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20. FLORA M.4 HUSTON (ELIZA3 CROSS, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born September 15, 1849 in Wisconsin, and died October 22, 1940 in Granada, Martin County, Minnesota. She married CHARLES L. BOUDRYE October 28, 1875 in Fairmont, Martin County, Minnesota, son of ELI BOUDRYE and MAY. He was born December 19, 1853 in Ohio, and died August 26, 1940 in Granada, Martin County, Minnesota.
i. IZOLA M.5 BOUDRYE, b. December 24, 1878, S.side Imogene Lake, Martin, Mn (Source: SSDI.); d. December 10, 1969, Mecosta , Michigan; m. CHARLES DAVISON.
36. ii. SAM L. BOUDRYE, b. Abt. 1887, Rose Lake, Fairmont, Martin County, Minnesota; d. November 29, 1957, Spokane, Washington.
iii. EMOGENE BOUDRYE, b. Abt. 1889, Rose Lake, Fairmont, Martin County, Minnesota.
iv. ADA A. BOUDRYE (Source: 1910 census.), b. Abt. 1891.
37. v. ELI L. BOUDRYE, b. January 02, 1877, S. side Imogene Lake, Martin County, Minnesota; d. December 29, 1958, Granada, Martin County, Minnesota.
38. vi. LOUIS R. BOUDRYE, b. May 1880, Rose Lake, Fairmont, Martin County, Minnesota; d. September 20, 1953, Duluth, Minnesota.
vii. WILLIE BOUDRYE, b. 1891; d. September 16, 1891.
21. MOLLIE A.4 CROSS (GEORGE3, JOHN2, JAMES1) (Source: Marriage Record.) was born 1853 in California (Source: Census.), and died 1872 (Source: San Fransisco Call Newspaper.). She married ROYAL RALPH LEAVENWORTH (Source: Genealogy of the Leavenworth fam. By Elias Warner Leavenworth. Syaracuse, NY, 1873..) August 11, 1872 in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (Source: Santa Clara County Marriages.), son of MARK LEAVENWORTH and EMILINE PECK. He was born September 06, 1836 in Monroe, Connicticut (Source: Genealogy of the Leavenworth fam. By Elias Warner Leavenworth. Syaracuse, NY, 1873..), and died 1889 (Source: San Fransico Call Newspaper Index.).
how is it poss that she died in 1872 had a baby and died in 1872?
I believe this is our Royal.
i. LORENA EDITH5 LEAVENWORTH (Source: Pen Pictures from the Garden of the World.), b. Abt. 1872; d. Bef. 1940.
22. THOMAS W4 CROSS (GEORGE3, JOHN2, JAMES1) (Source: (1) 1870 census., (2) 1860 census, age 1., (3) 1880 census, age 21.) was born 1859 (Source: Census.), and died May 20, 1932 in Monterey County, California. He married SARAH J. LISK 1891. She was born Abt. 1865 in California (Source: 1920 census.), and died March 26, 1923 in San Francisco County, California (Source: California Vital search 1905-1929.).
i. RICHARD M5 CROSS, b. October 23, 1897, California (Source: Death record.); d. April 19, 1959, Sonoma County, California (Source: Death cert.); m. HAZEL, Abt. 1924, California; b. Abt. 1894, California.
23. ELIZABETH J.4 CROSS (GEORGE3, JOHN2, JAMES1) (Source: (1) Santa Clara County Marriages., (2) 1870 census, age 7., (3) 1880 census, age 18.) was born August 1863 in Califonia (Source: 1900 census.), and died Bet. 1888 - 1940. She married (1) FRANK S. SIMONDS (Source: From marriage record.) September 25, 1884 in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California. He died Bef. 1940. She married (2) SIMON C. HORNEF 1899 in California. He was born December 1862 in Germany (Source: 1900 census.). She married (3) PIERSON (Source: George Cross's obit.) Bet. 1900 - 1910.
From Diane Ownes...Frank went to Alaska...Elizabeth did not like it so she came back to California and stayed.
39. i. GEORGIE MAYBEL5 SIMONDS, b. Abt. 1889, California; d. May 16, 1974, Monterey, California.
40. ii. ADA L. SIMONDS, b. September 12, 1885, California; d. August 04, 1980, Bakersfield, Kern, California.
24. DAISY M.4 CROSS (GEORGE3, JOHN2, JAMES1) (Source: (1) Santa Clara County, California, Early Settlers Pen Pictures from the Garden of the World., (2) 1880 census, age 5.) was born January 1875 in California (Source: Census.), and died 1903. She married MORTIMER C. VENNUM 1899 in California. He was born April 01, 1873 in California (Source: Death record.), and died August 03, 1945 in Santa Cruz County, California (Source: Death record.).
Mortimer Vennum b 1 Apr 1873 d 03 Aug 1945 Santa Cruz, CA married 1899 (1) Daisy b 1875 in CA Father born NY Mother born NY they lived on Williams Rd in San Jose, CA and had a prune orchard. They had one daughter Zilpha b 1906 d 1995-6 she married a Mr. Miller. Mortimer married (2) Georgia Cross b. 1875 and then married (3) Luella Nevada Bear b 06-15-1886 in Oakland, Alameda, CA and she died 03-26-1967 in CA. Her father was Abraham Bear and her mother Henrietta Keith. A Gertrude Clark-Keith was suposedly living with a Mrs. M.C. Vennum in 1944 when she was killed in an automobile accident. I am unsure which Mrs. M.C. Vennum this was but assume it must have been #1 or #2 since I don't have a death date for them. Gertrude Clark-Keith may have been related to Luella Nevada Bear since her Mother's maiden name was Keith. You can try e-mailing Diane Forti Mortimer's neice and see if she can tell you anymore. Her e-mail is diane40@netzon.net. Hope this helps.
i. UNKNOWN5 VENNUM, b. Bet. 1900 - 1903; d. Bef. November 1903.
25. FANNIE FRANCES4 CROSS (GEORGE3, JOHN2, JAMES1) (Source: Susan Tench.) was born March 27, 1877 in California (Source: Death record.), and died September 02, 1948 in Alameda County, California (Source: Death record.). She married PETER HANSEN THATEN November 25, 1902 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California (Source: Marriage Record.). He was born May 04, 1872 in Stockton, California (Source: Glady's birth cert.), and died January 12, 1960 in Alameda County, California.
and M.C. Vennum (found him in San Jose in 1920 census-age 47-born California wife Georgia (age 20) with a 13 year old daughter named Zelpha. This may be Daisy's husband and his second wife.
41. i. ALVIN RALPH5 THATEN, b. March 26, 1908, California; d. January 11, 1983, Alpine County, California.
ii. GLADYS CROSS THATEN, b. January 09, 1904, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California (Source: Newspaper announcement.); d. September 03, 1991, Sacramento County, California; m. JAMES L. WOOD, Abt. 1926, California; b. Abt. 1903, California.
iii. BERNICE LILLIAN THATEN, b. September 06, 1910, California (Source: Death cert.); d. March 31, 1976, Oakland, Alameda County, California (Source: Death cert.); m. BAKER, Aft. 1930; d. Bef. 1976.
26. ROLLIN VERMER5 CROSS (RALPH WALTER4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born June 21, 1886 in Fairmont, Martin, Minnesota (Source: Gordon's ancestors.FTW, Date of Import: May 10, 2000.), and died April 04, 1920 in Fairmont, Martin, Minnesota (Source: (1) Obit., (2) Death Certificate, CertID# 1920-MN-007854.). He married FLORENCE RAENETT FORBUSH June 1907 in Missoula, Montana, daughter of CHARLES FORBUSH and ELLA SPOOR. She was born November 05, 1889 in Ogden, Utah (Source: Ruth Fish.), and died May 30, 1959 in Onamia, Minnesota (Source: (1) Death cert., (2) Headstone., (3) Gordon's ancestors.FTW, Date of Import: May 10, 2000.).
He worked on the railroad and that is how he met Florence who was living in Montana.
Died of TB. Was sent to Sanitarium in the South but never got better.
Rollin Cross died Sunday evening, April 4, at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cross at Rose Lake, after a long illness with tuberculosis. He leaves a young wife and several children, the youngest twin babies in arms.
Rollin was born in Fairmont and lived here practically all his life. Shortly after his marriage he became ill and had spent the last couple of years in a vain quest for restoration to health. For several months he was in a sanitarium in the southwest.
When it became apparent that there was no longer hope he was brought to his parents home to spend his remaining days. Mrs. Cross and the children have been living with Mr. Cross' parents during the husband and father's long illness.
Funeral services will take place at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, with interment at East Chain. Rev. Mr. Pierce will officiate.
i. FRANCIS6 CROSS, b. August 20, 1908, Missoula, Montana (Source: Cathi Stallings.); d. July 27, 1992, Albert Lea, Minnesota; m. LESTER YOST, December 14, 1930, Ventura, California; b. October 19, 1906, Minnesota; d. October 17, 1996, Albert Lea, Minnesota.
Francis and Lester met out in California, but he was from Albert Lea.
ii. CECIL RALPH CROSS, b. January 18, 1911.
iii. CLAUDIA GRACE CROSS, b. September 10, 1912; m. (1) ROBERT SECOR; m. (2) EDWARD ROACH (Source: Cathi Stallings.), Bef. 1965; m. (3) JOE NAPOLEON (Source: Cathi Stallings.), 1965.
42. iv. GORDON DOUGLAS CROSS, b. October 03, 1914, Fairmont, Minnesota; d. January 15, 1990, Beaver Creek, Ohio.
43. v. DONALD MARLOW CROSS, b. July 03, 1916, Fairmont, Martin County, Minnesota.
vi. CLARENCE CROSS, b. 1917, Fairmont, Martin County, Minnesota; d. 1917, Fairmont, Martin County, Minnesota aged 2 months.
44. vii. VERLIE DAWN CROSS, b. November 18, 1919, Fairmont, Martin County, Minnesota.
45. viii. VINCENT VAUGHN CROSS, b. November 19, 1919; d. November 04, 1986.
27. HAROLD JAMES BLAINE5 CROSS (RALPH WALTER4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JAMES1) (Source: Donald Cross.) was born September 06, 1891 in Blaine, Washington (Source: Cleo Cross Peregrina.), and died December 20, 1960 in Lakeport, California (Source: Cleo Cross Peregrina.). He married (1) MAUDE Bef. 1916. She was born Abt. 1889 in South Dakota. He married (2) DORIS ESTHER DOBBS Bef. 1924, daughter of DOBBS and BONNY. She was born July 11, 1901 in Washington County, Minnesota (Source: (1) Death record., (2) Cleo Cross Peregrina.), and died October 14, 1994 in PLacer County, California (Source: (1) Cleo Cross Peregrina., (2) SSDI., (3) Death record.).
From Uncle Donald Cross: Harold worked on the Great Northern Railroad with Rollin V. Cross. He worked between Montana and North Dakota as a brakeman. He was a plastering contractor in Ventura California in 1926. Harold ("Jim") and his wife, Doris, lived well beyond their means and lost everything in the 30's and moved to Oregon. He worked in Cave Junction, Oregon after the town had burned down and was rebuilt in 1934. It was rebuilt with stucco buildings which was what Jim knew best. He then moved to Redwood City, California in 1936. He went broke again in the 40's and then moved to Clear lake, California where he died in the late 50's.
46. i. ELEANOR6 CROSS, b. October 1916, Minnesota.
47. ii. CLEO C.6 CROSS, b. August 15, 1924, Seattle, Washington.
28. VINCENT HENRY5 HAY (ANNA F.4 CROSS, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JAMES1) (Source: (1) William Cross' diarys., (2) Donald Cross.) was born June 1889, and died May 09, 1949 in Fairmont, Martin County, Minnesota. He married EDICE BASSETT 1917 in Mankato. She died Aft. May 09, 1949.
Vincent Henry Hay, 59, secretary-treasurer of the Fairmont Railway Motors, passed away at the home of his mother, Mrs. Annie Hay, at 117 Tilden, after a lingering illness of a year. Death was due to a heart condition and complications.
He had spent the bulk of his life in Fairmont, born here of parents William and Annie Hay, June 16, 1889. He was educated in the local schools and continued his education at Mankato Commercial college.
Over the years he held a position in the Fairmont National Bank until his marriage to Edice Bassett at Mankato in 1917, and move to Minneapolis where he held various positions, including that of bond salesman for the Federal Reserve Bank.
Following the death of his father in 1926 he returned to Fairmont to attend the financial interests of the family estate. In 1929 he opened the popular "corner cigar store", in the location presently occupied by Mocol grocery. He operated the store until failing health forced him to retire in 1939.
He had served on the board of directors of the Fairmont Railway Motors for a number of years and was elected to succeed the late A. R. Fancher in the office of secretary-treasurer last year.
Mr. Hay was a member and past president of the Rotary, a former member of the Knights of Pythias, and a member of the Episcopal church.
He was an aggressive participant in the war bond drives of WWII, and was vice-commander under Gus Boosalis on the highly successful Red Cross drives during the recent war period.
He is survived by his wife and two children, Wayne of Madison, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Richard (Helen) Connell of Quebec, Canada, and four grandchildren, Therese, Michael, Barbara, and Becky, and his mother, Mrs. Annie Hay.
Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for Thursday, 2 p.m. at the Episcopal church, Rev. Lionel Harrison officiating. Interment will be in Lakeside, in the family plot.
Friends may call at the Olson funeral home until 10 a.m. Thursday, at which time the body will be taken to the church to lie in state until the service.
The Order of Knights of Pythias is a great international fraternity which was founded in Washington, DC, February 19, 1864, by Justus H. Rathbone, and embraces more than two thousand subordinate lodges in the United States and Canada, with occasional lodges having been formed elsewhere. The primary object of fraternal organizations is to promote friendship among men and to relieve suffering. Each organization adopts some outstanding principle as its objective. The individuality of an order is determined by its ideal sentiment. The distinguishing principles of the Order of Knights of Pythias are "FRIENDSHIP, CHARITY and BENEVOLENCE".
It bases its lessons and builds it ritual largely on the familiar story of the friendship of Damon and Pythias, who were historical characters living about four hundred or more years before the beginning of the Christian era. They were members of a school, founded by Pythagoras, who was known as the father of Greek philosophy.
To become a member of the Pythagorean Brotherhood, certain very rigorous tests were demanded and applied, some of which are very similar to the ritualistic work of our order today. The object of the organization was the moral uplifting and purification of society. Strict morality, absolute truthfulness, honor and integrity were thoroughly inculcated in the minds of its membership. It was a maxim of Pythagoras that the two most excellent things for man were "to speak the truth and to render benefits to each other" The outstanding feature of the society, however, was the marvelous friendship and loyalty which bound the brotherhood together with hoops of steel, which was so remarkably demonstrated in the incident which forms the historic basis of our order.
Damon had opposed the pretensions of the king of Syracuse, who had gained the throne by fraud, and as a result he was condemned to death. Pythias became a hostage for Damon, while the latter was permitted his liberty to bid his wife and child goodbye. Each was willing to die to save the other's life. Their loyalty to each other, the adventures that beset them, and the outcome of this noble friendship, form the basis for one of the most beautiful stories of history as exemplified in the ritual.
48. i. WAYNE W.6 HAY, b. March 28, 1918.
49. ii. HELEN FRANCIS HAY, b. June 27, 1922.
29. FLORENCE5 CROSS (WILLIAM NICHOLAS4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born August 15, 1878 in Top-In-A-Bee, Cheboygan County, Michigan (Source: Monica Smith.), and died May 21, 1956 in Muskegon, Michigan (Source: Monica Smith.). She married (1) WILLIAM HENRY LONG (Source: Monica Smith.) October 1896 (Source: Monica Smith.), son of MATTHEW LONG and EMMA YOUKS. He was born August 02, 1871 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada, and died March 10, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan (Source: Monica Smith.). She married (2) BAUER Aft. 1930. She married (3) MERVINE Aft. 1930.
50. i. BERNICE6 LONG, b. July 31, 1896, Michigan.
ii. ALFRED HENRY LONG, b. January 28, 1901 (Source: Monica Smith.); d. September 07, 1950 (Source: Monica Smith.); m. MARY HOLEY (Source: Monica Smith.).
51. iii. EDWARD CHARLES LONG, b. Abt. 1903, Illinois; d. September 24, 1944, Detroit, Michigan.
52. iv. ESTHER MARION LONG, b. September 28, 1905, Chicago, Illinos; d. March 25, 1991, Muskegon, Michigan.
30. WILLIAM JAMES5 CROSS (WILLIAM NICHOLAS4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JAMES1) (Source: Death record.) was born June 30, 1881 in Michigan (Source: Death record.), and died October 12, 1952 in Merced County, California (Source: Death record.). He married (1) MARCIA LYRA METCALF. She was born Abt. 1883 in Illinois. He married (2) HANNA LEIGH (Source: 1920 census.). She was born Abt. 1895 in California.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday October 15 at 10 a.m. for Colonel William J. Cross, operator of the La Branza Ranch for many years, who died yesterday. The deceased was born in Cross, Michigan. He served in the Army during WWI and later belonged to the American Legion Post No. 83. He also was a newspaper man. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lyra Cross, and a brother, Roy Cross, of Santa Monica.
i. CHARLES C.6 CROSS, b. 1909, Illinois.
31. CHARLIE B.5 CROSS (JAMES CHARLES4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1879 in Wisconsin, and died October 27, 1957. He married NORA NELSON October 19, 1904 in Lincoln County, Wisconsin. She was born Abt. 1887 in Illinois, and died Aft. 1930.
i. IRENE6 CROSS (Source: 1920 census.), b. Abt. 1906, Wisconsin.
ii. LILLIAN CROSS (Source: 1920 census.), b. May 07, 1907, Lincoln County, Wisconsin (Source: Birth Records in Lincoln County.).
From birth index in Wisconsin there are 2 Lillian Cross's listed both in 1907.
iii. LORNA CROSS (Source: 1920 census.), b. Abt. 1912, Wisconsin.
iv. CHARLES CROSS (Source: 1920 census.), b. Abt. 1914, Wisconsin.
v. NELBERT CROSS (Source: 1920 census.), b. Abt. 1916, Wisconsin.
vi. LAURETTE CROSS (Source: 1920 census.), b. Abt. October 1919, Wisconsin.
vii. RICHARD CROSS (Source: 1930 census.), b. Abt. 1922, Wisconsin.
32. JESSE H.5 CROSS (JAMES CHARLES4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born July 05, 1882 in Rudolph, Wood County, Wisconsin (Source: ANCESTORS OF JAMES A. CROSS http://members.cts.com/funtv/j/jimacross/CROSS.HTM#Cross3.), and died February 08, 1951 in Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin. He married (1) LOUISA E. FRIEDMAN (Source: ANCESTORS OF JAMES A. CROSS http://members.cts.com/funtv/j/jimacross/CROSS.HTM#Cross3.) November 28, 1906 in Lincoln County, Wisconsin (Source: ANCESTORS OF JAMES A. CROSS http://members.cts.com/funtv/j/jimacross/CROSS.HTM#Cross3.). She died November 25, 1957 in Gleeson, Lincoln County, Wisconsin (Source: ANCESTORS OF JAMES A. CROSS http://members.cts.com/funtv/j/jimacross/CROSS.HTM#Cross3.). He married (2) LORETTA M. GRAY Aft. 1933.
Jesse H spent his life as a railroad brakeman for the Milwaukee Road. After retirement he lived in Sparta WI until his death.
marriage records in Rock County. I have never met them.
Jesse died 8 Feb 1951 in Sparta WI and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
- near Jesse's grave - no headstone.
53. i. WILLIAM J.6 CROSS, b. May 24, 1908, Merrill, Lincoln County, Wisconsin; d. January 19, 1981, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
ii. PATRICIA6 CROSS, m. JAMES COLBURN.
iii. DIANA CROSS, b. June 28, 1930, La Crosse , Wisconsin; m. LEROY MEYER.
33. EARL W.5 TOWERS (FRANCES4 HARLAND, JEMIMA3 CROSS, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1875 in Wisconsin, and died Bet. 1936 - 1937. He married CAROLINE F. BETZ. She was born Abt. 1880 in Wisconsin, and died Aft. 1937.
Spanish-American War begins and ends. Sergeant Earl Towers, Mauston, captures 13 Spanish soldiers in Puerto Rico.
In 1883, the unit was designated Company D, 3rd Infantry, Wisconsin National Guard. Thereafter the Captains who served at different periods were William F. Winsor, W. A. Grimmer and John Turner, Jr., who was in command when the company was called into federal service in May 1898 for the Spanish-American War.
p. 150 Company D left Mauston at the end of April in 1898. They spent a blistering May, June and July marching in the sweltering heat of Georgia and South Carolina. On July 28, they occupied the city of Ponce in northern Puerto Rico and prepared for action against Spanish troops nearby. In August they took part in several skirmishes with the enemy, during one of which Sgt. Earl Towers single-handedly captured thirteen Spanish soldiers.
After the Spanish-American conflict, the company was reorganized as Company D, 3rd Wisconsin Infantry, Wisconsin National Guard. Officers were Captain Gerhardt F. Behnken, 1st Lt. Charles F. Behnken (brothers) and 2nd Lt. Earl W. Towers.
i. FRANCES E.6 TOWERS (Source: George Heath.), b. March 19, 1905 (Source: Wisconsin Birth Index.); d. 1984.
54. ii. MARY L. TOWERS, b. June 17, 1906; d. Sauk County, Wisconsin.
iii. JEAN M. TOWERS (Source: George Heath.), b. July 31, 1907, Wisconsin; d. March 1992, Wisconsin.
iv. WALTER E. TOWERS (Source: George Heath.), b. September 25, 1913, Wisconsin; d. April 10, 1996, Mauston, Juneau, Wisconsin.
v. JOHN TOWERS (Source: George Heath.), b. Abt. 1920.
34. GEORGE A.5 HARLAND (GEORGE R.4, JEMIMA3 CROSS, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born November 1887 (Source: 1920 census.). He married MAE L. Abt. 1911.
i. DOROTHY J.6 HARLAND, b. Abt. 1916.
ii. VIRGINIA L. HARLAND, b. Abt. 1920.
iii. ROBERT F. HARLAND, b. Abt. 1922.
35. ROBERT ORVILLE5 HARLAND (FREDRICK O.4, JEMIMA3 CROSS, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born July 12, 1899 in Minnesota (Source: Death record.), and died March 15, 1947 in Fresno County, California. He married GLADYS STURGIS Abt. 1920. She was born Abt. 1900 in Washington.
i. ROBERT O.6 HARLAND, b. May 02, 1923, Fresno County, California.
36. SAM L.5 BOUDRYE (FLORA M.4 HUSTON, ELIZA3 CROSS, JOHN2, JAMES1) (Source: 1910 census.) was born Abt. 1887 in Rose Lake, Fairmont, Martin County, Minnesota, and died November 29, 1957 in Spokane, Washington. He married GERTRUDE HINSBURGER. She was born Abt. 1891.
i. CHARLES6 BOUDRYE, b. October 07, 1915; d. January 1981, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.
37. ELI L.5 BOUDRYE (FLORA M.4 HUSTON, ELIZA3 CROSS, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born January 02, 1877 in S. side Imogene Lake, Martin County, Minnesota, and died December 29, 1958 in Granada, Martin County, Minnesota. He married MARY L HODGEMAN June 18, 1901. She died August 03, 1940 in Martin County, Minnesota.
i. MINNIE6 BOUDRYE, b. April 28, 1902, Granada, Martin County, Minnesota; d. April 29, 1936, Fairmont, Martin County, Minnesota; m. CARL JESSEN, June 05, 1927, Granada, Martin County, Minnesota.
38. LOUIS R.5 BOUDRYE (FLORA M.4 HUSTON, ELIZA3 CROSS, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born May 1880 in Rose Lake, Fairmont, Martin County, Minnesota, and died September 20, 1953 in Duluth, Minnesota. He married NETTIE M. MASON, daughter of LORD. She was born July 20, 1882, and died March 12, 1965 in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
55. i. MASON ROLLAND6 BOUDRYE, b. June 05, 1910, Minnesota; d. January 17, 1985, South St. paul, Dakota County, Minnesota.
ii. ARLONE BOUDRYE, b. Abt. 1913.
iii. LARRAINE BOUDRYE, b. Abt. 1922.
39. GEORGIE MAYBEL5 SIMONDS (ELIZABETH J.4 CROSS, GEORGE3, JOHN2, JAMES1) (Source: 1920 census, her last name comes from Genforum-Vennum forum.) was born Abt. 1889 in California, and died May 16, 1974 in Monterey, California (Source: Death record.). She married (1) MORTIMER C. VENNUM Abt. 1906 in California. He was born April 01, 1873 in California (Source: Death record.), and died August 03, 1945 in Santa Cruz County, California (Source: Death record.). She married (2) ARTHUR JOSEPH CABRAL Bef. 1960, son of JOSEPH CABRAL and ROSIE. He was born May 08, 1915 in California (Source: Death record.), and died October 01, 1978 in Monterey, California (Source: Death record.).
From William Miller, Zilpha's son...The story is that when Daisy died...Mortimer was so heartbroken that he soon married Daisy's niece who looked very much like Daisy. Georgia Cross (poss diff last name if she was from one of Daisy's sisters children) was only 16 when she got pregnant with Zilpha. The farming lifestyle and being so young caused her to run off with a musician and then later marry a Portugese man. They lived in Monterey in the 1970's. Georgia's second husband was told that Zilpha was Georgia's sister.
On Georgie's death cert it lists the name and birthplace of father as unknown Jones, USA -this is the man she ran off with (in 1918 as per Diane) after leaving Mortimer-did she tell her second husband that he was her father? Very interesting!! mother was listed as unknown as well, this I find interesting as her mother lived with Georgia and her husband in Monterey when she was very old.
Georgia Simonds Vennum Cabral died of Generalized Peritonitis, perforated small bowel and small bowel obstruction. Mr. Cabral wrote Zilpha a short letter six months after Georgia had died informing her about the death of her "sister." That was only because Zilpha had sent them a Christmas card which reminded Arthur that he should let Zilpha know.
Oh, my brother Ernest claims that Georgia had a twin sister, the twin sister was supposed to marry Mortimer, but died before the marriage, so as families often did years ago, they replaced the intended bride with her sister Georgia. Claims they were of Swedish descent. He went on to explain why Grandpa Mortimer Vennum divorced Georgia, seems that after she gave birth to Zilpha, she climbed out of the upstairs bedroom window and ran away. Ernest claims that Georgia passed herself off as being 28 years younger than she was. He felt very proud to give me these tidbits of family history. My brother Ernie is a very joyous person and reminds me of my mother. Don't know where he got this information, no doubt the twin part came from the fact that Georgia was supposed to resemble her deceased Aunt Daisy, "almost like twins, perhaps." Tried to share your information with Ernie while on our camping trip, it was impossible, I told him I'd send him what I learned, but I don't think he has the patience to delve into your information which has to be very close to being accurate.
I heard tell that Arthur Cabral had a reputation for being the meanest Portuguese Man in Monterey, this was told to my mother when she was trying to locate her mother. In the telling the slang word for Portuguese Man was used, sounds far worst that way.
56. i. ZILPHA ELISABETH6 VENNUM, b. December 04, 1906; d. September 13, 1996.
40. ADA L.5 SIMONDS (ELIZABETH J.4 CROSS, GEORGE3, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born September 12, 1885 in California, and died August 04, 1980 in Bakersfield, Kern, California. She married (1) THOMAS F. WELCH. He was born August 08, 1877 in California, and died October 29, 1954 in Los Angeles County, California. She married (2) ROBERT J. VENNUM Bef. 1930. He was born July 18, 1881, and died July 23, 1963 in Los Angeles County, California.
Ada Simonds was four years older than her sister Georgia Simonds, wish we could locate Ada's granddaughters. Guess I'll start with Bakersfield and an add. Have you heard anything on the two girls since we communicated last. I remember them well, the older one had dark hair and the younger one was very fair. They were Catholics I think, because the girls went to a Catholic school.
Story is that she had 2 daughters. One of them died when she was a young mother and Ada helped her son in law raise their young children.
57. i. ALICE CATHERINE6 WELCH, b. June 08, 1913, Oregon; d. December 04, 1948, Kern County, California.
41. ALVIN RALPH5 THATEN (FRANCES4 CROSS, GEORGE3, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born March 26, 1908 in California (Source: (1) Death record., (2) Birth record.), and died January 11, 1983 in Alpine County, California (Source: Death record.). He married NORMA B.. She was born Abt. 1910 in South Africa.
i. NORMA P.6 THATEN, b. Abt. 1929, California.
42. GORDON DOUGLAS6 CROSS (ROLLIN VERMER5, RALPH WALTER4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born October 03, 1914 in Fairmont, Minnesota, and died January 15, 1990 in Beaver Creek, Ohio. He married (1) DOLORES ELAINE STANTON August 20, 1934 in Woodstock, Iowa, daughter of JOHN STANTON and EDNA BEHRENDSEN. She was born May 17, 1917 in White Bear, Minnesota. He married (2) MARGUERITE ALLEN June 12, 1956 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born 1919.
"This is what I've been told-my parents eloped but later married in the church. This was on May 27, 1916. My dad had been brought up in the Catholic Church, my mother agreed to join but he wanted no part of it, said he was fed up with it. So I was not baptized later. They were living in a cottage by Bald Eagle Lake. It was called 'The Eagles Nest' many of the family have lived there thru the years but don't know who really owned it.
The night before I was born my mother planted beans so we always used that reference.
When I was a year old we moved to Wahkon and my dad was employed by the Try State Telephone Co. Never learned where he learned the trade as he was a delivery boy for a grocer in White Bear when they married."
They eloped to Woodstock, Iowa with the help of Fracis and Lester Yost. They found a priest who was out gardening and he married them.
i. GARY DOUGLAS7 CROSS, b. April 27, 1935, Onamia, Minnesota; m. (1) DARLENE ALVINA WILKINSON, February 16, 1957, Albert Lea, Minnesota; b. March 28, 1939; m. (2) MARY URBAN QUANTOCT, June 06, 1990.
ii. JANE DOLORES CROSS, b. October 23, 1937, Onamia, Minnesota; d. March 24, 2001, Ventura, California; m. (1) BILLY SWAN NELSON; m. (2) CHARLES CHENERY, March 15, 1975, Ventura, California.
iii. JACK STANTON CROSS, b. November 08, 1939, Onamia, Minnesota; m. (1) TONI; m. (2) HIL; m. (3) DEE; m. (5) MYLEEN, February 16, 2001, Angeles City, Phillipines.
iv. SANDRA LEIGH CROSS, b. August 06, 1946, Brainard, Minnesota; m. DOUGLAS GERALD PREIMESBERGER, February 05, 1964, Onamia, Minnesota; b. November 28, 1944, Pierz, Minnesota; d. November 25, 2004, Albion, Nebraska.
v. ROLLIN VAUGHN CROSS, b. May 11, 1942, Onamia, Minnesota; m. MARION.
43. DONALD MARLOW6 CROSS (ROLLIN VERMER5, RALPH WALTER4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born July 03, 1916 in Fairmont, Martin County, Minnesota. He married (1) LORAINE GALT. She was born July 27, 1922 (Source: Carole Cross Wright.), and died July 27, 1997 (Source: Carole Cross Wright.). He married (2) PATRICIA MCHUGH.
i. CAROLE ANNE7 CROSS, b. January 16, 1945, Palo Alto, California (Source: Carole Cross Wright.); m. (1) ROBERT II STUHR, Abt. 1964; m. (2) MICHAEL WRIGHT, March 31, 1979.
ii. CHARLES DONALD CROSS, b. July 27, 1941, San Mateo, California (Source: Carole Cross Wright.); m. (1) KATHY (Source: Carole Cross Wright.); m. (2) RITA.
44. VERLIE DAWN6 CROSS (ROLLIN VERMER5, RALPH WALTER4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born November 18, 1919 in Fairmont, Martin County, Minnesota (Source: Todd Schwen.). She married RUSSELL OLIVER SCHWEN February 25, 1939 in Northwood, Worth County, Iowa (Source: Todd Schwen.). He was born June 18, 1907 in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, and died January 20, 2003 in Albert Lea, Minnesota.
Hebert-Ed and Pearl/ they took her in.
Memorial services for Russell O. Schwen, age 95, of Albert Lea will be held at 2pm Tuesday Feb 4, 2003 at First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Dwight Netzer will officiate. Interment will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Friends may greet the family one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Russell died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003, at St. John's Lutheran Home.
Russell was united in marriage to Verlie D. Cross in Northwood, Iowa. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Russell worked as an advertising manager for the Schwen Ice Cream Co. Russell was in business in Albert Lea for several years as the owner of Russell's Toyland on Clark Street. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the VFW in Blue Earth, Mason City and Albert Lea, and had served as a past commander of the Blue Earth VFW.
Survivors include his wife, Verlie; sons; George, John, and Todd; sister, Gladys; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Russell was preceded in death by his parents; son, Charles; and daughter, Claudia.
**From Todd Schwen-"Dad's birthday was June 18th, The obituary gives the date as the 17th"
i. CHARLES ALLEN7 SCHWEN, b. December 21, 1939; d. 1989; m. (1) PATRICIA BLAKELY; m. (2) VALERIE DAWN PARKER.
ii. GEORGE EDWARD SCHWEN, b. September 1941; m. ANITA MCGAUGHEY.
iii. JOHN HOWARD SCHWEN, b. October 1943; m. NOREEN BECKERING.
iv. CLAUDIA FRANCES SCHWEN, b. 1946; d. 2000.
v. TODD RUSSELL SCHWEN, b. 1956; m. PAMELA CLEARY.
45. VINCENT VAUGHN6 CROSS (ROLLIN VERMER5, RALPH WALTER4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born November 19, 1919 (Source: Todd Schwen.), and died November 04, 1986. He married MARY CATHERINE MCGRATH. She was born 1917.
i. JOHN THOMAS7 LOEN, b. 1948.
ii. JAMES ANTHONY LOEN, b. 1958.
46. ELEANOR6 CROSS (HAROLD JAMES BLAINE5, RALPH WALTER4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JAMES1) (Source: Cleo Cross Peregrina.) was born October 1916 in Minnesota. She married LINDSAY WELLAND (Source: SSDI.). He was born August 01, 1914 in Washington County, Minnesota (Source: Death record.), and died December 08, 1991 in San Bernardino County, California (Source: Death record.).
i. LINDA KAY7 WELLAND (Source: Cleo Peregrina.), b. March 18, 1946, Los Angeles County, California (Source: Birth record.); m. ROBERT O. FINCH (Source: Marriage Record.), February 15, 1964, Santa Clara County, California (Source: Marriage Record.).
47. CLEO C.6 CROSS (HAROLD JAMES BLAINE5, RALPH WALTER4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born August 15, 1924 in Seattle, Washington (Source: Cleo.). She married FRANK DONALD PEREGRINA September 05, 1942. He was born October 24, 1922 in Redwood City, California (Source: SSDI.), and died March 19, 1992 (Source: SSDI.).
i. LINDA7 PEREGRINA, b. 1946; m. GARY BROWN.
ii. JIM PEREGRINA, b. August 23, 1947 (Source: SSDI.); d. December 29, 1990, California (Source: SSDI.).
iii. TERRY PEREGRINA, b. 1953; m. RICHARD WELLS.
iv. LARRY PEREGRINA, b. 1957; m. (1) KRISTIN; m. (2) DIANE.
48. WAYNE W.6 HAY (VINCENT HENRY5, ANNA F.4 CROSS, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JAMES1) (Source: Wayne Hay.) was born March 28, 1918 (Source: Wayne Hay.). He married HARRIET JOHNSON (Source: Wayne Hay.) September 1942 (Source: Wayne Hay.).
i. MICHAEL7 HAY, b. 1943 (Source: Wayne Hay.).
ii. BARBARA HAY, b. 1945 (Source: Wayne Hay.).
iii. BECKY HAY, b. 1948 (Source: Wayne Hay.).
iv. ROBERT HAY, b. 1950 (Source: Wayne Hay.).
v. JACKLYN HAY, b. 1953 (Source: Wayne Hay.).
vi. RONALD HAY, b. 1956 (Source: Wayne Hay.).
vii. KATHRYN HAY, b. 1961 (Source: Wayne Hay.).
49. HELEN FRANCIS6 HAY (VINCENT HENRY5, ANNA F.4 CROSS, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JAMES1) (Source: Wayne Hay.) was born June 27, 1922 (Source: Wayne Hay.). She married RICHARD JUDSON CONNELL (Source: Wayne Hay.), son of JUDSON CONNELL and ETHYL DIETZ.
i. MARY THERESE LOUISE7 CONNELL, b. 1947.
ii. THOMAS JOSEPH CONNELL, b. 1949.
iii. JOSEPH CONNELL, b. October 27, 1946.
iv. MARY CATHERINE LISE CONNELL, b. May 13, 1952.
v. MARY ANITA CONNELL, b. May 16, 1954.
vi. JENNIFER CONNELL, b. October 19, 1956.
vii. MARY ELIZABETH CONNELL, b. February 19, 1958.
viii. TIMOTHY PETER CONNELL, b. September 09, 1959.
50. BERNICE6 LONG (FLORENCE5 CROSS, WILLIAM NICHOLAS4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JAMES1) (Source: Monica Smith.) was born July 31, 1896 in Michigan. She married JOHN WORKMAN (Source: Monica Smith.) Abt. 1923 in Michigan, son of JOHN WORKMAN. He was born Abt. 1892 in Michigan.
i. JOHN JR.7 WORKMAN, b. Abt. 1924.
ii. EDMOND C. WORKMAN, b. Abt. 1925.
iii. GEORGE W. WORKMAN, b. Abt. 1926.
iv. ALFRED D. WORKMAN, b. Abt. 1928.
51. EDWARD CHARLES6 LONG (FLORENCE5 CROSS, WILLIAM NICHOLAS4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JAMES1) (Source: Monica Smith.) was born Abt. 1903 in Illinois, and died September 24, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan (Source: Monica Smith.). He married MARJORIE BERNICE THOMAS (Source: Monica Smith.). She was born Abt. 1901 in Canada.
i. WILLIAM T7 LONG, b. Abt. 1929, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.
52. ESTHER MARION6 LONG (FLORENCE5 CROSS, WILLIAM NICHOLAS4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born September 28, 1905 in Chicago, Illinos (Source: Monica Smith.), and died March 25, 1991 in Muskegon, Michigan (Source: Monica Smith.). She married LEON HERBERT TAYLOR (Source: Monica Smith.) April 10, 1925 in Muskegon, Michigan (Source: Monica Smith.). He was born Abt. 1897 in Michigan.
i. MARJORIE7 TAYLOR, b. Abt. 1927.
ii. DORIS TAYLOR, b. Abt. 1929.
53. WILLIAM J.6 CROSS (JESSE H.5, JAMES CHARLES4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JAMES1) (Source: 1920 census.) was born May 24, 1908 in Merrill, Lincoln County, Wisconsin (Source: Jim Cross.), and died January 19, 1981 in La Crosse, Wisconsin (Source: ANCESTORS OF JAMES A. CROSS http://members.cts.com/funtv/j/jimacross/CROSS.HTM#Cross3.). He married (1) SYLVIA E. FITTING (Source: ANCESTORS OF JAMES A. CROSS http://members.cts.com/funtv/j/jimacross/CROSS.HTM#Cross3.) August 17, 1928 in Houston County, Minnesota. He married (2) FLORENCE NOVAL (Source: ANCESTORS OF JAMES A. CROSS http://members.cts.com/funtv/j/jimacross/CROSS.HTM#Cross3.) July 19, 1941 in La Crosse, Wisconsin (Source: ANCESTORS OF JAMES A. CROSS http://members.cts.com/funtv/j/jimacross/CROSS.HTM#Cross3.). She died Bef. 1981.
Served 20 years in the U.S. army retiring c1963. Worked in ordnance vehicle maintenance. After the divorce his ex-wife Sylvia and son James A moved in with her parents where they lived until she remarried. James continued to live with his grandparents until he entered the U.S. Army in 1948. Upon retiring William J returned to La Crosse WI where he lived until his death.
salesman and was not supporting his wife.
record cannot be found. Mother did not have a copy in her things either.
in the army during the war.
They had a son Michael - don't know his birth date.
Florence died before William, but I don't have the date.
i. JAMES A.7 CROSS, b. December 21, 1928, La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
ii. MICHAEL7 CROSS (Source: ANCESTORS OF JAMES A. CROSS http://members.cts.com/funtv/j/jimacross/CROSS.HTM#Cross3.).
54. MARY L.6 TOWERS (EARL W.5, FRANCES4 HARLAND, JEMIMA3 CROSS, JOHN2, JAMES1) (Source: George Heath.) was born June 17, 1906 (Source: Wisconsin Birth Index.), and died in Sauk County, Wisconsin. She married GEORGE HORATIO HEATH (Source: Obit found with family listed.) Abt. 1926 in Wisconsin, son of CHARLES HEATH and LIDIA NUTTALL. He was born May 26, 1901 in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, and died in Sauk County, Wisconsin.

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