Elijah Cross (abt. 1780 - abt. 1832)

Born about 1 Jun 1780 in Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Rhoda (Phillips) Cross — married 1809 in TN

Husband of Rhoda (Phillips) Cross — married 16 Mar 1809 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died about Dec 1832 at about age 52 in Hardeman, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Cross Name Study.

Elijah CROSS' Bible was found in a smokehouse in Westport, Carroll Co., TN. The husband of the woman who found it is a member of the family.

From the History of Hardeman Co., TN pg 146: "On 5-29-1825, Elijah CROSS, Willie BOYD and John PARKER met in the home of Ransom KING to organize the Baptist Church of Christ [in Hardeman Co., TN]. In September Elijah CROSS was chosen moderator of the Western District Association. He attended Hopewell Church which had 122 members. By Sept. of the next year, Elijah had moved his membership to the Forked Deer Association. There were no further records of Elijah until he died in Hardeman County in late 1832."

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Elijah was born about 1795. He passed away in 1833.

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Carrol County, TN

• Will of Elijah Cross filed in Hardeman, TN

Named Rhoda Cross as wife. Carroll County Census provides birth date and birth location of Rhoda.

• Probate: "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008"
  Wills, 1829-1920; Author: Tennessee County Court (Hardeman County); Probate Place: Hardeman, Tennessee
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9176 #4406535 (accessed 23 January 2024)
  Elijah Cross probate in 1833 in Hardeman, Tennessee, USA.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206410482/elijah-cross: accessed 23 January 2024), memorial page for Elder Elijah Cross (1785–Mar 1833), Find a Grave Memorial ID 206410482; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Cousin Randle (contributor 48892214).

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Carrol County, TN

• Bible - info from Linda Marrison, 1992.

Brazleton, B. G., A History of Hardin County, Tennessee, Cumberland Presbyterian publishing house, 1885, page 146.

RESEARCH NOTE: There was another Elijah CROSS in Sullivan Co., TN about the same time as this Elijah: Name: Elijah CROSS I Third child of 10 (known) of Wm CROSS & Alice COLE born 1758 Baltimore, MC died 1842 Sullivan Co, TN buried Old Cross Graveyard on David "Looney" Cross place North side of South Fork of Holston River A stone of Elijah Cross, I was placed at the Muddy Creek Cemetery many years ago by the DAR.