Fifth Generation


129. Mary Jane Cross29,71,153.
Birth: 12 July 1842, Anderson County, Tennessee.29,71,153
Parents: Alfred Carter Cross and Zipporah Peters.
Census: 1850, Anderson County, Tennessee.29 Mary J. 7 f w TN attended school, enumerated in the household of her father Alfred Carter Cross.
Census: 1860, Anderson County, Tennessee. Mary J. 17 f w domestic TN.
Birth of Child: 8 June 1867, George B. Grills, parent age: 24.
Census: 1870, Anderson County, Tennessee.153 Mary J. 27 f w TN, enumerated in the household of her husband James Grills.
Birth of Child: about 1871, Mary C. Grills, parent age: 29.
Census: 1880, Knox County, Tennessee.
Mary J. 37 wife female married white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Death: 22 June 1890, age 47.
Burial: Scarbrough Cemetery Anderson County, Tennessee. Grave marker: Grills, Mary J. 7-12-1842 6-22-1890 Wife of James Grills

Mary Jane Cross and James Grills.
Marriage: 26 August 1866, Anderson County, Tennessee, Mary Jane Cross, to James Grills.153

James Grills52,153.
Birth: April 1845, Tennessee.153
Birth of Child: 8 June 1867, George B. Grills, parent age: 22.
Census: 1870, Anderson County, Tennessee.153 Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 2 Sep 1870, Scarbrough PO; p.94a, dwelling number 127, family number 127; Grills James 28 m w TN; Mary J. 27 f w TN; George 3 m w TN.
Birth of Child: about 1871, Mary C. Grills, parent age: 26.
Census: 1880, Knox County, Tennessee.
Dist. 19, Enumeration District 162, Knox County, Tennessee, Jun 1880; p.412c, dwelling number 124, family number 129; Grills James 35 head male married white, farmer, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, cannot W; Mary J. 37 wife female married white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; George B. 13 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Mary C. 9 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Death: after 1880, age 35.

Mary Jane Cross-3057 and James Grills-7180 had the following children:

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i.

George B. Grills153.
Birth: 8 June 1867, Tennessee.153
Parents: James Grills and Mary Jane Cross.
Census: 1870, Anderson County, Tennessee.153 George 3 m w TN, enumerated in the household of his father James Grills.
Census: 1880, Knox County, Tennessee.
George B. 13 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Death: 30 August 1882, age 15. Death date from his tombstone.
Burial: about 31 August 1882, Scarbrough Cemetery Anderson County, Tennessee. Grave marker: Grills, George B. 6-8-1867 8-30-1882 Son of James & M. J. Grills

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Mary C. Grills.
Birth: about 1871, Tennessee.
Parents: James Grills and Mary Jane Cross.
Census: 1880, Knox County, Tennessee.
Mary C. 9 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.