Nellie Florence (Wakefield) Cross (1889 - 2002)

Born 28 Oct 1889 in Plano, Appanoose, Iowa, United States

Died 3 Apr 2002 at age 112 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Nellie (Wakefield) Cross was a centenarian, living to age 112.

Nellie was born in 1889. She passed away in 2002.

Sources

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& 1920 United States Federal Census, State: Iowa, County: Polk, Film Number: T625-509, viewed online at Ancestry.com., Roy Yates

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[S47] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry.com., accessed 14 Jul 2020), James W. Cross

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