Fifth Generation

207. Mary C. Cross.
Birth: about 1857, [Knox County], Tennessee.
Parents: John E. Cross and Nancy A. Letsinger.
Census: 1860, Knox County, Tennessee. Mary C. 3 f w TN
Census: 1870, Anderson County, Tennessee. Mary C. 13 f w at home TN cannot W.
Birth of Child: August 1884, Samuel J. C. Cross, parent age: 27.
Birth of Child: October 1899, Annie M. Grills, parent age: 42.
Census: 1900, Anderson County, Tennessee.
Mary C. 43 wife female m6 w May 1857, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, 3 children, 2 living
Death: 1945, age 88, Anderson County, Tennessee.²²⁶ Her death certificate listed her name as Mary Kate. So her name was probably Mary Catherine.

Mary C. Cross and Nathan Grills.
Marriage: about 1877, Mary C. Cross, to Nathan Grills.

Nathan Grills.
Birth: about 1850, Sullivan County, Tennessee.²²⁷
Birth of Child: August 1884, Samuel J. C. Cross, parent age: 34.
Birth of Child: October 1899, Annie M. Grills, parent age: 49.
Census: 1900, Anderson County, Tennessee.
Dist. 8, Anderson County, Tennessee, 11 Jun 1900; page 124a, dwelling number 78, family number 83; Grills Nathan ?? head male m6 w Jun ???? farmer TN VA TN; Mary C. 43 wife female m6 w May 1857, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, 3 children, 2 living; Samuel J. C. 15 son, male, single, white, Aug 1884, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Annie M. 7/12 daughter, female, single, white, Oct 1899, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; 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: 1928, age 78, Anderson County, Tennessee.²²⁷

Mary C. Cross-20737 and Nathan Grills-25417 had the following children: