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1880 Census, Sullivan County, Tennessee


Dist. 4, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.430d
Cross  David      self m m w 41  laborer        TN TN TN
       Elizabeth  wife f m w 52  keeping house  TN TN TN
       Susan      dau  f s w 23  at home        TN TN TN
       Robbert    son  m s w 19  laborer        TN TN TN


Dist. 5, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.506c
Cross  Sampson   self m w w 55  farmer       TN TN TN
       Martha A. dau  f s w 18  keeps house  TN TN VA
       Rachel S. dau  f s w 16  home         TN TN VA
       E. J.     son  m s w 11  home         TN TN VA
       L. D.     dau  f s w  8  home         TN TN VA
       W. D.     son  m s w  5  home         TN TN VA

Sampson Cross was the son of John Cross and Rachel Sampson.  John Cross was the son of Abraham Cross and Elizabeth Ensor.  So Sampson Cross was the grandnephew of my fourth great grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy.  John Cross and Rachel Sampson were married in Carter County, Tennessee, which is adjacent to Sullivan County.


Dist. 5, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.507a
Cross  Jessie       self m m w 49  farmer        TN TN TN
       H. E.        wife f m w 40  keeps house   NC NC NC
       William      son  m s w 20  farm laborer  TN TN NC
       Ellen M.     dauL f m w 19  home          TN VA VA
       Noah P.      son  m s w 15  farm laborer  TN TN NC
       Amanda J.    dau  f s w 11  home          TN TN NC
       Robt. M.     son  m s w  8  home          TN TN NC
       Martha Ellen dau  f s w  6  home          TN TN NC
       Joseph D.    son  m s w  4  home          TN TN NC
       Charles M.   son  m s w  2  home          TN TN TN

Jesse Powell Cross was the son of John Cross and Rachel Sampson.  John Cross was the son of Abraham Cross and Elizabeth Ensor.  Abraham Cross was the brother of my fourth great grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy.

Jesse's wife was Esther Cagle.


Dist. 5, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.507a
Cross  John F.    self m m w   34  laborer      TN TN NC
       Sarah A.   wife f m w   36  keeps house  TN PA TN
       Mary E.    dau  f s w   16  home         TN TN TN
       Sarah E.   dau  f s w   14  home         TN TN TN
       Thos. J.C. son  m s w   12  home         TN TN TN
       Geo. D.    son  m s w    9  home         TN TN TN
       M. J. L.   dau  f s w    7  home         TN TN TN
       W.         son  m s w    6  home         TN TN TN
       Moses H.   son  m s w    3  home         TN TN TN
       Kate M.    dau  f s w 2/12  home         TN TN TN

John F. Cross was the son of Thomas (Jones) Cross and Martha Wright.  Jones Cross was the son of Elijah Cross Jr. and Catherine Cook, and the grandson of Elijah Cross Sr. and Nancy Ann Lane.  Elijah Cross Sr. was the brother of my fourth great grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy.

John F. Cross's wife was Sarah A. Booher.


Dist. 5, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.514c
Cross  John W.    self m m w 26  farmer       TN TN TN
       Hannah P.  wife f m w 23  keeps house  TN TN TN
       W. E. L.   son  m s w  1  home         TN TN TN


Dist. 5, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.514c
Cross   Wm. S.    self    m m w 30  farmer       TN TN TN
        Nancy J.  wife    f m w 26  keeps house  TN TN TN
        Martha S. dau     f s w  6  home         TN TN TN
        Nancy A.  dau     f s w  2  home         TN TN TN
Coleman Susan     motherL f w w 64  home         TN TN TN
Clark   Mary E.   sister  f m w 21  home         TN TN TN


Dist. 5, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.515a
Cross    T.J.       self  m m w 67  keeper of the poor  TN TN TN
         Mary       wife  f m w 54  keeps house         TN TN TN
         Thos J.    son   m s w 23  farmer              TN TN TN
Smith    Catharine  other f s w 46  servant             TN TN TN
Floyd    Abby       other f s w 60  poor house          TN TN TN
         Betty      other f s w 58  poor house          TN TN TN
Grubb    Margaret   other f w w 63  poor house          VA VA VA
Lutteral Elizabeth  other f s w 57  poor house          VA VA VA
Eaves    John       other m s w 56  poor house          VA VA VA
Miller   Mary       other f s b 50  poor house          VA VA VA
Cross    Benjamin   other m s w 10  poor house          TN TN TN
         Charles    other m s w  6  poor house          TN TN TN
Rude     John       other m s w  6  poor house          TN NC TN


Dist. 7, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.478c
Cross  Jackson G. self m m w 45  farm        TN TN TN
       Catherine  wife f m w 35  keep house  TN VA TN
       Robt.      son  m s w 27  carpenter   TN TN TN
       Harriet E. dau  f s w 16              TN TN TN
       Bruce      son  m s w 14  farm        TN TN TN


Dist. 7, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.483b
Cross  James  self m m w   34  farm        TN TN TN
       Ruth   wife f m w   24  keep house  TN TN TN
       Edward son  m s w    6              TN TN TN
       Josie  dau  f s w    8              TN TN TN
       Julia  dau  f s w 6/12              TN TN TN


Dist. 8, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.409a
Cross  William   self m m w   34  shoemaker      TN TN TN
       Amelia A. wife f m w   26  keeping house  TN TN TN
       Sarah E.  dau  f s w   11                 TN TN TN
       William   son  m s w    9                 TN TN TN
       George    son  m s w    6                 TN TN TN
       Dora      dau  f s w    5                 TN TN TN
       Samuel    son  m s w 5/12                 TN TN TN


Dist. 8, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.421a
Cross   W.K.     self  m m w 65  farmer         TN SC TN
        Eliza    wife  f m w 56  keeping house  TN SC TN
        Ella     dau   f s w 17  at home        TN TN TN
        Carlton  son   m s w 15  at home        TN TN TN


Dist. 8, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.421b
Cross  David H.  self  m m w 52  farmer         TN TN TN
       Julia A.  wife  f m w 45  keeping house  TN TN TN
Roller Robt. M.  other m s w 10  laborer        CA TN CA


Dist. 8, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 2 Jun 1880
p.422c, dwelling number 21, family number 21
Cross  Jacob G.      head 40 m m w  farmer         TN TN TN
       Sarah E.      wife 36 f m w  keeping house  VA VA VA
       Loretta Bell  dau  10 f s w  at home        TN TN VA
       William J.    son   7 m s w  at home        TN TN VA
       Henry W.      son   5 m s w  at home        TN TN VA
       Viora         dau   3 f s w  at home        TN TN VA

Jacob Gross Cross was the son of William King Cross and Loozenia Gross. As such, he was the great grandnephew of my fourth great grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy. Jacob's wife was Sarah E. (Sally) Fleenor.


Dist. 8, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 2 Jun 1880
p.422c, dwelling number 22, family number 22
Cross Saml  L.   head 31 m m w  farmer         TN TN TN
      Sarah      wife 26 f m w  keeping house  TN TN TN
      Addie      dau   8 f s w  at home        TN TN TN
      Rettie B.  dau   6 f s w  at home        TN TN TN
      Oscar Lee  son   3 m s w  at home        TN TN TN
      James D.   son   1 m s w  at home        TN TN TN

Samuel Looney Cross was the son of Elijah Cross Jr. and Mary (Polly) Malone.  As such, he was the grandnephew of my fourth great grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy.  Sarah Catherine Webb was the daughter of Benjamin Webb and Elizabeth Arrents.


Dist. 8, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.422c
Cross  William C.  self m m w   26  farmer         TN TN TN
       Martha G.   wife f m w   19  keeping house  TN TN TN
       Lyle M.     son  m s w    2  at home        TN TN TN
       Lousina O.  dau  f s w 5/12  at home        TN TN TN


Dist. 8, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 2 Jun 1880
p.422d, dwelling number 26, family number 26
Cross Jacob H.      head 42 m m w  farmer         TN TN TN
      Hannah        wife 42 f m w  keeping house  IN TN TN
      Tennessee M.  dau  17 f s w  at home        TN TN IN
      William D.    son  15 m s w  works on farm  TN TN IN
      Reese B.      son  13 m s w  works on farm  TN TN IN

Jacob H. Arwood Cross was the son of Jesse Cross and Susannah Hicks.  As such, he was the grandnephew of my fourth great grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy.  His wife was Hannah DeVault.


Dist. 8, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.423a
Cross  Jacob H.     self    m m w 27  farmer         TN TN TN
       Sarah J. B.  wife    f m w 21  keeping house  TN TN TN
       Harriet J.   mother  f w w 56                 TN TN TN
       Martha J.    sister  f s w 24                 TN TN TN
       Sarah A.     sister  f s w 21                 TN TN TN
       William J.   brother m s w 18                 TN TN TN
       Eliza R. B.  sister  f s w 16                 TN TN TN


Dist. 8, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.423a
Cross  John     self m m w 48 TN TN TN  farmer
       Adaline  wife f m w 43 TN TN TN  keeping house
       Joseph   son  m s w 22 TN TN TN  works on farm
       Eliza    dau  f s w 16 TN TN TN  at home
       Jacob    son  m s w 13 TN TN TN  works on farm
       Elijah   son  m s w 10 TN TN TN  at home
       Sarah    dau  f s w  2 TN TN TN  at home


Dist. 8, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 3 Jun 1880
p.423a, dwelling number 35, family number 35
Cross  Frank     self     m s w 26  farmer         TN TN TN
       Sinclair  brother  m s w 24  works on farm  TN TN TN
       Andrew    brother  m s w 22  works on farm  TN TN TN
       Henry     brother  m s w 20  works on farm  TN TN TN
       Mary      mother   f w w 55  keeping house  TN TN TN

Franklin P. Cross et.al. were sons of Elijah Cross and Mary Malone.  This particular Elijah was the son of Elijah Cross and Nancy Ann Lane.  As such, he was the nephew of my fourth great grandfather William Cross the drummer boy.  So Franklin P. Cross, Sinclair Cross, et.al. were grandnephews of William the drummer.

A Franklin P. Cross age 7 was enumerated in the 1860 census in Anderson County, Tennessee in the home that had been William the drummer's home.  William himself died in 1844, and the head of the household in Anderson County in 1860 was Elizabeth Cross who was apparently William's daughter.  Frank's father Elijah Cross died in 1858.  I wonder if the Franklin P. Cross in Anderson County was the same Frank, and if he had been sent to live in Anderson County after the death of his father.


Dist. 8, Enumeration District 21, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 3 Jun 1880
p.423b, dwelling number 40, family number 40
Cross  Abraham   88 head  m m w  farmer         TN MD VA
       Peachy    88 wife  f m w  keeping house  MD MD MD
       Ellen F.  43 dau   f s w  at home        TN MD MD  idiotic

Abraham Cross 88 was the son of Elijah Cross Sr. and Nancy Ann Lane.  As such, Abraham was the nephew of my fourth great grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy.

Abraham's wife was Peachy Gitt age 88.  Peachy was the daughter of Jacob Gitt.

My Cross family moved from Baltimore County, Maryland to what is now Sullivan County, Tennessee sometime between 1770 and 1776.  It is gratifying that Abraham's census entry for 1880 correctly reflects the Maryland birthplace of his father.


Dist. 8, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.423b
Cross  Polly A. self f w w 51  keeping house   TN TN TN
       Columbus son  m s w 30  works on farm   TN TN TN
       Adaline  dau  f s w 26  at home         TN TN TN
       Mattie   dau  f s w 17  at home         TN TN TN
       John     son  m s w 12  works on farm   TN TN TN


Dist. 8, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.423b
Rutleidge J.W.          26 head m m w  farmer         TN TN TN
          Treola        19 wife f m w  keeping house  TN TN TN
          Mary E. T.  7/12 dau  f s w  at home        TN TN TN

Treola Williams was the daughter of Albert Gallatin Williams and Susan S. Cross.  Susan S. Cross in turn was the daughter of David L. Cross and Mary (Polly) Himes.  David L. Cross was the son of my fourth great grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy.  As such, David L. Cross was the brother of my third great grandfather Alfred Carter Cross.

The husband of Treola Williams was Joseph W. Rutledge.  Their daughter was Mary Elizabeth Treola Rutledge.


Dist. 8, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.423b
Cross  Elkanah D.  self m m w 36  farmer         TN TN TN
       Mary A.     wife f m w 33  keeping house  TN TN TN
       John        son  m s w 13  works on farm  TN TN TN
       Aleener M.  dau  f s w 11  at home        TN TN TN

Elkanah Dulaney Cross was the son of David L. Cross and Mary (Polly) Himes.  Mary Ann Milhorn was the daughter of Andrew Jackson Millhorn and Margaret Ann Sanders.


Dist. 8, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.423b
Cross  Samuel R.  self m m w 38     TN TN TN  farmer
       Nancy A.   wife f m w 30     TN TN TN  keeping house
       James D.   son  m s w 10     TN TN TN  at home
       Samuel R.  son  m s w  9     TN TN TN
       Elkanah D. son  m s w  7     TN TN TN
       Paralee    dau  f s w  4     TN TN TN
       Jacob R.   son  m s w  5     TN TN TN
       Cora Bell  dau  f s w  2     TN TN TN
       Elijah     son  m s w  5/12  TN TN TN

Samuel Ray (Sam) Cross Sr. was the son of David L. Cross and Mary (Polly) Himes, and the grandson of my fourth great grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy.  As such, Sam was the nephew of my third great grandfather Alfred Carter Cross and the first cousin of my second great grandmother Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross.

Nancy A. Glover was the daughter of James Glover and Elizabeth Berry.


Dist. 8, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.427a
Cross  Liza  self f w w    29  at home  TN TN TN
       James son  m s w     8  at home  TN TN TN
       Emma  dau  f s w 11/12  at home  TN TN TN


Dist. 8, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.427a
Cross  Rosco B.   self m m w 33  farmer         TN TN TN
       Elizabeth  wife f m w 40  keeping house  TN TN TN


Dist. 8, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.427b
Cross  Mary E. self   f s w 50  keeping house  TN TN TN
       Amanda  sister f s w 42  at home        TN TN TN

Mary E. Cross and Amanda Cross were daughters of David L. Cross and Mary (Polly) Himes.


Dist. 8, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.427b
Cross  Marshall  self m m w 45  farmer         TN TN TN
       Pauline   wife f m w 45  keeping house  TN TN TN
       Landon    son  m s w 19  works on farm  TN TN TN
       Charlie   son  m s w  5  at home        TN TN TN
       Jennie    dau  f s w  9  at home        TN TN TN


Dist. 8, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.427b
Cross  Ellen   self f w w 52  keeping house  TN TN TN
       Jas. M. son  m s w 16  laborer        TN TN TN
       Francis dau  f s w 14  at home        TN TN TN
       Hawkins son  m s w 11  laborer        TN TN TN


Dist. 8, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.427b
Cross  Alvin       self m m w   24  laborer        TN TN TN
       Susan C.    wife f m w   25  keeping house  TN TN TN
       Victoria    dau  f s w    3  at home        TN TN TN
       James H.    son  m s w    2  at home        TN TN TN
       Francis M.  dau  f s w 1/12  at home        TN TN TN


Dist. 9, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.389b
Cross     Jas. H.  self   m m w   24  farm laborer   TN TN TN
          Nancy S. wife   f m w   19  keeping house  TN NC NC
          May J.   dau    f s w 4/12                 TN TN TN
Williams  John E.  nephew m s w    6                 TN NC TN


Dist. 9, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.394c
Routh     Asa        self m m w 61  minister of gospel      TN TN TN
          Mary A.    wife f m w 37  keeping house           TN VA VA
          Thos. E.   son  m s w 15  on farm                 VA TN VA
          Mattie U.  dau  f s w 11                          VA TN VA
          Maggie H.  dau  f s w 10                          VA TN VA
          John L.    son  m s w  9                          VA TN VA
          Kate Belle dau  f s w  6                          TN TN VA
          Lofton     son  m s w  4                          TN TN VA
Provence  Sally      dau  f w w 38  seamstress (s.machine)  TN TN TN
          Thomas     Gson m s w  6                          VA TN VA
Cross     Emma E.    dau  f m w 14  at home                 VA TN VA


Dist. 9, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.394d
Jones  William   self  m m w 72  farmer         TN ENG PA
       Martha    wife  f m w 58  keeping house  TN VA  TN
       Jacob L.  son   m s w 19  farmer         TN TN  TN
       George W. son   m s w 12  on farm        TN TN  TN
Cross  Jerushah  dau   f s w 17  assists mother TN TN  TN


Dist. 9, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.395a
Cross  Wm. A.      self m m w 47  farmer         TN TN TN
       Martha      wife f m w 45  keeping house  IN TN TN
       Hugh H.     son  m m w 24  school teacher TN TN IN
       Matilda E.  dau  f s w 20                 TN TN IN
       Florence E. dau  f s w 15                 TN TN IN
       Ida H.      dau  f s w 12                 TN TN IN
       Branton B.  son  m s w  9                 TN TN IN
       Jenny S.    dau  f s w  6                 TN TN IN


Dist. 16, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.377c
Millhorn  James D.  self  m m w   36                 TN TN TN
          Polley A. wife  f m w   28  keeping house  TN TN TN
          Mary E.   dau   f s w   13                 TN TN TN
          James H.  son   m s w    8                 TN TN TN
          Nancy A.  dau   f s w    6                 TN TN TN
          Martha J. dau   f s w    6                 TN TN TN
          Samuel    son   m s w 4/11                 TN TN TN
Cross     Rachel E. other f s w   23                 TN TN TN


Dist. 16, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.381c
Cross   Edward  self m m b 63  labor          -- -- --
        Sarah   wife f m b 53  keeping house  TN -- TN
Deleney James   BroL m s b 19  labor          TN TN TN


Dist. 17, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.535d
Cross  James     self m m w 27  laborer      VA VA VA
       Margaret  wife f m w 27  keeps house  VA VA VA
       Bettie    dau  f s w  2               VA VA VA


Dist. 19, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.409b
Hillton Wm. D.     self m m w 63  farmer           TN TN TN
        Martha     wife f m w 64  keeping house    TN TN TN
        John M.    son  m w w 39  house carpenter  TN TN TN
        William R. son  m s w 35  house carpenter  TN TN TN
        Mary E.    dau  f   w 33                   TN TN TN
        Daniel F.  son  m m w 30  laborer          TN TN TN
        Emmeline   dauL f m w 25  keeping house    TN TN TN
        Frances M. son  m w w 23  laborer          TN TN TN
Cross   Reynold    Gson m s w 12                   TN TN TN


Dist. 20, Enumeration District 19, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 22 Jun 1880
p.399b, dwelling number 176, family number 183
Cross  Sarah       head 61  f w w  house laborer  TN TN TN  cannot W
       Zechariah   son  22  m s w  farm laborer   TN TN TN
       Martha J.   Gdau  8  f s w                 TN TN TN  attended school
       William D.  Gson  6  m s w                 TN TN TN  attended school

Sarah (Sallie) Jones age 61 was the widow of Zachariah Cross.  Zachariah was the son of Abraham Cross and Peachy Baker, and the grandson of Elijah Cross Sr. and Nancy Ann Lane.  Elijah Cross Sr. was the brother of my fourth great grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy.

Zachariah Cross Jr. age 22 was the son of Zachariah and Sallie.  Martha J. (Mattie) Cross age 8 and William Decatur Cross age 6 were the out-of-wedlock children of Catherine Cross.  Catherine was the daughter of Zacharian and Sallie.  At the time of the 1880 census, Catherine was married Jacob Goodman and was raising two of her very young children with Jacob.  But Catherine's first two children were apparently raised by her parents.


Blountville, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.501a
Cross   John     self m m w    23  TN TN TN
        Sarah P. wife f m w    22  TN TN TN
        Henry H. son  m s w 11/12  TN TN TN


Blountville, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.501b
Cross  William S.   self m m w    62  shoemaker    TN TN TN
       Eliza C.     wife f m w    38  keeps house  TN TN TN
       William K.   son  m s w    25  laborer      TN TN TN
       George S.    son  m s w    17  laborer      TN TN TN
       Samuel J.    son  m s w    13  laborer      TN TN TN
       Amanda S.    dau  f s w    11  home         TN TN TN
       John O.      son  m s w     8  home         TN TN TN
       Roena F.     dau  f s w     6  home         TN TN TN
       Lydia M.     dau  f s w     4  home         TN TN TN
       Elizabeth R. dau  f s w     3  home         TN TN TN
       Frank C.     son  m s w 11/12               TN TN TN


Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 1880
p.519c
Cross   Abram  self  m m b 36  minister     VA VA VA
        Sarah  other f m b 34  keeps house  VA VA VA
        Lilly  other f s b  6               TN VA VA


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