CROSS – WOODEN Family Bible, Baltimore County, Maryland This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Norman Hare http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.html ****************************************************************** The Cross - Wooden Family Bible -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The title page shows that the bible was printed by D. Fanshaw for the American Bible Society in 1829. The only writing on this page is at the top. It says "Wm. Cross." The inside front cover also bears the writing: "William Cross" and the top of the next, otherwise blank page, bears the script "January 3, 1857 fifty cents." Between the Old and New Testaments there are some pages sewn into the bible: Page 1 John Cross born the third day of March Eighteen hundred and nine. Warnel Cross born the twenty sixth day of October Eighteen hundred and ten. Philemon Cross born the eleventh day of November Eighteen hundred and twelve. Noty Cross born the thirty first day of March Eighteen hundred and fifteen. Mary Cross born the twelveth day of September Eighteen hundred eighteen. William Cross born the twenty-fifth day of January Eighteen hundred and twenty two. The reverse side of Page 1 (Page 2) continues: Page 2 Ann Cross born the twenty first day of October Eighteen hundred and twenty five. Elizabeth Cross born the twenty-eight day of January Eighteen hundred and twenty nine. The next Page (3) is blank and the writing continues on Page 4: In the left margin written sideways is: Wm ___ (I can't make out the second word) Elizabeth Ann Cross Born the 24th day of November 1842 Rebecca Jane Cross Born the 14 day May 1844. Page 5 William Cross the son of John Cross born February the fourth day seventeen hundred and Eighty six. Sarah Cross born the nineteenth day of February seventeen hundred and eighty five. Ann Cross born the fifth day of January seventeen hundred and ninety one. Amos Cross born the third day of November Seventeen hundred and ninty seven. Page 6 Ten death notices clipped from newspaper(s), all in the first quarter of the 20th century, have been pasted to this page. In between this page and the next a number of loose death notices are found. Page 7 William Wooden was born March the 31 1776 Philadelphia Wooden was born September the 4 1787 John Wooden was born June the 15 / 1804 Levi Wooden was born February the 25 / 1811 Ann Wooden was born February the 23 / 1813 Stephen Wooden was born December the 28 / 1814 Mary Ann Wooden was born May the 7 / 1817 Rebeca Wooden was born March the 7 / 1821 Susan Wooden was born January the 10 / 1824 Elizabeth Wooden was born April the 28 / 1827 William Wooden was born September the 3 / 1829 Jarret Wooden was born November the 15 / 1832 Wrote by Jarret Wooden In the Year of Our Lord March the 1/1856 Page 8 William Wooden departed this life January the 22 / 1856 Ann Stains departed this life April the 17 1854 Noty Meriman departed this life November the 6 1856 William Cross departed this life November the 26 1858 William Cross Stains departed this life January the 3 1858 Philadelphia Wooden departed this life February the 16 1859 Eleanor Ann Cross departed this life January the 11 1854 Elizabeth Ann Cross departed this life January the 18 1854 Lydia Ann Cross departed this life February the 21 1860 (This line faint and hard to read) Page 9 Rachel Cross departed this life November 13, 1875 William H. H. Wooden departed this life August 5, 1881 Ann R. Parks departed this life March 31, 1881 William Wooden departed this life Dec. 24, 1910, twelve minutes past seven a. m. Elizabeth Cross Wooden departed this life Jan, 6th 1914, 26 minutes of eight p. m. Ida Leddon departed this life Aug. 6th 1914, at 15 minutes past eleven a. m. On the back of the next to last page in the bible is written: Ida Cecelia Wooden was born the 22 of February 1860 John Frederic Wooden was born the 20 of August 1861 On the back of the last page in the bible is written: Elen Ann Cross was born June the 1 of 1846 William C Cross was born April (18 crossed out) 19 1848 Rachel J. Cross was born April 8 1850 Mary F. Cross was born February 26 1853 Lydia Ann Cross was born February 15 1857 (On the last line the first name and the month were very hard to read but I believe it to be the same person on the last line of Page 8, above. This would mean that she died before the 1860 census was taken and would otherwise be unknown.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In addtion the following loose sheets were found with the Bible which seem to be information on the same families, but are not a part of the Family data written in the Bible proper. Loose Page 1 Elizabeth Wooden was born January 28th 1829 William Wooden was born September 3d 1829 Ann Rebeca Wooden was born June 19th 1851 William Henry Harrison Wooden was born August 3d 1852 Rachel Filena Wooden was born January 21st 1854 Charles Edwin Wooden was born April 9th 1856 Mary Elizabeth Wooden was born January 15th 1858 Ida Cecilia Wooden was born February 22d 1860 John Frederick Wooden was Born August 20th 1861 Laura Virginia Wooden was born February 5th 1865 Ella Cora Wooden was born February 14th 1871 Loose Page 2 Elnor Ann Cross departed this life January 11th 1854 Elizabeth Ann Cross departed this life January 18th 1854 Ann Stains departed this life April 17th 1854 William Wooden departed this life January 22th 1856 Noty Meriman departed this life November 6th 1856 William Cross Stains departed this life January 3th 1858 William Cross departed this life November 26th 1858 Filena Wooden departed this life February 16th 1859 Lydia Ann Cross departed this life February 27th 1860 (c/b 21th) Rachel Cross departed this life November 13th 1875 Ann R. Parks departed this life March 31th 1881 Ann R. Parks departed this life April 3th 1881. baby. William H. H. Wooden departed this life August 5th 1881 William Cross departed this life January 18th 1886 Mary Ann Cross departed this life January 18th 1893 Emmert Ray Bunting departed this life December 30th 1889 Winfield S. Bunting " " " October 10th 1897 Annie Blanche Ryan departed this life January 28th 1900 Loose Page 3 Nicholas S. Bull born July 15# 1842 Amelia F. Bull born March 2 - 1847 Charles W. Bull born Jan 17 - 1869 Leonard F. Bull born Oct 27 - 1870 William A. Bull born June 29 - 1872 Ida G. Bull born Jan 18 - 1874 Edward O. Bull born Dec 7 - 1875 Lawrence E. Bull born April 27 - 1878 Oscar C. Bull born Aug 3 - 1880 Harriett E. Bull born March 8 - 1886 Herbert H. Bull born Jan 16 - 1889 Nicholas S. Bull died Dec 12 1899 William Albert Bull died Feb 2 1876 (over back side of page) Amelia Francis Bull died Feb 26. 1913 Also found in the Bible (written on the back of a pledge card for Sater's Baptist Church) Ida Parks's mother Ellen Cole was Mr Parks's first wife Granny Miller was aunt Mary Ann Crosses mother. -------------------------------------- Transcribed by Norman Hare on 16 September 2002 & Contributed to the USGenWeb Baltimore County Website by Norman Hare.