Jacob Christman

JACOB CHRISTMAN, farmer; P. O. West Brookfield; was born Aug. 10, 1826, in Westmoreland, Co., Penn., the youngest of a family of five children who came to maturity. His parents were Jacob and Mary (Houck) Christman. The grandfather of our subject was named Jacob, and was a Revolutionary soldier. Mary Houck was a daughter of Jacob Houck, who was likewise a soldier in the Continental army, serving through the entire struggle. To Jacob Christman, Sr., were born seven children, but four living--John, Elizabeth, William and Jacob. To Jacob Houck were born George, Elizabeth, Esther, Susan, Mary Magdelina, and Jacob. Our subject was reared to agricultural pursuits. Sept. 2, 1851, he married Caroline Fiscus, who was born in 1829, in Unity Tp., Westmoreland Co., Penn., daughter of John and Annie Penrod Fiscus. Mr. Christman emigrated West in the fall of 1851, locating in Tuscarawas Township, purchasing the farm he now owns, on Sec. 15, consisting of 160 acres, upon which place he has since lived, and improved the same, so that now it is one of the best farms in the neighborhood, having now 204 acres, with the best of improvements thereon. The bricks for his spacious residence were made from the material upon his farm, which he made and burned for use. His family consists of wife and three children; Silas, now of Henry Co., Ohio; Mary and Edward F., at home. His wife and children are members of the Presbyterian Church; his parents were of the Lutheran Church. Since Greeley's time, Mr. Christman has been identified with the Republican party.

History of Stark County : with an outline sketch of Ohio, Illustrated, edited by William Henry Perrin, Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers, 1881, pg. 798* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 6 2021, 19:58:00 UTC

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