Husband: Charles Frederick Christenot

   Born: 12 JUL 1834      at: Wellsboro, Tioga, Pennsylvania  
Married:  8 MAY 1866      at: Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois¹ ²  
   Died: 23 MAY 1886      at: Warm Springs, Deer Lodge, Montana² ³
Service: Company C, 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry5
 Father:Frederick Christenot
 Mother:Asenath Sanford
        Other Spouses: Keziah Strang  


   Wife: Martha Craig

   Born: 25 JAN 1846²     at: Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois * 
   Died: 29 JUN 1923      at: Whitehall, Jefferson, Montana4  
 Father: Linn Craig
 Mother: BeeDee Darnal
        Other Spouses: Henry C Wilton  Benjamin Franklin Christenot  
  
  [*Note: It has also been reported that Martha was born in Quincy, Adams, Illinois.
    Jerise prefers Litchfield.]


CHILDREN


   Name: Hattie Christenot
   Born: 28 MAR 1867      at: Union City, Madison, Montana  
Married: 13 SEP 1885      at: White Hall, Jefferson, Montana  
   Died:  4 FEB 1936      at: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon  
Spouses: John Kyle  



   Name: Anna Christenot
   Born: 18 NOV 1869      at: Alder Gulch, Madison, Montana  
Married: 14 FEB 1886      at: , Madison, Montana  
   Died: 28 APR 1950      at: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California  
Spouses: Henry H Swisher  



   Name: Mary Christenot
   Born: 15 AUG 1872      at: Virginia City, Madison, Montana  
Married:  4 DEC 1889      at: Pony, Jefferson, Montana  
   Died:        1919      at:   
Spouses: James Harvey Patrick  



   Name: Charles Christenot
   Born: 13 SEP 1874      at: Virginia City, Madison, Montana  
   Died: 26 MAR 1875      at:   



   Name: Amelia Mae Christenot
   Born: 28 JUN 1876      at: Ruby Valley, Madison, Montana  
Married:                  at:   
   Died: 13 MAY 1959      at: Scappoose, Columbia, Oregon  
Spouses: Jasper Orville Jordan  Charles W Pendarvis  



   Name: George Christenot
   Born:  3 AUG 1878      at: Ruby Creek, Madison, Montana  
Married: 26 MAY 1909      at: Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota  
   Died: 17 MAR 1934      at: St. Ignatius, Lake, Montana  
Spouses: Ella Fern Abel  



   Name: Frank Christenot
   Born:  2 NOV 1880      at: Virginia City, Madison, Montana  
Married: 18 OCT 1907      at: Ekalaka, Carter, Montana  
   Died:  2 MAR 1956      at: Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico  
Spouses: Kate Russell  Betty May Lucas  



   Name: Fred Christenot
   Born: 28 JUL 1883      at: Ruby Valley, Madison, Montana  
Married: 30 NOV 1904      at: Donaldson, Kittson, Minnesota  
   Died: 25 APR 1961      at: Havre, Hill, Montana  
Spouses: Pearl Teressa Hickey  



   Name: Clemma Ruth Christenot
   Born:  1 OCT 1885      at: Virginia City, Madison, Montana
Married: 31 JUL 1902      at: Butte, Silver Bow, Montana  
   Died:  3 JUL 1970      at: Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California  
Spouses: Delta Frederick Newton   Tim Nathan Briscoe  


  SOURCES


   Latter Day Saints Ancestral File by Harley G Christenot & James H Orr.
   Documents & Emails from Leitha Trefren. 

  1870 Federal Census, Virginia City, Madison, Montana
  Transcribed by C.K. Gailey, Film# M593, r 827 p 248. This census is on-line.

  Page 18, Dwelling 287, Family 272
  Christnott, Chas    35 M W PA   Miner      $500
  Christnott, Martha  24 F W ILL Keeping house
  Christnott, Allice   7 F W ILL
  Christnott, Hattie   3 F W MT 
  Christnott, Anna   9/12 F W MT


  1880 Federal Census, Ruby Valley, Madison, Montana, date 16 June
  Transcribed by C.K. Gailey. 

  Page 371, Dwelling 83, Family 83,     BP Father, BP Mother
  Christnot, Charles  42 M W  --   PA    Germany      PA,   Laborer
  Christnot, Martha   31 F W wife  ILL     KY         KY,  Keeping house   
  Christnot, Hattie   13 F W dau   Mont    PA         ILL
  Christnot, Annie    11 F W dau   Mont    PA         ILL
  Christnot, Mary      8 F W dau   Mont    PA         ILL
  Christnot, Aurelia   3 F W dau   Mont    PA         ILL
  Christnot, George    2 M W son   Mont    PA         ILL

  
  1900 Federal Census, Union, Madison, Montana, enum dist 52, date 5-6 June 
  Transcribed by C. K. Gailey.
  
  Page 248-249                  M   Y   Age  Born, BP Father, BP Mother 
  Christenot, Martha     W  F  Jan 1846 54    ILL     KY         VA
     (Mother of how many children 10, Children living 8, Oc: Farmer)
  Christenot, Frank      W  M  Nov 1880 19
  Christenot, Frederick  W  M  Jul 1883 16 
  Christenot, Clemma     W  F  Oct 1885 14    Mont    PA         ILL 

           

  1 Illinois marriage certificate, Clinton County, Illinois

 "STATE OF ILLINOIS    s.s.                     I,    H. W. Strang
  Clinton COUNTY                                a Justice of the Peace hereby
                certify that on the             9th day of May 1874 *
                I joined in marriage Mr. Charles F. Christenot with
                Mrs. Martha Wilton agreeably to the authority given
                in the above License & the custom & laws of this State. 
                Given under my hand and seal this 
                ninth day of May  A.D. 1866
                                                 H. W. Strang
                                                 Justice of the Peace"

  *1874: that's what he wrote there. 

  Illinois marriages data base on-line:
  CHRISTENOT,CHARLES F - WILTON, MARTHA    CLINTON 05/07/1866  2/17    9

           

  2 Family Bible of Charles Christenot
     In possession of O. K. Jordan.

  BIRTHS
  Mr. Charles F. Christenot   July 12th 1834
  Mrs. Keziah Christenot                1836
  Henry Chapman Christenot        Aug 6 1860
  Emma Christenot                 Oct28th1861
  Matty Christenot              Feb 19, 1864
  Mrs. Marthy Christenot       Jan 25th 1846
  Hattie Christenot            Mar 28th 1867
  Anna Christenot               Nov 18, 1869
  Mary Christenot               Aug 15  18,7* 2
  Charles Christenot          Sept. 13, 1874
  Amelia Christenot            June 28  1876
  George Christenot             Aug 3   1878
  Frank Christenot                Nov 2 1880
  Fred Christenot               July 28 1883
  Clemmie Christenot
     [Clemmie's date isn't clear at all; could be OCT(1 18*5 ]

  MARRIAGES
  Mr. Charles F. Christenot to Miss Keziah Strang, Feby 10, 1856
  Mr. Charles F. Christenot to Mrs. Martha Wilton, May 9, 1866

  DEATHS
  Mrs. Keziah Christenot, Oct 1st, 1864
  Charles F. Christenot, May 23, 1886



  3 The Very Late Death Certificate
  Reproduced at the National Achives
  [Note: This document was written almost 8 years after Charles' death.
  The Doctor does not correctly recall his first name.  -jer]

  "Insane Asylum of the State of Montana

  			  Warm Springs, February 13th 1894

  This is to Certify
	That Christ Christenot who was admitted
	at the insane Asylum March 23th, 1886,
	as a epileptic insane from Madison Co
	Montana, died May 24th 1886 of
	E?ysipelas, caused by falling in one
	of those Epyleptic Attacks.
				Chs T Mussigbead MD
				Super. State J?s Asylum

  Sworn and subscribed to before me this 13th
  day of February 1894.
				John H. Frisberger
					Notary Public"


 
STATE OF MONTANA
Bureau of Vital Statistics - Certificate of Death

1. PLACE OF DEATH                                                               10. NAME OF FATHER               _____________________________            
           County  Jefferson                                                 11. BIRTHPLACE OF FATHER _____________________________ 
             City    Whitehall  
                                                                                                     12. MAIDEN NAME OF MOTHER  ___________________________  
2. FULL NAME  Martha Craig Christenot              13. BIRTHPLACE OF MOTHER   ___________________________ 
   a. Residence  Whitehall  
                 
3. SEX   4 COLOR   5 Single, Married, Widowed or            16. DATE OF DEATH  (Month, Day and Year)
                or RACE      Divorced (Write the word). 
   Fe     White      Widow                                June  29  - 1923  

5a. If married, widowed or divorced,                                        The CAUSE OF DEATH was as follows: 
      HUSBAND of (or) WIFE of   
    Chas F Christnot                         myocarditis    

6. DATE OF BIRTH  (month, day, year)
                Jan  25  1856        

7. AGE          Years    Month    Days                                            14. Informant  Mrs. John  Kyle
           77     6     6                                  (Address)  Whitehall    Mont
  
9. BIRTHPLACE  (city or town)   Litchfield                                       
                        (state or country)  Ill                 


Jefferson Valley News
July 5, 1923
Whitehall, Montana  - Saturday, June 30, 1923
Demise of Respected Pioneer Lady
   Mrs. Martha Christenot passed away very suddenly in the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Kyle, 
on Saturday morning, June 30th, at age 77 years, 6 months, and 5 days.  She had been in failing 
health for nine months, but her condition was about the same until early Saturday morning. Shortly 
after breakfast, Mrs. Christenot complained of a soreness in her throat.  Mrs. Kyle administered 
first aid and had called a doctor, but the mother passed away before the doctor arrived, ending a 
beautiful life. 

   Mrs. Martha Christenot was born in Quincey, Ill., Jan. 25, 1846, and at the age of 20, was 
married to Charles F. Christenot in the year 1866.  They immigrated to Montana, arriving in Alder 
Gulch Oct. 12 after 6 months journey across the country by ox team. 

   The several living children are Mrs. John Kyle, Mrs. Henry Swisher, Harrison, Mrs. J. O. Jordan, 
Tulsa, Okla., Mrs. Del Newton, Weiser, Ida., George Christenot, Winnet, Fred Christenot, Roundup, 
and Frank, Ekalaka, Mt. 

   Mrs. Christenot had 52 grandchildren, 46 great grandchildren, and 3 great great grandchildren.  
Her sister was Sarah Lofton of Carthage, Mo., whom she had not seen in 58 years, and who arrived 
two weeks before the end. Mrs. Lofton was 11 years old when her sister left the parental home to 
take up a place in the pioneers of Montana.  The funeral was held in the Church on Main Street.  
Burial took place in the Boulder Cemetery.  Rev. O. J. Gist officiated. 



  5 Affidavits, reproduced at the National Archives by C.K. Gailey,
    in possession of Sally Buynoski

  Date: 21 Oct 1885      Place: Pullier Springs, Madison, Montana
  Witness: John H. Davis
  Preamble: Charles F. Christenot was a Private, Co C, 12th Reg, Wisconsin Volunteers.
  Jist: On 22 July 1864 in Atlanta, Georgia, Charles F. Christenot suffered heat
  stroke while charging the enemy. On 25 Aug 1864, Charles had a fit. He has suffered
  from fits ever since the war. Charles is unable to work.
  ________________________

  Date: 9 Oct 1886      Place: Madison Co, Montana Territory
  Witness-Claimant: Martha Christenot
  Matter: Charles' dates of service; names, birthdays of his minor children.

  "personally appeared before me John T. Williams, Probate Judge of the Probate Court,
  a Court of Record within and for the County and Territory aforesaid
  Martha Christenot, aged 41 years, who being duly sworn according to law, makes the
  following declaration in order to obtain the Pension provided by Acts of Congress
  granting pension to widows:
    "That she is the widow of Charles F. Christenot, who enlisted under the name of
  Chas. F. Christenot at ________________, on the 30th day of December A.D. 18  6__
  in Co "C" 12th Regt, Wisc Vols. in the war of 1861 who contracted Epileptic Fits
  while in the service of the U.S. and died of same on the 23d day of May, A.D. 1886
    ...
  "Charles F. Christenot was married to first wife February 10, 1856. Wife died October
  1st 1864. Martha Christenot was married to 1st husband 31st day of December 1860;
  her husband was killed at Atlanta, Ga, 22nd day of July 1864.
  
  "that she has to present date remained his widow; that the following are the names
  and dates of birth of all his legitimate children yet surviving who were under
  sixteen years of age at father's death, viz:

  Mary          of soldier by  Claimant  , born Aug.   15th   1872   OK
  Amelia        of soldier by     "      , born June   28 "   1876   OK
  George        of soldier by     "      , born Aug.    3d    1878   OK
  Frank         of soldier by     "      , born Nov.    2d    1880   OK
  Frederick     of soldier by     "      , born July   28th   1883   OK
  Clemence      of soldier by     "      , born Oct.    1st   1885   OK

  That she has not abandoned the support of any one of her children, but they are
  still under her care or maintenance.    ...
  that she has not in any manner engaged in, or aided or abetted, the rebellion in the
  United States; that a prior application has been filed by her late husband, the
  number of which is .464,303
    ...
  that she hereby appoints with full power of substitution and revocation Allan
  Rutherford of Washington, D.C., her attorney to prosecute the above claim;

  that her residence is Ruby Valley
  and her Post Office address is Home Park, Madison County, Montana Territory.

  [Two witnesses who can write must sign here.]
  John T. Dauterman
  A. F. Farley
  ________________________

  Date: ??	 	Place: Madison Co, Montana
  [Note: This affidavit was written after Montana became a state. It appears to fit
   in with the two cited below which were dated 5th Nov. 1890.  -jer]
  Witness-Claimant: Mrs. Martha Christenot
  Matter: In the pension claim of Mrs. Martha Christenot, formerly the wife of Charles
  F. Christenot deceased, sworn before the Clerk of the District Court.
    
    "That she is the claimant in the above cited claim and that Charles F. Christenot
  who was a private of Capt. Daniel G. Jones Company (C) 12th Regiment of Wis Vet'n
  Infantry, and was Discharged from the Service of the United States on the Sixteenth
  day of July 1865, died at the Warm Springs Assylum in Deer Lodge County, State 
  (then Territory) of Montana, on the 23d day of May A.D. 1886; The cause of his death
  was Epilepsy, with which the deceased had been afflicted at intervals since about
  the 23d day of July 1864. That the reason affiant cannot furnish record evidence of
  the births of her children is that no such records are now or ever have been kept
  in Montana; That the said Charles F. Christenot was never in the Naval or Military
  Service of the United States since the 16th day of July 1865. 
   
    "And futher that her post-office address is Home Park in the State of Montana. 
    
    "ATTEST:
      1. Henry [cannot read the last name] 
      2. F.H. Wilcomb"
  ________________________

  Date:  5 Nov 1890      Place: Madison Co, Montana
  Witness: Martha Christenot
  Matter: Application of Martha Christenot, widow of Charles Christenot. 
  Jist: She is the widow of Charles F. Christenot. She cannot provide birth
  certificates or baptismal records for her minor children, because those records
  were never made. The only record of their births is that in the family Bible
  which was made by Charles Christenot on the dates of their births respectively. 
  ________________________

  Date:  5 Nov 1890      Place: Madison Co, Montana
  Witness: Hattie Kyle nee Christenot
  Matter: Application of Martha Christenot, widow of Charles Christenot. 
  Excerpt: "I was present at the birth of my sister Clemma, one of the minor children
  mentioned in my said mother's application, and remember the date from the fact that
  it was within a month after the date of my marriage, which was on Sept. 13, 1885, at
  which time my father requested me to remain at home and nurse my mother through her
  illness incident to child birth. I know the dates of births of my said brothers
  and sisters Mary, Amelia, George, Frank, Frederick and Clemma, from having often
  seen the record thereof which was made by my father the said Charles F. Christenot,
  now deceased, with whose handwriting I am quite familiar, in the family Bible..."

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