Grover Cleveland CHRISTIAN Cleva Inez CHRISTIAN Harvey Leon CHRISTIAN Vernon Garth CHRISTIAN Living CHRISTIAN Living CHRISTIAN Living CHRISTIAN Living CHRISTIAN Living HERLACHER James Dwayne CHRISTIAN Sallie Hester JENKINS Mini tree diagram
Harold Keith CHRISTIAN

Harold Keith CHRISTIAN2,4,9,5,6

also known as Harold K CHRISTIAN8

10th Jun 19228 - 6th Feb 19927,1,5

Life History

1919

Born.8

(less likely)

10th Jun 1922

Born in Lone Wolf, Kiowa, Oklahoma.1,2,3,4,5,6

(most likely)

1930

Resident in Dill, Kiowa, Oklahoma.4

16th Sep 1940

Military in Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma.8

about 1945

Residence2 in Grady (County), Oklahoma.8

6th Feb 1992

Died in Monument, El Paso, Colorado.7,1,5

10th Feb 1992

Buried in Monument, El Paso, Colorado.7

Other facts

 

Married Living HERLACHER

 

Social Security number 445-16-0703.1

 

SSN issued in Oklahoma.1

 

Military service in Retired with Rank of Lt Colonel.9

 

Birth of son Living CHRISTIAN

 

Birth of son Living CHRISTIAN

 

Birth of daughter Living CHRISTIAN

 

Birth of son Living CHRISTIAN

Notes

  • Harold's Enlistment papers for WW II give his birth year as 1919, which we know is an error.  The Social Security Death Index has the correct birth date of 10 June 1922, which agrees with Harold's own information reported in his family genealogy.  Harold reported an earlier birth date in order to join the military early.

    Harold thus does not appear in the 1920 census with his parents, and is reported as age 7 in the 1930 census.  They are in Dill Township of Kiowa County, Oklahoma.

    1930 Federal Census, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, 9 April, Dill, District 4, page 5B, Hse #101, Fam #102
    Christian, Cleve  Head  M W 46  TX MS MS  Farmer
    Christian, Sallie Wife  F W 36  OK TX TX
    Christian, Harold  son  M W 7  OK TX OK

    1940 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma, 18 April, Chickasha Ward 4, District 26-14, page 20A, 1108 Missouri St, Hse #603, Rents $37
    Christian, Sallie H  Head F W 46 Widowed Grade 8 b Oklahoma Lone Wolf, Kiowa Co OK in 1935 Housewife
    Christian, Harold K Son M W 17 Single Grade H-3 b Oklahoma Lone Wolf, Kiowa Co OK in 1935 Student

    U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
    Harold K Christian
    Birth Year 1919 Oklahoma; Residence Grady County, Oklahoma
    Enlistment 16 Sep 1940 Chickasha, Oklahoma
    Field Artillery, National Guard; Grade Sergeant
    Education 2 years of high school
    Civil Occupation Actors and actresses
    Single, without dependents
    Height 66, Weight 100

    Harold married Ruth Herlacher in 1946.

    Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
    Harold Keith Christian, Age 24 (born abt 1922), Residence Chickasha
    Ruth Marie Herlacher, Age 20 (born abt 1926), Residence
    License issued 20 December 1946
    Marriage 29 December 1946 Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, USA
    Ceremony by Owen Gregg, Minister, Wesley Methodist Church, Shawnee, Oklahoma
    Witnesses Mrs Leo Herlacher of Shawnee, Oklahoma and James D Christian of Varner, Oklahoma
    Recorded Pottawatomie County Marriage Book 30, p 504

    Harold's wife clarified the discrepancy in reported age and birth date for her husband Harold.

    "Harold was born in 1922, not 1919."
    --  Ruth Christian, Guestbook Entry, OBJ Genealogy, 10 November 2008

    "It is my understanding that when Harold enlisted for the National Guard before WWII, he was underage and the recruiter put an earlier birth date on his papers. It was not until after the war, and even after we were married, that he submitted his birth certificate to have his birth date corrected with the Army."
    --  Ruth Christian, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 10 November 2008

    Social Security Death Index
    Harold K. Christian
    Born 10 Jun 1922
    Died 6 Feb 1992
    SSN 445-16-0703 issued Oklahoma (Before 1951)

    U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    Harold Keith Christian
    Birth 10 Jun 1922 Lone Wolf, Oklahoma
    Death Date 6 Feb 1992
    Father Cleve Christian
    Mother Sallie Jenkins
    SSN 445160703
    May 1940 Name listed as HAROLD KEITH CHRISTIAN; 02 Jun 1993 Name listed as HAROLD K CHRISTIAN

Sources

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