Jul-28-2018
Husband: Nimrod Cross
Born: 1803 in Virginia 1,2 Died: 1888 3,1 Buried: in Cross (aka Wilson) Cemetery, Rock Camp Run, Ritchie Co, WV 2 (see note 1) Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: Richard Cross (1772 - 1854) Mother: Mary Margaret "Molly" Lake (1777 - 1866)
Wife: Eliza Richards 3 3 Married: Aug-13-1835 1
Born: ca 1818 4 Buried: (unmarked) in Cross (aka Wilson) Cemetery, Rock Camp Run, Ritchie Co, WV 2 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: George Richards, Jr. (1790 - ) Mother: Elizabeth Coburn (1791 - ) Notes
M Child 1: George Washington Cross 1 Born: Jun- 9-1834 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 5,6 Died: Jul-20-1923 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Buried: in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, near Pullman (Co Rds 9 & 7/4), Ritchie Co, WV 7 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 Wife: Triphany Hayhurst b. ca 1837 d. bef Jul 1879 Census name: Pythena Hayhurst Married: Sep-18-1858 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 8 Wife: Ara Reed b. ca 1849 Also known as: Ary 9 Married: Jul-23-1879 in Ritchie Co, WV 10
F Child 2: Mary Cross 1 Born: ca 1837 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 11 Buried: (no dates) in Hardman Chapel Cemetery, Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV 2 Resided: in Leatherbarke, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Husband: John Elder b. ca 1828 d. Nov-20-1893 Married: Dec-12-1861 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 11
M Child 3: John A. Cross 1 Born: May- 6-1839 in Wood Co, (W)VA 12,13,6 Died: May-20-1920 in Delaware Co, IN 12,13 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 2 Resided: (settled) in Indiana 1 Resided: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 6 Occupation: farmer 12 Military: Co G, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 2,1 Wife: Caroline A. Snodgrass b. Oct- 6-1841 d. Jul-12-1891 Married: Jun- 7-1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 14
F Child 4: Catherine Lee Cross 5 Born: Nov-27-1842 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 5,11 Died: Feb- 6-1930 in Millstone, Calhoun Co, WV 5 Buried: in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Calhoun Co, WV 5 Resided: in Calhoun Co, WV 1 Resided: 1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 11 Husband: William L. Cunningham b. ca 1839 Married: Apr- 6-1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
F Child 5: Elizabeth Jane Cross 1 Also known as: Jane Cross 6,4 Born: ca 1843 15 Resided: in Wirt Co, WV 1 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Thomas Hamrick b. ca 1831 d. Oct- 6-1907 Married: Feb-26-1866 in Ritchie Co, WV 16
F Child 6: Susan Cross 1 Born: ca 1845 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 6 Husband: Robert L. B. Elder b. ca 1843 Married: Jul-27-1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 6
F Child 7: Nancy Cross 1 Born: Jan-13-1845 in Ritchie Co, WV 5,6 (see note 2) Died: Jan-26-1936 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Buried: Berea Cemetery 5 Resided: in Mole Hill (now Mountain), Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: George W. Jeffries b. Jan- -1849 d. bef Jan 1936 Census name: George W. Jeffrey 4 Married: Apr-25-1867 in Ritchie Co, WV 6
F Child 8: Victoria Cross 1 Census name: Victory Cross 4 Born: ca 1850
F Child 9: Martha Ann Cross 1 Born: ca 1851 6 Resided: in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Husband: Hugh Brent Prunty b. ca 1842 Also known as: Brent Prunty 1 Married: Dec-15-1871 in Ritchie Co, WV 6
F Child 10: Ellen Cross Born: ca 1855 4 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
F Child 11: Louisa Cross Born: ca 1858 4 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 156. (2) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (3) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 366. (4) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp). (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (6) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (7) 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." (8) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as George Cross, 22, of Ritchie Co, son of Nimrod & Eliza; and T. Boone, widowed, 21, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Amos & Mary. Married Sep 18 1858. Unclear if Boone is wife's maiden name or previous married name. (9) Headstone. (10) 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. (11) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (12) Death record. (13) Headstone (year only) (14) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as John Cross, 21, b. Wood Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Nimrod & Eliza; and C. A. Snodgrass, 18, b. Marion Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Nathan & Matilda. Married Jun 7 1860 in Ritchie County. MR p. 7. (15) 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (16) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Thomas Hamrick, widowed, 33, b. Nicholas Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Joseph & Francis; and Jane Cross, 21, of Ritchie Co, dau of Nimrod. Married Feb 26 1866. Event Notes Note (1) Unmarked. Minnie Kendall Lowther, in "History of Ritchie County," p. 366, refers to this cemetery as the Pisgah churchyard. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1848, age 51.Name Index