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Martha Ann Cross 1824 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 OCT 1824

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 26 SEP 1908

Death Location: Bruce, Calhoun County, Mississippi

Father: F Cross

Mother: Rhoda Phillips

Spouse(s): James Shelton

Children(s): Martha Shelton

The story of Martha Ann Cross began in 1824 in Tennessee, United States. Martha Ann Cross married James Madison Shelton, and had children including Martha Alice Virginia Shelton. Martha Ann Cross passed away in 1908 in Bruce, Calhoun County, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Ann Cross began in 1824 in Tennessee, United States.
  • Martha Ann Cross married James Madison Shelton, and had children including Martha Alice Virginia Shelton.
  • Martha Ann Cross passed away in 1908 in Bruce, Calhoun County, Mississippi.

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Martha Cross's Ancestors

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Martha Cross
1824 – 1908
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States
Parents
F Elijah Cross
1780 – 1833
Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Rhoda Phillips
1781 – 1866
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Asael Cross
1746 – 1832
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Mary Dimmitt
1734 – 1793
Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Benjamin PHILLIPS
1766 – 1846
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Lydia Cohoon
1769 – 1851
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Cross
1689 – 1764
Dinah Tracey
1695 – 1764
James Dimmitt
1737 – 1803
Barbara Broad
1715 – 1772
David Philips
1743 – 1829
Mary Thomas
1743 – 1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cross
1668 – 1719
Rachel Proctor
1667 – 1740
Mary James
1680 – 1747
William Dimmitt
1715 – 1767
Catherine Bull
1717 –
Thomas Broad
1692 – 1756
Ann Hawkins
1698 – 1725
Joseph Philips
1716 – 1792
Mary Cuthbert
1710 – 1792

Martha Cross's Descendants

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Martha (Ann) Cross (4 OCT 1824 – 26 SEP 1908) m. James (Madison) Shelton (23 September 1814 – 7 August 1892)
  1. 1. Martha (Alice Virginia) Shelton (18 Nov 1864 – 5 Jan 1946)

Martha Cross's Timeline

2 Records

1824
4 OCT 1824
Birth of Martha Ann Cross in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1908
26 SEP 1908
Age 84
Death of Martha Ann Cross in Bruce, Calhoun County, Mississippi
Bruce, Calhoun County, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 OCT 1824
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Hardeman, Tennessee; Roll: M432_881; Page: 115B; Image: 525

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 SEP 1908
    Event Place: Bruce, Calhoun County, Mississippi

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