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Family Explorer

Jesse M. Cross1,2,3

M, #17651, b. 27 July 1857, d. 31 August 1862

Parents

FatherWilliam Anderson "Black Will" Cross (b. 31 January 1833, d. 27 October 1910)
MotherMartha Catherine DeVault (b. 24 August 1834, d. 6 August 1918)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Jesse M. Cross was born on 27 July 1857 in Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.2,3,4,5 He died on 31 August 1862, at age 5, in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.2,4,5 He was buried in Cross Cemetery, Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.2
Jesse M. Cross had reference number 17920. He was enumerated on the census in Tennessee, Sullivan County (1860.) GRAVE MARKER

Jesse M.
Son of
W. A. & M.
CROSS
July 27, 1857.
Aug. 31, 1862.
Not dead but sleepeth.

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  2. [S5309] Genealogy prepared by Beverly (Bryan) Tabor (email address)
  3. [S126] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  4. [S2899] Cemetery Records - Cross Cemetery, Sullivan County, Tennessee
  5. [S5242] Genealogy prepared by awc2001 (Ancestry.com)
Family Explorer

Matilda Elizabeth "Tilda" Cross1,2,3,4,5,6,7

F, #17652, b. 21 November 1859, d. 21 May 1903

Parents

FatherWilliam Anderson "Black Will" Cross (b. 31 January 1833, d. 27 October 1910)
MotherMartha Catherine DeVault (b. 24 August 1834, d. 6 August 1918)
Pedigree Link

Family: Eli Michael Masengill (b. 12 October 1860, d. 27 July 1953)

DaughterLola Ethel Masengill (b. 3 October 1884, d. 1 July 1974)
SonReece Bayless Masengill+ (b. 29 December 1886, d. 2 May 1987)
SonJessie Clyde "Clyde" Masengill (b. 28 September 1889, d. 24 February 1973)
DaughterIda Sue "Sue" Masengill+ (b. 29 August 1892, d. 30 July 1978)
SonJames Braxton Masengill+ (b. 29 July 1895, d. 4 February 1978)
DaughterElla Lucille "Lucille" Masengill (b. 13 July 1899, d. 10 August 1999)

BASIC FACTS

Matilda Elizabeth "Tilda" Cross was born on 11 November 1859 in Tennessee.8,9 She was born on 21 November 1859 in Tennessee.10 She was born in January 1860 in Tennessee.2,3 She and Eli Michael Masengill were married on 25 December 1883 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.4 She died on 21 May 1903, at age 43.2,11 She was buried in New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Surgoinsville, Hawkins Co., Tennessee.12
Matilda Elizabeth "Tilda" Cross had reference number 17921. She was enumerated on the census in Tennessee, Sullivan County (1860 - 1880); Hawkins County, Tennessee (1900.)

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  2. [S5309] Genealogy prepared by Beverly (Bryan) Tabor (email address)
  3. [S126] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  4. [S8536] I.G.I. Version 5.0
  5. [S358] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  6. [S208] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County, Source Medium: Book
  7. [S661] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Hawkins County
  8. [S660] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Hawkins
  9. [S4969] Family history prepared by Pam (Blakley) Webb, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee
  10. [S2504] Bible of William Anderson and Martha Catherine (Davault) Cross
  11. [S7399] Genealogy prepared by Teresa Stevens (Ancestry.com)
  12. [S2965] Cemetery Records - New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Stony Point, Hawkins Co., Tennessee
Family Explorer

Edna Florence Cross1,2,3,4

F, #17653, b. 29 July 1865, d. 29 November 1923

Parents

FatherWilliam Anderson "Black Will" Cross (b. 31 January 1833, d. 27 October 1910)
MotherMartha Catherine DeVault (b. 24 August 1834, d. 6 August 1918)
Pedigree Link

Family: William Dallas Masengill (b. 8 March 1863, d. 9 February 1938)

SonRoyston Hicks "Hicks" Masengill+ (b. 24 March 1890, d. 25 June 1973)
DaughterIda Kate Masengill (b. 10 November 1891, d. 17 November 1891)
DaughterJennie DeVault Masengill+ (b. 15 December 1892, d. 29 December 1980)
SonWilliam Cross "Will or Bill" Masengill+ (b. 1 January 1895, d. 9 April 1985)
DaughterAnne Mae "Annie" Massengill+ (b. 5 September 1896, d. 14 September 1962)
DaughterMary Miller Masengill+ (b. 29 May 1898, d. 26 February 1924)
DaughterDeborah Hale Masengill+ (b. 29 May 1898, d. 25 July 1987)
SonJames Webb Masengill (b. 23 March 1901, d. 15 November 1997)
DaughterMatilda E. "Tillie" Masengill (b. 30 June 1903, d. 18 January 1928)
SonHoward Rogan "Rogan" Masengill+ (b. 27 June 1905, d. 13 June 2003)
DaughterNora Edna Masengill+ (b. 11 January 1911, d. 19 February 1970)

BASIC FACTS

Edna Florence Cross was born on 29 July 1865 in Bluff City, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.5,1,2,6 She and William Dallas Masengill were married on 10 June 1888.7 She died on 29 November 1923, at age 58, in Hamblen Co., Tennessee.5,8,6 She was buried in Jarnagin Cemetery, Morristown, Hamblen Co., Tennessee.6
Edna Florence Cross was also known as Florence Edna "Edna" Cross.9,5,2 She had reference number 17922. She was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1870, 1880); Hamblen County, Tennessee (1920.)

Citations

  1. [S5766] Genealogy prepared by dgaudier (email address)
  2. [S1435] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Hamblen County
  3. [S358] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  4. [S208] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County, Source Medium: Book
  5. [S5309] Genealogy prepared by Beverly (Bryan) Tabor (email address)
  6. [S4021] Death Records - Tennessee "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914 - 1955" (LDS)
  7. [S2839] Book: The Massengills, Massengales and Varients
  8. [S6032] Genealogy prepared by Glenda Frank Foser (email address)
  9. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
Family Explorer

Ida Hanna Cross1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

F, #17654, b. 31 December 1869, d. 28 July 1949

Parents

FatherWilliam Anderson "Black Will" Cross (b. 31 January 1833, d. 27 October 1910)
MotherMartha Catherine DeVault (b. 24 August 1834, d. 6 August 1918)
Pedigree Link

Family:

SonEdward King Cross (b. 28 November 1903, d. 3 July 1984)

BASIC FACTS

Ida Hanna Cross was born in December 1868 in Tennessee.2,3,5 She was born on 31 December 1869.9 She died on 28 July 1949, at age 79.2,9 She was buried in Cross Cemetery, Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.2
Ida Hanna Cross had reference number 17923. She was enumerated on the census in Tennessee, Sullivan Co., (1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1930.) She was a Farmer (1930.)4 She resided in Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee (1942.)10 GRAVE MARKER

IDA H.
CROSS
1868 -- 1949.

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  2. [S5309] Genealogy prepared by Beverly (Bryan) Tabor (email address)
  3. [S1015] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  4. [S1944] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  5. [S666] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  6. [S358] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  7. [S208] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County, Source Medium: Book
  8. [S4969] Family history prepared by Pam (Blakley) Webb, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee
  9. [S2504] Bible of William Anderson and Martha Catherine (Davault) Cross
  10. [S10481] Obituary - Hugh Henry Cross
Family Explorer

Braxton Bragg Cross1,2,3,4,5

M, #17655, b. 6 June 1871, d. 24 March 1963

Parents

FatherWilliam Anderson "Black Will" Cross (b. 31 January 1833, d. 27 October 1910)
MotherMartha Catherine DeVault (b. 24 August 1834, d. 6 August 1918)
Pedigree Link

Family: Sarah Tennessee "Sally" Houston (b. 4 August 1878, d. 15 June 1971)

SonArleigh Clyde Cross+ (b. 12 February 1899, d. 22 February 1973)
DaughterGladys Ida Sue Cross+ (b. 25 December 1900, d. 16 November 1958)
SonGeorge Nathanial Cross+ (b. 25 December 1900, d. 14 May 1982)
SonRufus Braxton Cross (b. 18 March 1903, d. 30 November 1905)
SonWiley Hugh Cross (b. 16 June 1905, d. 17 December 1908)
SonEdward Dallas Cross (b. 8 October 1907, d. 8 June 2000)

BASIC FACTS

Braxton Bragg Cross was born on 6 June 1871 in Tennessee.2,6,3 He and Sarah Tennessee "Sally" Houston were married on 20 February 1898 in Enterprise, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.7 He died on 24 March 1963, at age 91, in Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.2,6,8,9 He was buried in Cross Cemetery, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.2
Braxton Bragg Cross had reference number 17924. He resided in Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee (1961.)10 His Social Security Number was 409-66-5487, issued: Tennessee, last residence: Tennessee.6 He was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1880, 1900.) He was a Magistrate of Sullivan County, Tennessee for a few years.5 OBITUARY

PINEY FLATS -- Braxton B. Cross, 91, Route 1, Piney Flats, died at his home Sunday evening following a brief illness.
He was a life-long resident and farmer of Sullivan County and a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Bristol, and served as magistrate of Sullivan County for a number of years.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Sally Houston Cross; three sons, George N., and Arlie C. Cross, both of Piney Flats and Edward D. Cross, Baltimore Md; 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Edgefield Methodist Church. Rev. Crockett Huddle and Rev. James N. Walter will officiate. Burial will be in Cross Cemetery.
The body will remain at Morris Funeral Home where the family will receive friends between the hours of 7-9:30 p.m. today, and will be taken to the church one hour before services. Lived on Weavers Branch.

GRAVE MARKER

CROSS
SALLY T. BRAXTON B.
AUG. 4, 1878 JUNE 6, 1871
JUNE 15, 1971 MAR. 25, 1963. NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The Kingsport Times (TN), June 26, 1925

Social News From the Nearby Communities
Piney Flats
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Cross and son, Edward, and Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Mottern was calling on Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cross Thursday night.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

Golden Wedding
Is Celebrated

Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Cross entertained a host of relatives recently in honor of their golden wedding anniversary.
Their country home was the scene of the affair. The lower floor was decorated with a profusion of lovely spring flowers, carrying out the green and gold motif. The table was overlaid with a lace linen table cloth from Osterholz, Germany. The large three-layer cake with gold trimmings on a reflector surrounded by ivy. On either end was a gold candle stick with yellow burning tapers.
The punch was served from a crystal bowl on the buffet, on either end were bouquets of jonquils, carnations, snap dragons and ferns.
Mrs. Cross wore a beautiful gray wool gabardine dress with a corsage of yellow roses. Mr. Cross wore a dark brown suit with a yellow boutonniere.
Relatives were greeted by Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Cross, Dr. and Mrs. D. N. Mottern, Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Cross, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cross and Edward Cross.

[Some missing text here.]

versions of the evening. A group of young ladies carried out the mock wedding. The characters were: bride, Agnes Snapp; groom, Mrs. Bill Webb; preacher, Margie Snapp; bride's maid, Mrs. Clarence Denton, bride's father, Mrs. Verlin Mottern; rejected suitor, Mrs. Geo. Cross; best man, Willie Snapp.
The traditional wedding march and other selections were played by Edward Cross. The suit case contest was won by Mrs. Charles Houston.
Many lovely gifts were received by Mr. and Mrs. Cross. The wedding cake was cut and served by Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Cross, assisted by their daughter, Mrs. D. H. Mottern, and punch was served by grand children.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Cross, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Denton, Mr. and Mrs. James Jarrett, Mr. and Mrs. Haskell Mottern, Elizabeth and Mack Mottern, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Mottern, Joyce, Betty Lou and Don Mottern, Mr. and Mrs. Arleigh Cross, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Houston, Patsy Houston, Mrs. J. W. Houston, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Fagan, Mrs. Verlin Mottern, Lola Cross, Frank Houston, Mr. and Mrs. Audra Malone, Betty Ann Cross, H. W. Bowery, R. H. Cross, Bobby Cross, Ida Cross, Ret Cross, Carylan Fagan, Joe Hancher, Agnes Snapp, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Cross, Jr., Lynda Cross, Willie Snapp, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Mottern, Dixie Ann Mottern, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Mottern, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cassell, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Houston, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Houston. One great grand daughter, Nancy Jarrett.

Note: Joseph Wilson (J. W. ) Houston and Edward Dallas (E. D.) Houston mentioned in the above article are brothers of Sally Tennessee (Houston) Cross.

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  2. [S5309] Genealogy prepared by Beverly (Bryan) Tabor (email address)
  3. [S666] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  4. [S358] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  5. [S4969] Family history prepared by Pam (Blakley) Webb, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee
  6. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  7. [S2504] Bible of William Anderson and Martha Catherine (Davault) Cross
  8. [S8476] Grave Marker, Sally T. & Braxton B. Cross, Cross Cemetery, Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee
  9. [S9565] Obituary - Braxton B. Cross
  10. [S11797] Obituary - Royston Hicks "Rice" Cross
Family Explorer

Jennie Susan "Mimi" Cross1,2,3,4

F, #17656, b. 12 October 1863, d. 17 January 1957

Parents

FatherWilliam Anderson "Black Will" Cross (b. 31 January 1833, d. 27 October 1910)
MotherMartha Catherine DeVault (b. 24 August 1834, d. 6 August 1918)
Pedigree Link

Family: Cleophas Edward "Edward" Smith (b. 15 September 1867, d. 18 March 1957)

DaughterGladys E. Smith (b. 21 May 1896, d. 23 April 1989)
SonWilliam Ralph "Ralph" Smith+ (b. 17 June 1908, d. 5 May 1996)
SonMaurice Clifton "Clifton or Tip" Smith+ (b. 14 July 1910, d. 24 November 1984)
DaughterElma Miller Smith+ (b. 4 May 1912, d. 10 March 2001)

BASIC FACTS

Jennie Susan "Mimi" Cross was born on 12 October 1863 in Tennessee.5 She was born on 9 October 1873 in Tennessee.6,7 She was born in 1874 in Tennessee.8,9 She and Cleophas Edward "Edward" Smith were married on 17 September 1892.8,1 She died on 17 January 1957, at age 93, in Sanford, McMinn Co., Tennessee.8,10,7,11 She was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Athens, McMinn Co., Tennessee.12,11,4
Jennie Susan "Mimi" Cross was also known as Jenny Susan Cross.13,8,9,14,6,15,16 She had reference number 17925. She was a School teacher in Sullivan and Greene Counties. She was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1880); Greene County, Tennessee (1900 - 1920); McMinn County, Tennessee (1930, 1940.) She resided in Sanford, McMinn Co., Tennessee (1942.)10

Citations

  1. [S6105] Genealogy prepared by Homer H. Smith
  2. [S2318] 1940 Census, Tennessee, McMinn County
  3. [S4429] Email from Don Alan Smith dated 2020-03-31
  4. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  5. [S2504] Bible of William Anderson and Martha Catherine (Davault) Cross
  6. [S658] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
  7. [S4969] Family history prepared by Pam (Blakley) Webb, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee
  8. [S5309] Genealogy prepared by Beverly (Bryan) Tabor (email address)
  9. [S358] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  10. [S10481] Obituary - Hugh Henry Cross
  11. [S5242] Genealogy prepared by awc2001 (Ancestry.com)
  12. [S4432] Email from Don Alan Smith dated June 11, 2008
  13. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  14. [S1007] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
  15. [S1434] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
  16. [S1940] 1930 Census, Tennessee, McMinn County
Family Explorer

Royston Hicks "Rice" Cross1,2,3,4,5

M, #17657, b. 6 February 1882, d. 5 December 1961

Parents

FatherWilliam Anderson "Black Will" Cross (b. 31 January 1833, d. 27 October 1910)
MotherMartha Catherine DeVault (b. 24 August 1834, d. 6 August 1918)
Pedigree Link

Family: Nancy Laura "Nannie" Mottern (b. 29 September 1888, d. 1 August 1985)

SonKyle Alden Cross+ (b. 1 June 1910, d. 15 October 2004)
DaughterMartha Elizabeth Cross+ (b. 19 April 1912, d. 22 February 2002)
SonOlin DeVault Cross (b. 11 November 1914, d. 19 January 1961)
DaughterDorothy Magdalene Cross+ (b. 23 June 1917, d. 1 January 1997)
SonHarold Duane "Duane" Cross+ (b. 30 September 1919, d. 13 January 2012)
DaughterMarjorie Kathleen Cross+ (b. 18 November 1922, d. 8 February 1995)
SonRice Hicks Cross, Jr.+ (b. 3 July 1925, d. 21 October 2000)
SonWilliam Anderson "Bill" Cross+

BASIC FACTS

Royston Hicks "Rice" Cross was born on 6 February 1882 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.3,1,6,7 He was born on 12 February 1882 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.8 He and Nancy Laura "Nannie" Mottern were married on 13 September 1909 in Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.1,6 He died on 5 December 1961, at age 79, in Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.9 He was buried in Poplar Ridge Christian Church Cemetery, Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.10
Royston Hicks "Rice" Cross was also known as Rieston H. "Rice" Cross.11 He had reference number 17926. He was a Farmer - general farming (1920, 1930.)9,3,4 He was enumerated on the census in Tennessee, Sullivan County (1900, 1920, 1930.) OBITUARY - December 5, 1961

Rice Cross dies at 79
Piney Flats, Tenn - Rice H Cross 79, life-long resident of Sullivan County died today at a Johnson City hospital.
He was a former member of the Sullivan County School Board, and a member of the Poplar Ridge Christian Church. He was a well-known farmer.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nancy (Mottern) Cross; three daughters, Mrs Steve Lacy, Mrs Glen Torbett, Johnson City and Mrs John Ralph, Tullahoma; four sons, Kyle cross, Jonesboro, Duane Cross, Johnson City, Rice Cross, Jr., Oak Ridge and William Cross, Piney Flats; a brother, B. B. Cross, Piney Flats; 19 grandchildren ..
The body is at Morris Funeral Home, Johnson City.

GRAVE MARKER

RICE HICKS CROSS
FEB. 6, DEC. 5,
1882 1961.

Citations

  1. [S5309] Genealogy prepared by Beverly (Bryan) Tabor (email address)
  2. [S12307] Phone conversation with Kyle Cross, June 5, 2004
  3. [S1447] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  4. [S1944] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  5. [S666] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  6. [S5233] Genealogy prepared by Art Smith (email address)
  7. [S5242] Genealogy prepared by awc2001 (Ancestry.com)
  8. [S2504] Bible of William Anderson and Martha Catherine (Davault) Cross
  9. [S11797] Obituary - Royston Hicks "Rice" Cross
  10. [S8709] Letter from Verna Bouton dated August 8, 2004
  11. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
Family Explorer

Jerusha Jane Jones1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

F, #17658, b. 10 April 1863, d. 13 September 1936

Parents

FatherWilliam A. Jones (b. 14 March 1808, d. 27 May 1882)
MotherMartha Latture (b. 28 September 1821, d. 17 June 1890)
Pedigree Link

Family: Hugh Henry Cross (b. 19 November 1855, d. 30 June 1942)

DaughterBertha M. "Bertie" Cross (b. 30 April 1881, d. 4 August 1967)
DaughterEffie Myrtle Cross+ (b. 31 December 1882, d. 4 October 1966)
SonBraxton Whitfield "Whit" Cross (b. December 1884, d. 28 April 1925)
SonEugene Davis Cross+ (b. 6 March 1887, d. 10 January 1978)
DaughterMartha Pearl "Pearl" Cross (b. 24 April 1890, d. 15 July 1942)
SonHugh Henry Cross, Jr.+ (b. 20 August 1893, d. 18 November 1977)

BASIC FACTS

Jerusha Jane Jones was born on 10 April 1863 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.1,9,3,10 She and Hugh Henry Cross were married on 25 April 1880 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.1 She died on 13 September 1936, at age 73, in Blountville, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.1,9,11 She was buried in Gunnings Cemetery, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.12
Jerusha Jane Jones had reference number 17927. She was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1870, 1880, 1900 - 1930.) NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The Kingsport Times; Kingsport, Tennessee; March 07,1928; image 8; column 4; (Ancestry.com):

Personals
Those calling to see Mrs. Akard recently were: Miss Vestal Barr, Mrs. Wm. Barr and Mrs. Hugh Cross of Blountville and Mrs. Joseph Wine, [wife of] her brother, of Indian Springs.

Note: Mrs. Akard was Barbara Ann (Wine) Akard (1854 - 1928), third wife of Joseph Henry Akard; Mrs. William Barr was Elizabeth Sarah Akard (1866 - 1949); Miss Vestal Barr was Ola Vestal "Vestal" Barr (1901 - 1986), daughter of William and Elizabeth Barr; and Mrs Hugh Cross was Jerusha Jane (Jones) Cross (1863 - 1935). Mrs. Joseph Wine is a bit of a mystery. Joseph Christian Wine (1860 - 1935) was born and lived most of his life in Indian Springs, Sullivan County, Tennessee. He was married three times. His second wife, Laura J. Campbell died in 1926. His third wife, Betty (or Bettie) Elizabeth (Frazier) Redwine (1884 - 1948) must have married Joseph after 1930 as she was still shown as a widow in the 1930 Census. On her death certificate Betty's married name is "Wine."

OBITUARY - September 13, 1936

FUNERAL TODAY FOR
MRS. H. H. CROSS

Well Known Woman Died at Her Home at Blountville Sunday Midnight

Mrs. Jerusha Jones Cross, 73, prominent Sullivan county woman and mother of Miss Pearl Cross, county registrar, died Sunday midnight at ther home in Blountville, after an illness of six months.
Surviving are her husband H. H. Cross, Sr., deputy county registrar, and five children: Miss Pearl Cross, H. H. Cross, Jr. and Mrs. R. M. Roller, all of Blountville; and Mrs. Ray Crawford of Indian Springs and E. D. Cross of Fordtown. One son, E. W. Cross, died ten years ago in Bakersfield, Cal.
One sister, Mrs. S. W. McClellan of LaVerne, Cal., one brother, G. W. Jones of Piney Flats and the following grandchildren also survive : H. D. Roller, E. W. Roller, Pearl Roller and Marjorie Roller, all of Blountville; Whit Cross, Nancy Cross and Lucille Cross, all of Blountville and Boyce Cross and James Cross of Fordtown. Other immediate survivors include two great-grandchildren, Bobby Roller and Ben Roller of Blountville and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Nannie A. Jones of Piney Flats.
Prior to her marriage April 25, 1880, Mrs. Cross was Miss Jerusha Jones, daughter of the late William and Martha Latture Jones, pioneer residents of the Piney Flats section of the county. Mr. and Mrs Cross celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1930, on which occasion they were greeted by hundreds of friends throughout this section.
Mrs. Cross had been a member of the Lutheran denomination for the greater portion of her life and at the time of her death was a member of the Holston Grove church, in the affairs of which she was active until stricken with her fatal illness.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at the Blountville Baptist church. The Rev. F. L. Roof, Lutheran pastor, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. W. D. Wise, and interment will follow at Gunnings Cemetery, on the Blountville-Kingsport highway.
Active pall bearers: Fred Hull, Reece Shaver, Wolford Miller, Raymond Massengill, Sam Barnes and C. J. Harr.
Honorary pall bearers will be selected from among friends of the family.

GRAVE MARKER

JERUSHA J. CROSS
APRIL 10, 1863
SEPT. 13, 1936. In the 1880 Census, Jerusha is listed as living with her parents and assisting her mother; Hugh was listed as living with his parents.

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY - Unknown paper; Tennessee; April 27, 1930; Doggett-Lowry-Miller-Bray Family Tree, Owner: thelafleurs (Ancestry.com)

CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Cross celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home in Blountville, on the last Sunday, April twenty-seventh.
The home was beautifully decorated with gift bouquets, consisting of baskets of lovely yellow roses, snapdragons, calendulas and lilies of the valley.
The color scheme of gold and white was effectively carried out in the dining room and the beautiful wedding cake was frosted in gold and white.
Five generations of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Cross were in attendance.
At noon a delicious old fashioned Southern dinner was served to the members of their family, forty-four in number. Many of the friends and relatives called throughout the afternoon and evening. They were served ice cream and cake.
One son of Mr. and Mrs Cross, Whit Cross, died a few years ago in Los Angeles, California; the remainder of their children, in-laws, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, were all present on the happy occasion with the exception of Mrs. Whit Cross, of Los Angeles, who was unable to attend.
The dinner guests were: Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Cross, Billy Cross, Mrs. Catherine Hicks, Mrs. Nancy Jones, Miss Ida Cross, of Piney Flats, Tennessee; W. D. Masengill, Morristown, Tennessee; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Roller, Billy Roller of Kingsport; Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Crawford of Indian Springs; Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Cross, Boyce and Jane Ann Cross, Fordtown; Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Roller, E. W. and Marjorie Rhea Roller, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cross, Whit and Nancy Cross, Mrs. W. T. Barr, of Blountville; Miss Pearl Roller of Marion College, Marion, Virginia; Miss Pearl Cross, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Cross.
Mr. and Mrs. Cross were the recipients of many lovely gifts of gold, china, and so forth, and included in the number was a handsome suite of furniture.

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  2. [S6434] Genealogy prepared by Karl David Schmidt (email address), Source Medium: Book
  3. [S208] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County, Source Medium: Book
  4. [S358] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  5. [S666] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  6. [S1015] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  7. [S1447] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  8. [S1552] 1930 Census, California, Los Angeles County
  9. [S2917] Cemetery Records - Gunnings Cemetery, Sullivan County, Tennessee
  10. [S6308] Genealogy prepared by Johanna Jones Thompson (email address)
  11. [S10697] Obituary - Jerusha Jane (Jones) Cross
  12. [S5309] Genealogy prepared by Beverly (Bryan) Tabor (email address)
Family Explorer

William A. Jones1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #17659, b. 14 March 1808, d. 27 May 1882

Parents

FatherJohn Henry Jones (b. 1770, d. 21 August 1850)
MotherNancy Margaret DeVault (b. 1773, d. 2 September 1847)
Pedigree Link

Family 1: Elizabeth Crussell (d. before 1850)

SonDavid Jones (b. about 1834)
SonSamuel Jones (b. about 1836)
DaughterMartha Jones (b. about 1838)
SonWilliam F. Jones (b. about 1840)
DaughterCatherine Jones (b. 20 July 1841, d. 5 September 1928)
DaughterSarah Elizabeth Jones+ (b. 1843, d. 4 July 1865)
DaughterMary Jane Jones+ (b. 2 September 1846, d. 13 March 1923)
SonJohn Angle Jones+ (b. 6 September 1847, d. 9 March 1901)

Family 2: Martha Latture (b. 28 September 1821, d. 17 June 1890)

DaughterEdna P. "Edney" Jones+ (b. about 1852, d. 12 November 1873)
SonBoy Jones (b. 22 March 1856, d. 22 March 1856)
DaughterEliza Margaret Jones (b. 16 February 1857, d. 5 April 1857)
DaughterHester Ann Jones+ (b. 25 April 1858, d. 4 March 1942)
SonJacob Latture Jones+ (b. 24 July 1860, d. 19 December 1919)
DaughterJerusha Jane Jones+ (b. 10 April 1863, d. 13 September 1936)
DaughterGirl Jones (b. 14 September 1865, d. 14 September 1865)
SonGeorge Whitfield "Whit" Jones+ (b. 9 June 1867, d. 2 September 1945)

BASIC FACTS

William A. Jones was born on 14 March 1808 in Tennessee.7,2 He and Elizabeth Crussell were married about 1834. He and Martha Latture were married on 8 February 1855 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.8,6 He died on 27 May 1882, at age 74.7 He was buried in New Bethel Church Cemetery, Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.6,9 He was buried in Latture Cemetery, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.10
William A. Jones had reference number 17928. He was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1860 - 1880.) He was a Farmer (1860 -1880.)3,2,4 The Jones genealogy that I received from Allie (Griffith) Nelson says that William's mother was Martha DeVault (other information says she was Nancy Margaret DeVault). I do not know which DeVault family she is related to, but she is not a descendant of Henry Dewald of Pennsylvania.
William's marriage to Martha Latture was his second marriage. His first wife, Elizabeth Crussell, appears to have died before 1850, because, in the 1850 Census, William is shown without a wife but with the following children: David (age 16), Samuel (age 14), Martha (age 12), William (age 10), Catherine (age 8), Sarah (age 6), Mary (age 4) and John (age 2). Early genealogies show additional children.

GRAVE MARKER

WILLIAM JONES
BORN
MAR. 14, 1808;
DIED
MAY 27, 1882

Father into Thy hands
I commend my spirit
Luke XXIII 46. The first child listed in the family of William and Martha Jones is Edna P. Jones. Edna's biological parents are not known. In the 1850 Census William Jones is shown with a number of children, but without a wife. I have assumed that the mother of these children died before the 1850 Census was taken. Bible records show that William and Martha (Latture) Jones were married in 1855. Edna, born about 1852, was born at time when William Jones was between wives. It is possible that Edna was the daughter of a close relative. William, with lots of grown children around him, was in a good position to take in an infant child. In any case, Edna was raised in the family of William and Martha (Latture) Jones. Until better information is available, I have decided to list Edna under the parents that raised her.

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  2. [S126] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  3. [S208] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County, Source Medium: Book
  4. [S358] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  5. [S58] 1850 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  6. [S5165] Genealogy prepared by Allie (Griffith) Nelson
  7. [S6434] Genealogy prepared by Karl David Schmidt (email address), Source Medium: Book
  8. [S8536] I.G.I. Version 5.0
  9. [S2963] Cemetery Records - New Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee, Source Medium: Book
  10. [S9114] Message Board Posting (Latture) by Debra Carver
Family Explorer

Bertha M. "Bertie" Cross1,2,3,4,5

F, #17660, b. 30 April 1881, d. 4 August 1967

Parents

FatherHugh Henry Cross (b. 19 November 1855, d. 30 June 1942)
MotherJerusha Jane Jones (b. 10 April 1863, d. 13 September 1936)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Bertha M. "Bertie" Cross was born on 30 April 1881 in Tennessee.6,7,2 She and Joseph Rhea "Rhea" Crawford were married on 14 December 1907.8 She died on 4 August 1967, at age 86, in Washington Co., Tennessee.6,7,9 She was buried in Gunnings Cemetery, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.6,10
Bertha M. "Bertie" Cross had reference number 17929. Her Social Security Number was 408-78-6511, issued: Tennessee, last residence: Blountville, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.7 She was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1900, 1910, 1930); Kern County, California (1920.) She resided in Indian Springs, Sullivan Co., Tennessee (1936, 1942.)11,12,13 FUNERAL NOTICE - Kingsport Times News (Kingsport, Tennessee); Sunday, August 6, 1967; page 8?, image 16, column 4; (Ancestry.com)

Mrs. B. Crawford
BLOUNTVILLE -- Funeral for Mrs. Bertie Crawford, who died early Friday at the age of 86, will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Rev. E. M. Bumgarner will conduct the service. Burial will be in Gunnings Cemetery.

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  2. [S666] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  3. [S1015] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  4. [S1105] 1920 Census, California, Kern County
  5. [S1944] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  6. [S5309] Genealogy prepared by Beverly (Bryan) Tabor (email address)
  7. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  8. [S6546] Genealogy prepared by Larry M., Garver (email address)
  9. [S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  10. [S4993] Funeral Notice - Bertha M. "Bertie" (Cross) Crawford
  11. [S10481] Obituary - Hugh Henry Cross
  12. [S10697] Obituary - Jerusha Jane (Jones) Cross
  13. [S11196] Obituary - Martha Pearl "Pearl" Cross
Family Explorer

Effie Myrtle Cross1,2,3,4,5

F, #17661, b. 31 December 1882, d. 4 October 1966

Parents

FatherHugh Henry Cross (b. 19 November 1855, d. 30 June 1942)
MotherJerusha Jane Jones (b. 10 April 1863, d. 13 September 1936)
Pedigree Link

Family: Robert Miller Roller (b. 2 April 1873, d. 2 June 1946)

SonHugh D. Roller+ (b. 3 April 1904, d. 12 March 1985)
DaughterMartha Pearl "Pearl" Roller (b. 11 February 1910, d. 10 May 2004)
SonEugene Whitfield Roller (b. 28 June 1916, d. 16 September 1989)
DaughterMarjorie Rhea Roller+ (b. 1 January 1922)

BASIC FACTS

Effie Myrtle Cross was born on 31 December 1882 in Tennessee.4,2 She and Robert Miller Roller were married about 1902.3 She died on 4 October 1966, at age 83, in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.2,6
Effie Myrtle Cross had reference number 17930. She was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1900 - 1920.) Her Social Security Number was 414-84-1142, issued: Tennessee, last residence: Blountville, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.2 She resided in Blountville, Sullivan Co., Tennessee (1936, 1942.)7,8,9

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  2. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  3. [S1015] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  4. [S666] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  5. [S1447] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  6. [S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  7. [S10481] Obituary - Hugh Henry Cross
  8. [S10697] Obituary - Jerusha Jane (Jones) Cross
  9. [S11196] Obituary - Martha Pearl "Pearl" Cross
Family Explorer

Braxton Whitfield "Whit" Cross1,2,3,4,5

M, #17662, b. December 1884, d. 28 April 1925

Parents

FatherHugh Henry Cross (b. 19 November 1855, d. 30 June 1942)
MotherJerusha Jane Jones (b. 10 April 1863, d. 13 September 1936)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Braxton Whitfield "Whit" Cross was born in December 1884 in Tennessee.2,3 He and Edith R. Unknown were married between 1910 and 1918.6 He died on 28 April 1925, at age 40, in Kern Co., California.7 He was buried in Union Cemetery, Bakersfield, Kern Co., California.8
Braxton Whitfield "Whit" Cross had reference number 17931. He was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1900, 1910); Kern County, California (1920.) He was a Commercial traveler - drug company (1910); manager - produce company (1920.)4,5 He resided in Bakersfield, Kern Co., California (1918.)6 Brothers Braxton Whitfield, Eugene David and Hugh Henry Cross moved to Bakersfield, California where they established a wholesale food business, "Cross Bros. Wholesale." Braxton died in 1925 and Eugene and Henry returned to Tennessee.

GRAVE MARKER

B. P. O. E.

B. W. CROSS
1884 - 1925.

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  2. [S5309] Genealogy prepared by Beverly (Bryan) Tabor (email address)
  3. [S666] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  4. [S1015] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  5. [S1105] 1920 Census, California, Kern County
  6. [S12721] World War I Draft Registration Cards (1917 - 1918)
  7. [S4038] Death Records, California, California Death Records (Vitalsearch)
  8. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
Family Explorer

Eugene Davis Cross1,2,3,4,5

M, #17663, b. 6 March 1887, d. 10 January 1978

Parents

FatherHugh Henry Cross (b. 19 November 1855, d. 30 June 1942)
MotherJerusha Jane Jones (b. 10 April 1863, d. 13 September 1936)
Pedigree Link

Family: Bertha Preston Barnes (b. 8 March 1891, d. 3 May 1980)

SonEugene Boyce Cross+ (b. 6 February 1921, d. 28 April 1994)
DaughterJanie Ann Cross

BASIC FACTS

Eugene Davis Cross was born on 6 March 1887 in Blountville, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.1,6,2,7 He and Bertha Preston Barnes were married after 14 January 1920.5 He died on 10 January 1978, at age 90, in Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.1,6,8,9 He was buried in Tri-Cities Memory Gardens (aka East Tennessee Cemetery), Blountville, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.10
Eugene Davis Cross had reference number 17932. His Social Security Number was 412-58-0168, issued: Tennessee, last residence: Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.6 He was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1900, 1910); Kern County, California (1920); Sullivan County, Tennessee (1930.) He was an Insurance agent (1910); produce merchant - self (1918, 1920); farmer (1930); member of the Board of Directors of Tri-City Bank & Trust of Blountville, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.3,4,7,5,9 He resided in Fordtown, Washington Co., Tennessee (1936, 1942); Holston Institute, Washington Co., Tennessee (1942); Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee (1977.)11,12,13,14 Brothers Braxton Whitfield, Eugene Davis and Hugh Henry Cross moved to Bakersfield, California where they established a wholesale food business, "Cross Bros. Wholesale." Braxton died in 1925 and Eugene and Henry returned to Tennessee.

OBITUARY

Eugene D. Cross
Eugene Davis Cross, 90, of Route 11, Kingsport, Holston Community, died at Indian Path Hospital Tuesday evening after a long illness.
He was a retired merchant and prominent farmer of Sullivan County, a member of the Board of Directors of the Tri-City Bank & Trust Co. of Blountville and was a Mason and member of the Holston Lodge. Cross was also a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church Blountville, a lifelong resident of Sullivan County and the son of Hugh and Jerusha Jones Cross.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bertha Barnes Cross; one son, Boyce Cross, Kingsport; one daughter, Mrs. George Bill Smith, Kingsport; and two grandsons.
Hartman Funeral Home, Johnson City, is in charge.

FUNERAL NOTICE

Funeral Services for Eugene Davis Cross, 90, of Route 11, Kingsport, Holston Community, who died Tuesday evening will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Thursday from United Methodist Church with the Revs. Herbert L. Wood Jr. and Robert Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Tri-City Memory Gardens. Pallbearers who are requested to assemble in the church at 2:15 p.m. will be Whit Cross, Hugh Roller, E. W. Roller, Roy Fullen, Tom Lacy, Steve Lacy, Sam Gammon and Ben Mills. The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will be Wednesday evening from 7-9 p.m. and be taken to the church 30 minutes before service hour. In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Route 1, Blountville. Hartman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

GRAVE MARKER

EUGENE D. BERTHA BARNES
1887 - 1978 1891 - 1980
Together Forever
CROSS.

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  2. [S666] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  3. [S1015] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  4. [S1944] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  5. [S1105] 1920 Census, California, Kern County
  6. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  7. [S12721] World War I Draft Registration Cards (1917 - 1918)
  8. [S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  9. [S10099] Obituary - Eugene Davis Cross
  10. [S5008] Funeral Notice - Eugene Davis Cross
  11. [S10481] Obituary - Hugh Henry Cross
  12. [S10482] Obituary - Hugh Henry Cross, Jr
  13. [S10697] Obituary - Jerusha Jane (Jones) Cross
  14. [S11196] Obituary - Martha Pearl "Pearl" Cross
Family Explorer

Martha Pearl "Pearl" Cross1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #17664, b. 24 April 1890, d. 15 July 1942

Parents

FatherHugh Henry Cross (b. 19 November 1855, d. 30 June 1942)
MotherJerusha Jane Jones (b. 10 April 1863, d. 13 September 1936)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Martha Pearl "Pearl" Cross was born on 24 April 1890 in Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.2,7,3,8 She died on 15 July 1942, at age 52, in Blountville, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.2,7,8 She was buried in Gunnings Cemetery, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.2
Martha Pearl "Pearl" Cross had reference number 17933. She was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1900 - 1930.) She resided in Lived a few years in California; Blountville, Sullivan Co., Tennessee (1936, 1942.)9,10,8 She was a Deputy county registrar of deeds (1926 - 1934); county registrar of deeds (1934 - 1942.)10,8 She was educated Educated at Holston Institute and at Lenoir-Rhyne College; studied voice at Virginia Intermont College.8 She was crippled most of her life and walked with crutches. It never slowed her down.11 BIOGRAPHY - Prominent Tennesseans; page 8; (Ancestry.com)

CROSS, MISS MARTHE PEARL, Born at Bluff City, Sullivan County, Tenn., April 24, 1890, of German, French and English descent; daughter of Hugh Henry and Jerushe J. (Jones) Cross. Paternal grandparents William Anderson and Martha (DeVault) Cross; maternal grandparents William and Martha (Lattura) Jones. Educated at Holston Institute; Virginia Intermont College, Bristol Va.; Lufkins Business College, Bakersfield, Cal. Member Lutheran Church; Democrat. During her early life was teacher of music, having classes in many sections of Sullivan County. Public career began Sept. 10, 1926 at which time she was appointed Deputy Register of Deeds of Sullivan County; held this position for eight years under the late Mrs. M. M. Mullenix, the first woman to serve as Register of Deeds of Sullivan County. Elected to the office in August 1934, by an overwhelming majority over her two lady opponents; is a candidate for re-election without opposition. For many years she has been very active in all church and civic work, teaching a class in Sunday School for the past 20 years. Her grandfather Cross was a soldier in the Confederate Army, was wounded at the Battle of Murfreesboro. Her father has spent many years in public service in his county and is now Deputy Register of Deeds under Miss Cross.

Obituary, Martha Pearl "Pearl" Cross, The Kingsport Times (Kingsport, Tennessee); Thursday, July 16, 1942; page 8 column 1; (Ancestry.com):
Funeral To Be Held Friday For Pearl Cross
(From State News Service)
Blountville -- Funeral for Miss Pearl Cross, register of deeds for Sullivan county, who died Wednesday at her home here, will be held Friday at 3 p.m. from the Blountville Presbyterian church.
Miss Cross was serving her second term as register at the time of her death, having been reelected in 1938 for a term that expires September 1. From 1926 until 1934 she served as deputy of register of deeds for Sullivan county.
Daughter of Hugh H. Cross and Jerusha Jones Cross, Miss Cross was born near Piney Flats and spent most of her life in this section. She was educated at Holston Institute and Lenoir-Rhyne college and later studied voice at Virginia Intermont. She was a member of the Emmanuel Lutheran church where she directed the choir.
She had been seriously ill for several months and unable to attend to her duties at the court house. A brother, H. Henry Cross had been acting as register during her illness.
Miss Cross, 52, is survived by a number of brothers and sisters. H. Henry Cross of Blountville, Engeno (sic.) D. Cross of Fordtown, Mrs. J. Rhea Crawford of Indian Springs, and Mrs. R. M. Roller of Blountville. She also leaves several uncles, aunts, nephews and nieces.
Active pall bearers will be C. J. Harr, H. W. Copenhaver, A. N. Hawk, J. D. Newland, Lewis Chase, and T. R. Bandy.
Honorary pall bearers will be H. G. Peters, Jr., H. V. Lavender, Love R. Rouse, R. J. Mottern, Dr. J. S. Bachman, Dr. W. R. Rogers, Dr. S. R. McDowell, J. J. Richards, and all the members of the Sullivan County Bar Association.
The body will remain at the Huff-Neison funeral home in Kingsport until Thursday afternoon when it will be removed to the home here.
Interment will be in the New Gunning cemetery.

OBITUARY - Bristol Herald Courier, July 16, 1942 (photo)

Miss Pearl Cross
Dies At Blountville

Was Registrar of Deeds Since 1934; Funeral Services Friday

Miss Pearl Cross, registrar of deeds for Sullivan county since 1934, died at 12:35 p.m. yesterday at her home at Blountville, she had been ill for several months.
Miss Cross, daughter of the late Hugh H. and Jerusha Jones Cross, was born near Piney Flats, Tenn., on April 24, 1890. With the exception of a few years spent in California, she resided in Sullivan county all her life.
She was educated at Holston Institute and at Lenoir-Rhyne college and later studied voice at Virginia Intermont college. She was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran church, near Blountville, and served as choir director in that church as long as her health permitted.
In 1926 she was appointed deputy registrar of deeds for Sullivan county, at Blountville, by Mrs. M. M. Mullenix, registrar, and served as deputy until 1934 when she was elected registrar for a term of four years. She was re-elected for another term in 1938, which term expires on September 1, 1942.
Miss Cross is survived by four brothers and sisters, H. Henry Cross, of Blountville, Eugene D. Cross of Fordtown, Mrs. J. Rhea Crawford, Indian Springs, and Mrs. R. M. Roller, Blountville and several uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews.
The body will remain at the Huff-Nelson funeral home at Kingsport until Thursday forenoon, when it will be removed to the home at Blountville.
The funeral will be held at the ....church.

GRAVE MARKER

MARTHA PEARL CROSS
APRIL 24, 1890
JULY 15, 1942.

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  2. [S5309] Genealogy prepared by Beverly (Bryan) Tabor (email address)
  3. [S666] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  4. [S1015] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  5. [S1447] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  6. [S1552] 1930 Census, California, Los Angeles County
  7. [S2917] Cemetery Records - Gunnings Cemetery, Sullivan County, Tennessee
  8. [S11196] Obituary - Martha Pearl "Pearl" Cross
  9. [S10481] Obituary - Hugh Henry Cross
  10. [S10697] Obituary - Jerusha Jane (Jones) Cross
  11. [S5242] Genealogy prepared by awc2001 (Ancestry.com)
Family Explorer

Hugh Henry Cross, Jr.1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, #17665, b. 20 August 1893, d. 18 November 1977

Parents

FatherHugh Henry Cross (b. 19 November 1855, d. 30 June 1942)
MotherJerusha Jane Jones (b. 10 April 1863, d. 13 September 1936)
Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Eva Gammon (b. 12 November 1901, d. 29 September 1991)

SonBraxton Whitfield "Whit" Cross
DaughterNancy Jane Cross
DaughterLucille Elizabeth Cross+ (b. 26 December 1931, d. 3 May 2008)
DaughterJudy Ann Cross (b. 12 August 1939, d. 25 December 1953)

BASIC FACTS

Hugh Henry Cross, Jr., was born on 20 August 1893 in Bluff City, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.2,8,3,9 He was born on 20 August 1893 in Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.10 He was born on 29 August 1893.11 He and Mary Eva Gammon were married on 1 April 1925.12 He died on 18 November 1977, at age 84, in Bristol, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.2,8,11,13,10 He was buried in Gunnings Cemetery, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.2
Hugh Henry Cross, Jr., had reference number 17934. His Social Security Number was 412-28-4213, issued: Tennessee, last residence, Blountville, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.8 He was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1900, 1910); Kern County, California (1920); Sullivan County, Tennessee (1930, 1940.) He resided in Blountville, Sullivan Co., Tennessee (1936, 1942, 1947.)14,10,15,16 He was a Sullivan County surveyor (1918); salesman - produce (1920); deputy registrar - Registrar's office (1930, 1940); employed by the S. and M. Division of Eastman Corporation.9,10,6,7 Brothers Braxton Whitfield, Eugene David and Hugh Henry Cross moved to Bakersfield, California where they established a wholesale food business, "Cross Bros. Wholesale." Braxton died in 1925 and Eugene and Henry returned to Tennessee.

OBITUARY

H. Henry Cross Jr.
BLOUNTVILLE - H. Henry Cross Jr., 84, Rt. 5, Blountville, died at noon Friday in the Bristol Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.
He was a native of Piney Flats and made his home in Blountville for the past 50 years. Cross was a retired employee of the S. and M. Division of Eastman Corp. and was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, where he served as secretary of the church council for over 30 years. He was a member of Whiteside Masonic Lodge No. 13, Blountville, and had received his 50 years membership pin.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary E. Cross; two daughters, Mrs John W. Browder, Bristol, and Mrs. Glen Jackson, Kingsport; one son, Whit Cross, Blountville; one brother, Eugene Cross, Kingsport and two grandchildren.
Akard Funeral Home is in charge.

FUNERAL NOTICE

CROSS, HENRY JR.
Funeral services for H. Henry Cross Jr. will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Akard Funeral Chapel in Bristol with the Rev. Herbert L. Wood officiating. Burial will follow in Gunnings Cemetery. Paulbearers will be Carl Akard, John Cox, Bartley Mills, George I. Gammon, David Jackson, Roy Fullen, Tony Marion and Kenneth Sloat. The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Saturday.

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  2. [S5309] Genealogy prepared by Beverly (Bryan) Tabor (email address)
  3. [S666] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  4. [S1015] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  5. [S2321] 1940 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  6. [S1944] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  7. [S1105] 1920 Census, California, Kern County
  8. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  9. [S12721] World War I Draft Registration Cards (1917 - 1918)
  10. [S10482] Obituary - Hugh Henry Cross, Jr
  11. [S2917] Cemetery Records - Gunnings Cemetery, Sullivan County, Tennessee
  12. [S5812] Genealogy prepared by Donald Lane (Ancestry.com)
  13. [S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  14. [S10481] Obituary - Hugh Henry Cross
  15. [S10697] Obituary - Jerusha Jane (Jones) Cross
  16. [S11196] Obituary - Martha Pearl "Pearl" Cross
Family Explorer

Bertha Preston Barnes1,2,3

F, #17666, b. 8 March 1891, d. 3 May 1980

Parents

FatherJames Barnes (b. 16 January 1844, d. 8 March 1917)
MotherMary Ann Adams (b. 30 July 1846, d. 3 July 1928)
Pedigree Link

Family: Eugene Davis Cross (b. 6 March 1887, d. 10 January 1978)

SonEugene Boyce Cross+ (b. 6 February 1921, d. 28 April 1994)
DaughterJanie Ann Cross

BASIC FACTS

Bertha Preston Barnes was born on 8 March 1891 in Tennessee.1,2 She and Eugene Davis Cross were married after 14 January 1920.4 She died on 3 May 1980, at age 89, in Washington Co., Tennessee.1,5 She was buried in Tri-Cities Memory Gardens (aka East Tennessee Cemetery), Blountville, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.6
Bertha Preston Barnes had reference number 17935. Her Social Security Number was 239-40-4327, issued: North Carolina, last residence: Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.7 She was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1920, 1930.) GRAVE MARKER

EUGENE D. BERTHA BARNES
1887 - 1978 1891 - 1980
Together Forever
CROSS.

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  2. [S1447] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  3. [S1944] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  4. [S1105] 1920 Census, California, Kern County
  5. [S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  6. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  7. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
Family Explorer

James Barnes1

M, #17667, b. 16 January 1844, d. 8 March 1917
Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Ann Adams (b. 30 July 1846, d. 3 July 1928)

DaughterBertha Preston Barnes+ (b. 8 March 1891, d. 3 May 1980)

BASIC FACTS

James Barnes was born on 16 January 1844 in Tennessee.2,3 He died on 8 March 1917, at age 73.2,3 He was buried in Wheeler Chruch Cemetery, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.3
James Barnes had reference number 17936.

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  2. [S1447] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  3. [S3094] Cemetery Records, Wheeler Chruch Cemetery, Sullivan Co., Tennessee
Family Explorer

Mary Ann Adams1,2

F, #17668, b. 30 July 1846, d. 3 July 1928
Pedigree Link

Family: James Barnes (b. 16 January 1844, d. 8 March 1917)

DaughterBertha Preston Barnes+ (b. 8 March 1891, d. 3 May 1980)

BASIC FACTS

Mary Ann Adams was born on 30 July 1846 in Tennessee.2,3 She died on 3 July 1928, at age 81.3 She was buried in Wheeler Chruch Cemetery, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.3
Mary Ann Adams had reference number 17937.

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  2. [S1447] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  3. [S3094] Cemetery Records, Wheeler Chruch Cemetery, Sullivan Co., Tennessee
Family Explorer

Eugene Boyce Cross1,2

M, #17669, b. 6 February 1921, d. 28 April 1994

Parents

FatherEugene Davis Cross (b. 6 March 1887, d. 10 January 1978)
MotherBertha Preston Barnes (b. 8 March 1891, d. 3 May 1980)
Pedigree Link

Family: Mabel Marie Egan (b. 7 June 1925, d. 4 May 2006)

SonEugene Boyce Cross, II

BASIC FACTS

Eugene Boyce Cross was born about 1921 in Tennessee.2 He was born on 6 February 1921 in Bakersfield, Kern Co., California.1,3 He and Mabel Marie Egan were married on 30 November 1946 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina.1,4 He died on 28 April 1994, at age 73, in Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.5,6,3 He was buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.3
Eugene Boyce Cross had reference number 17938. His Social Security Number was 408-32-6957, issued: Tennessee, last residence: Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.6 He was an Employed by the Sullivan County Board of Education.3 He was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1930.) He resided in Fordtown, Washington Co., Tennessee (1936); Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee (1978.)7,8 OBITUARY

Kingsport -- Eugene Boyce Cross I, 332 Hamilton Road, Kingsport, died Thursday morning (April 28, 1994) at his residence after a long illness.
Born in Bakersfrield, Calif., he had been a resident of Sullivan County most of his life. He retired from Sullivan County Board of Education in 1981.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene Davis Cross and Bertha Preston Barnes Cross.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mable Egan Cross of the home; and one son, Eugene Boyce Cross II, Kingsport; one sister, Janie Cross Brown, Kingsport.
Entombment services were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Oak Hill Mausoleum.
Memorial services will be conducted at a later date.
Oak Hill Funeral Home was in charge.

GRAVE MARKER

CROSS
EUGENE BOYCE MABEL EGAN
1921 - 1994 1925 - 2006.

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  2. [S1944] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  3. [S10097] Obituary - Eugene Boyce Cross
  4. [S8979] Marriage Records - North Carolina Marriage Records, 1741 - 2011 (Ancestry.com)
  5. [S5309] Genealogy prepared by Beverly (Bryan) Tabor (email address)
  6. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  7. [S10099] Obituary - Eugene Davis Cross
  8. [S10697] Obituary - Jerusha Jane (Jones) Cross
Family Explorer

Mabel Marie Egan1

F, #17670, b. 7 June 1925, d. 4 May 2006

Parents

FatherArbon K. Egan
MotherCallie Dona Quillen
Pedigree Link

Family: Eugene Boyce Cross (b. 6 February 1921, d. 28 April 1994)

SonEugene Boyce Cross, II

BASIC FACTS

Mabel Marie Egan was born on 7 June 1925 in Scott Co., Virginia.1,2 She and Eugene Boyce Cross were married on 30 November 1946 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina.1,3 She died on 4 May 2006, at age 80.4 She was buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.5
Mabel Marie Egan was also known as Mable Maria Egan.6 She had reference number 17939. She was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1940.) Her Social Security Number was Issued: Tennessee, last residence: Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.4 Mable's mother's given name is shown as Dona on Mabel's marriage record.

GRAVE MARKER

CROSS
EUGENE BOYCE MABEL EGAN
1921 - 1994 1925 - 2006.

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  2. [S2768] Birth Records - Virginia, 1864 - 2014 (Ancestry.com)
  3. [S8979] Marriage Records - North Carolina Marriage Records, 1741 - 2011 (Ancestry.com)
  4. [S12399] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  5. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  6. [S5309] Genealogy prepared by Beverly (Bryan) Tabor (email address)
Family Explorer

Arbon K. Egan1,2

M, #17671
Pedigree Link

Family: Callie Dona Quillen

DaughterMabel Marie Egan+ (b. 7 June 1925, d. 4 May 2006)

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  2. [S12476] U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936 - 2007 (Ancestry.com)
Family Explorer

Callie Dona Quillen1,2

F, #17672
Pedigree Link

Family: Arbon K. Egan

DaughterMabel Marie Egan+ (b. 7 June 1925, d. 4 May 2006)

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  2. [S12476] U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936 - 2007 (Ancestry.com)
Family Explorer

Eugene Boyce Cross, II1

M, #17673

Parents

FatherEugene Boyce Cross (b. 6 February 1921, d. 28 April 1994)
MotherMabel Marie Egan (b. 7 June 1925, d. 4 May 2006)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Eugene Boyce Cross, II, and Sandra Collins were married on 2 May 1992.1

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
Family Explorer

Sandra Collins1

F, #17674
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Sandra Collins and Eugene Boyce Cross, II, were married on 2 May 1992.1

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
Family Explorer

Janie Ann Cross1,2

F, #17675

Parents

FatherEugene Davis Cross (b. 6 March 1887, d. 10 January 1978)
MotherBertha Preston Barnes (b. 8 March 1891, d. 3 May 1980)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Janie Ann Cross and Robert H. Brown were married after 1978.3

Citations

  1. [S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Page 386
  2. [S1944] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  3. [S10099] Obituary - Eugene Davis Cross
Compiler: Tracy DeVault
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