Ella Ann Christy1,2,3

ID# 16690, (1855 - 1887)
FatherChurchill G. Christy4,5,1 (23 Mar 1812 - 20 Oct 1901)
MotherMaria Cobb4,5,1 (5 Jun 1812 - 25 Jun 1896)

Key Events:

Birth: 28 Sep 1855, Greensbrug, Indiana6,7,8
Death: 18 May 1887, West Walnut St., Greensbrug, Indiana9,10
Burial: 19 May 1887, South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana11,12
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Ella Ann Christy was born on 28 Sep 1855 near Greensbrug, Indiana.6,7,8
     She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Marion Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents, Churchill G. Christy and Maria Cobb.13
     She moved to Seymour, Jackson Co., with her parents by 1870. She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Seymour, Jackson Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents.14 She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Seymour, Jackson Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents.15
     She returned to Greensbrug with her parents after 1880, and continued to live with them until her fatal illness. She was preparing for her marriage at the time she died.16
     Ella died on 18 May 1887, at the family residence, West Walnut St., Greensbrug, Indiana, at age 31.9,10 She was buried on 19 May 1887 in South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana.11,12

Citations

  1. [S11565] Ella Ann Christy obituary, Greensburg Standard.
  2. [S1117] C. G. Christy household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Ella A. Christy.
  3. [S1542] Cheril Christy household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows name as Ella Christy.
  4. [S1542] Cheril Christy household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S1545] Churchill Christy household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child, but the relationship fields were left blank.
  6. [S1117] C. G. Christy household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 4 and state.
  7. [S1542] Cheril Christy household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows age 14 and state.
  8. [S11565] Ella Ann Christy obituary, Greensburg Standard, shows date, near this city.
  9. [S11565] Ella Ann Christy obituary, Greensburg Standard, shows died Wednesday, at residence, and address.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 37667877, Ella A. Christy, shows year, as 1886, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  11. [S11565] Ella Ann Christy obituary, Greensburg Standard, shows buried yesterday and cemetery.
  12. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #37667877, Ella A. Christy, and includes tombstone photo.
  13. [S1117] C. G. Christy household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  14. [S1542] Cheril Christy household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana.
  15. [S1545] Churchill Christy household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana.
  16. [S11565] Ella Ann Christy obituary, Greensburg Standard, shows she was the only child remaining at the family home, was expecting to marry in a few weeks.