Doddridge County Roots

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John CROSS

John CROSS

Male 1810 - 1886  (76 years)

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  • Name John CROSS 
    Born 1810  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • Although his birth date has also been reported as 1808, the date on his headstone is 1810.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1865  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1880  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [5
    Died 15 Jul 1886  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Buried Riddles Chapel Cemetery, Co Rd 16/10, near Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I34134  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 

    Father Richard CROSS,   b. 4 Feb 1772, Fauquier Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1854, Taylor Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Mary Margaret "Molly" LAKE,   b. 10 Dec 1777, Fauquier Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1866, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Family ID F13398  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Catherine Jemima PRUNTY,   b. CA 1811,   d. Bef Mar 1865  (Age ~ 54 years)  [1
    Married 1829  [7
    Children 
     1. Sarah CROSS,   b. 3 Mar 1831,   d. 9 Dec 1908  (Age 77 years)
     2. Mary Ann CROSS,   b. 21 Jun 1840, Wood Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1923, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     3. Jefferson CROSS,   b. CA 1845, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Nov 1895  (Age ~ 50 years)
     4. Jemima Jane CROSS,   b. CA 1847
     5. Nancy L. CROSS,   b. CA 1849, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. John O. CROSS,   b. Aug 1851
    Family ID F13399  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah J. JONES,   b. CA 1845, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Married 26 Mar 1865  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Harriett CROSS,   b. 1866
     2. Benjamin F. CROSS,   b. CA 1870
     3. Samuel A. CROSS,   b. CA 1872
     4. Gilbert CROSS,   b. CA 1876
    Family ID F39725  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Riddles Chapel Cemetery, Co Rd 16/10, near Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S283] Ritchie County in History and Romance, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 156.

    2. [S2068] 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA.

    3. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV.

    4. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    5. [S2204] 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District).

    6. [S1907] One World Tree, (www.ancestry.com).

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.