| The Christen family name originates from an ancestor Charles Christen from Switzerland, born in 1828 and died on April 11, 1905. He was married to a Bridget Droney who immigrated with her mother, Kate Carmody to America. These Christens settled in Illinois, around Carrollton. Other ancestor names include George Christen (B. 1874) who married Ida Mae Campbell (B. 1874), and Albert Christen (B. 1894) who married Margaret Ruth Prough (B. 1896) who is still living, currently in Denver. CO, Albert and Ruth are my father's parents. Family names on my grandmother's side include D.H. Prough (B. 1860, D. 1885) married to Martha Alice Brown (B. 1860, D. 1936). Information on this branch of the family is very sketchy. My father, George Christen (B. 1926) married Martha Faye Kittinger. The Kittinger family name originates from a Joseph Kittinger from Virginia (B. 1819, D. 1843). The Kittingers settled in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. My greatgrandfather Theophilus (Oppie) established the Kittinger Lumber Company, Owensboro, Kentucky, which was run by the family until the mid-1970's after 4 family members died during the 1960's. Oppie was married to Lelia Ada Drake whose mother was Sallie E. Ross. This woman was married twice; first to a man named Barnard and second to my ancestor Benjamin T. Drake. Benajamin Drake was from Ohio County, KY, and Sallie Ross was from McLean County, KY. Sallie Ross was a decendant of Henry Rhoads, the "Godfather of Muhlenberg County". My grandfather, James Oscar Kittinger, married Carmen E. Oelze. The Oelze family and Preher families were from Evansville, Indiana, The Preher originated from Dormstadt, Germany, who immegrated to America to find work and were stone carvers on the courthouse in Evansville. The Oelze family originated from Brunswick, Germany. I am a member of the N.S.D.A.R, member number 620129. I have accumulated nformation during the past 20 years relative to my family and am currently working with the Family Tree Maker to create a scrapbook of this information. If you have an additional information, or would care to share/swap information with me, please contact me. |
Carol Christen Family Home Page
Updated September 5, 2000 |
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Carol Lynn Christen 1716 Hackney Cove Austin, TX 78727 United States (512) 832-6247 clchristen@worldnet.com |
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