Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: John Cross    
                Born: 1808                 in Harrison Co, (W)VA  1,2,3
                Died: Jul-15-1886          in Ritchie Co, WV  4
              Census: 1880                 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Resided: 1865                 in Ritchie Co, WV  3
              Census: 1860                 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      farmer  5
              Father: Richard Cross   (1772 - 1854) 
              Mother: Mary Margaret "Molly" Lake   (1777 - 1866) 
Other spouse 1
                Wife: Sarah J. Jones   1  
             Married: Mar-26-1865          in Ritchie Co, WV  3
                Born: ca 1845              in Ritchie Co, (W)VA  6,7 (see note 1)
              Census: 1920                 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV  
              Census: 1880                 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Resided: 1865                 in Ritchie Co, WV  3
              Census: 1850, 1860           in Ritchie Co, (W)VA  
              Father: Samuel R. Jones   (1796 - 1861) 
              Mother: Ruth Anderson   (1810 -     ) 
Other spouse 2
           F Child 1: Harriett Cross      
                Born: 1866                  5
           M Child 2: Benjamin F. Cross      
                Born: ca 1870               5
              Census: 1880                 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV  
           M Child 3: Samuel A. Cross      
                Born: ca 1872               5
              Census: 1880                 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV  
           M Child 4: Gilbert Cross      
                Born: ca 1876               5
              Census: 1880                 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV  

Sources:
(1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 156. 
(2) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. 
(3) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. 
(4) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) 
(5) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) 
(6) 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. 
(7) Calhoun County WV Marriages 1856-1927, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Oct 1989) 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birthplace given as Tyler County in 1865 marriage record, but as Ritchie
County in 1890 marriage record.  Ritchie County is the more likely.







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