CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameWalter Conrad CHRISTOPHER 
[2085], 1C2R
[2085], 1C2RBirth PlaceMinneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo1892 according to 1900 census.
Census Date22 Jun 1895 [8531] Age: 2
Census PlaceGolden Valley Twp., Hennepin Co., Minnesota, United States
Census Date1 Jun 1900 [5] Age: 7
Census PlaceGolden Valley Village, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, United States
Census Date3 Jun 1905 [2930] Age: 12
Census PlaceMinneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo527 Newton Ave. No., Precinct 8, 4th Ward
Census Date22 Apr 1910 [538] Age: 17
Census PlaceMinneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo527 Newton Ave No,. 4th Ward
Census Date8 Jan 1920 [537] Age: 26
Census PlaceMinneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo3828 17th Ave. South, 7th Ward
Census Date10 Apr 1930 [536] Age: 37
Census PlaceMinneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo1501 Hawthorne Ave. N., 4th Ward, Block 206
Death PlaceMinneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, United States
Burial PlaceMinneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, United States
MemoHillside Cemetery, Section S, Lot 120 (see notes for more detail)
OccupationFlour Mill laborer [537]
FatherKnut JÖNSSON (1858-1947)
MotherEllen ANDERSON (1856-1949)
Misc. Notes
Living with half-sister Florence Wickland in 1920 and listed as being a widower. [537]
Lived in Upsala, MN. [1069]
In 1930 census he reported that his father was born in Minnesota instead of Sweden. [536] He did provide the correct information in 1920. [537]
Burial detail: Look for the vertical “STANSON” monument near the south side of the road along Section S; go about 14 paces south to Walter’s grave. (based on in-person visit).
Lived in Upsala, MN. [1069]
In 1930 census he reported that his father was born in Minnesota instead of Sweden. [536] He did provide the correct information in 1920. [537]
Burial detail: Look for the vertical “STANSON” monument near the south side of the road along Section S; go about 14 paces south to Walter’s grave. (based on in-person visit).
Research
On 15-JAN-1923, a Walter C. CHRISTOPHER, in Hennepin Co., married Lillian M. HOLT. [1468] Coincidence or same guy?
Spouses
Misc. Notes
In 1920, she and her son were living in the John BENESCH household in Chicago. It appears from the census data that Mrs. BENESCH was Lida’s sister (both were born in Michigan and their parents were born in Canada). [1590]
Research
In 1910, there was a household servant, Lida D. COY, age 16, living in Chicago’s 15th Ward, with the Barnie HECHT family. She was born in Michigan, but said her parents were also born in Michigan, contrary to the 1920 data.
Possible match on the Edward A. COY family living in Chicago’s 24th Ward, in 1900. Wife’s name was Ella J. One of their daughters was Lottie M., born 1885, and the youngest daughter was Lidabelle (or Ledabelle), born Dec. 1894 and who apparently was a twin with Laurabelle. The entire family reported being born in Michigan. Series: T623 Roll: 273 Page: 213B. Edward & Ella were married about 1882. He may have been Edwin COY in Shiawassee County, in 1880, at age 24. So perhaps Lidabelle changed her name to just “Lida.”
Familysearch has a birth record for a Lettie May Coy, born 17 Jan 1885 in Venice Township, Shiawassee, Michigan, to Edward A. COY and Ellin Jane COY.
Familysearch has a marriage record for John M. Benesch and Leta Mae Coy, dated 29 APR 1911, in Chicago. Actual certificate is online. And the 1920 census further shows that Leta and Lida were sisters about 10 years apart. Based on 1920 census perhaps Leta was originally Lottie.
In 1900, John M. BENESCH was living with his father, Frank, in Chicago’s 12th Ward. It shows he was born Aug 1885 in Ohio.
Possible match in SSDI for John Benesch
birth date: 16 August 1885
social security number: 542-03-4681
place of issuance: Oregon
last residence - unknown
death date: September 1948
estimated age at death: 63
Possible match on the Edward A. COY family living in Chicago’s 24th Ward, in 1900. Wife’s name was Ella J. One of their daughters was Lottie M., born 1885, and the youngest daughter was Lidabelle (or Ledabelle), born Dec. 1894 and who apparently was a twin with Laurabelle. The entire family reported being born in Michigan. Series: T623 Roll: 273 Page: 213B. Edward & Ella were married about 1882. He may have been Edwin COY in Shiawassee County, in 1880, at age 24. So perhaps Lidabelle changed her name to just “Lida.”
Familysearch has a birth record for a Lettie May Coy, born 17 Jan 1885 in Venice Township, Shiawassee, Michigan, to Edward A. COY and Ellin Jane COY.
Familysearch has a marriage record for John M. Benesch and Leta Mae Coy, dated 29 APR 1911, in Chicago. Actual certificate is online. And the 1920 census further shows that Leta and Lida were sisters about 10 years apart. Based on 1920 census perhaps Leta was originally Lottie.
In 1900, John M. BENESCH was living with his father, Frank, in Chicago’s 12th Ward. It shows he was born Aug 1885 in Ohio.
Possible match in SSDI for John Benesch
birth date: 16 August 1885
social security number: 542-03-4681
place of issuance: Oregon
last residence - unknown
death date: September 1948
estimated age at death: 63
ChildrenRichard Walter (1915-1996)
Birth PlaceBlair, Trempealeau Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date1 Jun 1900 [2050] Age: 6
Census PlacePreston, Trempealeau Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date7 May 1910 [2051] Age: 16
Census PlacePreston, Trempealeau Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date10 Apr 1930 [536] Age: 36
Census PlaceMinneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo1501 Hawthorne Ave. N., 4th Ward, Block 206
Death Date1 Apr 1971 [2194] Age: 77
Death PlaceMinneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, United States
Burial Date5 Apr 1971 [2194]
Burial PlaceMinneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, United States
MemoHillside Cemetery
Alias/AKATheoline [2051]
Alt.SpellingAnna P. [536]
FatherOle ANDERSON (1862-<1920)
MotherAndrea OLSON (1866-)
Marr Dateca 1927 [536]