Henry C CHRISTIAN Charles Elliott CHRISTIAN Vera Esther CHRISTIAN Glen Eugene CHRISTIAN Margaret CHRISTIAN Alfred Thomas CHRISTIAN Raymond A KOSHNICK Mini tree diagram
Ava Elizabeth SAMPLEY

Ava Elizabeth SAMPLEY1,4,8,2,8,3,9,10,11,5,6

20th Nov 18961,2,3 - 5th Feb 19793

Life History

20th Nov 1896

Born in Oklahoma.1,2,3

1916

Resident In their marriage license, both Ava and Henry Christian reported their  residence as Mountain View in Kiowa County. Thier ceremony was in Cottonwood, Washita County, to the north of Mountain View, across the Washita River. in Mountain View, Kiowa, Oklahoma.2

24th Dec 1916

Married Henry C CHRISTIAN in Cottonwood, Washita, Oklahoma.1,2

14th Feb 1919

Birth of son Charles Elliott CHRISTIAN in Mountain View, Kiowa, Oklahoma.1,9,12

between 1920 and 1930

Resident in Oakdale, Washita, Oklahoma.1,4

14th Apr 1921

Birth of daughter Vera Esther CHRISTIAN in Mountain View, Kiowa, Oklahoma.1,8,12

31st Jul 1923

Birth of son Glen Eugene CHRISTIAN in Mountain View, Kiowa, Oklahoma.1,8,12

18th Aug 1925

Birth of daughter Margaret CHRISTIAN in Mountain View, Kiowa, Oklahoma.1,12

6th Oct 1927

Birth of son Alfred Thomas CHRISTIAN in Mountain View, Kiowa, Oklahoma.1,13

1948

Resident Ava was reported under her second married name, Ava Koshnick, in the 1948 Marysville, California directory, Yuba City section.  No residence address was gven, and her hsuband Raymond was not reported, Ava being the only one of that surname. in Yuba City, Sutter, California.5

1955

Resident Ava & Raymond A Koshnick were reported in the 1955 city directory for Marysville, California, as residents of Yuba City. No occupation is reported for Ava that year. This is the first directory available after the 1948 directory listing Ava Koshnick alone in Yuba City, Sutter, California.6

1960

Resident The entry in this directory is identical to the 1959, with Ava working as a cook.  This is the last directory before Raymond died. In 1961, Ava is listed as the widow of Raymond Kiohnick.  She does not appear after 1961. No job is ever listed for Raymond. in Yuba City, Sutter, California.7

about 1961

Death of Raymond A KOSHNICK in Yuba City, Sutter, California.3,11

1961

Resident After appearing with her husband Raymond Koshnick in city directories from 1948 to 1960, in 1961 Ava was reported as a widow.  She does not appear after that, so we many assume she moved back to Dumas, Texas soon after the 1961 directory. in Yuba City, Sutter, California

2nd Mar 1974

Death of Henry C CHRISTIAN in Dumas, Moore, Texas.14,12,9,3

5th Feb 1979

Died in Dumas, Moore, Texas.3

Hyperpyrexia, due to Massive CVP, due to Cerebro Arterioslerosis

7th Feb 1979

Buried in Dumas Cemetry, Dumas, Moore County, Texas.3

UNKNOWN

Divorced from Henry C CHRISTIAN in Oklahoma.2

Other facts

 

Married Raymond A KOSHNICK

Notes

  • Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
    Ava Sampley, Female, Age 21 (b abt 1895)
    Henry Christian, Age 21 (b abt 1895)
    Residence of both Mountin View, Kiowa County, Oklahoma
    License issued 23 December 1916
    Marriage 24 December 1916 Cottonwood, Washita County, Oklahoma, USA
    Ceremony performed by C M Croter, Justice of the Peace, District 3 of Washita County
    Witnesses George Croter, Mrs A M Croter
    Recorded 27 December 1916 Washita County Marriage Book
    (Note:  Ava's name is spelled Aba in both places where it is written out by the clerk and the JP.)
    FamilySearch

    U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    Vera Esther Miller [Vera Esther Nelson] [Vera Neer] [Vera Esther Christian]
    Birth 14 Apr 1921 Mountain View (Kiowa County), Oklahoma
    Death Date 24 Sep 2004
    Father Henry C Christian
    Mother Ava E Sampley
    SSN 456364079
    Feb 1944 Name listed as VERA ESTHER MILLER; Sep 1955 Name listed as VERA ESTHER NELSON; Sep 1964 Name listed as VERA NELSON NEER; Oct 1964 Name listed as VERA EST NEER; 11 Feb 1998 Name listed as VERA ESTER NEER; 06 Oct 2004 Name listed as VERA E NEER

    U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    Glen Eugene Christian
    Birth 31 Jul 1923 Mountain View (Kiowa County), Oklahoma
    Death Date 26 Nov 2004
    Father Henry Christian
    Mother Ava Sampley
    SSN 451320686
    Aug 1942 Name listed as GLEN EUGENE CHRISTIAN; 01 Dec 2004 Name listed as GLEN E CHRISTIAN

    Ava and Henry divorced and she married Raymond A Koshnick.  They lived in Yuba City, California.  Ava is first reported in the Yuba City section of the Marysville, California directory in 1948 under the name Ava Koshnick.  But, oddly, Raymond is not listed there.  Ava is the only person of that surname in the directory section for Yuba City.  No home address is listed for her, either.

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Marysville, California, City Directory, 1948, p 257
    Koshnick Ava E restr wkr Harlan McCue (Yuba City section; no address listed)

    The entry for 1949 is a duplicate of 1948, still with no other Koshnick name.

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Marysville, California, City Directory, 1949, p 257
    Koshnick Ava E restr wkr Harlan McCue (Yuba City section; no address listed)

    The next directory avilable is for 1855.  Raymond A Koshnick is reported as the husband of Ava Koshnick in Yuba City.  Ava is not reported s a cook as in other years.

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Marysville, California, City Directory, 1955, p 169
    Koshnick Raymond A (Ava) h 1076 La Casa av apt 1 Yuba City

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Marysville, California, City Directory, 1959, p 363
    Koshnick Ava E Mrs cook Chiselers Inn r 1076 La Casa av apt 1 Yuba City
    Koshnick Raymond A (Ava E) h 1076 La Casa av apt 1 Yuba City

    They were reported in Yuba City (greater Marysville) directories from 1948 to 1960.  Then in the 1961 directory, Ava was reported as the widow of Raymond E Koshnick.  I find no later city directories for Ava in California.  We can assume she moved back to Dumas, Texas in later 1961 or the next year before the Yuba City directory canvas was performed.

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Marysville, California, City Directory, 1961, p 260
    Koshnick Ava E (wid Raymond E) cook Chiselers Inn h 1076 La Casa av apt 1 Yuba City

    Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
    Ava Elizabeth Koshnick [Ava Elizabeth Sampley]
    Age 79, Widowed
    Birth 20 Nov 1899 Oklahoma
    Residence 211 N Meredith St, Dumas, Moore, Texas, USA
    Occupation Domestic, SS #467-38-5980
    Father James B Sampley
    Mother Nora Bradley
    Informant Charles E Christian, son
    Death 5 Feb 1979 Memorial Hospital, Dumas, Moore, Texas, USA
    Cause of Death Hyperpyrexia, due to Massive CVP, due to Cerebro Arterioslerosis
    Burial 7 February 1979 Dumas Cemetry, Dumas, Moore County, Texas
    Certificate #19661 filed 9 February 1979, filed Stae 7 March 1979

    U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    Ava Koshnick
    Birth Date 20 Nov 1896
    Death Date Feb 1979
    Last Residence Dumas, Moore, Texas, 79029
    SSN 467-38-5980 Issued Before 1951 in Texas

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