Bios: SILAS U. CHRISTIE 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens
  
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      SILAS U. CHRISTIE,
  
  [p. 406] who fills the important position of poor warden of the New
  Castle City Home, which is located in Shenango Township, has proven
  himself a very efficient public official. He was born in Butler County,
  Pennsylvania, July 8, 1874, and is a son of Williamson and Mary (Parks)
  Christie.
  
  The father of Mr. Christie was a veteran of the Civil War. He was
  seriously wounded at the battle of Gettysburg and the son preserves the
  bullet which had caused the wound, it entering at the hip and being
  extracted at the knee. Williamson Christie served his country
  faithfully. In peaceful days he engaged in farming in Butler County. He
  married Mary Parks and they had twelve children born to them, eleven of
  whom reached maturity.
  
  Silas U. Christie was the third youngest of his parents' family, and he
  was trained as a farmer on the home estate. In 1895 he came to New
  Castle and worked in the mills until the spring of 1908, when he was
  appointed to his present position by the city council. His early
  training has proved to be of great use to Mr. Christie in operating the
  seventy-five acres of land which is attached to the Home. He has the
  larger part of this under cultivation, and with the assistance of one
  man and one woman, inmates of the institution, Mr. Christie is
  endeavoring to produce all the supplies needed. He has already greatly
  reduced running expenses, without increasing the demands on the inmates
  and already produces not only all the fine butter needed, but a surplus,
  which is sold in New Castle. It seems as if the city council could have
  selected no more efficient man for the position, for he not only has
  shown the effects of intelligent management, but he has won the
  confidence of the city's wards by the kind consideration he has shown
  them, while doing his full duty also to the public. In his efforts he is
  ably assisted by his estimable wife. He married Elizabeth Workley, who
  was born in Perry Township, Lawrence County.
  
  In politics, Mr. Christie is a Republican. Formerly he was connected
  with the New Castle Fire Department and served for some five years as
  one of the drivers.
  
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  20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and
  Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing
  Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908

  Updated: 16 Oct 2001