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  • Name: James Shelby CROSS
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 26 Jul 1837 in Clinton Co, Kentucky b
  • Death: 29 Dec 1913 in Lamar Co, Texas d
  • Burial: Brackeen Cemetery, Lamar Co, Texas u


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • James G CROSS Birth: 11 Nov 1811 in Clinton Co, Kentucky Death: 26 Jul 1866 in Texas
  • Mother:
  • Emaline NOLAND Birth: Abt 1818 in Clinton Co, Kentucky

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Mary Emilene CROSS Birth: 25 Aug 1860 Death: 27 Nov 1860
  2. Nancy Alice CROSS Birth: 18 Oct 1861 in Lamar Co, Texas Death: 27 Aug 1926 in Paris, Lamar Co, Texas
  3. William Shelby CROSS Birth: 28 Oct 1863 in Lamar Co, Texas Death: 27 Mar 1890 in Lamar Co, Texas
  4. Sallie Homer CROSS Birth: 15 Nov 1865 in Pleasant Grove, Lamar Co, Texas Death: 14 Aug 1945 in Lamar Co, Texas
  5. Jimmie CROSS Birth: 12 Oct 1869 in Lamar Co, Texas Death: 2 Nov 1869 in Lamar Co, Texas
  6. Susan Frances CROSS Birth: 20 Aug 1871 in Lamar Co, Texas Death: 10 Apr 1940 in Lamar Co, Texas
  7. Jim Bob CROSS Birth: 26 Sep 1876 in Lamar Co, Texas Death: 1876 in Lamar Co, Texas
  8. Dwain Shelby CROSS Birth: 26 Sep 1876 in Lamar Co, Texas Death: 20 Jul 1920 in Paris, Lamar Co, Texas
  9. Mattie Myranda CROSS Birth: 6 Nov 1878 in Lamar Co, Texas Death: 14 Apr 1933 in Paris, Lamar Co, Texas
  10. (Unk) CROSS Birth: 24 Sep 1884 in Lamar Co, Texas Death: 9 Jan 1885 in Lamar Co, Texas
  11. Eddie B CROSS Birth: 6 Feb 1887 in Lamar Co, Texas Death: 5 Dec 1944 in Paris, Lamar Co, Texas

Bibliography
  1. Battey, F A, Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas. Chicago, IL: F A Battey & Co, 1889. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/186720. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Battey Texas p[0-9]*].
  2. Genzel, Carolyn, George Verdelle Shannon, private email, 2/6/2003. Author address: cgenzel at 1starnet dot com Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003].
  3. Shannon, Dexal, SHANNON 1571-1990. unpublished notebook, dated Dec 1990. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/778102. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Battey Texas p217],
place:
[Ref: Battey Texas p217],
parents:
[Ref: Battey Texas p217, ShannonD SHANNON p77]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003],
place:
[Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p77]
Sources with Information about marriage to Nancy Angeline BRACKEEN
date:
[Ref: Battey Texas p217, ShannonD SHANNON p77],
place:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p77],
child:
[Ref: Battey Texas p217, Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003, ShannonD SHANNON p77]
Research Notes:
1857: moved to Texas [Ref: Battey Texas p217]



Pedigree of James Shelby CROSS
          /-----Robert CROSS
 /-----James G CROSS
James Shelby CROSS
|         /-----James NOLAND
 \-----Emaline NOLAND



Descendants of James Shelby CROSS
1. James Shelby CROSS m. Nancy Angeline BRACKEEN
m. Nancy Angeline BRACKEEN father: James Madison BRACKEEN mother: Myranda SHELTON

2nd generation

3. Nancy Alice CROSS m. William A BLEDSOE
m. William A BLEDSOE
4. William Shelby CROSS m. Cora K MOODY
m. Cora K MOODY
5. Sallie Homer CROSS m. Calvin Miller MORGAN
m. Calvin Miller MORGAN
7. Susan Frances CROSS m. Emmett George McGLASSON
m. Emmett George McGLASSON
9. Dwain Shelby CROSS m1. Alice Ruth WRIGHT m2. Lillian KIMBALL
m. Alice Ruth WRIGHT
m. Lillian KIMBALL
10. Mattie Myranda CROSS m. Thomas Franklin JUSTISS
m. Thomas Franklin JUSTISS
12. Eddie B CROSS m1. Sally BRAMLETTE m2. Bess JONES
m. Sally BRAMLETTE
m. Bess JONES

3rd generation

13. Milton Shelby BLEDSOE m. Gertrude SHELTON
m. Gertrude SHELTON
18. Mamie C MORGAN m. Chester ULLERY
m. Chester ULLERY
19. William Carleton MORGAN m. Ruth FAXON
m. Ruth FAXON
20. Florence Rachel MORGAN m1. Hexton BRADLEY m2. Tello Vester RUSH
m. Hexton BRADLEY
m. Tello Vester RUSH
21. Calvin Miller Jr MORGAN m. Florence Ethlyn JENKINS
m. Florence Ethlyn JENKINS
22. James Shelby MORGAN m. Hilda Elizabeth MORRIS
m. Hilda Elizabeth MORRIS
23. Homer Cross MORGAN m. Joseph H MOSS
m. Joseph H MOSS
30. Lillian Duaine CROSS m. Gyles NORWOOD
m. Gyles NORWOOD
34. Thomas Shelby JUSTISS m. Frances Katheryn MEANS
m. Frances Katheryn MEANS father: Oscar Lewis MEANS mother: Mary Van ZANT
37. Edward CROSS m.
38. Living CROSS m. Living LASTROP
m. Living LASTROP

4th generation

44. William Carlton Jr MORGAN m. Willetta LANCASTER
m. Willetta LANCASTER
46. Living BRADLEY m. Living RECTOR
m. Living RECTOR
47. Martha Jane MORGAN m. Donald Dean McCASKILL
m. Donald Dean McCASKILL
51. Living MOSS m. Living (MOSS)
m. Living (MOSS)
54. Thomas Shelby Jr JUSTISS m. Jacqueline Rae WEST
m. Jacqueline Rae WEST

5th generation

67. Living JUSTISS m. Living BLANKENSHIP
m. Living BLANKENSHIP