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John Chrystal

Birth	:	25 Jan 1834 Scotland
Death	:	6 Apr 1911 Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Burial	:	Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Ireton, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.9681015, -96.3143997
Description	:	John Chrystal s/o Robert & Jane (Crow) Chrystal b. Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland, md. Mary Orr, 21 Mar. 1867, Golden Prairie Church, Delaware Co., IA. In 1854, John moved to Hamilton, Canada and in 1856 came to Delaware Co., IA where he was a Farmer for many years before moving with his wife to MN. They had Sarah Jane, Robert Andrew, Catherine, Mary Luella, Anna Elizabeth and John Edward Chrystal. Ref: John Chrystal was born in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland, 25 January 1834. He was the second child of Robert and Jane (Crow) Chrystal, and of their six children only David Chrystal of... Read More	John Chrystal s/o Robert & Jane (Crow) Chrystal b. Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland, md. Mary Orr, 21 Mar. 1867, Golden Prairie Church, Delaware Co., IA. In 1854, John moved to Hamilton, Canada and in 1856 came to Delaware Co., IA where he was a Farmer for many years before moving with his wife to MN. They had Sarah Jane, Robert Andrew, Catherine, Mary Luella, Anna Elizabeth and John Edward Chrystal. Ref: John Chrystal was born in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland, 25 January 1834. He was the second child of Robert and Jane (Crow) Chrystal, and of their six children only David Chrystal of Ryan survives. In 1854 Mr. Chrystal came to Hamilton, Canada, and in 1856 to Hopkinton, in this county. He lived there until 21 March 1867 when he was married to Mary Orr and they moved to Golden Prairie, where their children were born, of whom four are living, and with the devoted wife were present at the funeral. These children are Mrs. Jane C. Jackson, Mrs. J. F. Mossman and Miss Anna Chrystal, all of St. Paul, MN and John E. Chrystal of Council Bluffs. In 1887 the Chrystal family moved to Hopkinton and later to South Dakota in which state they resided until a few years ago, when, because of failing health, Mr. Chrystal went to St. Paul, where, on 4 April 1911, he was mercifully released from his suffering. The remains were brought to the home of his brother, David, near Ryan, on April 6th, and the funeral was held at the Golden Church the following day, Rev. W. H. Ensign of the Presbyterian Church of this city officiating. Mr. Chrystal was an upright, industrious, Christian man, a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Hopkinton; and later of the Presbyterian church of Lake Byron, SD. Members of the church recall seeing the family at communion services at Hopkinton, having driven seventeen miles to be present. Ref: History of Delaware Co., IA, 1911, Luther A. Brewer & Barthinius L. Wick - John Chrystal, Farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Golden Prairie; owns 320 acres, valued at $10,000; principal products corn and hay; b. Scotland on 25 Jan. 1837; came to Delaware Co., IA in 1856; md. Mary Orr on 21 Mar. 1867. Mary was born in Muskingum Co., OH on 8 Aug. 1839. Has 4 living children, Sarah J. b. 24 Apr. 1868, Robert A. b. 15 Dec. 1869, Catherine b. 19 Jul. 1871, Mary L. b. 11 Sep. 1873, d. 22 Jan. 1874, and an infant Anna b. 8 Oct. 1877. Mr. Chrystal is Republican in politics; in religion, Reformed Presbyterian. Ref: Delaware & Buchanan County History; pg. 258 -- John Chrystal was the 2nd child of Robert & Jane (Crow) Chrystal. David, a brother, came to Hopkinton in 1869, while John came in 1856. David died on 4 Sep. 1913 at the age of 71 years. He was also a native of Berkshire Co., Scotland. Ref: History of Delaware and Buchanan Co., IA, pg. 258 - 261 - John Chrystal, one of the solid and representative citizens of Delaware County, IA is a native of Berwickshire, Scotland, b. 25 Jan. 1835. His father, Robert Chrystal, was a native of the dame country and an intelligent and industrious farmer. He was a man of strong religious convictions and a member of the Presbyterian Church. He died in 1869. The Mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Jane Crow, and she, too was a native of Scotland. She survived her husband seventeen years, dying in 1886. She was the Mother of six children, three boys and three girls, all of who are now living. She was a zealous christian woman and strove to lead her children in the paths of honesty and virtue. She was for many years a member of the Presbyterian Church, and died in full possession of the faith she had so long and sincerely professed. The boyhood days of the subject of this brief biographical sketch were passed on a farm, situated in the center of the broad and beautiful lowland of Scotland. He attended the common school some during the winter months, but never exhibited a fondness for books. However, he succeeded in obtaining a fair knowledge of the common branches, which has served all practical purposes in later life. While yet in his teens, young Chrystal began to interest himself in America. He sought and obtained all the information he could concerning the magnificent opportunities, which the new world offered to the industrious youth of other countries. At the age of eighteen he determined to leave the country, home and friends and seek his fortunes in the United States. On the twenty-first day of April 1865 he sailed from Liverpool, and after a long and stormy voyage, landed safely in New York harbor. He proceeded at once to Rochester and thence to Hamilton, Canada, where he was employed on a farm from July until Nov. 1856. He finally returned to the "States" and the same fall came West in search of a home. It was quite late in the season when he arrived in Delaware County, IA, where he determined to locate. He had a small sum of money, which he had earned since his arrival in the new world, and after prospecting about for a time he purchased eighty acres of land in Sec. 35, Delhi Twp. In 1864 he disposed of his land in Delhi Twp. and purchased a fine tract of three hundred twenty acres of land in section 8, Hazel Green Twp., where he made his home for several years. Mr. Chrystal married 21 March 1867, the lady of his choice, being Miss Mary Orr, a native of Ohio, b. in Muskingum Co., on 8 Aug. 1839. She is a daughter of Andrew Orr, a native of Ireland, who came to the United States when a young man and settled in Ohio. Mrs. Chrystal's Mother was a native of Ohio. The Father died in 1878 and the Mother in 1875. Both were zealous Christians and members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Chrystal are the parents of six children, viz, Sarah J. b. 24 Apr. 1868; Robert b. 15 Dec. 1869; Catherine b. 19 Jul. 1871; Mary L. b. 1 Sep. 1873 (deceased); Annie b. 9 Oct. 1878, and John b. 16 June 1880. In politics, Mr. Chrystal is a stanch republican, and while he has never been an aspirant for office, has always taken the active part in furthering the interests of his party. In March 1887, he retired from active farm work and moved to Hopkinton, where he has a pleasant home. Since his retirement he has served as Justice of the Peace and is now serving his second term as Mayor of Hopkinton. He and his excellent wife are both members of the Presbyterian Church, and are zealous workers in the cause of religion. Mr. Chrystal is a member of the board of trustees of Lenox College located at Hopkinton, an institution in which he takes great pride. He owns a fine estate of four hundred and two acres of improved land, three hundred and twenty of which are in Hazel Green Twp., forty acres in Union Twp., and forty-two acres in South Fork Twp. He has been engaged quite extensively in stock raising for several years. During the past year he has been engaged in buying and shipping cattle to the West, an enterprise in which he has been thus far successful. Considering the fact that Mr. Chrystal had but $2.50 when he landed at New York City, among strangers in a strange land, where he had to rely solely upon his pluck and perseverance, he has, indeed been successful and no doubt has surpassed the most sanguine expectations of the friends he left in Scotland. He has been a successful farmer, and is among the progressive, intelligent men of Delaware County, and stands deservedly high in the estimation of the community. Ref: A death notice but not an obit for John Chrystal in the St. Paul Dispatch, 6 Apr. 1911, pg. 4: Deaths: John Chrystal, 1978 Dayton, 77 yrs.; an obituary was not found for Mary Chrystal in the St. Paul Dispatch on 21 - 24 Mar. 1928 or the St. Paul Daily News on 21 - 25 Mar. 1928.

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John Chrystal's memorial is located at: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Ireton, Sioux County, USA.
When did John Chrystal death?
John Chrystal death on 6 Apr 1911 in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
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Latitude: 42.9681015
Longitude: -96.3143997

Family Members:

Spouse

Mary Orr Chrystal

(1839 - 1928)

Children

Sarah Jane Chrystal Jackson

(1868 - 1923)

Robert Andrew Chrystal

(1869 - 1899)

Katherine Chrystal Mossman

(1871 - 1964)

Mary Luella Chrystal

(1873 - 1874)

Anna Elizabeth Chrystal

(1877 - 1956)

John E. Chrystal

(1880 - 1967)

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Coordinate: 42.9681015, -96.3143997

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18. Carmel Reformed Church Cemetery
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