Sketch of William Christy, Jr., St. Charles County, Missouri

>From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous
sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in 
Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan,
Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876.
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William Christy, Sr., and William Christy, Jr., were cousins and both
natives of Pittsburgh, PA.  In 1800 the elder settled in St. Louis,
where he opened a hotel and made a fortune.  The younger was quarter-
master for the troops at Bellefontaine during the War of 1812, and
after the return of peace, he settled in St. Charles, and went into
the mercantile business, which he followed for two years.  He then
went into politics, and was at different times clerk of the County
and Circuit Courts.  He was also Receiver and County Treasurer, and
Clerk of the Supreme Court.  He married Constance St. Cyr, of St.
Charles, and they had nine children: William M., Ellen, Leville,
Martha T., Israel R., Mary A., Eliza, Louisa and Clarissa.  Mrs.
Christy was well educated, and did a great deal of writing for her
husband.  They also kept boarders while the Legislature sat in St.
Charles, and had so much patronage that they were compelled to hire 
beds from their country friends for the accommodation of their guests.
They paid 25 cents a week for the beds.  Mr. Christy had an apple tree
in his yard that bore 40 bushels of apples one summer, and his son,
William M., who was a little fellow at the time, sold them on the
street, and to the members of the Legislature, at 25 cents per dozen,
thus reaping a handsome income from the one apple tree.  William M.
Christy is still living in St. Charles.  He served as sheriff and as
deputy sheriff of the county for sixteen years, and organized the 
first express company in St. Charles.  He acted as express agent for 
ten years.	

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