Sophia Stedman1,2,3
ID# 23463, (1846 - 1918)
Father | Nathan R. Stedman4,5 (10 Feb 1814 - 12 May 1884) |
Mother | Sarah Belden5 (15 Jun 1818 - 2 Nov 1847) |
Charts | Descendants of Gideon Cobb |
Narrative:
15 Sophia Stedman was born on 23 Mar 1846 in Rising Sun, Indiana
Her mother died on 2 Nov 1847, when Sophia was 1 year old.16
She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana

Neither Sophia, who would have been 14, nor her two then teen-age sisters, have been found in the 1860 census. They were not with their father and stepmother, who were living in Natchez, Adams Co., Mississippi

Sophia married John Willard Christy, son of Churchill G. Christy and Maria Cobb, on 23 Apr 1866 in Dearborn Co., Indiana

Sophia and John appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Delhi Twp., Hamilton Co., Ohio

Sophia and John appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Home City, Hamilton Co., Ohio

Sophia and John appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Home City, Hamilton Co., Ohio

Sophia and John appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Norwood, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 3932 Regent Ave.


Her husband died on 7 Sep 1916 in National Military Home, Jefferson Twp., Montgomery Co., Ohio

Sophia applied for a widow's pension based on her late husband's Civil War service on 13 Oct 1916, which was subsequently approved.26
Sophia died on 30 Mar 1918, at her home, 3106 Troy Ave., Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio


Children:
Children with John Willard Christy
John and Sophia had one additional child, who was born and died before 1900.34
- Flora Christy27 (abt 1871 - 30 Apr 1948)
- Elmer W. Christy28,29 (28 Mar 1875 - 17 Sep 1949)
- Abbie Louise Christy27,30 (3 Oct 1877 - 16 Feb 1934)
- Edna Christy27,30 (Aug 1879 - 27 Mar 1901)
- Nathan Robert Christy29,31 (1 Nov 1881 - 17 Apr 1940)
- Fannie Christy30,32 (16 Feb 1884 - 27 Aug 1968)
- Winnifred Christy30,32,33 (18 Jan 1887 - 7 Aug 1969)
Citations
- [S11465] Nathan K. Steadman household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as Sophia Steadman.
- [S6369] Marriage Records, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 11:51, John W. Christy and Sophia Stedman.
- [S11463] Sophia Christy, Certificate of Death, shows father's surname as Stedman.
- [S11465] Nathan K. Steadman household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
- [S11463] Sophia Christy, Certificate of Death.
- [S11465] Nathan K. Steadman household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 4 and state.
- [S11461] John W. Christy household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows month, year, age 54, and state.
- [S11463] Sophia Christy, Certificate of Death, shows date, town, and state.
- [S6369] Marriage Records, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 11:51, John W. Christy and Sophia Stedman, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
- [S11457] J. W. Christie household, 1870 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
- [S11458] John W. Christy household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married.
- [S11463] Sophia Christy, Certificate of Death, shows date, address, city, county, and state.
- [S11463] Sophia Christy, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, and state.
- [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 19018447, Sophia Stedman Christy, citing permit no. 4778.
- [S6369] Marriage Records, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 11:51, John W. Christy and Sophia Sledman.
- [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 14470503, Sarah Belden Stedman, citing permit no. 1277, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
- [S11465] Nathan K. Steadman household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana.
- [S11466] N. R. Stedman household, 1860 U.S. Census, Adams Co., Mississippi, lists him, his second wife, Louisa, their daughter Lucy and two younger boys, and
20-year-old his daughter Harriet by his first wife. - [S11457] J. W. Christie household, 1870 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
- [S11458] John W. Christy household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
- [S11461] John W. Christy household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
- [S11464] John W. Christy household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
- [S11469] National Military Home, 1910 U.S. Census, Jefferson, Ohio.
- [S11455] John W. Christy, Certificate of Death, shows date, home, township, county, and state.
- [S11468] John W. Christy, Register of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (Dayton, Ohio), shows date.
- [S11467] Christy, Civil War Pension Index, shows application and certificate numbers.
- [S11458] John W. Christy household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows the girl as daughter of Sophia's husband.
- [S11458] John W. Christy household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as son of her husband.
- [S11461] John W. Christy household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
- [S11461] John W. Christy household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows the girl as daughter of Sophia's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
- [S11464] John W. Christy household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
- [S11464] John W. Christy household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows the girl as daughter of Sophia's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
- [S2923] Journal Birth Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 25:378, case 8327, delayed birth registration of Winifred Christy, citing her testimony, depostions of her sister Flora and Elia G. Hall, and letters from the county board of health and probate court.
- [S11461] John W. Christy household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows her as mother of 8, with 7 living.