Born in West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard Cross
and Margaret Mary (Lake) Cross
Sister of
Susannah (Cross) Bailey
Wife of
James M Selvey
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 77
in Simpson, Taylor, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 May 2021
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Biography
Daughter of Richard Cross and Mary "Mollie" Margaret (Lake) Cross
Married James M. Selvey on August 19, 1829 in Harrison County, VA (now WV)
He was a farmer and they raised 12 children: Dr. Samuel Sylvester Selvey 1832 – 1915 Richard Selvey 1834 – 1913 Thomas T. Selvey 1836 – 1914 Mariah H. (Selvey) Newlon 1839 – 1860 Granville G. Selvey 1841 – 1868 Rebecca (Selvey) Boots 1843 – 1903 Dorothy (Selvey) Yates 1844 – 1914 Mary Jane Selvey 1847 – 1859 Melissa (Selvey) Dearing 1848 – 1921 Matilda (Selvey) Sparks 1851 – 1920 Virginia (Selvey) St. Clair 1853 – 1924 Elizabeth C. "Betty" (Selvey) McCartney 1858 – 1938
Siblings:
Susanna (Cross) Bailey
Sarah (Cross) Critchfield
Agnes Cross
Nimrod Cross
Charity Cross
John Cross
Nancy (Cross) Davis
Mahala (Cross) Selvey
Virginia Jane Cross
Mary A. (Cross) Dotson
BURIAL Union Baptist Church Cemetery Simpson, Taylor County, West Virginia, United States
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth:
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~6.25%
John Adamson
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A844597 [compare]
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~3.12%
Trina Adamson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SZ3298617 [compare]
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