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 |
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
- 1. Social Security Death Index
- 2. 1940 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma
- 18 April, Chickasha Ward 4, District 26-14, page 20A, 1108 Missouri St, Hse #603, Rents $37
- 3. Harold K Christian, Pedigree Chart, January 1990
- 4. 1930 Federal Census, Kiowa County, Oklahoma
- 9 April, Dill, District 4, page 5B, Hse #101, fam #102
- 5. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- 6. Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
- 7. MyHeritage.com -- Staggs Family Genealogy
- William A Staggs, http://www.myheritage.com/FP/family-tree.php?s=22631181
- 8. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
- 9. Harold Keith Christian, Family Group Record, January 1990
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