Laura W CROSS

1853 - Abt 1912  (~ 58 years)

• Name	Laura W CROSS  [1, 2]
  Born	May 1853	, , TN, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  	listed as 52 years old in 1905 pension application
  Gender	Female
  Died	Abt 1912  [5]
  Person ID	I262	Boyd
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2010

  
  

  Father	William D. CROSS,   b. Abt 1813, , , TN, USA ,   d. Aft 1881  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Mother	Martha A UNKNOWN,   b. Abt 1820, , , TN, USA ,   d. Aft 1881  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Family ID	F1080	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Calvin BLACK,   b. 3 Sep 1846, , Cabarrus, NC, USA ,   d. 3 Jan 1925, Burlison, Tipton, TN, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	10 Apr 1872	, Fayette, TN, USA   [1]
  	R. S. Black was the Bondsman
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Lonzel BLACK,   b. 10 Jan 1874, , Fayette, TN, USA ,   d. 23 Nov 1953, Memphis, Shelby, TN, USA  (Age 79 years)   2. James “Jim” BLACK,   b. Abt 1875,   d. Aft 1880  (Age ~ 6 years) + 3. Maggie Virginia BLACK,   b. 23 Feb 1878, , Hardeman, TN, USA ,   d. 24 Jul 1941, Charleston, Mississippi, MO, USA  (Age 63 years) + 4. Carrie Donie “Donie” BLACK,   b. Sep 1879, , , TN, USA ,   d. 1966  (Age ~ 86 years)   5. John Calvin BLACK,   b. 3 Dec 1880,   d. 10 Aug 1967  (Age 86 years) + 6. William Dennis “Will” BLACK, Sr,   b. 13 Jul 1882, , , TN, USA ,   d. 7 Mar 1960, , Tipton, TN, USA  (Age 77 years)   7. Unknown BLACK,   b. Aft 1880,   d. Bef 1900  (Age < 18 years)   8. unknown BLACK,   b. Aft 1880,   d. Bef 1900  (Age < 18 years)   9. Unknown BLACK,   b. Aft 1880,   d. Bef 1900  (Age < 18 years) + 10. Cora Lee BLACK,   b. 19 Nov 1889, , Fayette, TN, USA ,   d. 24 Sep 1960, , Tipton, TN, USA  (Age 70 years) + 11. Annie BLACK,   b. 9 Jun 1892,   d. 5 Feb 1972, Memphis, Shelby, TN, USA  (Age 79 years) + 12. Beulah Bell BLACK,   b. 30 Jan 1894, , , TN, USA ,   d. 4 May 1985, Memphis, Shelby, TN, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Documents		John Calvin BLACK and Laura Cross Marriage License
  		John Calvin BLACK and Laura Cross Marriage Bond
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2008
  Family ID	F171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - May 1853 - , , TN, USA Married - 10 Apr 1872 - , Fayette, TN, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Had 8 living children in 1900, 12 children total

  
  

• Sources

  [S68] Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN). [S57] 1860 US Federal Census. [S380] Soldier’s Application for Pension, John C. Black. [S53] 1900 US Federal Census. [S220] Obituary, James [sic] C. Black, (Covington Leader, Covington, TN 8 January 1925).