Résumé

At age 19, Crist worked at Safeway #56 in Miami, AZ, in 1942, according to his World War II draft registration card. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 29, accessed 04/26/2018.)

Carpenter, Palm Springs, CA, c. 1947-1951.

Principal, A. Belden Crist, Designer, Palm Springs, CA. Crist worked as a contractor/designer in Palm Springs during the Post World War II era into the 1970s. (See Historic Resources Group, City of Palm Sprngs Citywide Historic Context Statement & Survey Findings, Screencheck Draft-October 13, 2015, n.p.)

Relocation

Born in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, Crist resided for much of his life in Palm Springs, CA. At 18, he lived with his family at 249 West Artesia Street in Pomona, CA. His father worked as a builder in the area. The family house was worth $15,000, suggesting that his father prospered in this line of work. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Pomona, Los Angeles, California; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 1451, accessed 04/26/2018.)

From at least 1947 until 1952, he and his wife, Lorraine, lived at 151 North El Segundo Street in Palm Springs, CA. (See Palm Springs, California, City Directory, 1947, p. 24 and Palm Springs, California, City Directory, 1952, p. 26.)

Parents

His father was the builder Albert Beach Crist (born 01/24/1887 in KS-06/15/1987 in CA), his mother, Nola Olive LeFevre Crist (born 1892 in TX-1935). They married c. 1916.

He had two sisters, Thelma Elaine Crist Bailey (1921-1988) and Colleen Carol Crist (1922-1992).

Spouse

Crist married twice. He first wed Lorraine Helen Ferguson on 10/18/1942 in Maricopa County, AZ. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information: Arizona, County Marriage Records, 1865-1972 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016, accessed 04/26/2018.)

He married Anne Shilston McEwing (born 05/01/1925 in The Pas, MB, Canada) on 07/01/1957 in Imperial County, CA. (The California Marriage index also gave her name as "Anne S. Webb.") (See Ancestry.com, Source Information: California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013, accessed 04/26/2018.)

Biographical Notes

At age 19, Crist stood 5-feet, 6-inches tall, weighed 125 pounds, and had blonde hair and blue eyes. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 29, accessed 04/26/2018.)

SSN: 526-24-2359.

• Palm Springs, CA (Architect's Death)
  Palm Springs, CA

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• Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA (Architect's Birth)
  Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA

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