Daughter of William Wanless (1835 - 1903) and Eliza Teresa Gain (1838 -1913), granddaughter of George Wanless and Isabella Kay (1797 - 1863) and of William Gain and Mary McMinner; wife of John Alexander Christie (1867 - 1952); mother of Eleanor Ann Christie Bose (1907 - 1972) and of Frances Wanless Christie Jastram (1910 - 1997). Following their marriage in Essex, Ontario, Canada,in 1897, the couple moved from Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan, to their first home in Needles, San Bernardino County, California. During his long career with the Santa Fe Railroad, John held the positions of Superintendent of the Arizona Division, Superintendent of the San Francisco Terminal, and Superintendent of the San Joaquin Valley and San Francisco Coastal Division. In public, he gave great credit to the women who had made possible the successful careers of their railroad husbands. Following his retirement from the ATSF 31 December 1939, John, again, always supported by Susan, served as the first Chairman of the Fresno Civil Service Commission (1943-1949) and on the rationing board during World War II. John died in 1952 and Susan in 1959.
Daughter of William Wanless (1835 - 1903) and Eliza Teresa Gain (1838 -1913), granddaughter of George Wanless and Isabella Kay (1797 - 1863) and of William Gain and Mary McMinner; wife of John Alexander Christie (1867 - 1952); mother of Eleanor Ann Christie Bose (1907 - 1972) and of Frances Wanless Christie Jastram (1910 - 1997). Following their marriage in Essex, Ontario, Canada,in 1897, the couple moved from Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan, to their first home in Needles, San Bernardino County, California. During his long career with the Santa Fe Railroad, John held the positions of Superintendent of the Arizona Division, Superintendent of the San Francisco Terminal, and Superintendent of the San Joaquin Valley and San Francisco Coastal Division. In public, he gave great credit to the women who had made possible the successful careers of their railroad husbands. Following his retirement from the ATSF 31 December 1939, John, again, always supported by Susan, served as the first Chairman of the Fresno Civil Service Commission (1943-1949) and on the rationing board during World War II. John died in 1952 and Susan in 1959.
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