Sedgwick-Pawnee County KS Archives Biographies.....Chrismore, C. E. 1864 - 
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Author: O. H. Bentley (1910)

   C. E. Chrismore, of Bentley, Kan., Sedgwick county, is a son of Virginia. He
was born in that state on June 1, 1864, at Winchester, afterwards immortalized
by Sheridan's ride. His parents were James and Mary (Fleet) Chrismore. The
father was a native of Virginia, whose ancestors originally came from Germany,
while on the mother's side the ancestry was Scotch. The elder Chrismore died in
1871 near Winchester, Va., and the mother died the same year. C. E. Chrismore
was left an orphan at the age of seven, and acquired his education in the
subscription schools of Virginia, which he attended up to his tenth year. In
1874 he came west with his employer, J. M. Wise, in the attempt to better his
fortunes, and located at Pawnee, Kan., where he worked as a farm hand and at
herding cattle until 1883. Mr. Chrismore was married on March 2, 1883, to Miss
Carrie M. Marshall, daughter of C. P. Marshall, of Wilmington, Del., at Larned,
Kan. Of this union seven children were born, all of whom are now living, viz.:
Emily, Mabel, Calvin, Charles E., Marana, Lloyd, Elizabeth, Emily, who is
married to L. R. Beal, of Bentley, Kan., a farmer, and has one child. Mabel is
married to Henry Foglestone, of the same place, a farmer, and has no children.
The two youngest children of Mr. Chrismore are attending school in Bentley.
After his marriage, Mr. Chrismore removed to Sedgwick county, Kansas, on March
4, 1883, locating east of Wichita seven miles. He farmed as a renter one year,
then moved to Eagle township, where he bought a farm on Section 4. His specialty
on the farm was raising and breeding trotters and road horses. He now (1910) is
the owner of a fine bred stallion which he values at $1,500. After selling his
farm in 1900, he moved to Bentley and engaged with the Kansas Lumber Company as
yard manager, and has been in the employment of this company for twenty-seven
years. Mr. Chrismore is a public spirited citizen, enjoying the confidence of
the entire community, and is active in the Republican party in placing good men
in office.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from 

History of Wichita and Sedgwick County: past and present, including an account
of the cities, towns and villages of the county

Editor in chief: O. H. Bentley
Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co. (1910)


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