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PRIVATE ROBERT F. CHRISTY
was born in October of 1874 in New Jersey to Robert and Sarah Christy.
In 1880 the family lived on South 6th Street in Camden's 8th Ward. The
elder Christy worked as a huckster. The family included at that time
three other children- older sisters Clara and Lydia, and a younger
brother, Joseph. Sons Benjamin F. and John Christy were born in 1886 and
1890 respectively.
At the time of the 1900
Census he
lived with his wife, Mrs. Susan Christy, and their step-daughter,
Margaret Young, at 1147 Haddon Avenue in Camden NJ. He was working as a
morocco finisher at one of Camden's leather factories, while Miss Young
worked as an inspector at a lace factory. His parents, sister Lydia, and
brothers Benjamin and John were living at 909 Spruce Street.
Robert Christie
enlisted in the United States Army on May 6, 1918 at the
age of 43. He was sent to Fort Slocum NY and assigned to Company K, 2nd
Infantry Regiment. One month later he was transferred to Camp Humphreys
VA and assigned to Company F, 116th Engineer Regiment, and sailed for
France in August of 1918.
Private Christy died of
Spanish influenza and pneumonia in France on October 5, 1918. He was
survived by his wife and his mother, Mrs.
Sarah Christy. His body was the second returned to Camden after the war.
Private Christy was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Camden NJ on October 17,
1920. His widow lived at 1183 Haddon Avenue in 1919 and the early
1920s.
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