Christian Arnsberger ^{4 5 6 7 8 9}

   Cause of his death was Cerebral Hemorrhage.⁸

   Another name for Christian was Christopher Arnsberger.^{3 10 11}

  General Notes:

Christian Arnsberger's name appears on the Williams County Taxable Personal Property list of 1867.
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Christian's name was listed on his father's probate letter in Williams County, Ohio on 5 Jan 1880 and it indicates that Christian and his brother Jacob lived in Stryker, Ohio.
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Notes from Goodspeed History - 1882:
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Williams County, Ohio

CHRISTIAN ARNSBERGER is a native of Wayne County, Ohio; was born February 9, 1836 and was one of ten children of Daniel and Elizabeth (Shade) Arnsberger, natives of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Daniel brought his family to Wayne County about 1820, and there farmed in the forest, on shares, till 1844 or 1845, when he came to this township, bought eighty acres of partially improved land and farmed till his death, 6 Sep 1879, at the age of eighty-four, his wife following ten days later in her eighty-first year. Both were members of the Baptist Church, and he served for several years as Township Trustee. Christian Arnsberger is a man of extensive reading, and of broad and comprehensive views on all topics. He worked on the home farm till twenty-one, then served two years as apprentice carpenter, and followed the business for ten years afterward. In the summer of 1864, he was in the employ of the United States Government in Georgia, and in 1865 he moved upon his farm of fifty acres, in this township, then nearly all forest, but now highly improved. On 29 Sep 1858, he married Elizabeth Conrad, a native of Marion, Ohio, and a daughter of William and Susanna (Stillwell) Conrad, respectively of Marion and Miami Counties. To Mr. and Mrs. Arnsberger have been left six children -- Mary E., Michel S., Martha A., Nelson J., Susan E. and Frances M. Mr. Arnsberger has for several years been one of the School Directors in his district, is President of the Township Board of Education, and is serving his second term as Township Trustee. In politics, he is a Greenbacker.

Christian worked as a civilian during the Civil War building bridges for the Union Army.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1835 and a birth location of Ohio.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 35 on the 1870 census.
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• He has alternate birth date of 1837 and a birth location of Ohio.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 43 on the 1880 census.
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• He appeared on the 1840 US Census in East Union Township, Wayne, OH on Jun 1840. ¹²

1840 US Census
Page 165, Roll 432
East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Males
Under 5: 2 (Christian, son, age 4; and Michael, son, age 4)

(Living with parents.)

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH on 19 Sep 1850. ¹⁰

1850 US Census
Page 96A, Dwelling 400, Family 409, Roll 741
Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio
Christopher Hearnsberger..14..OH

(Living with parents.)

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH on 11 Jul 1860. ⁶

1860 US Census
Page 135, Dwelling 1061, Family 1025, Roll 1052
Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio
Christian Amberger..24..OH..Carpenter

(Living with wife.)

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH on 18 Jun 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 26, Dwelling 193, Family 193
Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio
Christian Arnsberger..35..OH..Farmer

(Living with wife and 4 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 9 Feb 1836, then his age should have been 34 instead of 35.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH on 16 Jun 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 33, District 13, Dwelling 267, Family 287, Roll 1078
Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio
Christopher Arnsberger..Self..43..OH..Farmer

(Living with wife and 6 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 9 Feb 1836, then his age should have been 44 instead of 43.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH on 16 Jun 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 115, Dwelling 90, Family 90
Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio
Farm owned with mortgage
Married 43 years
Christian Arnsberger..Head..Feb 1834..66..OH..Farmer

(Living with wife and 2 sons.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 9 Feb 1836, then his age should have been 64 instead of 66.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Stryker, OH on 20 Apr 1910. ⁵

1910 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 134, Family 136, Roll 1241
Stryker, Williams County, Ohio
Lincoln Street; home owned, no mortgage
Married 50 years
Christian Arnsberger..Head..73..OH..Carpenter

(Living with wife and son.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 9 Feb 183then his age should have been 74 instead of 73.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Stryker, OH on 3 Jan 1920. ¹¹

1920 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 168, Family 56, Roll 1450
Stryker, Williams County, Ohio
South Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Christopher Arnsberger..Father-in-Law..83..PA..Widowed

(Living at the home of his married daughter, Susan, and her family.)

NOTE - His birth location is believed to have been Ohio instead of Pennsylvania.

• Death Image: 18 Oct 1925, in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH.

• He was buried on 21 Oct 1925 in the Boynton Cemetery in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH.

Christian and his wife, Elizabeth, share one common gravestone within Boynton Cemetery that is a vertical column with a slant face top approximately 24 inches square and 36 inches high. The inscription reads "Christian, 1836 - 19__; Elizabeth, wife, 1836 - 1911". The name ARNSBERGER appears in relief along the monument base.
Find A Grave Memorial #73430212
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Christian married Elizabeth Coonrod, daughter of William Coonrod and Susannah Stillwell, on 29 Sep 1858 in , Williams County, OH.^{1 2 3 4 5} (Elizabeth Coonrod was born in 1836 in , Marion County, OH,^{6 7 13} died in 1911 in , Williams County, OH ¹³ and was buried in 1911 in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH ¹³.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH on 11 Jul 1860. ⁶

1860 US Census
Page 135, Dwelling 1061, Family 1025, Roll 1052
Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio
Christian Amberger..24..OH..Carpenter
Elizabeth Amberger..23..OH

(Living next door to the parents of Elizabeth)

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH on 18 Jun 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 26, Dwelling 193, Family 193
Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio
Christian Arnsberger..35..OH..Farmer
Elizabeth Arnsberger..34..OH..Keeping House
Mary E. Arnsberger..9..OH
Michael S. Arnsberger..6..OH
Martha Arnsberger..3..OH
Nelson Arnsberger..1..OH

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH on 16 Jun 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 33, District 13, Dwelling 267, Family 287, Roll 1078
Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio
Christopher Arnsberger..Self..43..OH..Farmer
Elizabeth Arnsberger..Wife..42..OH..Keeping House
Mary E. Arnsberger..Dau..19..OH..At Home
Micheal Arnsberger..Son..16..OH..Works On Farm
Amanda Arnsberger..Dau..14..OH..At Home
Nelson J. Arnsberger..Son..11..OH..Works On Farm
Susan E. Arnsberger..Dau..4..OH
Francis M. Arnsberger..Son..10m..OH

NOTE - Sometimes indexed as Arusberger instead of Arnsberger.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH on 16 Jun 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 115, Dwelling 90, Family 90
Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio
Farm owned with mortgage
Married 43 years
Christian Arnsberger..Head..Feb 1834..66..OH..Farmer
Elizabeth Arnsberger..Wife..June 1835..64..OH..6/6
Michael Arnsberger..Son..Apr 1864..39 (?)..OH
Frank Arnsberger..Son..Oct 1878..21..OH

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Stryker, OH on 20 Apr 1910. ⁵

1910 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 134, Family 136, Roll 1241
Stryker, Williams County, Ohio
Lincoln Street; home owned, no mortgage
Married 50 years
Christian Arnsberger..Head..73..OH..Carpenter
Elizabeth Arnsberger..Wife..72..OH..6/6
Michael Arnsberger..Son..42..OH..Laborer, Odd Jobs