Lyle Dale Chrisman

!Birth-Marriage: Reverse side of birth-certificate for Mary Gayle Chrisman. States: "Name: Lyle 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 !Census 1940: Ft. Rock, Lake Co., Oregon, SD 5 ED 19-18 enum 11 Apr 1940, sheet 4A, family 115, monthly rent $1: Chrisman, Lyle D., head, age 29, m, finished 1 yr of High School, b. Oregon, lived at Scio, Lyn [sic] Co., Oregon on 1 April 1935 on a farm, worked 45 hours for pay during the week of March 24-30, Truck Driver at Logging Camp, worked for 30 weeks in 1939, wages received in 1939 = $750. --, Blanche, wife, age 22, completed 4 yrs of High School, b. Oregon, living at Scio on 1 Apr 1935 on farm, was working for pay during March 24-30, [occupation and monthly wage is blank]. --, Leon D., son, age 5/12, b. Oregon