Born in Montreal, Canada, George Cross attended three different colleges or universities and completed a four-month tour of Europe before deciding to head for the Colorado Territory, in the company of two friends familar with the area. The three eventually established a small ranch in Colorado, and first herded their stock north into Wyoming in 1877.
Cross established his US citizenship in 1883, then filed on a homestead in what was soon to become Converse County. The following year, he married his childhood sweetheart, Lea Marie LeVasseur, of Quebec, Canada. Their first two children, both daughters, died of diphtheria during a family visit to Canada in 1889. Obviously undaunted, the Crosses subsequently raised a total of nine children to adulthood.
Cross began a political career with his election as one of the first Converse County Commissioners, in 1888. He also served as a State Senator for many years.
Several of Cross's accomplishments were key steps in the early development of Douglas -- including the construction of the LaBonte Hotel (in partnership with Otto Bolln), organization of the Converse County Bank, and establishment of a telephone company for residents of rural areas around the young city of Douglas.
Cross established his US citizenship in 1883, then filed on a homestead in what was soon to become Converse County. The following year, he married his childhood sweetheart, Lea Marie LeVasseur, of Quebec, Canada. Their first two children, both daughters, died of diphtheria during a family visit to Canada in 1889. Obviously undaunted, the Crosses subsequently raised a total of nine children to adulthood.
Cross began a political career with his election as one of the first Converse County Commissioners, in 1888. He also served as a State Senator for many years.
Several of Cross's accomplishments were key steps in the early development of Douglas -- including the construction of the LaBonte Hotel (in partnership with Otto Bolln), organization of the Converse County Bank, and establishment of a telephone company for residents of rural areas around the young city of Douglas.
Born in Montreal, Canada, George Cross attended three different colleges or universities and completed a four-month tour of Europe before deciding to head for the Colorado Territory, in the company of two friends familar with the area. The three eventually established a small ranch in Colorado, and first herded their stock north into Wyoming in 1877.
Cross established his US citizenship in 1883, then filed on a homestead in what was soon to become Converse County. The following year, he married his childhood sweetheart, Lea Marie LeVasseur, of Quebec, Canada. Their first two children, both daughters, died of diphtheria during a family visit to Canada in 1889. Obviously undaunted, the Crosses subsequently raised a total of nine children to adulthood.
Cross began a political career with his election as one of the first Converse County Commissioners, in 1888. He also served as a State Senator for many years.
Several of Cross's accomplishments were key steps in the early development of Douglas -- including the construction of the LaBonte Hotel (in partnership with Otto Bolln), organization of the Converse County Bank, and establishment of a telephone company for residents of rural areas around the young city of Douglas.
Cross established his US citizenship in 1883, then filed on a homestead in what was soon to become Converse County. The following year, he married his childhood sweetheart, Lea Marie LeVasseur, of Quebec, Canada. Their first two children, both daughters, died of diphtheria during a family visit to Canada in 1889. Obviously undaunted, the Crosses subsequently raised a total of nine children to adulthood.
Cross began a political career with his election as one of the first Converse County Commissioners, in 1888. He also served as a State Senator for many years.
Several of Cross's accomplishments were key steps in the early development of Douglas -- including the construction of the LaBonte Hotel (in partnership with Otto Bolln), organization of the Converse County Bank, and establishment of a telephone company for residents of rural areas around the young city of Douglas.
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