Herkimer County NyArchives Biographies.....Cristman, James A. November 3, 1863 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ny/nyfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Starjak naela@earthlink.net July 19, 2008, 3:13 pm Author: Hardin & Willard Cristman, James A., Ohio, was born in the town of Ohio, November 8, 1863. He is a farmer and carpenter and builder, and received his education in the district schools. January 1, 1891, he married Annie Bickford, daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth Bickford, of Russia. Mr. Cristman is a Democrat, and has been highway commissioner. He is a member of the North Star Grange Number 686, of Ohio. James A. is a son of Augustus Cristman, a son of John Cristman. The latter was a native of Paine's Hollow, born in 1800 and died in 1868. His wife was Catharine Crouse of Paine's Hollow, by whom he has thirteen children, two of whom died in youth. His wife died in 1848, and he married Lavina (Lampher) Bennett. Augustus Cristman was a farmer and lumberman. In 1854 he married Malissa Henry, daughter of Thomas Henry. They had four children: Sarah L., Alexander, James A., and Marshall II. His wife died March 22, 1890. Additional Comments: source: History of Herkimer County, New York : illustrated with portraits of many of its citizens edited by George A. Hardin ; assisted by Frank H. Willard Syracuse, New York : D. Mason, 1893 550 p., 276 p. : ill., maps, ports. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ny/herkimer/bios/cristman341gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb