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• 1930 Federal Census, Washita County, Oklahoma, 15 April, Oakdale Township, District 17, page 9A, Hse #156, Fam #168
  Christian, Charlie H  Head  M W 36 married at age 25  Okla Miss Miss  Farmer
  Christian, Tresa  Wife F W 26 married at age 15  Tex Miss Miss
  Christian, Ishmal  Son M W 7 Okla Okla Texas
  
  1940 Federal Census, Pima County, California, 20 April, Tucson, District 10-55, page 18B, 240 Lowell Rd, Hse #473, Owns $300
  Christian, Charles Head M W 47 Married Grade 7 Oklahoma same place in 1935 No Occup [b abt 1893]
  Christian, Tresel Wife M W 37 Married Grade H1 b Texas  same place in 1935 [b abt 1903]
  Christian, Ishmael Son M W 17 Single Grade H3 Oklahoma same place in 1935 [b abt 1923]
  
  U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
  I L Christian
  Birth Date 3 Oct 1922
  Phone Number 467-2540
  Address:
  PO Box 527, Roosevelt, AZ, 85545-0527 (1993)
  POB 537, Roosevelt, AZ, 85545 (1992)
  2436 N Bryant Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85712-2503
  
  U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  Ismael L. Christian
  Born 3 Oct 1922
  Died 16 Nov 2004
  Last Residence Miami, Gila, Arizona 85539
  SSN 527-10-9452 issued Arizona (Before 1951)
  
  A short obit gives us some vital information about Ishmael.  None of the sources gives us the name of Ishmael's wife.
  
  Ishmael Leland "Ish" Christian
  CHRISTIAN, Ishmael Leland “Ish,” 82, of Globe died Nov. 16, 2004, in Globe. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Miles Funeral Services Globe Chapel, 237 S. Sutherland St., Globe. (928) 425-5759
  --  East Valley Tribune (Mesa, Arizona), 25 November 2004 [Thursday]
  
  November 16, 2004, was a Tuesday.  The wording here would indicate either there was a week between the death and the funeral or they had the funeral the same day he died.  The brief obit was published on Thursday, 10 days after the death.  Since there is no time-frame verb used with the date for the funeral, I assume it means the past Tuesday, 23 November.
  
  A full obituary was published in the Arizona Silver Belt.  The obituary is dated 23 November, but the publication says it is the issue of 25 November.  This clarifies that the funeral was a full two weeks after the death, occurring on Tuesday 30 November 2004.  This also tells us that his parents moved from Oklahoma to Arizona in 1930.
  
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  Obituaries
  Tuesday, November 23, 2004
  
  Ishmael Leland "Ish" Christian, 82, of Globe died Nov. 16, 2004, at Heritage Health Care Center. He was born in Mountain View, Okla., and had been an Arizona resident since the age of eight.
  
  He was a World War II Navy veteran and served as a torpedo man in the Division Loyal Shellbacks on the USS Dortch. A retiree of University Mechanical Engineers and Constructors, he was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for 55 years, the United Association of Journeyman Plumbing and Pipefitting for 47 years, and a member of the Elks for 53 years.
  
  He is survived by his wife, Mary E. Christian of Globe; one son, Allan L. Christian of Fairfax, Va.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Rita and Glen Hassard of Globe and Betty and Phillip Bucks of Tucson; one brother, Dwayne Christian of Iowa; one sister, Betty Jo Byrd of Willcox; two granddaughters; one step-granddaughter; and four great-grandchildren.
  
  Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, at Miles Funeral Services Globe Chapel. Funeral service will follow at 1 p.m.
  --   Arizona Silver Belt, GLobe, Arizona, 25 Nov 2004
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  Another version of his obituary reports his birth date and parents' names.  This source seems to finally give us the proper form of Ishmael's mother's name.  Tersal Georgine Tabor.
  
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  Ishmael Leland "Ish" Christian
  
  Age 82, of Globe, passed away November 16, 2004, at Heritage Health Care Center. He was born in Mountain View, Oklahoma on October 3, 1922, the son of Tersal Georgine (Tabor) and Charles Henry Christian. An Arizona resident since age eight, he graduated from Tucson High School in 1940. He proudly served his country in the Navy during World War II as a torpedoman in the division Loyal Shellbacks on the USS Dortch.
  
  He married his wife of 36 years, Mary (Huff) Christian on November 2, 1968. A retiree of University Mechanical Engineers and Constructors, Ish was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for fifty-five years, the United Association of Journeyman Plumbing and Pipefitting for forty-seven years and a member of the Elks for fifty-three years. Ish will be remembered, as a devoted and loving husband, father and grandpa, will be greatly missed
  
  Left behind in loving memory are: his wife of 36 years, Mary E. Christian of Globe, AZ;
  son, Allan L. Christian and his fiancee, Patty Pavel of Fairfax, VA;
  daughters, Rita Hassard and her husband, Glen of Globe, AZ, Betty L. Bucks and her husband, Phillip of Tucson, AZ;
  granddaughters, Rita Lee Oldham of Globe, AZ, Manda Coe of Tucson, AZ; step-granddaughter, Paula McNutt and her husband, Warren of Globe, AZ;
  four great-grandchildren, Amber Martinez and Andrew Martinez of Tucson, AZ; and John Oldham and Curtis Oldham of Globe, AZ;
  brother, Dwayne Christian of Iowa; sister, Betty Jo Byrd of Willcox, AZ; brother-in-law, Bill Duncan of Catalina, AZ;
  nephew, David Christian and his wife, Leslie of Tucson, AZ.
  His parents and sister, Billye Duncan preceded him in death.
  
  Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 30, 2004, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Miles Funeral Services Globe Chapel. Services Tuesday, November 30, 2004, 1:00 p.m. at Miles Funeral Services Globe Chapel, 237 S. Sutherland St., Globe, AZ. Funeral arrangements for Mr. Ishmael Leland "Ish" Christian were entrusted to Miles Funeral Services Globe.
  --  Unknown Newspaper, Tucson, Arizona, 23 November 2004, http://ancstry.me/UfHMvd
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  None of the obituaries I have seen mention the burial place.  I found this in the Veteran's Graves register.
  
  U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
  Ishmael L Christian
  TM2 US NAVY WORLD WAR II
  Birth Date 3 Oct 1922
  Death Date 16 Nov 2004
  Burial Serenity Cemetery, Globe, AZ 85501

Sources

• 1. Obituary of Ishmael Leland Christian, Globe, Arizona, 2004
• 2. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
• 3. Obituary of Ishmael Leland Christian, East Valley Tribune, Mesa, Arizona, 25 November 2004
• 4. 1930 Federal Census, Washita County, Oklahoma
  • 15 April, Oakdale Township, District 17, page 9A, Hse #156, Fam #168
• 5. Obituary of Ishmael Leland Christian, Unknown Newspaper, Tucson, Arizona, 23 November 2004
• 6. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
• 7. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
• 8. 1940 Federal Census, Pima County, California
  • 20 April, Tucson, District 10-55, page 18B, 240 Lowell Rd, Hse #473, Owns $300