Columbia County PA Archives Biographies.....CHRISTIAN, Howard S. 1862 - 
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  DR. HOWARD S. CHRISTIAN,* an experienced and skilled physician and surgeon,
  commands a large and lucrative practice in Millville and the immediate vicinity.
  He is a son of Jacob and Martha (Smith) Christian, and was born in Pine
  township, Columbia County, February 11, 1862. His grandfather was John
  Christian, who was one of the pioneer settlers of Pine township, locating upon
  the estate which has since been known as the family homestead and is now owned
  by Judson, a brother of the gentleman whose record we write. John was an
  extensive farmer and lumberman and was successful in his many business ventures.
  He was a member and for many years an officer of the Baptist Church, helping to
  establish the first Baptist Church in Pine township. He was the father of two
  sons and two daughters, namely: Jacob, the father of our subject; John; Mary
  (Rantz); and Rebecca (Derr).
  
    Jacob Christian was born in Madison township, Columbia County, June 12, 1825,
  and succeeded his father as owner of the homestead farm, which he successfully
  cultivated for many years. He also operated a saw and chopping mill on the
  property and was a very prosperous man, earning a handsome competency. He was a
  faithful worker in the Baptist Church, in which he held many offices. He was
  united in matrimonial bonds to Martha Smith, a daughter of Charles Smith, a
  native of Massachusetts and a wagon maker of Bloomsburg, and they became the
  parents of seven sons and two daughters, as follows: Theodore, deceased, a
  carpenter of Jackson township; John C., a merchant of Millville; Thomas H.,
  deceased, who was a physician of Beacham, Pa.; Judson J., who is a farmer and
  miller on the old homestead; Ella M., the wife of Arthur Cole, a lumberman of
  Sereno, Pa.; William B., a lumberman of Millville; Dr. Howard S., our subject;
  Dr. Justin L., a practicing physician of Lopez, Sullivan County, Pa.; and Richard
  E.
  
    Dr. Howard S. Christian, after obtaining a good English education in Greenwood
  Seminary at Millville, taught school for two winters in that locality. He then
  began the study of medicine under the tutelage of the late Dr. A. P. Heller of
  Millville. He then took a course at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of
  Baltimore, Md., from which institution he graduated in the class of 1887. He
  then took a special course in operative surgery, and after becoming proficient
  in that branch of his profession, entered upon his first practice at Millville,
  in April, 1887. He made friends rapidly and soon established an enduring
  reputation as a physician competent to treat the most complicated cases. He is
  of kind and gentle disposition and is not only the physician to his many
  patients but is their close friend as well.
  
    On September 15, 1892, Dr. Christian was joined in hymeneal bonds to Julia E.
  Eves, by whom he has one bright and interesting young son, Joseph H. Mrs.
  Christian comes of one of the oldest and best known families of Madison
  township, and is a daugher of Joseph W. and granddaughter of John K. Eves. John
  K. Eves was a son of Chandler Eves, a record of whose life may be found in the
  sketch of Ellis Eves, his grandson, which appears elsewhere in this Book of
  Biographies. John K. Eves was born on the old Eves estate in Madison township,
  December 15, 1802, and spent most of his life following the occupation of a
  farmer in Greenwood township where he was a prominent man. He was a member of
  the Society of Friends. He married Sarah Whitacre, a daughter of Joseph and
  Catherine (Adlum) Whitacre, by whom he had six daughters and one son, namely:
  Catherine; Rachel; Mary; Ann; Sarah; Joseph W., the father of our subject's
  wife; Hannah; and Eleanor S. Joseph W. Eves was reared on the farm and obtained
  his intellectual training in the public schools and at Greenwood Seminary at
  Millville; he then took a course of study and became a surveyor by profession,
  which he followed for many years in connection with farming. He also dealt in
  real estate until 1870, when he moved to Millville, where he has since resided.
  Like his forefathers he is a consistent member of the Society of Friends. March
  31, 1864, he married Sarah Warner, a daughter of James and Julia A. Warner of
  Muncy, Pa., and they had one daughter, Julia E., who is the wife of Dr. Christian.
  
    Politically Dr. Christian is a firm supporter of the principles of the
  Republican party and is now a member of the borough council. In religious
  standing and fellowship he is a member of the Baptist Church. Socially he is a
  member and ex-president of the Columbia County Medical Society; and is a charter
  member and past grand of Millville Lodge No. 809, I. O. O. F.
  
  
  
  Additional Comments:
  * The information contained in this biography was supplied by the subject of
  this sketch. A type-set copy of the biography was sent to the subject to be
  proof-read, but the subject did not edit and return the copy, so this biography
  may contain typographical errors.
  
    Extracted from:
      
      Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District
      Published by 
      Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)
  
  
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