Asberry P. Cross (1845 - 1916)

Born 17 Mar 1845 in Cross Roads, Monongalia, West Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Orpha (Haught) Cross — married about 1872 in Monongalia County, West Virginia

Husband of Hester Keziah (Oliver) Cross — married about 1878 in Monongalia, West Virginia

Died 24 Dec 1916 at age 71 in Freeport, Harrison, Ohio

Biography

Asberry P Cross was born on 17 Mar 1845 in what is now Crossroads, Monongalia County, West Virginia.

Asberry Cross and first wife Orpha Haught were married circa 1872. They had one son; Aaron B. Cross born in Monongalia, WV on 24 Jun 1874. Aaron died in Monongalia, WV on 1 Sep 1923. (Aaron was married to Clemmie B. Longstreth)

Asberry's first wife Orpha Haught died from Consumption in Monongalia, WV on 19 Feb 1876

Asberry married Hester K Oliver on 24 Jan 1878 in Monongalia, WV

After 1900 (by 1910), Asberry Cross and his family had moved from Monongalia, WV to Freeport Twp in Harrison Co. OH

Asberry's occupation is always listed as "farmer" in the Census.

In addition to the seven youngest children listed in the links below, Asberry and Hester were parents of the following two children who died young:

Daughter Myrtle Cross b. September 19, 1878, d. September 24, 1878 in Monongalia, WV

Daughter Zelda Cross b. August 04, 1879, d. March 05, 1881 in Monongalia, WV

Asberry P Cross died on 24 Dec 1916 (aged 71) in Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio, USA

BURIAL Pleasant Hill Cemetery Washington Township, Guernsey County, Ohio

No headstone has been found for Asberry in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. His death record with Harrison County indicates that he is buried in this cemetery.

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #122336121
• "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928" – Records the birth of Aaron B. Cross 24 Jun 1874 in Battelle Magisterial District, Monongalia, West Virginia. Father's Name A. P. Cross Mother's Name Orpha Cross Record Number 154: (Citation) "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5PN-DJX : 12 December 2019), Orpha Cross in entry for Aaron B. Cross, 1874.
• West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970 – Records the marriage of Asberry P Cross and Hester K Oliver in 1878 in Monongalia, West Virginia. Source Reference County Records Record Number 5272: Cite This Record "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBC5-VYS : 11 February 2018), Asberry P Cross and Hester K Oliver, 1878; citing Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 840,910.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 January 2018, 02:19), entry for Asberry P. Cross(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KPQ5-HWT); contributed by various users.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D6-QJ7 : 9 November 2014), Ashberry Cross in household of James L Cross, Monongalia county, Monongalia, Virginia, United States; citing family 805, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Fact: Residence (1900) ED 74 Battelle township (east side), Monongalia, West Virginia, United States