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James Abraham Cross 1846 – 1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1846

Birth Location: Sullivan County Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 16 February 1900

Death Location: Benhams, Washington County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: James Cross

Mother: Elizabeth Mauk

Spouse(s): Lydia Shipley

Children(s): Jesse Cross, James Cross, Ambrose Cross, Martha Cross, John Cross, William Cross, Robert Cross, Sarah Cross, Benjamin Cross, Benjamin Cross, Mary Cross, Charles Cross, Margaret Cross

1846 marked the beginning of James Abraham Cross's life in Sullivan County Tennessee, United States, to parents James Abraham (Abe) Cross and Elizabeth Mauk. Eventually, James Abraham Cross married Lydia B. Shipley, and they welcomed Jesse Adam Cross, James Abraham Cross, Ambrose David Cross, Martha Ellen Elizabeth Cross, John Henry Cross, William Ezeikel Cross, Robert E. Lee Cross, Sarah Lenore Catherine Cross, Benjamin Philip Cross, Benjamin F. E. Cross, Mary Cross, Charles "Grover" Cleveland Cross and Margaret Lousana Cross. James Abraham Cross passed in 1900 at Benhams, Washington County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Parents

James Cross
1818 – 1848
Birth Location: Sullivan County Tennessee
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Elizabeth Mauk
1815 – 1885
Birth Location: Sullivan County Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Shipley
1845 – 1921
Birth Location: Bluff City, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Jesse Cross
1867 – 1928
Birth Location: Bristol,Bristol,Virginia
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James Cross
1868 – 1950
Birth Location: Bristol, Washington, Virginia, United States
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Ambrose Cross
1870 – 1928
Birth Location: Kinderbrook, Washington, Virginia, United States
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Martha Cross
1872 – 1947
Birth Location: Bristol, Washington, Virginia, United States
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John Cross
1874 – 1956
Birth Location: Bristol, Washington, Virginia, United States
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William Cross
1876 – 1959
Birth Location: Bristol, Washington, Virginia, United States
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Robert Cross
1878 – 1962
Birth Location: Bristol, Washington, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Cross
1881 – 1959
Birth Location: Bristol, Washington, Virginia, United States
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Benjamin Cross
1882 – 1959
Birth Location: Bristol, Virginia
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Benjamin Cross
1882 – 1959
Birth Location: Bristol, Virginia
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Mary Cross
1884 – 1885
Birth Location: Bristol, Virginia
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Charles Cross
1888 – 1960
Birth Location: Bristol, Virginia
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Margaret Cross
1891 – 1982
Birth Location: Bristol, Washington, Virginia, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Apr 1846
    Event Place: Sullivan County Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 February 1900
    Event Place: Benhams, Washington County, Virginia, United States of America
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