Cross, Elizabeth L. May 17 1834 Wife of A.J. Cross, Jr.;
Broken, and death date buried in ground.
A widow, Louisa married widower Wiley Russell on October 25, 1844. Census records show Elizabeth as 15 years of age and living with Wiley and Louisa in 1850. In 1870 she is the "Head of Household"and age 34 with three children, Wm. C. age 12, E.M. age 10 and J.A.C. age 8. This is A. J. (Andrew Jackson) Cross, Jr. and is sometimes shown as A.J. Cross, Jr. #2. He is the son of Dr. William Lane Cross and Mary Johnson Cross and was married to Elizabeth L. Oldham on February 12, 1857. He was killed or died in the Battle of Nashville, Tn. on or about December 16, 1864. He was probablly serving in Company G, 20th Alabama Infantry (Pettus Brigade) under General John Bell Hood. One account states that "he went into battle with Hood and was never heard from." Cross, Gertrude July 9, 1896 - May 23, 1897 Daughter of A.J.E. & L.H. Cross
Broken, but readable.
Cross, Hurshel W. ____ 27, 1894 - ____ __, 1903
Son of J.E. & L.H. Cross
Broken and deteriorated,
dates are best interpretation only.
H.W.C - This is the footmarker for Hurshel W. Cross.
(It is at the border of the flowers).
Andrew Jackson Earle Cross and Lydia Acton Cross. Walker, J.W. October 28, 1853 - November 4, 1915
"Father" - "At Rest" - "Gone but not forgotten"
A foot marker with initials J.W.W. is beside the monument.
C.C. ... Appears to be a footstone with initials. It is at the border of
the flowers. It is probably a part of a lost monument for a
member of this Cross family.
There are other small markers that appear to be
footstones without initials. There is one natural stone and part of a broken
monument base. All of the markers are near an oak tree and form the border of an
attractive flower bed. The owners also state that part of a monument was struck
while excavating for an adjacent flower bed but was left in place because of its
depth. It is evident that the cemetery has been distrubed in the past and that
monuments and actual burial sites have been lost. It is safe to say that that a
number unidentified burials exist in the area. The present owners have attempted
to protect and restore as much as is possible and maintain the area as part of
their yard.
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