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Lester Ernest Cross

Male 1896 - 1973  (76 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Lester Ernest Cross was born on 16 Dec 1896 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York (son of Ernest Bradford Cross and Lena Prudence Thompson); died on 21 Apr 1973 in Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida; was buried on 25 Apr 1973 in Gary, Lake, Indiana.

    Lester married Alma Sophia Anderson on 26 Dec 1919 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana. Alma was born about 1899 in Indiana; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Ernest Bradford Cross was born on 1 Sep 1874 in LaPorte County, Indiana (son of Byron Francis Cross and Mary Eliza Harding); died on 29 Oct 1954 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 1 Nov 1954 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana.

    Ernest married Lena Prudence Thompson on 28 May 1894 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Lena (daughter of George W. Thompson and Emeline Van Buskirk) was born on 7 Jul 1875 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; died on 21 Jun 1946 in Waterford, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 24 Jun 1946 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Lena Prudence Thompson was born on 7 Jul 1875 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York (daughter of George W. Thompson and Emeline Van Buskirk); died on 21 Jun 1946 in Waterford, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 24 Jun 1946 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana.
    Children:
    1. Lola Fern Cross was born on 4 Apr 1895 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 20 Jan 1948 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 23 Jan 1948 in Greenwood Cemetery, Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana.
    2. 1. Lester Ernest Cross was born on 16 Dec 1896 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; died on 21 Apr 1973 in Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida; was buried on 25 Apr 1973 in Gary, Lake, Indiana.
    3. Fay Thompson Cross was born on 21 Feb 1906 in Laramie, Albany, Wyoming; died on 24 Oct 1950 in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana; was buried on 27 Oct 1950 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana.
    4. Doris Bernice Cross was born on 17 Sep 1909 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; died on 28 Jul 1998 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 31 Jul 1998 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana.
    5. Owen Wayne Cross was born on 13 Mar 1915 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; died on 2 Sep 1965 in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana; was buried on 5 Sep 1965 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana.
    6. Carol Lorraine Cross was born on 9 Jan 1919 in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana; died on 25 Apr 2006 in Joliet, Will, Illinois; was buried on 2 May 2006 in Greenwood Cemetery, Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   Byron Francis Cross was born on 2 Nov 1847 in Randolph, Portage, Ohio (son of Philander Cross and Marilla Ann Davis); died on 9 Dec 1923 in Waterford, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 12 Dec 1923 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana.

    Byron married Mary Eliza Harding on 31 May 1869. Mary was born on 1 Sep 1851 in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana; died on 9 Jul 1929 in Waterford, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 12 Jul 1929 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Mary Eliza Harding was born on 1 Sep 1851 in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana; died on 9 Jul 1929 in Waterford, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 12 Jul 1929 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana.
    Children:
    1. Ora Belle Cross was born on 18 Jan 1873 in Indiana; died on Yes, date unknown.
    2. 2. Ernest Bradford Cross was born on 1 Sep 1874 in LaPorte County, Indiana; died on 29 Oct 1954 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 1 Nov 1954 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana.
    3. John C. Cross was born about 1879 in Indiana; died on Yes, date unknown.
    4. Charles Corydon Cross was born on 14 May 1880 in Randolph, Portage, Ohio; died on 9 Dec 1923 in Waterford, La Porte, Indiana.
    5. Belva Lockwood Cross was born on 11 Apr 1884 in Indiana; died on 11 Apr 1958 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida; was buried on 14 Apr 1958 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana.
    6. Vinal Bryon Cross was born on 20 Mar 1886 in Indiana; died on 22 Feb 1906.

  3. 6.   George W. Thompson was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown.

    George + Emeline Van Buskirk. Emeline was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.   Emeline Van Buskirk was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. 3. Lena Prudence Thompson was born on 7 Jul 1875 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; died on 21 Jun 1946 in Waterford, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 24 Jun 1946 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   Philander Cross was born on 24 Sep 1821 in Randolph, Portage, Ohio (son of Theophilus Cross and Elizabeth "Betsey" Rogers); died on 19 Jan 1901 in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana.

    Philander married Marilla Ann Davis on 15 Jun 1845 in Rolling Prairie, La Porte, Indiana. Marilla was born on 15 Jan 1824 in Indiana; died on 24 Jun 1922 in Waterford, La Porte, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Marilla Ann Davis was born on 15 Jan 1824 in Indiana; died on 24 Jun 1922 in Waterford, La Porte, Indiana.
    Children:
    1. 4. Byron Francis Cross was born on 2 Nov 1847 in Randolph, Portage, Ohio; died on 9 Dec 1923 in Waterford, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 12 Dec 1923 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana.
    2. Alice Adelia Cross was born on 3 Nov 1849 in Springfield, La Porte, Indiana; died on 19 Jun 1934 in Longmont, Boulder, Colorado; was buried on 22 Jun 1934 in Mountain View Cemetery, Longmont, Boulder, Colorado.
    3. Benjamin Cross was born on 22 Dec 1848 in Indiana; died on 20 May 1942 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
    4. Allen A. Cross was born on 3 Nov 1849 in Indiana; and died.


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