William Augustus "Gus" Christian

Other Events:

• Employed: Night Watchman (18 years); Pounding Mill Quarry
• Draft Card: 5 Jun 1917, Tazewell County, Virginia; WWI Draft Registration
• Draft Card: 1942, Tazewell County, Virginia; WWII Draft Registration

Notes:

Draft Card:
Residence Pounding Mill, Tazewell, Virginia Age in Years 28 Birth Date 29 March 1889 Where Born Tazewell County, Virginia Occupation Farm Laborer Employed By Rebecca C. Davis Employed Where Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia Dependants Wife & 2 Children Married Yes Height Tall Build Slender Eye Color Blue Hair Color Light Registration Date June 5, 1917

Died:
William A. Christian, 67, of Pounding Mill, died Monday in a Richlands Hospital. he was the son of the late Lewis and Rinda Christian, natives of Pounding Mill. Mr. Christian had been employed by the Pounding Mill Quarry for 30 years and had been night watchman for the past 18 years. Surviving are his wife, formerly Miss Cora Brewster; three sons and five daughters, Miller and Henry Christian, of Pounding Mill; Blaine, of Cliffield; Mrs. Gladys Harris, of Steelesburg, and Misses Martha, Nancy, Marie and Carrie Christian, of Pounding Mill. Also surviving are six grand children, two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Brewster, of Pounding Mill and Miss Ada Christian, of Remington, Va. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the Pounding Mill Union Church, with the Rev. M.E.N Lindsay and the Rev. W. E. Mustard in charge.

William married Cora Belle Bruster on 28 Feb 1913 in Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia. Cora (daughter of George Maxwell Bruster and Mary Ann Earls) was born on 08 Jan 1891 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 12 Feb 1986 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Christian Family Cemetery, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: E. L. Brown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown Harris. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]