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Elijah Cross 1791–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1791

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1857

Death Location: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Elijah Cross

Mother: Nancy Lane

Spouse(s): Catherine Cross

Children(s): Elizabeth Wright, David Cross, Rebecca Barnes, Eliza Wright, Thomas Cross, Franklin Cross, Samuel Cross, William Cross

The story of Elijah Cross began in 1791 in Tennessee, USA. In 1830, Elijah Cross resided in Hardeman, Tennessee, USA. In 1831, Elijah Cross resided in Jonesboro, Tennessee, USA. Elijah Cross married Catherine Ann Cross, Rebeca Peren, and had children including David H Cross, Eliza Jane Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Franklin P Cross, Rebecca Barnes, Samuel Looney Cross, Thomas Jones Cross, William King Cross. Elijah Cross passed away in 1857 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Cross began in 1791 in Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1830, Elijah Cross resided in Hardeman, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1831, Elijah Cross resided in Jonesboro, Tennessee, USA.
  • Elijah Cross married Catherine Ann Cross, Rebeca Peren, and had children including David H Cross, Eliza Jane Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Franklin P Cross, Rebecca Barnes, Samuel Looney Cross, Thomas Jones Cross, William King Cross.
  • Elijah Cross passed away in 1857 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Cross's Ancestors

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Elijah Cross
1791–1857
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Elijah Cross
1758–1844
Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America
Nancy (A) Lane
1760–1830
Massachusetts
Grandparents
Lambert Lane
1737–1804
,,Shropshire,England
Nancy ("Ann" or Anna) Anderson
1742–1826
Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Anderson
1721–1790
Ruth Bayley
1722–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Soetje Garland
1690–1736
Thomas Bayley
1695–
Mary Evans
1701–1784

Elijah Cross's Descendants

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Elijah Cross (1791–1857) m. Catherine (Ann) Cross (1795–1837)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Wright 1831–1913
  2. 2. David (H.) Cross 1826–1886
  3. 3. Rebecca Barnes 1816–1892 m. William Barnes 1817–
    1. 1. Frederick Burns 1848–
    2. 2. Susannah Burns 1852–
    3. 3. Seraphina Burns 1856–
  4. 4. Eliza (Jane) Wright 1819–1907
  5. 5. Thomas (Jones) Cross 1812–1888
  6. 6. Franklin (P) Cross 1853–1898
  7. 7. Samuel (Looney) Cross 1849–1921
  8. 8. William (King) Cross 1814–1893 m. Eliza Cross 1824–1912
    1. 1. Jacob (Gross) Cross 1840–1896
      1. 1. Fannie (Cross) Sells 1887–
    2. 2. William (Carter) Cross 1851–1931
    3. 3. Carlton (Blake) Cross 1865–1942
    4. 4. I (F) Cross 1857–1916

Elijah Cross's Timeline

4 Records

1791
1791
Birth of Elijah Cross in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1830
1830
Age 39
Elijah Cross resided here in Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
1831
1831-1848
Age 40
Elijah Cross resided here in Jonesboro, Tennessee, USA
Jonesboro, Tennessee, USA
1857
1857
Age 66
Death of Elijah Cross
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca.
    [2] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 14; Census Year: 1859; Census Place: Clinton, Kentucky; Pag
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Hardeman, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 176; Page: 373; Family History Library Film: 0024534

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1831-1848
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1857
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca.
    [2] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 14; Census Year: 1859; Census Place: Clinton, Kentucky; Pag
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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