A Civil War veteran, he enlisted - understating his age by three years - and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg April 20, 1861, as 1st lieutenant of Co. D, 2nd Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company July 24, 1861. He also enlisted in Harrisburg September 12, 1862, as 1st lieutenant of Co. I, 6th Pennsylvania Militia, and honorably discharged with his company September 27, 1862.
NOTE: The U.S. Army never bestowed the rank of captain on John Harry Crist. Either it was a post-war honorary title then commonly bestowed on prominent veterans, or he earned it serving with the Pennsylvania State Militia.
(above courtesy of Dennis Brandt)
DIED
Crist – On the 23rd inst., Capt. J.K. Crist, formerly of Newport, aged 71 years. Deceased was the father of Mrs. Henry C. Penney, of Fermanagh township, this county.
Juniata Sentinel and Republican, Mifflintown, Pa
Wednesday, December 2, 1891 (provided by Stoney)
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted - understating his age by three years - and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg April 20, 1861, as 1st lieutenant of Co. D, 2nd Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company July 24, 1861. He also enlisted in Harrisburg September 12, 1862, as 1st lieutenant of Co. I, 6th Pennsylvania Militia, and honorably discharged with his company September 27, 1862.
NOTE: The U.S. Army never bestowed the rank of captain on John Harry Crist. Either it was a post-war honorary title then commonly bestowed on prominent veterans, or he earned it serving with the Pennsylvania State Militia.
(above courtesy of Dennis Brandt)
DIED
Crist – On the 23rd inst., Capt. J.K. Crist, formerly of Newport, aged 71 years. Deceased was the father of Mrs. Henry C. Penney, of Fermanagh township, this county.
Juniata Sentinel and Republican, Mifflintown, Pa
Wednesday, December 2, 1891 (provided by Stoney)
Family Members
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Jacob Thomas Crist
1810–1874
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Rachel M Crist Stutsman
1813–1872
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Charlotte Emma Crist Eaton
1814–1889
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Elizabeth Crist Stark
1815–1869
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Mary "Polly" Crist Cummins
1817–1879
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Chesley H Crist
1819–1880
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Henry Washington Crist
1821–1913
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Nicholas M Crist
1824–1886
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Nancy Colberson Crist Buskirk
1825–1908
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America A. Crist Liston
1828–1915
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William Thompson Crist
1830–1889
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Jefferson Crist
1832–1871
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