William Eli CROSS

1841 - 1905  (63 years)

• Name	William Eli CROSS  [1]
  	Date of birth calculated from death record; William died on 6 Mar 1905 at age 63 years, 6 months, 13 days. William was the son of Eli & Sally (Slawson) Cross. He married Jennie Lee on 7 Feb 1862 in Rock county, Wisconsin. After William served in the Wisconsin infantry during the Civil War, they moved to a farm in Olmsted county, Minnesota and then to a farm in Hanson county, South Dakota. In the late 1800's, they moved to Perham, Minnesota where William worked as a day laborer. William passed away as a result of Uraemia (kidney failure) and heart disease. William & Jennie had two children, Linnie (Mrs. J.L. Hicks) and Lewis. *Note that obituaries of all 4 Cross family members (William, Jennie, Mrs. Linnie Hicks and Lewis) confirm the fact that they were all buried in the same cemetery next to each other. No footstones could be found by volunteer Travis who found the Cross Family Stone. If a family researcher would like more information please feel free to contact me. Out of respect for the Otter Tail County Historical Society, I will not be posting the obituaries on the memorials (Jennie's was already found online on a free genealogical site so I did post hers) Created by: Jeanne Pritchtt [1]
  Birth	21 Aug 1841	New York   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Mar 1905	Perham, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota   [1]
  Burial	Emanuel Evangelical Cemetery, Ottertail, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota   [1]
  Person ID	I85301	Main Tree
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Eli CROSS,   b. 29 Jan 1806, New York d. 29 Nov 1894, Alexandria, Hanson Co., South Dakota (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sally SLAWSON,   b. 14 Jan 1812, Duanesburg, Schenectady County, New York d. 14 Mar 1859, Rock, Rock Co., Wisconsin (Age 47 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin   [2]
  Family ID	F20786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jennie LEE,   b. Aug 1843, New York d. 29 Sep 1903, Perham, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F35083	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2016

  
  

• Headstones

  William Eli Cross Headstone William, the son of Eli Cross and Sally Slawson, is the husband of Jennie Lee. He is buried in the Emmanuel Evangelical Cemetery in Ottetail, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota. Created by: Jeanne Pritchett Photo added by: Travis

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S03336] Slason-Slauson-Slawson-Slosson Family by George C. Slawson dated 1946.