of Bergen County, New Jersey · documented from the public record
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William H. Christie
parentsDaniel Christie
William H. Christie⚭ Sarah M. Whitford
childrenCharles Christie · Ralph Christie · Mabel Christie
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What the record says
Physician (M.D.), located at Creston, Iowa, April 28, 1874.
Oldest resident physician there except Dr. Wilson.
Father Daniel Christie moved to New York City, then to Lee County, Illinois.
Enlisted Aug 1862 in Co. K, 75th Illinois Infantry.
Severely wounded (three gunshot wounds) at battle of Perryville, Kentucky, Oct 8, 1862.
Discharged May 1863.
Studied under Dr. Chester Hart of Ottawa, Illinois.
Graduated Rush Medical College, Chicago.
Practiced at Tiskilwa, Bureau County, Illinois six years before Creston.
Member State and American medical societies.
Board of Pension Examiners 1876-1885.
Active Republican.
Mason.
Married Oct 30, 1868 to Sarah M. Whitford.
Son Charles killed by the cars at Creston, March 1883, age nine.
Text OCR states born 1811 but contextual details (age 18 when entering army Aug 1862) imply birth c.1844.
Source: Biographical and historical record of Ringgold and Union counties, Iowa.
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