Marion Christy

Brief Life History of Marion

When Marion Christy was born in 1867, in Davis, Iowa, United States, his father, Samuel Christy, was 34 and his mother, Martha White, was 33. He married Nancy Ellen Funk on 1 March 1891, in Labette, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Iowa, United States in 1870 and Labette, Labette, Kansas, United States for about 5 years. He died in Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States, and was buried in Gable Cemetery, Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States.

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Marion Christy
1867–
Nancy Ellen Funk
1873–1933
Marriage: 1 March 1891
Clifford Ray Christy
1892–1979
Edward Marion Christy
1894–1949

Sources (8)

  • Marion Christy, "Kansas, State Census, 1885"
  • M S Christy, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
  • Marion Christy (1867-Unknown) - Find A Grave Memorial

World Events (8)

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

1867 · The Burtis Opera House

The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

English and northern Irish: variant of Christie .

American shortened and altered form of the Scandinavian patronymics Christiansen and Christianson .

Indian and Indonesian: variant of Christi 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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