Sophia Christman

Brief Life History of Sophia

When Sophia Christman was born on 5 June 1792, in North Carolina, United States, her father, Rev. Johann Jacob Christman, was 47 and her mother, Maria Barbara Summers, was 41. She married Amos Gray on 14 March 1811, in Clearcreek Township, Warren, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Springcreek Township, Miami, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Piqua, Miami, Ohio, United States in 1870. She died on 21 April 1881, at the age of 88, and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Piqua, Miami, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Amos Gray
1787–1875
Sophia Christman
1792–1881
Marriage: 14 March 1811
Jacob Christman Gray
1812–1881
Daniel B. Gray
1814–1864
Phebe Ann Gray
1816–1881
William S Gray
1818–1819
Elias Williamson Gray
1821–1896
John W Gray
1823–1890
Margaret L. Gray
1826–1917
Samuel S Gray
1828–1896
Thomas R Gray
1830–1894
Martha J Gray
1832–1841
George Washington Gray
1834–1913

Sources (15)

  • Sophia Gray in household of Amos Gray, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Sophia Cristman, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Sophia Christman Gray, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow ""rock"" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the ""rock"" was a gold nugget.

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1830 · Trail of Tears

In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Christmann . Compare Chrestman .

English: occupational name meaning ‘servant of someone named Christ’, a pet form of Christian , Christine , or Christopher , + man.

English: from a Middle English pet form of the personal names Christopher or Christian + the hypocoristic suffix -man.

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

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