CHRISTIE WILSON ALFORD BALDWIN

AAFA #0006

1906–2008

Christie and Paul Baldwin

November 1993

THE OKLAHOMAN

Oklahoma City, Cleveland Co., OK—Thursday, 21 February 2008

            Christie Baldwin, 101, died February 18, 2008. She was born February 28, 1906 of John Robert Alford and Lavona Alford. She was predeceased by her parents, husband, Paul Baldwin, one brother and one sister.

            Christie worked for Walter Investment Farm Mortgage Company until 1974. She was a member of the Auxiliary of National Association of Letter Carriers and was active in the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. Christie was also active in the women's group of Penn Ave. Christian Church. She loved to travel, reading, flowers, crafts of all kinds and was very interested in genealogy.

            She is survived by nieces, nephews and many loving friends.

            Visitation will be in the funeral home Thursday, February 21, 2008, from 9 am - 8 pm. A funeral service will be held Fri., Feb. 22, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. in the Guardian West Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.

AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Christie Baldwin (SS# issued in OK), last residence Oklahoma City, Cleveland Co., OK.

            Christie was an early and avid AAFA member, sending so much material from her personal research that Gil has a separate 3-ring binder dedicated to her contributions. At the 1997 Annual Meeting in Pleasanton, CA, Christie was among the first group honored as Distinguished Members of AAFA, recognizing her early research efforts.

            Christie wrote a short autobiography for AAFA’s “Getting To Know” series that we published in AAFA ACTION, Fall 2000.

            Her lineage: Christie Wilson 1906 OK¹, John Robert 1860 TN², Eley Harrison 1820 TN³, Ira Bailey 1781 NC⁴, Isaac 1748 NC⁵, Julius 1717 VA⁶, James 1687 VA⁷, John 1645 VA⁸.