Fourth Generation

80. John E. Cross⁹⁴.
Birth: about 1830, Tennessee.
Parents: Jesse C. Cross and Amelia (Milly) England.
Census: 1840, Anderson County, Tennessee.¹⁵
Age 10-14, enumerated in the household of his father Jesse C. Cross.
Census: 1850, Anderson County, Tennessee. John E. 20 m w TN attended school.
Birth of Child: about 1857, Mary C. Cross, parent age: 27.
Birth of Child: about 1859, George W. Cross, parent age: 29.
Census: 1860, Knox County, Tennessee. Dist. 9, Knox County, Tennessee, 19 Jun 1860, Gallaken PO, page 199a, dwelling number 30, family number 28, Cross John 29 m w farmer /$100 TN, Nancy A. 24 f w TN, Mary C. 3 f w TN, George W. 1 m w TN.
Birth of Child: about 1861, Sarah M. Cross, parent age: 31.
Birth of Child: about 1862, Eliza Cross, parent age: 32.
Birth of Child: about 1867, William J. Cross, parent age: 37.
Birth of Child: about 1868, Joseph Cross, parent age: 38.
Census: 1870, Anderson County, Tennessee. Dist. 8, Anderson County, Tennessee, 23 Aug 1870, Robertsville PO; page 80a, dwelling number 60, family number 60; Cross John 41 m w farmer $500/$425 TN; Nancy A. 34 f w keeping house TN; Mary C. 13 f w at home TN cannot W; George W. 11 m w farm laborer TN cannot W; Sarah M. 9 f w TN; Eliza 8 f w TN; William J. 3 m w TN; Milinda 60 f w TN.
Birth of Child: about 1874, C. M. Cross, parent age: 44.
Birth of Child: about 1876, Florence Cross, parent age: 46.
Birth of Child: April 1878, William C. Cross, parent age: 48.
Census: 1880, Anderson County, Tennessee.
Dist. 8, Anderson County, Tennessee, 1 Jun 1880; page 78d, dwelling number 32, family number 32; Cross John E. 50 head male married white, farmer, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Nancy A. 44 wife female married white, keeping house, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Joseph 12 son, male, single, white, farming, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, attended school; C.M. 6 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, attended school; Florence 4 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; William C. 2 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Death: between 1881 and 1890, age 51. He was enumerated in the 1880 census, and his wife was a widow in the 1890 tax list.

John E. Cross and Nancy A. Letsinger.
Marriage: 11 March 1856, Knox County, Tennessee, John E. Cross, to Nancy A. Letsinger.

Nancy A. Letsinger^65,94,95, daughter of Daniel Boone Letsinger and Mary W. Shinpaugh,.
Birth: May 1836, [Knox County], Tennessee. The family was living in Knox County in 1840, and she was married in Knox County. So the guess is that she was born in Knox County. (RGB)
Parents: Daniel Boone (Dan) Letsinger and Mary W. (Polly) Shinpaugh.
Census: 1840, Knox County, Tennessee. Age 00-04, enumerated in the household of her father Daniel Boone (Dan) Letsinger.
Census: 1850, Knox County, Tennessee. Nancy A. 14 f w TN.
Birth of Child: about 1857, Mary C. Cross, parent age: 21.
Birth of Child: about 1859, George W. Cross, parent age: 23.
Census: 1860, Knox County, Tennessee. Nancy A. 24 f w TN.
Birth of Child: about 1861, Sarah M. Cross, parent age: 25.
Birth of Child: about 1862, Eliza Cross, parent age: 26.
Birth of Child: about 1867, William J. Cross, parent age: 31.
Birth of Child: about 1868, Joseph Cross, parent age: 32.
Census: 1870, Anderson County, Tennessee. Nancy A. 34 f w keeping house TN.
Birth of Child: about 1874, C. M. Cross, parent age: 38.
Birth of Child: about 1876, Florence Cross, parent age: 40.
Birth of Child: April 1878, William C. Cross, parent age: 41.
Census: 1880, Anderson County, Tennessee.
Nancy A. 44 wife female married white, keeping house, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census: 1900, Anderson County, Tennessee.
Cross Nancy A. 65 mother-in-law female widowed white May 1836, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, 7 children, 6 living.
Death: between 1910 and 1920, age 74.⁹⁵

John E. Cross-14383 and Nancy A. Letsinger-14384 had the following children: