Researching surnames: (includes earliest name, date, and location)
BLANCHARD -Thomas, d. 21 May 1654, Malden, Essex Co., MA
CROSS -Elihu, d. 10 Oct 1842, Parma/Hilton, Monroe Co., New York
DAVIS -John Scott, d. 1876, Wooster, Waynne, Ohio
KEYSER/KEZAR -George, d. 1690, Lynn, Essex Co., MA
HOLDERBY -John Jr., d. 28 Feb 1828, , White, Illinois
MAY - John, b. abt. 1757, Tennessee
STACHO - Michael, b. 3 Sep 1876, Novem Meste, N/V n.S., Czechoslovakia
DESCENDANTS OF ELIHU CROSS
(includes endnotes)
FIRST GENERATION
Elihu Cross died on October 10, 1842 in Parma/Hilton, Monroe Co., New York. He married Clarissa/Clarra ATCHISON in 1776 in Massachusetts.
Clarissa/Clarra ATCHISON was born in 1772. She died on July 29, 1849 in Parma Twp, Monroe, New York. i.,ii.,iii.
SECOND GENERATION
Leonard Cross was born 14 Oct 1792 in Lebanon/Avon?, Madison, New York, and died on August 29, 1871 in Burr Oak, St. Joseph Co., Michigan. He married Sarah (Sally) PARRISH.
Sarah (Sally) PARRISH was born on August 13, 1794 in , Delaware, N.Y. iv. and died on October 23, 1847 in Branch Co., Michigan. v.
THIRD GENERATION
Hiram Cross was born on August 10, 1820 in Braddocks Bay,vi. , NY. Michigan, and died on July 8, 1890 in Sherwood, Branch , Michigan. vii. He married Arpatia BOLT on June 7, 1848.
Arpatia BOLT was born in 1832 and died after 1870.
FOURTH GENERATION
Herbert Hiram Cross was born in 1852 in Terry, Dodge, Wisconsin, and died on June 11, 1921 in Salem, Marion, Oregon. He married Frances Clara TOMLINSON on January 5, 1881 in Branch, Michigan. viii.
Frances Clara TOMLINSON was born on October 12, 1858, and died on February 3, 1898. ix.
FIFTH GENERATION
Herbert Earl Cross was born on May 30, 1884 in Los Gatos, Santa Clara, California, and died on February 14, 1944 in Prineville, Crook, Oregon. He married Valentina Maud BLANCHARD on August 3, 1904 in Salem, Marion, Oregon.
Valentina Maud BLANCHARD was born on February 14, 1880 in Neilsville, Crawford/Clark?, Wisconsin. She died on November 7, 1967 in Prineville, Crook, Oregon.
SIXTH GENERATION
Herschel Eric Cross was born on June 25, 1922 in Prineville, Crook, Oregon, and died on July 27, 1995 in Prineville, Crook Co., Oregon. He married Margarette Anne STACHO on December 22, 1945 in San Jose, CA.
i. http://home.eznet.net/~halsey/cem/smith.htm
ii. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nymonroe/cem/smith.htm
iii. Vital Records from Parma, NY (1847 - 1849)
iv. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ancestral File (R). Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 Jan. 1998.
v. http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/1050/Adamscem.html
vi. Barbara Taylor Wessel
vii. Branch County Clerk's Office - http://www.co.branch.mi.us/vital/vital.html#deathsearch
viii. Branch County Michigan Marriage Index - C2 http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/county/branch/branchmarrC2.html
ix.Marion Co. Cemetery Book
This web site is a work in progress and will be added to frequently. Much of the information has corroborating documentation.
