Born in Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Elza Cross
and Mary Lee (Campbell) Cross
Sister of
Sarah J. Cross, William Clarence Cross, Alma (Cross) Smith, Bonnie (Cross) Davis, Gladys (Cross) Brookshire and James Blaine Cross
Wife of
William Mack Smith
— married
4 Jan 1916 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 99
in Mulberry, Clinton, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Aug 2017
This page has been accessed 90 times.
Contents |
Biography
This profile is part of the Cross Name Study.
Daughter of Joe Cross and Mary Campbell.
Census
1900: Whetstone, Cumberland, KY [1]
- Joe C Cross age 29
- Mary G age 24
- Sarah J age 9
- William C age 7
- Alma age 5
- Della T age 1
1910: Whetstone, Cumberland, KY [2]
- Joe E. Cross age 39
- Mary L age 33
- Willie C age 17
- Stellie T age 10
- Gladis age 0
1920: Whetstone, Cumberland, KY [3]
- Mack Smith age 29
- Della T age 20
- Ruby A age 2
1930: Dist 1, Barren, KY [4]
- Mack Smith age 38
- Della age 30
- Ruby age 13
- Regina age 10
- Kenneth age 7
- Stanley age 5
- Maxine age 1
1940: Barren, KY [5]
- Mack Smith age 49
- Della age 39
- Kenneth age 17
- Maxine age 11
- Gladys age 9
- Herman age 6
- Joe B age 3
Obituary
"Funeral for Della T. Smith, 99, of Mulberry, formerly of Columbus, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at Barkes, Inlow and Weaver Funeral Home on Washington Street, with the Rev. James Crocker officiating. calling will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m. until service time Saturday. Burial will be at Garland Brook Cemetery. Memorial may be made to the American Heart Association.
Mrs. Smith died at 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, Aug 26, 1998, at Mulberry Lutheran Village. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and she and her husband formerly operated a ferry at Burkesville, Ky. Born in Cumberland County, Ky., May 31, 1899, Mrs. Smith was the daughter of Joe and Mary Lee Campbell Cross. She married William Mack Smith Jan. 4, 1916. He died April 4, 1973.
Surviving are sons, Herman Smith of Mulberry and Kenneth and Joseph Smith of Columbus; daughters, Ruby Cox of Clarkshills and Maxine Hammond of Scipio; a sister, Gladys Brookshire of New Castle; 37 grandchildren; 63 great-grandchildren; 40 great-great-grandchildren; and six great-great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by five children and seven grandchildren." [6]
Burial
Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana [7]
Sources
- ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Whetstone, Cumberland, Kentucky; Roll: 517; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1240517
- ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Whetstone, Cumberland, Kentucky; Roll: T624_472; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1374485
- ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Whetstone, Cumberland, Kentucky; Roll: T625_566; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 69
- ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 732; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 759.0; FHL microfilm: 2340467
- ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Barren, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1278; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 5-17
- ↑ The Republic (Columbus, Indiana) - 28 Aug 1998, Fri; findagrave
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=158619165&ref=acom
- SSDI:Number: 407-58-9636; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: 1960-1961
- Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1998; Roll: 11 Link to record
Is Della your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Della by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Della:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Della by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Della:
-
~3.12%
Herbert Tobin
:
MyHeritage DNA
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Barbara Ellison :
23andMe, GEDmatch M172637 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Frank Boyd :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch z200871 [compare], FTDNA kit #4092
-
~0.78%
Tait Thomas :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member tthomas0203
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured National Park champion connections: Della is 18 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 23 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 18 degrees from George Catlin, 16 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 22 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 19 degrees from George Grinnell, 25 degrees from Anton Kröller, 18 degrees from Stephen Mather, 24 degrees from Kara McKean, 16 degrees from John Muir, 19 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 24 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
C > Cross | S > Smith > Della Thurs (Cross) Smith
Categories: Kentucky, Cross Name Study | Indiana, Cross Name Study | Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Indiana | Cross Name Study