Person Page - 1626

     He was born circa 1872 at Texas, USA.¹
     Lee E appeared on the 1880 Federal Census Sabine County, Texas in the household of his parents, Allen and Nancy A. Alford.¹

     She was born circa 1862 at Texas, USA.¹
     Amanda Alford appeared on the 1880 U.S. Federal Census of Sabine County, Texas, in the household of Allen J and Nancy A. Alford, listed as a servant, farm laborer. No surname was given, so assume she was an alford, but no relationship to the head of the household was given other than servant.¹

     She was born in 1893 at Illinois, USA.^2,3 Monah married Fred Dean Christian.^2,3
     Monah M. Newton died in 1976.²
     Monah M. Newton was buried at Crittenden Memorial Park, Marion, Crittenden County, Arkansas, USA.²
     Fred D. and Monah M. Christian appeared on the 1930 U.S. Federal Census of Lonoke, Lonoke County, Arkansas, enumerated 4 April 1930, described as an electrical engineer for Power & Light Co.. Their children: Don L, Fred R. and Dean W., were listed as living with them.⁴
     Mrs. Fred Dean Christian, of Marion, was referenced in the engagement announcement of Mary Kathryn Cushman and Dean Wakefield Christian on 20 January 1938 at the newspape at The Commercial Appeal;
     
     Cushman-Christian Engagement Announced[:CR:]     Special in The Commercial Appeal
     MARION, Ark., Jan 19 — Mr. and Mrs. Walter Humbert Cushman of Marion announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Kathryn Cushman, to Dean Wakefield Christian, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dean Christian, also of Marion.
     The marriage will be solemnized Jan. 25 at the Marion Methodist Churrh with the Rev. W. W. Allbright officiating.
     Miss Cushman is a graduate of Marion High School. She later attended Millcr-Hawkins Secretarial School in Memphis.
     Mr. Christian, who formerly made his home at Lonoke, is a graduate of Lonoke High School. He is affiliated with the Arkansas Power and Light Company at Marion, where the young couple will live.⁵ Mrs. Fred D. Christian was listed as the mother of the groom in the marriage of Dean Wakefield Christian and Mary Kathryn Cushman on 25 January 1938.⁶
     Frederick D and Monah M. Christian appeared on the 1940 U.S. Federal Census of Marion, Crittenden County, Arkansas, enumerated 5 April 1940, described as an Electrical Civil Construction Engineer for an Electircal Power Company. Their children: Don La Verne and Roy Frederick, were listed as living with them.³ Mrs. Fred Dean Christian, of West Memphis, was listed as the mother of the groom in the marriage of Dean Christian and Faye Bullard on 10 December 1950.⁷
     In the obituary of Roy Frederick Christian who died 5 October 2007, his wife, the former Monah Morten, was listed as predeceased.⁸

     He was born on 21 May 1937.¹ Buck married Vera M (?).²
     Buck S Christian died on 17 June 1988 at age 51.¹
     Buck S Christian was buried at Crittenden Memorial Park, Marion, Crittenden County, Arkansas, USA.¹

     She was born on 6 May 1944.¹ Vera married Buck S Christian.¹
     Vera M (?) died on 30 May 1968 at age 24.¹
     Vera M (?) was buried at Crittenden Memorial Park, Marion, Crittenden County, Arkansas, USA.¹

     He was born in 1916 at Illinois, USA.^3,2 Don married Mary L. (?).⁴
     Don La Verne Christian died in 1993.³
     Don La Verne Christian was buried at Crittenden Memorial Park, Marion, Crittenden County, Arkansas, USA.³
     Don L appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Lonoke, Lonoke County, Arkansas in the household of his parents, Fred and Monah M. Christian.²
     Don La Verne appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Marion, Crittenden County, Arkansas in the household of his parents, Frederick and Monah M. Christian, listed as a truck driver.¹

     She was born in 1913.¹ Mary married Don La Verne Christian.¹
     Mary L. (?) was buried at Crittenden Memorial Park, Marion, Crittenden County, Arkansas, USA.¹
     Mary L. (?) died in 1980.¹

     He was born on 18 July 1925 at Lonoke, Lonoke County, Arkansas, USA.^2,1,4,3 Roy married Norma Lee Alyne Elrod on 19 November 1949 at First Baptist Church, Alton, Illinois, USA.^5,6,1
     Lt. Roy Frederick Christian died on 5 October 2007 at Festus Manor Nursing Center, Festus, Missouri, USA, at age 82.⁴
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Roy Frederick Christian.
     Roy Frederick Christian was buried on 9 October 2007 at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri, USA.^4,1
     

Military Service - U.S. Navy

     Roy Frederick Christian began military service in March 1943 at the age of 17 He then served in the Pacific during WWII.¹ Lt. Roy Frederick Christian ended his military service on 30 September 1969 when he retired. During his carreer he served durng WWI, Korea and Vietnam.

End of Military Service section.¹

     Fred R. appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Lonoke, Lonoke County, Arkansas in the household of his parents, Fred and Monah M. Christian.³
     Roy Frederick appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Marion, Crittenden County, Arkansas in the household of his parents, Frederick and Monah M. Christian.²
     The following article appeared in the Alton, Illinois Alton Evening Telegraph, 18 November 1949 :

     In the obituary of Dean Wakefield Christian who died 15 August 2001, his brother, Roy Frederick Christian, of Theodosia, was listed as a survivor.⁷
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in his memorial page on the web site of Clinkingbeard Funeral Homes published in Ava, Missouri, circa 6 October 2007.¹

     She was born on 13 August 1930.² Norma married Roy Frederick Christian on 19 November 1949 at First Baptist Church, Alton, Illinois, USA.^3,2,1
     Norma Lee Alyne Elrod died on 24 February 2000 at age 69.^1,2
     Norma Lee Alyne Elrod was buried at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri, USA.²
     In the obituary of Roy Frederick Christian who died 5 October 2007, his wife, the former Norma Lee Alyne Elrod, was listed as predeceased.¹