Born in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Daughter of Thomas Jefferson Cross
and Angeline (Nelson) Cross
Sister of
Eugenia Elizabeth (Cross) Thomas
Wife of
John Lester Luton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
William Lonzo Luton
Died
at age 86
in Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
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Biography
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Emma Cordelia Cross was born on 14 Aug 1872 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA. She was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson Cross and Angeline Nelson. She passed away on 23 Jan 1959 (aged 86) in Denison, Grayson County, Texas, USA[1][2] and was buried in Highland Cemetery, Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA.[3]
Emma married
- John Lester Luton 1856–1891
- James Andrew Grinder 1856–1910
- Leon Alphonso Caughron 1885–1920
Sources
- ↑ Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Certificate: 8294
- ↑ Emma C Caughron in the Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000, 23 Jan 1959, Grayson County, Certificate: 8294.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 10 June 2021), memorial page for Emma Cordelia Cross Caughron (14 Aug 1872–23 Jan 1959), Find A Grave: Memorial #40050161, citing Highland Cemetery, Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8) .
- 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Albany, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1454; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 29
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emma by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Emma:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
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