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1900 Census, Hot Spring County, Arkansas


Midway Twp, Enumeration District 63, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, 27 Jun 1900
p.126b, dwelling number 223, family number 232
Letsinger  Jesse      54 head  m m33 w  Mar 1846  fireman  TN TN TN
           Sarah A.   56 wife  f m33 w  Aug 1844           TN TN TN  9 children, 4 living
           Samuel D.  23 son   m s   w  Oct 1876  fireman  TN TN TN

Sarah A. Mary Cross age 56 was the daughter of Jesse C. Cross and Amelia (Milly) England.  As such, she was the niece of my third great grandfather Alfred Carter Cross.  Also, Mary Sarah A. Cross was the niece of my fourth great grandfather Titus England and the niece of my fourth great grandmother Sarah (Sallie) EnglandTitus and Sallie were brother and sister.

Jesse S. Letsinger was the son of Daniel (Dan) Letsinger and Mary W. Shinpaugh.  Jesse's sister Nancy A. Letsinger married Sarah's brother John E. Cross.  Dan Letsinger was the great grandfather of Samuel Mabry (Sam) Letsinger.  Uncle Sam married Elza Cordelia (Elzie) Peters who was the sister of my grandfather Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr.


Midway Twp, Enumeration District 63, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, 27 Jun 1900
p.126b, dwelling number 223, family number 233
Letsinger  Joe     19 head  m m0 w  Oct 1880  stack tender  TN TN TN
           Ida M.  18 wife  f m0 w  Jun 1881                MO ?? ??

Joseph Elcaney (Joe) Letsinger was the son of Jesse S. Letsinger and Sarah A. Mary Cross.  Joe and his wife were living in the same household with Joe's parents.  See family number 232 above for more information about the family.

Joe was almost certainly named for his granduncle Elkanah Cross.


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