Biographical Sketch of Jacob C. Cross, Crawford County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Jacob C. Cross, a native of Sullivan County, Tenn., was born October 16, 1837, and is the youngest in the family of twelve children born to Elijah and Catherine (Cook) Cross. His educational advantages were very limited, being only such as the country subscription school of his native State afforded. About the year 1858 he immigrated to Miss- ouri, settling in Crawford County, where he followed agricultural pur- suits; his only capital was good health and a determination to succeed, which, combined with good management, have resulted in his prosperity. He first bought a farm of ninety-seven acres, which he cleared and im- proved, and then disposed of to advantage, enabling him to purchase his present farm and homestead; consisting of 174 acres, all well improved with a comfortable residence, barns, etc. In 1863 he married Elizabeth daughter of William Barnett, a farmer of Crawford County. She was born February 26, 1846. There were six children born to this union, only three of whom are living, viz.: John F., born November 11, 1863; Sarah C., now the wife of Nathaniel Spurgeon, born January 15, 1866; and Rufus J., born May 3, 1868. Those deceased are: James Sinkler, born November 3, 1870, died August 21, 1873; Cordelia, born January 15, 1873 died August 14, following, and Malissa, born September 3, 1874 and died December 31, 1874. After the death of his first wife, January 28, 1875, Mr. Cross married Sarah, daughter of Benjamin Hutcheson. During the late war Mr. Cross was a Southern sympathizer, but took no active part in the struggle. He is a stanch Democrat, but no office seeker, pre- ferring the quiet life of a farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Cross are devoted members of the Baptist Church. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================