Individuals from Chrisman Pedigree, page 1

m: Nikki Kathleen Karengin (14 NOV 1946-31 MAY 1993)

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BIOGRAPHY: Leon attended Scio High School in the small town of Scio, Oregon, where he was on e of only eight boys in his class . After his graduation and marriage, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1962 through 1968, where he served as a reactor operator aboard the U.S.S. Pollock fast attack nuclear powered submarine. In 1972, he completed a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering at Oregon State University, and in 1978 a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Santa Clara. From 1972 until around 1990 he worked as an Electrical Engineer and program manager at E.S.L., Inc., in Sunnyvale. Around 1990, he retired from this career and since then has spent much of his time trading stocks and options, playing raquetball and enjoying trips in his R.V.

Linda Lucille Rappe

m: Leon Dale Chrisman (31 OCT 1939-)

Children:

m: Jack Edward Chambers (3 MAY 1933-)

Lonnie Dale Chrisman

m: Debra Ann Rice (16 JUN 1966-)

Children:

Notes:

BIOGRAPHY: Lonnie grew up in the "Silicon Valley" in the 1970s where he took up an early chil dhood interest in electronics and mircocomputers. He learned to program computers at age eight, with his father built his first home microcomputer in 1977 and began programming professionally at age 14. During high school he took up an interest in guitar and played in numerous rock and jazz groups. He graduated from Awalt-Mountain View high school (Mt. View, Califormia) in 1983, earned Associate degrees in Mathematics and Physics from Foothill College in 1985, and completed a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1987 from U.C. Berkeley. He was presented the Alton B. Zerby "Most Outstanding Electrical Engineering Student in the United States of America" award in 1987 by Eta Kappa Nu, the national Electrical Engineering honors society. Lonnie completed his masters degree (1991) and Ph.D. degrees (1996) in Artificial Intelligence from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where contributed and published numerous technical papers in the areas of Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence Planning, Robotics, Reasoning about Uncertainty, and Probabilistic Inference. He returned with his growing family to the Silicon Valley in Sept. 1996 and joined Lumina Decision Systems, Inc., a small company specializing in Decision Analysis consulting and software, where he became Director of Software Engineering and pioneered the advancement of the company's flagship product, Analytica. While there he also served as chief software architect for all R&D, including the development of "the Advisor", a technology which was subsequently acquired by Ask Jeeves, Inc. With the acquisition, Lonnie worked at Ask Jeeves until May 2002, when he left to pursue the burgeoning area of Bioinformatics. From Feb 2002 through June 2003,, Lonnie was a member of the Computational Learning Lab at the Center for the Study of Language and Information at Stanford University, work with a non-profit organization called the Institute for the Study of Learning and Expertise (ISLE) as a research scientist in Computational Biology. Also since Nov 2003, he has been acting as Chief Technical Officer of Lumina Decision Systems. He is very highly involved with his four daughters, with whom and for whom he spends every spare moment.

Lyle Dale Chrisman

m: Blanche (Blazena) Walter (13 MAY 1917-25 FEB 2006)

Children:

m: Rose Huff (7 MAY 1927-)

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!Birth-Marriage: Reverse side of birth-certificate for Mary Gayle Chrisman. States: "Name: Ly le Dale Chrisman, Place of Birth: Scio Oregon, Date of Birth: Nov 5, 1910, Date and Place of Marriage: May 31, 1938 at Salem, Oregon".

!Birth: Delayed Certificate of Birth, Oregon State Board of Health, Vital Stats File Co. F-10391. Certified copy with raised seal in files of Lonnie Chrisman. Gives the following information: Full name at birth: Lyle Dale Chrisman, Date of Birth: November 5, 1910. Birthplace: Scio, Rt.2., Linn Co., Oregon, color: white, sex: male, Father: George Nelson Chrisman, Birthplace: Oregon, Mother: Pearl Edith (Baker) Chrisman, birthplace: Oregon, Signature: Lyle Dale Chrisman, address: Rt. 3, Scio Oregon. Signed and sworn on Feb. 25, 1957. Abstract of supporting evidence: (1) Certified copy of newspaper birth announcement, dated Nov 10, 1910, states birthplace as Linn Co., father Geo. Chrisman, mother Mrs. Geo. Chrisman; (2) Certified copy of school census, dated Nov 3, 1921, gives age as 10 years, father Geo. Chrisman; (3) Certified copy of high school registration record, dated 1925, gives birth as Nov 5, 1910, father George Nelson Chrisman, mother as Pearl Edith Baker, (4) Original own marriage return record, dated May 31, 1938, gives age as 27 years, birthplace as Oregon, (5) Original record of child's own birth, dated Oct 31, 1939, gives age as 28 years, birthplace as Scio, Oregon. (6) Affidavit of Birth by Lena Baker, Aunt, attesting to the above stated facts. Filed March 16, 1957.

!Obituary:
Lyle Dale Chrisman, age 92, passed away July 19, 2003 in Beaverton. He is survived by his children, Leon Chrisman of Sunnyvale, Calif., Carol Ganzer-Gimbolo of Medford, and Gayle Furlow-Cole of Portland; grandchildren Lonnie Chrisman, Lucinda Chrisman, Eric Bell, Sean Bell, Filip Bryant Furlow and Michael Furlow; nine great grandchildren; sisters Velma Limbeck of Scio and Gladys Porter of Stayton, and brother Leroy Chrisman of Stayton; ex-wives Blanche Chrisman of Stayton and Rosie Chrisman.

Lyle was a native of Scio, born Nov 5, 1910 to George Nelson and Pearl (Baker) Chrisman, and lived within Oregon his entire life. As a logger, truck driver, farmer, welder, mechanic, forestfire fighter, ranch foreman, and avid hunter, he loved life and worked intensely. Known affectionately as the "Tough Old Bird", he had an enigmatic combination of toughness and quick-fistedness with sensitivity, kindness, and a painfully honest personality. As a logger, he was considered a bit of a visionary in his time. He had a real love and respect for the forest and believed in selective cutting and clean logging practices. He spent his retirement in Philomath and Salem, and for the past two years in care facilities in Portland and Beaverton. A figure of respect and admiration, he deeply touched the lives of family and friends and will be missed.

!Biographies:
* Biography of Lyle Dale Chrisman (1993, revised 2003), by Carol (Chrisman) (Bell) Ganzer-Gimbolo.
* Daddy was a Logger (1971), by Gayle (Chrisman) Furlow-Cole

Both available at http://chrisman.org/LyleChrisman

Blanche (Blazena) Walter

m: Lyle Dale Chrisman (5 NOV 1910-19 JUL 2003)

Children:

Notes:

!Divorced Oct 1966.

!Birth-Marriage: Reverse side of Birth Certificate for Mary Gayle Chrisman. Reads: "Maiden Name: Blanche Walter, Place of Birth: Rodger Mt, Scio Oregon, Date of Birth: May 13, 1917, Date and Place of Marriage: May 31, 1938 at Salem, Oregon"

!Birth: Decree for Registration of Birth No. 2032, Circuit Court of Oregon, Linn County. Original copy with seal in files of Lonnie Chrisman. Reads: In the matter of the registration of birth of Blanche Chrisman. The petitioner, Blanche Chrisman, whose race or color is white, being a resident of the state of Oregon, living at Rt. #3, Box 85, City of Scio, and having filed a petition for the registration of her birth, and having served a copy thereof upon the district attorney of this county, and more than five days having elapsed since the service and filing of said petition; And the court having held a hearing upon said petition and being satisfied thta the facts stated therein are supported by substantial evidence, hereby finds the petitioner was born at Scio, in the County of Linn, State of Oregon, on the 13th day of May, in the year 1917; That the petitioner's original name was Blanche Walter; that on the 31st day of May, 1938, said name was changed to Blanche Chrisman, by marriage; The petitioner's father was Joseph Walter, of the City of Scio, State of Oregon, who was born at Prerau, near Lisa, Czechoslovakia on the 12th day of June, 1869 and that the petitioner's mother was Mary Walter of the City of Scio, State of Oregon, whose maiden name was Mary Cutych and who was born at Lecic, Czechoslovakia, on the 26th day of February, 1881. [...] Done in open court in duplicate this 2nd day of May, 1951. Circuit Judge: Victor Olliver. Filed 2 May 1951 by county clerk R. M. Russell.

!Obituary from Bend Bulletin:
Blanche (Walter) Chrisman
published: March 01, 2006 6:00 AM PST

May 13, 1917 - Feb. 25, 2006

Blanche (Walter) Chrisman of Bend died Saturday. She was 88.

Memorial Services will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Chrisman was born May 13, 1917, in Linn County to Joseph and Mary (Cutych) Walter. She married Lyle Chrisman in 1938 in Salem. They later divorced. She moved to Bend in 2005.

Mrs. Chrisman was primarily a homemaker. She enjoyed animals, baking, gardening and given away her fresh vegetables and flowers.

Survivors include a son, Leon of Sunnyvale, Calif.; two daughters, Carol Ganzer of Bend and Mary Cole of Portland; a sister, Vera Thomas of Scio; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Safe Haven Humane Society, 33071 Highway 34, Albany, OR 97321; or Central Oregon Home Health and Hospice, 2698 NE Courtney Drive, Bend, OR 97701.

Niswonger-Reynolds Funeral Home of Bend is in charge of arrangements.

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!Obituary from Salem Statesman Journal:
Salem Statesman Journal, Feb 28, 2006: http://online.statesmanjournal.com/obituaries/obituary.cfm?i=28997

Blanche (Walter) Chrisman
May 13, 1917 - February 25, 2006

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!Obituary as submitted to Albany Democrat Herald, Salem Statesman and Scio Tribune:
Obituary: Blanche Walter Chrisman
5-13-17 to 2-25-06


Blanche (Walter) Chrisman died on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at her residence at High Desert Assisted Living in Bend, Oregon. She was 88 years old.

She was born on May 13, 1917 to Joseph and Mary Walters in Scio, Oregon. She married Lyle D. Chrisman in 1938. They lived near Bend, Oregon during the first
years of their marriage, and later returned to the Scio area where they bought a small farm near Crabtree. They divorced in 1968 and she moved to Stayton, where she lived until 2005. Due to failing health, she moved to Park Place Assisted Living in Portland
in January 2005, and then to High Desert Assisted Living in Bend in October, 2005.

She is survived by one sister, Vera Thomas of Scio, three children, Leon
of Sunnyvale, California, Carol Ganzer of Bend, Oregon, and Mary Gayle Cole, of Portland, as well as by 6 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren.
She was a homemaker noted for her kindness and love and care for all animals. She also enjoyed her garden and flowers and generously gave of her fresh vegetables and flowers. She was of Czechslovakian descent and will be remembered for her fruit pies and poppy seed pastries.

No services will be held at the request of the deceased. A memorial will be held later. Memorial contributions may be made to SafeHaven Human Society, 33071 Highway 34, Albany, OR. 97321 or Central Oregon Home Health & Hospice 2698 NE Courtney Dr., Ste., #101, Bend, OR 97701



Albany Democrat Herald
Salem Stateman
Scio Tribune


BEND - Formerly of Scio-Stayton. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Niswonger-Reynolds Funeral Home, Bend.

George Nelson Chrisman

m: Pearle Edith Baker (24 SEP 1886-15 NOV 1956)

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!Marriage: Date comes from a family history written by Gladys Chrisman Porter.

!Obituary: Scio Tribune, June 9, 1955, Front Page:
George N. Chrisman, 79, passed away suddenly Wednesday evening at his home about 5 miles northwest of Scio. He had lived all his life on the home place. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Abner Chrisman.
Surviving besides his widow are the following sons and daughters: Ross and Delbert Chrisman, Salem, Ore; Lyle and Leroy Chrisman, Scio, Ore; Mrs. Velma Limbeck and Mrs. Sylvesta Limbeck, Scio, Ore; Mrs. Gladys Porter, Stayton, Ore.
Also surviving are two brothers: Monroe, of Mossy Rock, Wash., and Elday of Wenatchee, Wash.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 P.M. at Weddle Funeral Home in Stayton, with Rev. Clyde Freeman of the Stayton Christian church officiating. Burial will be in Weisner cemetery.
(Courtesy of Richard.Carle@emerald.com who looked this up for me at the Eugene Library 11/6/1994)

!Death: Oregon Death Index: Chrisman, George N., Linn Co., died 9 Jun 1955 [sic], spouse Pearl, cert. 6885

BURIAL: Tombstone reads: "George N. Chrisman 1875-1955" [Transcription of Wisner Cemetery tombstones, at http://www.rootsweb.com/~orlinn/cems/wisner.html]

!Census 1910: Kingston Pct, Linn Co., Oregon, enum 29 Apr 1910, SD 1, ED 181, Sh 6A, p. 87/4820, hh 12/12:
Chrisman, George, head, 34, m1 for 6y, b. OR/IN/MO, farmer on gen farm
--, Pearl, wife, 24, M1 for 6y, 3 children/3 living, OR/Eng/OR
--, Ross, son, 5, OR/OR/OR
--, Velma, dau., 4, OR/OR/OR
--, Vesta, dau., 2 3/12, OR/OR/OR

!WWI Draft Registration: George Nelson Chrisman, of 20 #2 Scio, Linn Co., Oregon, age 43, b. Nov 17, 1875, white, self-employed farmer at #2 Scio, Linn Co., Oregon, nearest living relative: Pearl Chrisman, wife, of #2 Scio, Linn Co., Oregon, med. height, med. build, blue eyes, brown hair, filed by registrar O.M. Baker on 12 Sep 1918.

!Census 1930: District 24, Kingston, Linn Co. Oregon, household 12/12, enum Apr 18-19, 1930, Mrs. Mary E. Miller
Chrisman, George, head, own, $500, no radio, lives on farm, age 54, married, age 27 when married, r&w, Oregon, parents: Indiana, Missouri
--, Pearl, wife, age 43, married at age 18, r&w, Oregon, par: England, Oregon
--, Lyle, son, 19, single, did not attend school since Sep 1, 1929, r&w, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon
--, Gladys, daughter, 15, single, attended school, r&w, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon
--, Dilbert, son, 12, single, att sch, r&w, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon
--, Le Roy, son, 7, single, att sch, r&w, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon

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Pearle Edith Baker

m: George Nelson Chrisman (25 OCT 1874-8 JUN 1955)

Children:

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!Obituary: Scio Tribune, Nov 22, 1956, Front Page: MRS. PEARL CHRISMAN, 70, PASSED AWAY NOV . 15 AFTER EXTENDED ILLNESS
Funeral services were held Sunday, Nov 18 at 2 p.m. at Weddle Funeral Home in Stayton for Pearl E. Chrisman, 70, who died Thursday at a Salem hospital following several years of ill health. Burial was in the Weisner cemetery following the services at which Rev. W.H.Leyman of the Court St. Christian Church in Salem, officiated.
Daughter of William and Alice (Larkins) Baker, pioneers of the Oregon Territory, Mrs. Chrisman was born Sept. 24, 1886 near Kington, northeast of Scio, Oregon. On Sept. 24 1903 she was united in married with George N. Chrisman, who preceded her in death in 1955. In 1953 they celebrated their golden wedding at the farm where they had lived their entired married life.
To this union were born nine children, two daughters having died in infancy.
Surviving are daughters Mrs. Gladys Porter of Stayton, Mrs Velma Limbeck and Mrs. Sylvesta Limbeck, both of Scio; sons: Ross of Lebanon, Lyle of Scio, Leroy of Healdsburg, Calf., and Delbert of Salem; two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Bushman of Aurora, and Mrs. Laura Potts of Upland, Calif.; one brother, James Baker of Portland; 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; also several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Mrs. Chrisman was a devoted mother and wife and will long be remembered for her sweet and kindly ways.
Pallbearers were Raleigh Harold, Jess Wells, J. Peter Marts, Arthur Sandner, Otto Lyon, Loyd Schaefer.
(Courtesy of Richard.Carle@emerald.com, who looked this up for me in the Eugene Library 11/5/1994).

BURIAL: Tombstone reads: "Pearl E. Chrisman 1886-1956" [Wisner Cemetery tombstone transcriptions at http://www.rootsweb.com/~orlinn/cems/wisner.html]

!Death: Oregon Death Index: Chrisman, Pearl, Marion Co., 15 Nov 1956, spouse: George, cert 13161

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Ralph Isaac Rice

m: Linda Gay Latimer (3 OCT 1943-)

Children:

m: Elizabeth Reid (30 JAN 1946-)

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Address: (Dec 1999)
421 San Gabriel Dr.
Sonoma, CA 95476

Debra Ann Rice

m: Lonnie Dale Chrisman (10 AUG 1965-)

Children:

Linda Gay Latimer

m: Ralph Isaac Rice (8 JUL 1941-)

Children:

m: Daryl Abel

Abner Chenault Chrisman

m: Minerva J. Neal (22 NOV 1845-6 SEP 1909)

Children:

Notes:

From his Obituary (Source uncertain). Appeared on September 29, 1926:

Abner C. Chrisman was born near Jamestown, Indiana, January, 14, 1836; passed away at the home of his son, W.E. Chrisman, in Lebanon, Oregon, September 27, 1926, aged 90 years, 8 months and 13 days.
He came with his parents to Oregon in 1853. They settled near Brooks, Marion County, where they lived for about nine years, moving about 1862 to a farm between Scio and Stayton, where Mr. Chrisman lived until about 1923.
He served in the Cayuse Indian was in 1855-6 and had many narrow escapes and thrilling experiences.
He later spent a few years mining in California and was fairly successful.
In 1964 he married Miss Minerva Neal at Salem, Oregon. Five sons and one daughter were born to this union. His wife and daughter preceded him in death, his daughter, Mrs. Milton Morgan, passing away at Ione [Morrow Co., OR] in 1892, his wife September 7, 1909.

Mr. Chrisman is said to have enjoyed excellent health until a few months ago, when he fell, breaking a limb, which failed to knit and caused him much pain, being the direct cause of his death.
He is survived by five sons, W.E. of Lebanon, George of Scio, Elias, of Tonasket, Washington, and Monroe and Elday of Ajalune, Washington.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday [Oct 1] at 2 p.m. at the Christian church, at Stayton. Interment will be at the cemetery at Kingston.

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Abner had a twin, John who died, presumably in infancy.

!Death: The Oregon State Death Index lists him as "Abner C. Chrisman, d. 9/24/1926 Linn Co., #188". (His obit say he d. 9/27/26)

!Census (1870): S.S. Linn Co., dwelling 110. Chrisman, Abner C., 34 IN Farmer; Minerva J. , 32 MO housekeeping; William E. 6 OR; Charles J. 4 Or; Eliza A. 3 Or; James M. 2 OR.

!Census (1880): Linn Co., Oregon [roll T9-1082, p. 366C, transcribed by FamilySearch.com]:
A.C. Chrisman, 44 IN, farmer, married, parents b. VA/IN;
Minerva, wife, 33 Missouri, keeping house, parents b. Mo/Mo;
Edmand W., son, 15 OR, single, attending school, parents b. IN/MO
John C., son, 14 OR, single, attending school, parents b. IN/MO
Lizzie M., dau., 11 OR, attending school, parents b. IN/MO
James M., son, 10 OR, attending school, parents b. IN/MO
Lewis E., son, 7 OR, attending school, parents b. IN/MO
Geo. N., 5 OR, parents b. IN/MO
Ira C., son, 2 OR, parents b. IN/MO

BURIAL: Tombstone reads: "Abner C. Chrisman, Jan 14 1836-Sep 27 1926" and has a US Vet marker [Wisner Cemetery tombstone transcriptions at http://www.rootsweb.com/~orlinn/cems/wisner.html]

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[As told to me by grandson Lyle Chrisman]: During the first year after getting married, he lived on an island in the Santiam river. He had a dog named Sank. To get from the island to and from shore, he would throw Sank a rope tied to a boat, and Sank would swim across the river with the rope in his mouth, pulling the boat across. He lived on that island for about one year. Later in life, this same dog Sank was trained to catch hogs and hold them down by their ears (during slatter time, etc) until a person could catch up.

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Minerva J. Neal

m: Abner Chenault Chrisman (14 JAN 1836-27 SEP 1926)

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!Death: OR State Death Index: "Minerva N. Chrisman, d. Linn Co. 9-6-1909 #2534"

BURIAL: Tombstone reads: "Minerva Neal wife of Abner C. Chrisman, Nov 22 1845-Sep 6 1909" [Wisner Cemetery transcriptions at http://www.rootsweb.com/~orlinn/cems/wisner.html]

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