Capt. Charles W. Cross was born in the house in which he now lives, three miles southwest from Clinton, July 23, 1845, and is the son of John Cross, who was born in the above county September 15, 1803, and died June 5, 1851. He was a son of Britton Cross, a native of Virginia, who immigrated to Sullivan County, Tenn., at a very early date, and from that county removed to Anderson County.
He was married January 25, 1818, to Polly Parks. Both father and son were farmers. John, the father, was a justice of the peace for a number of years. The mother was also born in Anderson County, May 11, 1804, was named Mary, and was the daughter of Charles Shinlizer, a native of Germany, who immigrated to America and settled in Pennsylvania, and from that State came to Tennessee, and settled in Powell's Valley, in Anderson County, at a very early date. She died September 9, 1872. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Our subject was reared on the farm, and attended the Clinton school. He enlisted in the Federal Army in the fall of 1863, joined Company F Seventh Tennessee Regiment of Mounted Infantry, which company he raised, and was elected captain. He served all through the war, participating in the many engagements of the regiment, and was mustered out July 27, 1865, at Nashville. After the war he returned home and engaged in farming, and has continued at the same up to the present.
He was elected register of Anderson County in 1868, and served four years, and has also served a similar number of years as justice of the peace and member of the county court.
He was married November 6, 1870, to Mollie Worthington, who was born June 20, 1851, and is the daughter of Samuel and Catherine (Black) Worthington, both natives of Anderson County. To this union seven children have been born, as follows: Ella E., born September 7, 1871; John M., born January 8, 1873, Samuel W., born November 28, 1877; died June 23, 1882; Mary C., born August 10, 1874; died July 6, 1875; N. J., born December 1, 1879; Charles F., born September 3, 1883; Kemmie C., born September 25, 1885; died September 28, 1886.
Our subject is a member of Moore Post, G. A. R., and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Church South.
--excepts from Goodspeed's History of Tennessee, originally published in 1886--
(death location provided by Ron #49414242)
He was married January 25, 1818, to Polly Parks. Both father and son were farmers. John, the father, was a justice of the peace for a number of years. The mother was also born in Anderson County, May 11, 1804, was named Mary, and was the daughter of Charles Shinlizer, a native of Germany, who immigrated to America and settled in Pennsylvania, and from that State came to Tennessee, and settled in Powell's Valley, in Anderson County, at a very early date. She died September 9, 1872. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Our subject was reared on the farm, and attended the Clinton school. He enlisted in the Federal Army in the fall of 1863, joined Company F Seventh Tennessee Regiment of Mounted Infantry, which company he raised, and was elected captain. He served all through the war, participating in the many engagements of the regiment, and was mustered out July 27, 1865, at Nashville. After the war he returned home and engaged in farming, and has continued at the same up to the present.
He was elected register of Anderson County in 1868, and served four years, and has also served a similar number of years as justice of the peace and member of the county court.
He was married November 6, 1870, to Mollie Worthington, who was born June 20, 1851, and is the daughter of Samuel and Catherine (Black) Worthington, both natives of Anderson County. To this union seven children have been born, as follows: Ella E., born September 7, 1871; John M., born January 8, 1873, Samuel W., born November 28, 1877; died June 23, 1882; Mary C., born August 10, 1874; died July 6, 1875; N. J., born December 1, 1879; Charles F., born September 3, 1883; Kemmie C., born September 25, 1885; died September 28, 1886.
Our subject is a member of Moore Post, G. A. R., and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Church South.
--excepts from Goodspeed's History of Tennessee, originally published in 1886--
(death location provided by Ron #49414242)
Capt. Charles W. Cross was born in the house in which he now lives, three miles southwest from Clinton, July 23, 1845, and is the son of John Cross, who was born in the above county September 15, 1803, and died June 5, 1851. He was a son of Britton Cross, a native of Virginia, who immigrated to Sullivan County, Tenn., at a very early date, and from that county removed to Anderson County.
He was married January 25, 1818, to Polly Parks. Both father and son were farmers. John, the father, was a justice of the peace for a number of years. The mother was also born in Anderson County, May 11, 1804, was named Mary, and was the daughter of Charles Shinlizer, a native of Germany, who immigrated to America and settled in Pennsylvania, and from that State came to Tennessee, and settled in Powell's Valley, in Anderson County, at a very early date. She died September 9, 1872. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Our subject was reared on the farm, and attended the Clinton school. He enlisted in the Federal Army in the fall of 1863, joined Company F Seventh Tennessee Regiment of Mounted Infantry, which company he raised, and was elected captain. He served all through the war, participating in the many engagements of the regiment, and was mustered out July 27, 1865, at Nashville. After the war he returned home and engaged in farming, and has continued at the same up to the present.
He was elected register of Anderson County in 1868, and served four years, and has also served a similar number of years as justice of the peace and member of the county court.
He was married November 6, 1870, to Mollie Worthington, who was born June 20, 1851, and is the daughter of Samuel and Catherine (Black) Worthington, both natives of Anderson County. To this union seven children have been born, as follows: Ella E., born September 7, 1871; John M., born January 8, 1873, Samuel W., born November 28, 1877; died June 23, 1882; Mary C., born August 10, 1874; died July 6, 1875; N. J., born December 1, 1879; Charles F., born September 3, 1883; Kemmie C., born September 25, 1885; died September 28, 1886.
Our subject is a member of Moore Post, G. A. R., and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Church South.
--excepts from Goodspeed's History of Tennessee, originally published in 1886--
(death location provided by Ron #49414242)
He was married January 25, 1818, to Polly Parks. Both father and son were farmers. John, the father, was a justice of the peace for a number of years. The mother was also born in Anderson County, May 11, 1804, was named Mary, and was the daughter of Charles Shinlizer, a native of Germany, who immigrated to America and settled in Pennsylvania, and from that State came to Tennessee, and settled in Powell's Valley, in Anderson County, at a very early date. She died September 9, 1872. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Our subject was reared on the farm, and attended the Clinton school. He enlisted in the Federal Army in the fall of 1863, joined Company F Seventh Tennessee Regiment of Mounted Infantry, which company he raised, and was elected captain. He served all through the war, participating in the many engagements of the regiment, and was mustered out July 27, 1865, at Nashville. After the war he returned home and engaged in farming, and has continued at the same up to the present.
He was elected register of Anderson County in 1868, and served four years, and has also served a similar number of years as justice of the peace and member of the county court.
He was married November 6, 1870, to Mollie Worthington, who was born June 20, 1851, and is the daughter of Samuel and Catherine (Black) Worthington, both natives of Anderson County. To this union seven children have been born, as follows: Ella E., born September 7, 1871; John M., born January 8, 1873, Samuel W., born November 28, 1877; died June 23, 1882; Mary C., born August 10, 1874; died July 6, 1875; N. J., born December 1, 1879; Charles F., born September 3, 1883; Kemmie C., born September 25, 1885; died September 28, 1886.
Our subject is a member of Moore Post, G. A. R., and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Church South.
--excepts from Goodspeed's History of Tennessee, originally published in 1886--
(death location provided by Ron #49414242)
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