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Christopher Columbus Tester

Male 1833 - 1909  (75 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Christopher Columbus Tester was born on 4 Jun 1833 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 May 1909 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; was buried in Greene Cemetery, , Watauga County, North Carolina.

    Christopher married Sarah McElyea on 12 Oct 1856 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Larkin Morris McElyea and Mary Harris) was born in 1834 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died before 1880 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Amanda Tester  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1854 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    2. 3. Evaline Tester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Apr 1859 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 Feb 1941; was buried in Greene Cemetery, , Watauga County, North Carolina.
    3. 4. Andrew J. Tester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Feb 1861 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 11 Dec 1918; was buried in Greene Cemetery, , Watauga County, North Carolina.
    4. 5. Landon H. Tester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Aug 1866 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 10 Sep 1892; was buried in Greene Cemetery, , Watauga County, North Carolina.
    5. 6. John R. Tester  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1868 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    6. 7. Sarah A. Tester  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1870 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    7. 8. William McKinley "Mack" Tester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Sep 1873 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Jan 1933 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sugar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
    8. 9. Robert E. Tester  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1876 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

    Christopher married Lucinda Trivette on 9 Dec 1894 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Lucinda (daughter of James Wilburn Trivette and Elizabeth Shupe) was born on 15 Jan 1846 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 12 Jul 1925 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; was buried in Lower Harman Cemetery, , Watauga County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Amanda Tester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christopher1) was born about 1854 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  2. 3.  Evaline Tester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christopher1) was born on 4 Apr 1859 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 Feb 1941; was buried in Greene Cemetery, , Watauga County, North Carolina.

  3. 4.  Andrew J. Tester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christopher1) was born on 4 Feb 1861 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 11 Dec 1918; was buried in Greene Cemetery, , Watauga County, North Carolina.

    Andrew married Carolyn McBride about 1882. Carolyn (daughter of Hiram McBride and Mary Hervey Farthing) was born on 24 Oct 1862 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Jul 1941 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; was buried in Greene Cemetery, , Watauga County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Landon H. Tester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christopher1) was born on 3 Aug 1866 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 10 Sep 1892; was buried in Greene Cemetery, , Watauga County, North Carolina.

  5. 6.  John R. Tester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christopher1) was born about 1868 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  6. 7.  Sarah A. Tester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christopher1) was born about 1870 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  7. 8.  William McKinley "Mack" Tester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christopher1) was born on 19 Sep 1873 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Jan 1933 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sugar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.

    William married Elmina Elizabeth "Mina" Smith about 1895 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Elmina was born on 28 Mar 1874 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 28 May 1968 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sugar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Fronia Alice Tester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jan 1874 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 1 Dec 1986 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sugar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
    2. 11. Emma Jane Tester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Nov 1895 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 20 Jun 1971 in Summit County, , , Ohio; was buried in Jackson Presbyterian Church Cemetery, , Wayne County, Ohio.
    3. 12. Cora Evelyn Tester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Dec 1896 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 12 Apr 1985 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sugar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
    4. 13. Carl Columbus Tester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Apr 1899 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died in Feb 1969 in Duval County, , , Florida; was buried in H. Warren Smith Memorial Cemetery, , Duval County, Florida.
    5. 14. Roscoe Charles Tester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Oct 1900 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 22 Dec 1975 in Summit County, , , Ohio; was buried in Rittman Cemetery, , Wayne County, Ohio.
    6. 15. Bessie Tester  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1905 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina.
    7. 16. Rory Tester  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1908 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina.
    8. 17. Ira James Tester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Sep 1908 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 9 Sep 1991 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Sugar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Johnson County, Tennessee, .
    9. 18. Earl Tester  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1911 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina.
    10. 19. Claude Davis Tester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jul 1913 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 23 Sep 2001 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sugar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
    11. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 9.  Robert E. Tester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christopher1) was born about 1876 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Fronia Alice Tester Descendancy chart to this point (8.William2, 1.Christopher1) was born on 17 Jan 1874 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 1 Dec 1986 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sugar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.

  2. 11.  Emma Jane Tester Descendancy chart to this point (8.William2, 1.Christopher1) was born on 9 Nov 1895 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 20 Jun 1971 in Summit County, , , Ohio; was buried in Jackson Presbyterian Church Cemetery, , Wayne County, Ohio.

  3. 12.  Cora Evelyn Tester Descendancy chart to this point (8.William2, 1.Christopher1) was born on 4 Dec 1896 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 12 Apr 1985 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sugar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.

  4. 13.  Carl Columbus Tester Descendancy chart to this point (8.William2, 1.Christopher1) was born on 17 Apr 1899 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died in Feb 1969 in Duval County, , , Florida; was buried in H. Warren Smith Memorial Cemetery, , Duval County, Florida.

    Carl married Jennie V. Ward about 1916. Jennie (daughter of Lorenzo Dow Ward and Martha Jane Presnell) was born on 15 Aug 1902 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 19 Jan 1998 in Calhoun County, , , Florida; was buried in H. Warren Smith Memorial Cemetery, , Duval County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 14.  Roscoe Charles Tester Descendancy chart to this point (8.William2, 1.Christopher1) was born on 17 Oct 1900 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 22 Dec 1975 in Summit County, , , Ohio; was buried in Rittman Cemetery, , Wayne County, Ohio.

  6. 15.  Bessie Tester Descendancy chart to this point (8.William2, 1.Christopher1) was born about 1905 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina.

  7. 16.  Rory Tester Descendancy chart to this point (8.William2, 1.Christopher1) was born about 1908 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina.

  8. 17.  Ira James Tester Descendancy chart to this point (8.William2, 1.Christopher1) was born on 19 Sep 1908 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 9 Sep 1991 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Sugar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Johnson County, Tennessee, .

    Family/Spouse: Mary Kate. Mary was born about 1935; died about 1977; was buried in Sugar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Johnson County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Minnie Ellen Gregg. Minnie (daughter of Columbus M. Gragg and Nancy Cordelia Anderson) was born on 28 Jan 1912 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 Feb 1994 in , Louisa County, Virginia, ; was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Louisa County, Virginia, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Patrice Janice Tester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Nov 1934; died on 9 Nov 2021 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Rock Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Johnson County, Tennessee, .

  9. 18.  Earl Tester Descendancy chart to this point (8.William2, 1.Christopher1) was born about 1911 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina.

  10. 19.  Claude Davis Tester Descendancy chart to this point (8.William2, 1.Christopher1) was born on 10 Jul 1913 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 23 Sep 2001 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sugar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.

    Claude married Hazel Cannon on 26 Apr 1937 in Washington, , , . Hazel (daughter of John Arthur Cannon and Filda South) was born on 3 Mar 1916 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 10 Feb 2004 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sugar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Sarah Elizabeth Tester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Nov 1937 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Oct 2019 in Knox County, , , Tennessee.

  11. 20.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (8.William2, 1.Christopher1)


Generation: 4

  1. 21.  Patrice Janice Tester Descendancy chart to this point (17.Ira3, 8.William2, 1.Christopher1) was born on 9 Nov 1934; died on 9 Nov 2021 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Rock Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Johnson County, Tennessee, .

    Patrice married Thurston Basil Gregg about 1952. Thurston (son of Rex Gregg and Doxsie) was born on 27 Sep 1928; died on 20 Jan 2005; was buried in Sugar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Johnson County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Michael Thurston Gregg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Feb 1953; died on 8 Dec 2022; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Johnson County, Tennessee, .

  2. 22.  Sarah Elizabeth Tester Descendancy chart to this point (19.Claude3, 8.William2, 1.Christopher1) was born on 29 Nov 1937 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Oct 2019 in Knox County, , , Tennessee.

    Family/Spouse: Rev. Dr. Vance Penley Davis. Vance (son of Living and Living) was born on 6 Jul 1938 in , Buncombe County, North Carolina, ; died on 24 Oct 2022. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 5

  1. 23.  Michael Thurston Gregg Descendancy chart to this point (21.Patrice4, 17.Ira3, 8.William2, 1.Christopher1) was born on 4 Feb 1953; died on 8 Dec 2022; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Johnson County, Tennessee, .