing family lore, she remembered that Rosa Mae had been married several times.  I thought Anne had mentioned a couple of other married names she remembered for Rosa.  So I checked through my exchanges with Anne and sure enough, one of Rosa's married names was Schultz.

    By the 1930 census Rosa Mae has divorced Jack Shultz and married someone named Williams, who is not reported here.  Rosa is reported as married but there is no husband in the household.  Likewise Henry's granddaughter Vance is reported married but no husband is present.

    1930 Federal Census, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, 7 April, Mt View, District 24, page 6A, Hse #120, Fam #126
    Christen, Henry H  Head Rents for $20 Owns a Radio M W  65 First married at age 21 TX England MS Farm Laborer
    Christen, Ida Wife F W  58 Married, First married at age 16 TX GA TX
    Christen, Hathaway GrandSon M W 18 OK TX TX
    Williams, Rosa Mae Dau F W 40 Married [but no husband reported] First married at age 17 TX TX TX
    Christen, Vance GrandDaughter F W 24 Married, First married at age 17 MO MO MO
    Christen, Bobby Great Grandson M W 2 MO TX MO

    Rosa was reported under her maiden name in the 1940 census, and was reported as a widow.  She was a member of her parents' household, along with two unamarried sone, Hathaway and Floyd, who appears to be the Roy F Christian reported 1910 and 1920.

    1940 Federal Census, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, 11 April, White Township, District 45-33, page 5A, Hse #85, Rents $65
    Christian, H H Head M W 74 M Married Grade 5 b Oklahoma  Rural McCurtain Co OK in 1935 Farm Owner/Manager [b abt 1866]
    Christian, Ida  Wife F W 69 Married Grade 6 b Oklahoma  Rural McCurtain Co OK in 1935 [b abt 1871]
    Christian,  Floyd Grandson M W 32 Single Grade 8 b Oklahoma  Rural McCurtain Co OK in 1935 Saw Mill Laborer [b abt 1908]
    Christian, Hathaway Grandson M W 26 Single Grade H1 b Oklahoma  Rural McCurtain Co OK in 1935 Mechanic [b abt 1914]
    Christian, Rosa May Daughter F W 51 Widow Grade 6 b Texas  Rural McCurtain Co OK in 1935 [b abt 1889]

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