This story is taken from the publish history of Philip Christman and Rosina Pfalzgraf by Lena Kahrig
Gatten. Records reveal that two brothers, George Jacob and Ludwig B. Christman came to Ohio in 1832. George Jacob
was born in Obersteinbach, Bas-Rhin, France on 8/29/1799. He died in Seneca Township, Monroe County, Ohio in 1890. His wife, Eva Ullman
was born in France, in 1803 and died in 1892 in Seneca Township, Ohio.
They were married in Obersteinbach on 5/12/1825. To this union was born four children,
two born in France died there, the other two also born in France, Philip (age 5) and Magdalena (age 3) came
to America with them. After settling in America six more children were born.
Ludwig B. Christman was born in France in 1797, he died in 1880 in Seneca Township, Monroe County, Ohio.
His wife, Christina Todd also was born in France in 1801 and died in 1881 in Seneca Township, Monroe County,
Ohio. They were blessed with two children while living in France which set sail with them enroute to America.
One child died while traveling to America and was buried at sea. They had one other son after settling in
America. Their children were, Louis B. and Godrey Christman.
It is not know for sure when these families left France, but there has been belief that they left in 1827 and
arrived in Pittsburgh in early 1828, staying there until 1832. When they arrived in Seneca Township, Ohio the two
brother bought adjoining farms where they lived until their deaths. The brothers and their spouses are all buried in
the Middle Church Cemetery, Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio which is about five miles from their farms.
All four are buried in the same row side by side.
The first record found of any Christman (Crissman) living in Monroe County was in the 1850 census. Where we
found Jacob Crissman, wife, Eva both born in France and married in 1825. We now spell the name
Christman. We also know that three sons and a daughter from these families married a Pfalzgraf, all brothers and sisters. The
1850 census also list the Pfalzgraf family with their names spelled 'Pallscraft' as being from Alsace-Loraine,
France. |
