Fourth Generation

67. William Alexander (Alex) Cross^28,113 was born on 1 March 1849 in Scarbrough, Anderson County, Tennessee.¹¹⁴ His birth place is taken from his death certificate. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Anderson County, Tennessee. William A. 1 m w TN He appeared in the census in 1860 in Anderson County, Tennessee. William A. 11 m w TN William appeared in the census in 1870 in Anderson County, Tennessee. 1236 56 56 Cross William A. 21, Martha E. 19, Joseph 8/12 Bn. Sept.

He was living on 16 October 1904 in Anderson County, Tennessee.¹¹³ He was a member of Victory Lodge 446, Independent Order off Odd Fellows. The Lodge was organized on 16 Oct 1904 in the Scarbrough community. Alex was a charter member.

He died on 2 March 1912 in Scarbrough, Anderson County, Tennessee.¹¹⁴ Death Certificate:

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Deceased--W A Cross
Date of death--Mar 2, 1912
Sex--Male Color--white
Age--sixty-three (63)
Married or single--married
Place of death--Scarboro, Tn
Cause of death--Acute indigestion
Place of birth--Scarboro, Tn
Ocuppation--Miller William was buried about 3 March 1912 in Scarbrough Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee.¹⁰

William Alexander (Alex) Cross and Martha E Herrell were married on 13 January 1868.¹¹⁵

Martha E Herrell²⁸ was born on 10 June 1852.

She appeared in the census in 1870 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Age 19.

She was buried in Scarbrough Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee. Her stone is shared with her husband, and has a blank date of death. Her husband's date of death was in 1912. So the family never went back and added her date of death to the stone.

William Alexander (Alex) Cross and Martha E Herrell had the following children:

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i.
Joseph Cross was born in September 1869. He appeared in the census in 1870 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Age 8/12 Bn. Sept.
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ii.
Thomas O Cross¹¹⁶ was born in 1872. He died in 1915. He was buried in 1915 in Scarbrough Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee.
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iii.
Ollie Cross was born about 1875.
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iv.
John Richard (Richard) Cross¹¹³ was born in June 1878 in Tennessee. He was living on 16 October 1904 in Anderson County, Tennessee.¹¹³ He was a member of Victory Lodge 446, Independent Order off Odd Fellows. The Lodge was organized on 16 Oct 1904 in the Scarbrough community. Richard was a charter member. He was listed as living in Wheat, which was in Roane County just across the county line from Anderson County.
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v.
William D Cross was born in January 1884 in Tennessee.
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Virgil H (Virgie) Cross¹¹⁰ was born on 23 February 1889 in Scarbrough, Anderson County, Tennessee.¹¹⁰ He was living between 1904 and 1924 in Anderson County, Tennessee.¹¹³ He was a member of Victory Lodge 446, Independent Order off Odd Fellows. The Lodge was organized on 16 Oct 1904 in the Scarbrough community. Virgie was not a charter member, but he joined sometime before the lodge consolidated with Clinton Lodge 18 on 11 Mar 1924. He was listed as living in Edgemoor.