Fifth Generation

215. William C. Cross.
Birth: April 1878, [Anderson County], Tennessee.
Parents: John E. Cross and Nancy A. Letsinger.
Census: 1880, Anderson County, Tennessee.
William C. 2 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census: 1900, Dallas County, Texas.
Precinct 8, Enumeration District 146, Dallas County, Texas, 15 Jun 1900; page 264a, dwelling number 64, family number 64; Cross William C. 22 boarder male single white, Apr 1878 farm laborer, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, enumerated household of Reevs Hicks. It seems extremely unlikely that there was a family relationship between William C. Cross and Reevs Hicks. It seems more likely that William simply took a room as a boarder in the Hicks household.
Birth of Child: about 1903, Cora May Cross, parent age: 25.
Census: 1910, Garland County, Arkansas.
Hot Springs City, Garland County, Arkansas, 25 Apr 1910; page 145a, 603 Park Ave, dwelling number 281, family number 320; Carpenter Edward 45 head male m2-7 w palmist VA NY WI; Neathery 26 wife female m1-7 w palmist IL IL IL; Cross William C. 32 head male m1-8 w laborer, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Lizzie M. 33 wife female m1-8 w AL GA AL 1 child, 1 living; Cora May 7 daughter, female, single, white, TX TN AL; Jenkins Susan 51 mother-in-law female widowed white AL GA SC 5 children, 1 living; James 24 broL male single white, farm laborer AL GA AL; Jarman Frank 28 roomer male single white, cook, restaurant, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Death: before 1920, age 42. He cannot be located in the 1920 or 1930 censuses, and his wife was listed as a widow in the 1920 census. Anderson County News March 16, 1912
Crime Of Long Ago
Wm. Cross Given Three Years For Murder Of Aslinger
After Sixteen Years He Is Betrayed By His Aunt
State Vs Wm. Cross, three years in penitentiary. ?? week of ??? interest in criminal records. In September 1896, Wm. Cross aged 16 years, son of Prof. John E. Cross of Scarboro, shot and instantly killed Thos. Aslinger, a farmer at Scarboro. The men quarreled over quantity of crop grass hay while in the field and the act was committed with a hog rifle. Cross claimed Aslinger was advancing on him with a knife, although the prosecution refuted this with witnesses until the facts of the tragedy seemed to be a question of veracity. After the killing Cross fled to Morristown where he remained for a time, then went to west and lived with his aunt, Mrs. Letsinger at Malvern, Ark. In course of time he married a very estimable young woman of Malvern and one child was born to their home. Had he lived a sober life he might have carried his crime to unpunished to the grave, but demon drink shadowed his home and he grew from bad to worse, until his wife was forced to turn to the world to earn an honest living for herself and child. Last fall Cross was arrested for stealing $50 from his aunt, Mrs. Letsinger. The proof was not convincing and he was acquitted. His aunt became fearful of bodily harm and notifled the officers that he was wanted in Anderson County, Tenn., for killing a man in 1896. The Arkansas officiers wired Sheriff Smith who looked up the record and found the information true. He sent C.S. Hicks to Malvern for the prisoner about the middle of last December and the officer returned this man with out the formality of ? papers.

William C. Cross and Elizabeth M. (Lizzie) Jenkins.
Marriage: about 1902, [Texas], William C. Cross, to Elizabeth M. (Lizzie) Jenkins.

Elizabeth M. (Lizzie) Jenkins, daughter of Jenkins and Susan ,.
Birth: 1877, Alabama.
Parents: Living and Susan.
Birth of Child: about 1903, Cora May Cross, parent age: 26.
Census: 1910, Garland County, Arkansas.
Lizzie M. 33 wife female m1-8 w AL GA AL 1 child, 1 living.
Census: 1920, Webster Parish, Louisiana.
Cross Lizzie 44 mother-in-law female widowed white AL AL AL, she and her daughter Cora were enumerated household of her son-in-law Rufus Joshua (Josh) Patterson.
Census: 1930, Webster Parish, Louisiana.
Cross Elizabeth 54 mother-in-law f w@26 w AL AL AL, she and her daughter Cora were enumerated household of her son-in-law Rufus Joshua (Josh) Patterson.

William C. Cross-14388 and Elizabeth M. (Lizzie) Jenkins-43107 had the following children: