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Rufus Lafayette Cross 1874–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 March 1874

Birth Location: Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 30 June 1966

Death Location: Witcherville, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA

Father: John Cross

Mother: Mary Cross

Spouse(s): Daisy Strozier

Children(s): Rufus Mathis

Rufus Lafayette Cross was born in 1874 in Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA, the child of John William Cross And Mary Jane Cross. Rufus Lafayette Cross married Daisy Lizabelle Strozier, and had children including Rufus Lizzie Mathis. Rufus Lafayette Cross passed away in 1966 in Witcherville, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Rufus Lafayette Cross was born in 1874 in Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA, the child of John William Cross And Mary Jane Cross.
  • Rufus Lafayette Cross married Daisy Lizabelle Strozier, and had children including Rufus Lizzie Mathis.
  • Rufus Lafayette Cross passed away in 1966 in Witcherville, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA.

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Rufus Cross's Ancestors

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Rufus Cross
1874–1966
Birth Place: Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
John William Cross
1846–1925
Perry County, Alabama, United States of America
Mary (Jane) Cross
1848–1925
United States of America
Grandparents
William (Hunter) Cross
1825–1862
Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America
Lucy (W) Mayes
1826–1885
,,Alabama,USA
Raleigh (Hiram) Cook
1818–1904
Pike, Mississippi, USA
Mary (Jane) McCulloch
1821–1888
Amite County, Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
John Cross
1790–1838
Mary Johnson
1793–1870
Andrew Mayes
1780–1860
Nancy Oakes
1782–1844
Lucy Miller
1785–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Drury Cross
1760–1820
Martha Oliver
1765–1820
Anthony Johnson
1762–1817
Rosannah Allerton
1771–1844
Andrew MAYES
1740–1799
Isaac Sr
1760–1844
Jonathan Miller
1745–1803
Mary Wheeler
1750–1789

Rufus Cross's Descendants

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Rufus (Lafayette) Cross (8 March 1874–30 June 1966) m. Daisy (Lizabelle) Strozier (3 September 1875–19 September 1951)
  1. 1. Rufus (Lizzie) Mathis 1903–1993 m. Alford (Tearl) Mathis 1900–1984
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Mathis 1944–1990

Rufus Cross's Timeline

2 Records

1874
8 March 1874
Birth of Rufus Lafayette Cross in Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
1966
30 June 1966
Age 92
Death of Rufus Lafayette Cross in Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States of America
Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 March 1874
    Event Place: Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 June 1966
    Event Place: Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Witcherville, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA

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