From Cross Family History by Doris Trotter.
Spouse:Mary Tennyson,m. 28 Oct 1882. 9 ch.
Then followed a period of fifty or sixty years during which Lovilla ceased to exist. Then, in 1906, a man named Zugler erected a store building there, in the Goodridge Addition. It was a general store. Later, Elza Cross and his daughter were in business in this same building.
The next operator of this store was Bill Hullinger. He was in business there for several years, until about 1920-21. Also, about 1918-19, Pete Sinks had a general store there, located directly opposite from the Hullinger store. I remember that this building was painted yellow. There were hitching posts in front of it, and also in front of the Hullinger building, which was a long two-room affair with the store in the south end, and living quarters in the north end. West of Lovilla about a quarter of a mile was where the Taylor family lived. Since these three houses made up Lovilla at that time, the school children at "Sunny-Side School" used to chant this rhyme:
Spouse:Mary Tennyson,m. 28 Oct 1882. 9 ch.
Then followed a period of fifty or sixty years during which Lovilla ceased to exist. Then, in 1906, a man named Zugler erected a store building there, in the Goodridge Addition. It was a general store. Later, Elza Cross and his daughter were in business in this same building.
The next operator of this store was Bill Hullinger. He was in business there for several years, until about 1920-21. Also, about 1918-19, Pete Sinks had a general store there, located directly opposite from the Hullinger store. I remember that this building was painted yellow. There were hitching posts in front of it, and also in front of the Hullinger building, which was a long two-room affair with the store in the south end, and living quarters in the north end. West of Lovilla about a quarter of a mile was where the Taylor family lived. Since these three houses made up Lovilla at that time, the school children at "Sunny-Side School" used to chant this rhyme:
From Cross Family History by Doris Trotter.
Spouse:Mary Tennyson,m. 28 Oct 1882. 9 ch.
Then followed a period of fifty or sixty years during which Lovilla ceased to exist. Then, in 1906, a man named Zugler erected a store building there, in the Goodridge Addition. It was a general store. Later, Elza Cross and his daughter were in business in this same building.
The next operator of this store was Bill Hullinger. He was in business there for several years, until about 1920-21. Also, about 1918-19, Pete Sinks had a general store there, located directly opposite from the Hullinger store. I remember that this building was painted yellow. There were hitching posts in front of it, and also in front of the Hullinger building, which was a long two-room affair with the store in the south end, and living quarters in the north end. West of Lovilla about a quarter of a mile was where the Taylor family lived. Since these three houses made up Lovilla at that time, the school children at "Sunny-Side School" used to chant this rhyme:
Spouse:Mary Tennyson,m. 28 Oct 1882. 9 ch.
Then followed a period of fifty or sixty years during which Lovilla ceased to exist. Then, in 1906, a man named Zugler erected a store building there, in the Goodridge Addition. It was a general store. Later, Elza Cross and his daughter were in business in this same building.
The next operator of this store was Bill Hullinger. He was in business there for several years, until about 1920-21. Also, about 1918-19, Pete Sinks had a general store there, located directly opposite from the Hullinger store. I remember that this building was painted yellow. There were hitching posts in front of it, and also in front of the Hullinger building, which was a long two-room affair with the store in the south end, and living quarters in the north end. West of Lovilla about a quarter of a mile was where the Taylor family lived. Since these three houses made up Lovilla at that time, the school children at "Sunny-Side School" used to chant this rhyme:
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