S. W. Christy
S. W. Christy, farmer, Chester Township, is the eldest of the six children of Peter and Margaret (Hardy) Christy, the others being named as follows: Lydia J., Sarah A., David O., Lyman R., and Alexander H. Sarah A. and Alexander H. are deceased. Peter Christy was a farmer by occupation, and was one of the most successful men of the township. He began life a poor boy, but by industry, perseverance and uprightness became one of the well-to-do citizens of Chester Township, owning at the time of his death 300 acres of valuable land. He died October 21, 1886.
S.W. Christy was born in Chester Township in 1841, and received his education in the public schools of his native township. In his boyhood he began to assist his father in the duties of the farm, and of him learned the practical lessons that have been of benefit to him in his later life. He now owns a fine farm of 200 acres, all of which was formerly owned by his father. Mr. Christy enlisted in the defense of his country in 1862, and was assigned to Company D, One Hundred and Twentieth Ohio Infantry. He served nine months, when, on account of sickness, he was obliged to leave the field of battle, and returned home, where he again took up the more peaceful pursuit of agriculture. Mr. Christy was married in 1869 to Elizabeth J. Wills, daughter of James Wills, of Wayne County, and they have had a family of five children: Herman (deceased), Homer (deceased), Myrtle, Mary and Laura. In politics Mr. Christy is a Republican. He and his family are members of the Presbyterian Church.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1889