Christopher Columbus Pettyjohn

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Christopher Columbus Pettyjohn

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rush County, Indiana, United States
Death: June 21, 1895 (62)
Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, United States
Place of Burial: Red Bluff, Tehama County, California, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Nide Samuel Pettyjohn and Elizabeth Pettyjohn
Husband of Roxana D. Pettyjohn
Father of Lena Estil; Leland (Lum) John Pettyjohn; Leo C. Pettyjohn; Levi Pettyjohn and Linn John Pettyjohn
Brother of William Alexander Pettyjohn; Washington Tharp Pettyjohn; Lydia Ellen Hays; Susan Ann Bennett; Rebecca Jane Riggin and 2 others

Occupation: stock dealer, miner
Managed by: Nancy D. Coon
Last Updated:

About Christopher Columbus Pettyjohn

Christopher came to the Tehama area with his parents before 1860. (per Lingenfelter Archives) He married Roxanna D. Philbrick who was born in Maine in 1838 and died before 1910.

The couple had three children, Lena, Linn and Leo. Leo died at age 18 and is also buried here. Lena married Evander Estell, and Linn married Anna May Coon who was a local stockman, Brother Samuel (Solomon) is also buried here

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121170948

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Christopher Columbus Pettyjohn's Timeline

1832
September 11, 1832
Rush County, Indiana, United States
1864
April 23, 1864
Tehama, Tehama County, California, United States
1865
September 20, 1865
Red Bluff, Tehama County, California, United States
September 1865
Red Bluff, Tehama County, California, United States
1866
December 1866
California, United States
1868
1868
1895
June 21, 1895
June 21, 1895
Age 62
Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, United States
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Oak Hill Cemetery, Red Bluff, Tehama County, California, United States