Fifth Generation

132. William Alexander (Alex) Cross^29,71,85,178.
Birth: 1 March 1849, Scarbrough, Anderson County, Tennessee.^29,71,179 His birth place is taken from his death certificate.
Parents: Alfred Carter Cross and Zipporah Peters.
Census: 1850, Anderson County, Tennessee.²⁹ William A. 1 m w TN, enumerated in the household of his father Alfred Carter Cross.
Census: 1860, Anderson County, Tennessee. William A. 11 m w TN
Birth of Child: 28 September 1869, Joseph L. Cross, parent age: 20.
Census: 1870, Anderson County, Tennessee. 1236 56 56 Cross William A. 21, Martha E. 19, Joseph 8/12 Bn. Sept.
Birth of Child: 21 February 1872, Thomas Oliver Cross, parent age: 22.
Birth of Child: 28 December 1874, Olla J. (Ollie) Cross, parent age: 25.
Birth of Child: 17 June 1878, John Richard (Richard) Cross, parent age: 29.
Birth of Child: 18 January 1884, William Douglas (Willie) Cross, parent age: 34.
Birth of Child: 23 February 1889, Virgil Hutchel (Virgie) Cross, parent age: 39. Residence: 16 October 1904, Anderson County, Tennessee.¹⁷⁸ 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.
Death: 2 March 1912, age 63, Scarbrough, Anderson County, Tennessee.¹⁷⁹ Death Certificate:

#11
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
Burial: about 3 March 1912, Scarbrough Cemetery Anderson County, Tennessee.³²

William Alexander (Alex) Cross and Martha Elizabeth Herrell.
Marriage: 13 January 1868, William Alexander (Alex) Cross, to Martha Elizabeth Herrell.⁷¹

Martha Elizabeth Herrell^71,85, daughter of Montgomery Herrell and Pertilla Brooks,.
Birth: 10 June 1852, Anderson County, Tennessee.
Parents: Living and Living.
Birth of Child: 28 September 1869, Joseph L. Cross, parent age: 17.
Census: 1870, Anderson County, Tennessee. Age 19.
Birth of Child: 21 February 1872, Thomas Oliver Cross, parent age: 19.
Birth of Child: 28 December 1874, Olla J. (Ollie) Cross, parent age: 22.
Birth of Child: 17 June 1878, John Richard (Richard) Cross, parent age: 26.
Birth of Child: 18 January 1884, William Douglas (Willie) Cross, parent age: 31.
Birth of Child: 23 February 1889, Virgil Hutchel (Virgie) Cross, parent age: 36.
Death: 7 June 1921, age 68, Anderson County, Tennessee.
Burial: 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-3059 and Martha Elizabeth Herrell-6219 had the following children: