Husband: George Washington Cross 1
Born: Jun- 9-1834 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 2,3
Died: Jul-20-1923 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 2
Buried: in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, near Pullman (Co Rds 9 & 7/4), Ritchie Co, WV 4
Resided: in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 1
Census: 1870, 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Military: Union Army, Civil War 1
Father: Nimrod Cross (1803 - 1888)
Mother: Eliza Richards (1818 - )
Other spouse 1
Wife: Ara Reed Also known as: Ary 5 Married: Jul-23-1879 in Ritchie Co, WV 6
Born: ca 1849 3 Buried: in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, near Pullman (Co Rds 9 & 7/4), Ritchie Co, WV 7 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Mother:
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 156. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Grave may be unmarked, since there is no listing for him in "Ritchie County Cemeteries through 1993." (5) Headstone. (6) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as George W. Cross, widowed, age 45, of Ritchie Co, son of Nimrod & Eliza; and Ara Reed, 30, b. Virginia, res. Ritchie Co, parents not given. Married Jul 23 1879. (7) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995, Name on headstone: Ary Cross. Identified as wife of G. W. Cross. Birth date Jan 17 1839, death date (blank). (Note: Her age at time of marriage would put birth in about 1849, rather than 1839. Unclear where the error lies.), p. 597.