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Ancestors of Martha Jo (Martha) Cross

Generation No. 4


      8. John Bond Cross, born September 12, 1835 in Montgomery Co., TN; died July 04, 1906 in At his home place on Guices Creek, Cumberland City, Houston Co., TN. He was the son of 16. (?) William Cross and 17. Nancy Boyd. He married 9. Lucy Ann Claxton December 07, 1869 in Montgomery Co., TN.

      9. Lucy Ann Claxton, born June 14, 1849 in Cumberland City, TN; died November 26, 1926 in Marianna, Lee Co., AR. She was the daughter of 18. Joshua Claxton and 19. Delilah Hand.

Notes for John Bond Cross:
John Bond Cross, Sgt.; Lived in Stewart Co. Tennessee. He served in the 14th Tennessee Infantry of Company B during the Civil War. He enlisted at the rank of private and was promoted to the rank of Sergeant.; He was shot in the foot and lost toes at Chancellorsville. He was shot in the hip and suffered a fractured hip at Fredricksburg. He returned to Stewart County and Houston County, married Lucy Ann Claxton, and raised a large family of twelve children. He died at his home place on Guices Creek and is buried in the Dowdy Cemetery in Houston County (contributed by Tommy Allen)

Civil War Pensions Application Index:
I received this one from Tommy Allen:
First Application (#W6577 ?), Cross, John B., Applicant: Cross, John B., App. Residence: Houston, TN State served: TN, Unit Served: 14th Infantry, Application Type: Soldier. (Should it be #S2950 ?)
First Application (#S2950 ?), Cross, John B., Applicant Cross, Lucy Ann, App. Residence: Houston, TN, Soldier's Name: John B. Cross, Application type: Widow. (Should this one be #W1114 ?)

NAME: Cross, John B.
PENSION #: S2950
COUNTY: Houston
UNIT: 14th Inf.

NAME: Cross, John B.
WIDOW: Cross, Lucy Ann
PENSION #: W1114
COUNTY: Houston
(Source: TN State Library & Archives http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/pen038.htm)

Note on Marriage between John Bond Cross & Lousiana Claxton, according to County Court Records, Microfilm #0840021 ...the marriage date was December 7, 1866 in Montgomery County, Tennessee.

John Bond Cross had a brother, Samuel Stacker Cross, who served in Company B, 50th Tennessee Regiment. Samuel contracted measles while in service and died from complications of the disease in 1868. Also, a sister Kesiah "Kizzy" Cross.

1850 Census, Montgomery Co., TN, roll M432-891, pg. 228, fam # 1387:
James B. Cross, age 40, b. TN; Cynthia, wife, age 38, b. TN; William B., age 15, b. TN; John M. age 13, b. TN; Sarah J. age 11, b. TN; Belfield m. age 9, b. TN; Ophelia f. age 7, b. TN; Victoria f. age 2, b. TN. (Thought this might be John Bond Cross' uncle because John named one of his sons "Belfield".)

1870 Cumberland City, Stewart Co, TN Census, Roll 1564, Book 1, pg 185A:
Fam 15-16:
Cross, John, 34, m, w, digging Iron Ore, b. TN;
Louisa, 17, f, w, keeping house, b. TN; (should have been "Lucy")
Emily, 60, f, w, b. NC;
Robert 3, m, w, b. TN;
Mary, 3/12, f, w, b. TN;
McBride, Delila, 50, f, w, b. TN.
(Same Census, Stewart Co., Dover P.O., page 303A)
Fam 117:
Cross, John, 78, m, w, b. NC; (born 1792)
Lucinda, 50, f, w, b. IL. ( born 1820)
(Possibly a father or an uncle?)

1880 Stewart Co., TN Census,
Cross, John, w, m, 40, b. TN, farmer, f. born TN, m. born NC;
Lucy, w, f, 28, b. TN, wife, keeping house;
Robert, w, m, 12, b. TN, son, farm laborer;
Alice, w, f, 11, b. TN, daughter, at home;
Margaret, w, f, 10, b. TN, daughter, at home;
Samuel, w, m, 5, b. TN, son;
Filbert, w, m, 2, b. TN, son.

1900 Houston Co., TN Census, ED #13, Sheet #17, pg. 5545B, enumerated 28 June 1900:
Fam 315-316:
Cross, John, head, w, m, Sept 1835, 64, m, b. TN, f. born TN, m. born NC;
Louisiana, wife, w, f, Jun 1857, 49, m, b. TN;
Nancie, daughter, w, f, Aug 1879, 20, s, b. TN;
Katherine W., daughter, w, f, Jul 1881, 18, s, b. TN; (Kate)
Blanche L., daughter, w, f, May 1883, 16, s, b. TN;
Newell, son, w, m, Feb 1888, 12, s, b. TN;
Mathew G., son, w, m, Jan 1890, 9, s, b. TN;
Willie B., daughter, w, m, Jan 1894, 6, s, b. TN.














He died at his home place on Guices Creek

More About John Bond Cross:
Burial: Unknown, Dowdy Cemetery in Houston County, TN

Notes for Lucy Ann Claxton:
Lucy Ann's nickname was Louisiana.

1920 Census for Houston Co., TN, Dist. #8, enumerated 9 Jan 1920:
Fam 76-79:
McCaskill, Richard head, m, w, 64, b. TN; (note: Richard's name was actually William Angus)
Maggie wife, f, w, 48 b. TN;
Cross, Lucy, mother-in-law, f, w, 70, b. TN;
Clifford S., newphew, m, w, 5, b. TN. (mothers and fathers born in TN)
(Clifford Dodd was the son of Willie Beula Cross & Burt Clifford Dodd)

Next Door:
Fam 77-0:
Smith, George, head, m, w, 68, m, b. TN; (mothers and fathers born in TN)
Mary Dora, wife, f, w, 60, m, b. TN;
Harvey, son, m, w, 29, s, b. TN;
Earl, son, m, w, 18, s, b. TN.

The cause of Lucy Ann Cross' death was Apoplexy. She was a housewife and raised twelve children. Christene Leisure stated that Lucy Cross was a kind, loving, quiet lady. All the children called her "Aunt Puss".

More About Lucy Ann Claxton:
Burial: Unknown, Dowdy Cemetery in Houston County, TN
     
Children of John Cross and Lucy Claxton are:
  i.   Newell Ira Cross, born in Houston Co., TN; died Unknown; married (1) Carrie Clark May 31, 1909; died Unknown; married (2) Nellie Marie LaGrange 1912; died Unknown.
  Notes for Newell Ira Cross:
Forest Hill Cemetery, 1661 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, TN, 901-775-0310.

  More About Newell Ira Cross:
Burial: Unknown, Forest Hills Cemetery, Memphis TN

  ii.   Robert Stewart Cross, born December 12, 1869 in Houston Co., TN; died Unknown; married Isa Lena Moore December 16, 1888 in Stewart Co., TN; born 1871; died March 31, 1930.
  iii.   Alice Virginia Cross, born March 22, 1870 in Houston Co., TN; died August 09, 1952; married Sr. M.D. Nathaniel Pierce Walker in prob Cumberland City, Houston Co., TN; born March 21, 1876; died November 20, 1933.
  iv.   Margaret West Cross, born March 06, 1872 in Houston Co., TN; died August 1934; married William Angus McCaskill September 23, 1899; born April 12, 1858; died January 21, 1939.
  v.   Samuel Bond Cross, born September 13, 1874 in Houston Co., TN; died March 28, 1945; married Ada Mae Pitts December 15, 1904; born October 16, 1868; died August 03, 1977.
  4 vi.   John Philbert Cross, born August 22, 1878 in Clarkesville, Stewart Co., TN.; died January 02, 1936 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL; married Lena Elizabeth Smith June 30, 1905 in Clarkesville, Stewart Co., TN.
  vii.   Nancy Elizabeth Cross, born August 23, 1880 in Houston Co., TN; died June 07, 1970; married Christopher Daniel Schneider in TN; born December 05, 1878; died December 06, 1975.
  viii.   Kate Walton Cross, born July 07, 1881 in Houston Co., TN; died February 12, 1975; married James Leonard Welker July 06, 1908; died Unknown.
  ix.   Blanche Loretta Cross, born May 03, 1883 in Houston Co., TN; died May 14, 1984 in Marianna, Lee Co., AK (?); married James Homer Allen March 30, 1910; born April 08, 1886; died April 10, 1965.
  Notes for Blanche Loretta Cross:
Blanche lived in Marianna, AR.

Note from Tommy Allen re. photo of him, his wife, Joyce, and grandchildren:
The baby is Sarah Elizabeth Derriso,
born 12-12-2004. The little boy is Cross Derriso, grandson. The woman is my wife, Joyce. The person holding the little boy is me.


  x.   Belfield Scott Cross, born November 29, 1885 in Green Co., TN; died June 18, 1887.
  xi.   Mathew Gutherie Cross, born January 14, 1890 in Houston Co., TN; died July 25, 1975; married (1) Ethel Lena Raby in TN; died July 20, 1939; married (2) Maggie Bradley in TN; born May 30, 1900; died March 20, 1955.
  xii.   Willie Beulah Cross, born January 02, 1894 in Houston Co., TN; died August 17, 1950; married Burt Clifford Dodd in TN; born April 30, 1887; died July 13, 1937.


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