James
Underwood
"Jim"
Cross
Born in Covington, Alabama, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of James Kension Cross
and Susie Jessie (Wells) Cross
Brother of
Andrew Algernon Cross, [private sister (1930s - unknown)], Duane Edwin Cross, Jeanne Sue Cross, [private brother (1930s - unknown)] and Aubrey Collier Cross
Husband of
Marie (Campbell) Cross
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
June Marie (Cross) Rainwater and [private son (1960s - unknown)]
Died
at age 90
in Gatesville, Texas
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jul 2023
This page has been accessed 74 times.
Biography
This profile is part of the Cross Name Study.
James was born in 1925. He was the son of James Cross and Susie Wells. He passed away in 2015.
Books
https://www.amazon.com/Around-World-LBJ-Personal-Confidant/dp/0292747772
Sources
- https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2016/09/23/jim-cross-was-lbjs-air-force-one-pilot-close-confidant/10104794007/
- "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3GWW-D3Z : accessed 26 July 2023), James W Cross in household of James K Cross, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet 1B, line 89, family 22, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 51; FHL microfilm 2,339,786.
- "Alabama, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CT-PR3Z : Sat Mar 09 04:55:59 UTC 2024), Entry for James Underwood Cross and J K Cross, 26 Apr 1943.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_U._Cross
See also:
- Find A Grave: Memorial #149130000
Memories: 1
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Kevin Cross
After reading his book when it first came out, it was quite a shock to learn that others knew him as "Jim." For years, my grandfather, father, my brother, and I called him "Underwood" or "Uncle Underwood."
posted 25 Aug 2023 by Kevin Cross
[thank Kevin]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~12.50%
John Cross
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A096855 [compare]
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~0.78%
Ethan Soles :
23andMe, yourDNAportal ETHf58c8793
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~0.39%
Jennifer (Emmons) McLellan :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Mclellan286
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