CHRISTIE GENEALOGY
SURNAMES CONNECTED TO "CHRISTIE":
BLACKMORE, BROWN, BUEHL, CALDWELL, COCHRAN, DAILEY, ELLIOTT, LUMSDEN, LYALL, MOODIE, NEAL, PLUMMER, POMPLUN, SMITH, STANNARD, STEVENSON, WANGEN
CHRISTIE FAMILY CREST
James CHRISTIE II
1807-abt 1850
James CHRISTIE was born 25 JUL 1807 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland to James CHRISTIE and Margaret MOODIE. He was a boot and shoemaker "Cobbler" in Leslie, Fife, Scotland (PIGOTT'S).
He married Margaret (Maggie) LUMSDEN on 4 November 1832. Margaret LUMSDEN was the daughter of William LUMSDEN and Janet LYALL. She was born 24 May 1817 in Scotland.
Children of James Christie and Margaret Lumsden:
James CHRISTIE III b Aug 23 1833, Leslie, Fife, Scotland
William CHRISTIE b April 22 1836, Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Edward CHRISTIE born 23 Sep 1839 in Leslie,Fife, Scotland
Janet CHRISTIE born February 1, 1844, baptised March 3. 1844
David Mitchell CHRISTIE born in Leslie Scotland October 12, 1852
Margaret CHRISTIE b. April 15, 1859 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland, d. December 11, 1859 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland.
James CHRISTIE II died by 1860 in probably Leslie, Fife, Scotland. His widow, Margaret LUMSDEN CHRISTIE left Scotland for America about that time to be with her sister, Janet LUMSDEN BROWN, and her children who came to America before her. The CHRISTIE family settled first in Cook County and Kendall County Illinois.
Margaret "Maggie" LUMSDEN CHRISTIE died in Aurora IL on 24 April 1878. She is buried at the Scotch Cemetery in Cook County IL. Her headstone reads:
Dear Mother
Maggie
Wife Of James Christie
"A Native Of Fifeshire Scotland"
Died
May 24, 1879
Aged
62 Years
James CHRISTIE III
James CHRISTIE III ca 1880's James CHRISTIE III ca 1915
1833- 1919
James CHRISTIE III was born in Leslie, Fife, Scotland to James CHRISTIE II and Margaret LUMSDEN. He came to America about 1850 . James CHRISTIE II married Anna STEVENSON on 9 September 1857 in Kendall County, IL. Anna STEVENSON was the daughter of James STEVENSON and Elizabeth COCHRAN, both from Ayreshire, Scotland.
James CHRISTIE and Anna STEVENSON CHRISTIE are on the 1860 census for Oswego Township, Kendall County, Illinois:
1860 Census Kendall County Illinois Oswego Township Roll M653_194 Page 258
Christen 25 M Farmer 2000 350 Scotland
Ann 19 Wife F Scotland
James 2 months M Illinois
(Baby James on this census died as an infant)
James CHRISTIE and Anna STEVENSON CHRISTIE resided in WI between 1860 and 1867. They then moved to Otranto, Mitchell County, Iowa, where they are found on the 1870 census:
1870 Census for Otranto, Mitchell County, Iowa Series: M593 Roll: 411 Page: 209
CHRISTIE JAMES age 31 Farmer, b. Scotland
ANN age 27 Keeps House, b. Scotland
William age 6 b. WIS
Margaret age 4 b. WIS
Jessie age 2 F b, Iowa
Thomas age 3 months b. Iowa
CHILDREN OF JAMES CHRISTIE AND ANNA STEVENSON:
William CHRISTIE b. about 1864 WI
Margaret (Maggie) CHRISTIE, b. about 1866 in WI. Maggie CHRISTIE married (Unknown) CALDWELL and resided in Indiana
Jessie CHRISTIE, (F) b. about 1868 in IO. Jessie CHRISTIE married Joel PLUMMER
Thomas CHRISTIE, b. about 1870 in IO. Thomas CHRISTIE was known to have lived in Butte, MT.
David CHRISTIE, b. about 1872 in IO. David CHRISTIE became a Contractor and was one of the builders of the Capitol Building in Dane County, WI
Stevenson Andrew CHRISTIE, b. 3/2/1874 in Otranto, Mitchell County, IO. Married Ella DAILEY.
Edward CHRISTIE, b. about 1876 in IO. Ed CHRISTIE established a farm in Thief River Falls, MN.
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Anna STEVENSON CHRISTIE died by 1880. James CHRISTIE is on the 1880 Census as a widower with 7 children. The smallest child Lawrence (?) (LARRY) was adopted out to a neighbor after Anna's death.
1880 Census for Otranto, Mitchell County, Iowa
CHRISTIE James age 40 Farmer b. Scotland
William 16
Maggie 14
Jessie 12
Thomas 10
David 8
Stevenson 6
Edward 4
James CHRISTIE married (2) Ellen BLACKMORE from England. He was helping a neighbor by picking up a relative at the train station who was arriving from England The relative was Ellen BLACKMORE. They were married shortly after.
James CHRISTIE and family moved from Iowa to Brown County South Dakota about 1881. James CHRISTIE was a pioneer of that area, helping establish the towns of Aberdeen and Frederick.
CHILDREN OF JAMES CHRISTIE AND ELLEN BLACKMORE:
Mary Florence CHRISTIE, b. 06/16/1888, d. 1955 Married William ELLIOTT. Lived in North Dakota
Minnie Ellen CHRISTIE b. 08/02/1890 died: 2 Apr 1991 Minnie married Otto POMPLUN.
Anna Evelyn CHRISTIE b. 08/02/1890 married Bennie Alva SMITH. They appear in the 1920 Census in Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL.He is listed as a postal clerk and she is a school teacher. They eventually operated a hotel there.
Rachel CHRISTIE, b. Unknown Brown County, SD Rachel married ? WANGEN and lived in CA
Elizabeth CHRISTIE, b. Unknown Brown County, SD Elizabeth married ? BUEHL and established a farm in SD
James CHRISTIE died 2 JUN 1919 in Brown County South Dakota
STEVENSON ANDREW CHRISTIE
Steven CHRISTIE and Ella DAILEY ca 1910
1874-1933
Stevenson Andrew CHRISTIE was born 2 March 1874 to Anna STEVENSON and James CHRISTIE in Otranto Station, Mitchell County, Iowa. His family moved to Brown County South Dakota about 1881.
He married Ella DAILEY on 31 March 1910 in Aberdeen, SD. Ella DAILEY was the daughter of Miriam Cynthia STANNARD and Isaac Newton DAILEY. She was born 21 DEC 1888 in Parkersburg, Butler County, Iowa.
Steven CHRISTIE and Ella DAILEY CHRISTIE lived in Brown County until 1913, when they moved to Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota.
Steven CHRISTIE's Farm On The Shores Of Sauk Lake, Stearns County, MN
Steven CHRISTIE purchased 500 acres of land on the shores of Sauk Lake and established a farm there. Ella DAILEY CHRISTIE was a school teacher in Aberdeen, SD and Sauk Centre.
Steven CHRISTIE died in Sauk Centre, Stearns County, MN in 1933. Ella DAILEY CHRISTIE died 3 July 1947 in Sauk Sauk Centre, Stearns County, MN.
CHILDREN OF STEVEN CHRISTIE AND ELLA DAILEY:
CHRISTIE Children ca 1920
(From Left) James, Viola, Laurence (on lap), Ruby, Doris
Edna Arvilla CHRISTIE b: 1911 in Brown County, SD died 15 SEPT 1912 in Brown County, SD
Ruby Rosella CHRISTIE born 1 SEPT 1912 in Brown County, SD died 18 June 2006 in University Place, Pierce County, WA
James Stevenson CHRISTIE b: 1 FEB 1914 in Sauk Centre, Stearns County, MN
Viola Estelle CHRISTIE b: 5 JAN 1917 in Sauk Centre, Stearns County, MN
Doris Fern CHRISTIE b: 9 OCT 1918 in Sauk Centre, Stearns County, MN
Laurence Eugene CHRISTIE b: 1 OCT 1920 in Sauk Centre, Stearns County, MN
Gladys Irene CHRISTIE b: 15 MAR 1925 in Sauk Centre, Stearns County, MN
Constance Corrine CHRISTIE b: 3 AUG 1929 in Sauk Centre, Stearns County, MN
Steven CHRISTIE family ca 1920s
CHRISTIE Children At Farm In MN
CHRISTIE Children Playing On Ice At Farm In MN
RUBY ROSELLA CHRISTIE
1912-2006
Ruby Rosella CHRISTIE was born 1 September 1912 in Brown County, South Dakota to Stevenson CHRISTIE and Ella DAILEY. She was named after Ella DAILEY's brother, Ruben DAILEY, whose nickname was "RUBY".
Ruby CHRISTIE was a seamstress from a very young age and this was her occupation throughout her life. She sewed for major department stores and privately for notable clients. She was very proud to say that she sewed for the Sinclair LEWIS family in Sauk Centre, MN.
She married Bert NEAL on 15 September 1930 in Stearns County, MN. They were married for 56 years until his death in 1987.
In the 1940's Ruby and Bert moved to the Seattle, Washington State area, where they remained, settling in Renton, King County, WA.
Ruby passed away on Father's Day 2006 (June 18th) almost exactly one year after the death of her son, James Stevenson NEAL, who passed away on June 25, 2005.