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Martha Lydia Cross 1908–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1908

Birth Location: Nebraska

Death Date: 11 Dec 1996

Death Location: Los Angeles

Father: Klaas Cross

Mother: Helena Jurgens

Spouse(s): Arthur Malm

Children(s): Marlen Malm

Martha Lydia Cross was born in 1908 in Nebraska, the child of Klaas Folkerts Cross And Helena Catherine Lena Jurgens. In 1910, Martha Lydia Cross resided in German, Dawson, Nebraska, USA. In 1920, Martha Lydia Cross resided in German, Dawson, Nebraska, USA. Martha Lydia Cross married Arthur Conrad Malm, and had children including Ardelle Malm, Marlen Max Marian Malm. Martha Lydia Cross passed away in 1996 in Los Angeles.

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Biography

  • Martha Lydia Cross was born in 1908 in Nebraska, the child of Klaas Folkerts Cross And Helena Catherine Lena Jurgens.
  • In 1910, Martha Lydia Cross resided in German, Dawson, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1920, Martha Lydia Cross resided in German, Dawson, Nebraska, USA.
  • Martha Lydia Cross married Arthur Conrad Malm, and had children including Ardelle Malm, Marlen Max Marian Malm.
  • Martha Lydia Cross passed away in 1996 in Los Angeles.

Immediate Family

Parents

Klaas Cross
1859–1940
Birth Location: Golden, Illinois, USA
KC
Helena Jurgens
1865–1916
Birth Location: Akelsbarg, Aurich, Niedersachsen, Germany
HJ

Spouses(s)

Arthur Malm
1906–1982
Birth Location: Gothenburg, Nebraska, USA
AM

Children(s)

Marlen Malm
1931–1988
Birth Location: Gothenburg Nebraska, USA
MM

Martha Cross's Ancestors

Self
Martha Cross
1908–1996
Birth Place: Nebraska
Parents
Klaas Folkerts Cross
1859–1940
Golden, Illinois, USA
Helena (Catherine (Lena)) Jurgens
1865–1916
Akelsbarg, Aurich, Niedersachsen, Germany
Grandparents
# (Georg Bernhard Diedrich) Jürgens
1840–1910
Aurich Oldendorf, Ostfriesland, Germany
Altje (Ellen) Jannsen
1843–1936
Aurich Ostfriesland Ger-I
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Cross's Descendants

1.
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Martha (Lydia) Cross (9 Jul 1908–11 Dec 1996) m. Arthur (Conrad) Malm (7 Jun 1906–3 Feb 1982)
  1. 1. Marlen (Max 'Marian') Malm 1931–1988 m. Clara Hulse 1934–2004 m. Dorcas (Moore Bebout Beasley Dickson) Malm 1928–2001

Martha Cross's Timeline

11 Records

1908
9 Jul 1908
Birth of Martha Lydia Cross in Nebraska
Nebraska
1910
1910
Age 2
Martha Lydia Cross resided here in German, Dawson, Nebraska, USA
German, Dawson, Nebraska, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
Martha Lydia Cross resided here in German, Dawson, Nebraska, USA
German, Dawson, Nebraska, USA
1927
1927
Age 19
Martha Lydia Cross was married in Douglas, Nebraska, USA
Douglas, Nebraska, USA
1927
2 Sep 1927
Age 19
Martha Lydia Cross resided here in Lexington, Nebraska, USA
Lexington, Nebraska, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
Martha Lydia Cross resided here in Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Dawson, Nebraska, USA
Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Dawson, Nebraska, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
Martha Lydia Cross resided here in Gothenburg, Dawson, Nebraska
Gothenburg, Dawson, Nebraska
1940
1940
Age 32
Martha Lydia Cross resided here in Gothenburg Precinct, Gothenburg, Dawson, Nebraska, USA
Gothenburg Precinct, Gothenburg, Dawson, Nebraska, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
Martha Lydia Cross resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 43
Martha Lydia Cross resided here in California
California
1996
11 Dec 1996
Age 88
Death of Martha Lydia Cross in Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1908
    Event Place: Nebraska
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Place: Los Angeles; Date: 11 Dec 1996; Social Security: 556307829
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: German, Dawson, Nebraska; Roll: T625_983; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 111
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gothenburg, Dawson, Nebraska; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2341005
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: German, Dawson, Nebraska; Roll: T624_842; Page: 21a; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1374855
    [7] New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1927
    Event Place: Douglas, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Surname Range: Cair-Grab

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: German, Dawson, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: German, Dawson, Nebraska; Roll: T624_842; Page: 21a; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1374855

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: German, Dawson, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: German, Dawson, Nebraska; Roll: T625_983; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 111

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1927
    Event Place: Lexington, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: Nebraska, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Dawson County Pioneer; Publication Date: 2 Sep 1927; Publication Place: Lexington, Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Dawson, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gothenburg, Dawson, Nebraska; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2341005
    [2] The Los Angeles Times; Publication Date: 7 Jun 1930; Publication Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Gothenburg, Dawson, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Gothenburg Precinct, Gothenburg, Dawson, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California, U.S., Voter Registrations, California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: California
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1996
    Event Place: Los Angeles
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Place: Los Angeles; Date: 11 Dec 1996; Social Security: 556307829
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