Joseph Collins CHRISTOPHER

Birth:
11 Mar 1805
Woodford, Kentucky
Death:
22 Jan 1862
Jackson, Missouri
Marriage:
21 Mar 1837
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky
Sources:
Family Records
Descendants of Robert Christopher
Public Member Trees @Ancestry.com
1850 Census, District 16, Cass County, Missouri
1860 Census, Big Creek, Cass County, Missouri
NewFamilySearch.org, February 2011
Notes:
                   NOTES:
    He served as representative in the Kentucky legislature from Jassamine County in th 1840's. He moved his family to Mo. in spring of 1850, at that time J.H. was his youngest child. They lived on a farm near Lees Summit, Mo. when Joseph was killed at his home by guerrillas, possibly by raiders in favor of slavery, never knew.....

MARRIAGE:
    Marriage date also listed as 28 Oct 1837.

OCCUPATION:
    Farmer
America BRYANT
Birth:
1 Feb 1821
Garrard, Kentucky
Death:
8 Apr 1907
Pertle Springs, Johnson, Missouri
Sources:
Obituary of Mrs. America Christopher, Warrensburg Weekly Standard Herald,Friday, 10 April 1907
Newspaper Article, Warrensburg Journal Democrat, Friday, 19 April 1907
Notes:
                   DEATH:
    Death date also listed as 13 Apr 1907.
NOTE:
    During the days of the Civil War, her husband, who was a staunch union supporter, was murdered in cold blood in her presence and her little children.
Children
Marriage
1
Susan A. CHRISTOPHER
Birth:
10 Feb 1838
Garrard, Kentucky
Death:
19 Apr 1881
Summit City, Bates, Missouri
Henry SAMPSON 
Marr:
15 Jun 1874
 
Notes:
                   DEATH:
    Death date also listed as 19 Jan 1881.
2
William Clark CHRISTOPHER
Birth:
22 Jun 1840
Garrard, Kentucky
Death:
15 Dec 1926
Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri
Mary B. WARREN 
Marr:
30 May 1867
 
Notes:
                   DEATH:
    Death date also listed as 1 Dec 1926.
3
George Keen CHRISTOPHER
Birth:
22 Apr 1842
Garrard, Kentucky
Death:
2 Sep 1898
Elizabeth M. SMITH 
Marr:
16 Jun 1867
 
Notes:
                   OCCUPATION:
    Book Store
4
Agnes Virginia CHRISTOPHER
Birth:
2 Apr 1844
Garrard, Kentucky
Death:
8 Nov 1924
Missouri
 
Marr:
 
5
Benjamin Campbell CHRISTOPHER
Birth:
19 Feb 1846
Kentucky
Death:
25 Sep 1925
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
Ada STANLEY 
Marr:
9 Feb 1875
 
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    Birth date also listed as 12 Feb 1846.
6
James Harvey CHRISTOPHER
Birth:
11 Sep 1848
Jessamine, Kentucky
Death:
2 Jan 1931
Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri
Lila BLISS 
Marr:
10 Mar 1894
 
Notes:
                   OCCUPATION:
    Dry Goods Business
7
Joseph Collins CHRISTOPHER
Birth:
12 Dec 1850
Cass, Missouri
Death:
24 Dec 1929
Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri
Minnie Claire BAILE 
Marr:
26 Aug 1877
Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri 
Notes:
                   OCCUPATION:
    Mercantile Business & Farming
8
Keziah Elizabeth CHRISTOPHER
Birth:
24 Feb 1854
Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri
Death:
6 May 1933
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
Charles A. RANDALL 
Marr:
25 Sep 1878
 
9
Reuben B. CHRISTOPHER
Birth:
24 Feb 1854
Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri
Death:
29 Oct 1879
Colorado
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   DEATH:
    Death also listed as Nov 1870/9.
10
Ella C. CHRISTOPHER
Birth:
27 Jan 1857
Missouri
Death:
11 Apr 1936
Boise, Ada, Idaho
Robert N. DUNN 
Marr:
29 Nov 1882
 
11
John Price CHRISTOPHER
Birth:
15 Feb 1859
Missouri
Death:
21 Sep 1932
Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana
Eleanor SAMS 
Marr:
11 Mar 1885
 
12
Ida M. CHRISTOPHER
Birth:
11 Dec 1861
Missouri
Death:
15 Apr 1894
 
Marr:
 
FCID:12058:18
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Joseph Collins Christopher - America Bryant

Joseph Collins Christopher was born at Woodford, Kentucky 11 Mar 1805. His parents were John Betts Christopher and Mary Ann Collins.

He married America Bryant 21 Mar 1837 at Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky . America Bryant was born at Garrard, Kentucky 1 Feb 1821 daughter of George Smith Bryant and Keziah Arnold .

They were the parents of 12 children:
Susan A. Christopher born 10 Feb 1838.
William Clark Christopher born 22 Jun 1840.
George Keen Christopher born 22 Apr 1842.
Agnes Virginia Christopher born 2 Apr 1844.
Benjamin Campbell Christopher born 19 Feb 1846.
James Harvey Christopher born 11 Sep 1848.
Joseph Collins Christopher born 12 Dec 1850.
Keziah Elizabeth Christopher born 24 Feb 1854.
Reuben B. Christopher born 24 Feb 1854.
Ella C. Christopher born 27 Jan 1857.
John Price Christopher born 15 Feb 1859.
Ida M. Christopher born 11 Dec 1861.

Joseph Collins Christopher died 22 Jan 1862 at Jackson, Missouri .

America Bryant died 8 Apr 1907 at Pertle Springs, Johnson, Missouri .