Alice L (Cross) Custer (1863 - 1947)

Born Nov 1863 in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States

Wife of Harvey Winfield Dame — married 16 Oct 1880 in Lawrence, Tennessee, United States

Wife of James P Caldwell — married 13 Aug 1882 in Delta County, Texas

Descendants

Died 18 Feb 1947 at age 83 in Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States

Biography

Alice is the 2nd wife of James.

Alice L. Cross Custer BIRTH Nov 1863 DEATH 18 Feb 1947 (aged 83) BURIAL Oaklawn Cemetery Cooper, Delta County, Texas, USA MEMORIAL ID 43318764 · View Source

possible third husband H. W. Dame Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950 Name: H. W. Dame Event Date: 16 Oct 1880 Event Place (Original): Lawrence, Tennessee, United States Spouse's Name: Alice L. Cross

It appears that she married first H.W. Dame on Oct 1880 when she was 16. Then James Caldwell in 1882, then in 1887 she married J.F. Custer

Alice L. Cross mentioned in the record of James P. Caldwell Husband: James P. Caldwell from Texas Marriages, 1837-1973 Event Date: 13 Aug 1882 Event Place (Original): Delta, Texas, United States Spouse's Name: Alice L. Cross

• Fact: Residence (1870) Tennessee, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) District 10, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Justice Precinct 1 Cooper city, Delta, Texas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Cooper, Delta, Texas, United States
• Fact: Burial (1947) Cooper, Delta, Texas, United States of America
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Cooper Review-Friday, February 21, 1947-Funeral rites for Mrs. Alice Custer,83, were held Thursday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H.E. McKinney and internment was made in Oaklawn Cemetery. Services were conducted by Rev. D.W. Nicholas of Plano, former pastor of the Christian Church here. Delta Funeral Home was in charge of funeral arrangements. Mrs. Custer passed away at the Sanitarium of Paris Tuesday at 9PM after being critically ill for the past three weeks. She had been in failing health for several years. She was born in Lawrenceburg, Tenn, the daughter of Mr.& Mrs. Felix Cross and moved with her family to Texas in early youth. She became a member of the Christian Church early in life and had lived a consistant Christian life. She was united in marriage to Dr. J.P. Caldwell in 1881. Dr. Caldwell passed away in 1884. One child, Mrs. Howard McKinney was born to this union. On May 9, 1887, Mrs. Custer was married to J.F. Custer, publisher of the Delta Courier here for several decades and one daughter, the late Mrs. Frank Connell, was born to this union. Mr. Custer passed away in 1926 and since that time, Mrs. Custer had made her home with her son-in-law, Frank Connell, in Fort Worth, until the past few years, she had made her home with Mrs. McKinney. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. H.E. McKinney, three grandsons, Caldwell McKinney of Cooper, Robert Connell of Houston Jimmy Connell of Fort Worth; two great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. C.F. Erben of Fort Worth. Pallbearers were Judge Newman Phillips, Chester McKinney, Joe Clark, C.E. Whitlock, J.M. Smiley and ??? True.

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 07 May 2021, 14:21), entry for Alice L. Cross (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GMBC-VL4 ); contributed by various users.
• http://usgwarchives.net/md/statewide/ClarkCollection/caldwell/ec_033.html
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43318764/alice-l.-custer

H.W. Dame

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LZNS-RB9

Caldwell

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/GMBC-VL4