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John Bond Cross, Sgt.; Lived in Stewart Co. Tennessee. He served in the 14th Tennessee Infantry of Company B during the Civil War. He
enlisted at the rank of private and was promoted to the rank of
Sergeant.; He was shot in the foot and lost toes at Chancellorsville.
He was shot in the hip and suffered a fractured hip at Fredricksburg.
He returned to Stewart County and Houston County, married Lucy Ann
Claxton, and raised a large family of twelve children. He died at his
home place on Guices Creek and is buried in the Dowdy Cemetery in
Houston County (contributed by Tommy Allen)
Civil War Pensions Application Index:
I received this one from Tommy Allen:
First Application (#W6577 ?), Cross, John B., Applicant: Cross, John
B., App. Residence: Houston, TN State served: TN, Unit Served: 14th
Infantry, Application Type: Soldier. (Should it be #S2950 ?)
First Application (#S2950 ?), Cross, John B., Applicant Cross, Lucy
Ann, App. Residence: Houston, TN, Soldier's Name: John B. Cross,
Application type: Widow. (Should this one be #W1114 ?)
NAME: Cross, John B.
PENSION #: S2950
COUNTY: Houston
UNIT: 14th Inf.
NAME: Cross, John B.
WIDOW: Cross, Lucy Ann
PENSION #: W1114
COUNTY: Houston
(Source: TN State Library & Archives
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/pen038.htm)
Note on Marriage between John Bond Cross & Lousiana Claxton, according
to County Court Records, Microfilm #0840021 ...the marriage date was
December 7, 1866 in Montgomery County, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Name: John B Cross
Spouse: Miss Louisanna Claxton
Marriage Date: 7 Dec 1866
Marriage County: Montgomery
Marriage State: Tennessee
John Bond Cross had a brother, Samuel Stacker Cross, who served in
Company B, 50th Tennessee Regiment. Samuel contracted measles while
in service and died from complications of the disease in 1868. Also,
a sister Kesiah "Kizzy" Cross.
1850 Census, Montgomery Co., TN,
roll M432-891, pg. 228, fam # 1387:
James B. Cross, age 40, b. TN; Cynthia, wife, age 38, b. TN; William
B., age 15, b. TN; John M. age 13, b. TN; Sarah J. age 11, b. TN;
Belfield m. age 9, b. TN; Ophelia f. age 7, b. TN; Victoria f. age 2,
b. TN. (Thought this might be John Bond Cross' uncle because John
named one of his sons "Belfield".)
1870 Cumberland City, Stewart Co, TN Census,
Roll 1564, Book 1, pg
185A:
Fam 15-16:
Cross, John, 34, m, w, digging Iron Ore, b. TN;
Louisa, 17, f, w, keeping house, b. TN; ("Lucy")
Emily, 60, f, w, b. NC; (possible mother of John Cross) b. abt 1810
Robert 3, m, w, b. TN;
Mary, 3/12, f, w, b. TN;
McBride, Delila, 50, f, w, b. TN. (Lucy's mother)
1880 Stewart Co., TN Census,
Cross, John, w, m, 40, b. TN, farmer, f. born TN, m. born NC;
Lucy, w, f, 28, b. TN, wife, keeping house;
Robert, w, m, 12, b. TN, son, farm laborer;
Alice, w, f, 11, b. TN, daughter, at home;
Margaret, w, f, 10, b. TN, daughter, at home;
Samuel, w, m, 5, b. TN, son;
Filbert, w, m, 2, b. TN, son.
1900 Houston Co., TN Census,
ED #13, Sheet #17, pg. 5545B, enumerated
28 June 1900:
Fam 315-316:
Cross, John, head, w, m, Sept 1835, 64, m, b. TN, f. born TN, m. born NC;
Louisiana, wife, w, f, Jun 1857, 49, m, b. TN;
Nancie, daughter, w, f, Aug 1879, 20, s, b. TN;
Katherine W., daughter, w, f, Jul 1881, 18, s, b. TN;
(Kate)
Blanche L., daughter, w, f, May 1883, 16, s, b. TN;
Newell, son, w, m, Feb 1888, 12, s, b. TN;
Mathew G., son, w, m, Jan 1890, 9, s, b. TN;
Willie B., daughter, w, m, Jan 1894, 6, s, b. TN.
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: John B Cross
Home in 1900: Civil District 8, Houston, Tennessee
[Houston, Tennessee]
Age: 64
Birth Date: Sep 1835
Birthplace: Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Spouse's Name: Louisiana C Cross
Marriage Year: 1867
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 33
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John B Cross 64
Louisiana C Cross 49
Nannie E Cross 20 (Nancy)
Tennie I Cross 18 (Katherine)
Blanche L Cross 17
Newell Cross 12
Matt* G Cross 9 (Mathew)
Willie B Cross 6
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: John B Cross (Died 1906)
[John B Crop] Since John died in 1906, I assumme that Lucy was listed
in his name (Mrs. John B. Cross)
Age in 1910: 62 (John Bond would be 75)
Estimated Birth Year: 1848 (1835)
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Tennessee
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Marianna Ward 1, Lee, Arkansas
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
John B Cross 62 (Lucy was born in 1848)
Blanch Cross 27 (daughter)
Newell Cross 21 (son)
Atta Cross 19 (daughter)
Willie Cross 17 (daughter)
Hatts Cross 15 (daughter) (who is this?)
Wattie Cross 12 (son) (who is this?)
John Hutton 80 (boarder)
John B. died at his home place on Guices Creek- John Cross served in the 14th Tennessee Infantry during the Civil War. He joined the regiment at Camp Duncan, Tennessee, on May 17, 1861. He enlisted at the rank of private and was promoted to the rank of Sergeant.
On December 13, 1862, in the Battle of Fredricksburg, John Cross was wounded when he was shot in the foot. He was treated at Wayside Hospital #9 and sent to Chimborazzo Hospital in Richmond, Virginia for treatment of a gunshot wound to the right foot. He lost two toes from the wound. He returned to duty on August 8, 1862. In his application for a Tennessee Civil War pension, he wrote, "I was wounded in the heat of battle at Fredricksburg." He also stated that he returned to his regiment early, preferring that to the hospital.
John returned to duty and received new clothing at Camp Winder, Virginia. He arrived on May 3, 1863, in time to engage in the Battle of Chancellorsville. He was again wounded in this battle. He was treated at Wayside and Receiving Hospital #9 and was then sent to Chimborazzo Hospital #1 in Richmond. He was treated for a leg wound. John described this wound, "I was shot in the thigh about halfway between my knee and hip and the ball ranged up came out under my hip bone, which gave me much pain. In 1906, Dr. Glasgow wrote in John Cross' pension application, "I find him suffering from nervous tremble, known as palsy, caused from the wound he got in the hip and thigh. I have been his physician for 10-12 years and noticed this tremble increasing all the time. He is unable to do manual labor at all. While he can walk some, he can't use his hands, they are continually shaking all the time. He is disabled from any work and will continue to get worse."
John Cross recovered from this wound and returned for duty on September 2, 1863. His hospitalization had caused him to miss two major battles, Gettysburg (July 1-5, 1863) and Falling Waters (July 14, 1863).
W. F. Thomas, and J. M. Lewis, two old friends, wrote about John Cross, "He was a good and true soldier, who fought from the first of the war to the finish & he has his parole he got at Lee's surrender. He has been an upright honorable citizen ever since the war and is totally disable to do any work as his hands shake so he can't write his name.
After the war John remained an unreconstructed rebel. He answered the question on his pension application, Did you sign a loyalty oath by writing in a very large "NO"
John returned from the war to Stewart and Houston Counties in Tennessee where he lived the remainder of his life. He raised a large family of twelve children. His occupations included mining iron ore, blacksmithing, and farming. He died at his farm in Houston County, Tennessee, on July 4, 1906.
Contributed by Tommy Allen
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1835 - 1906 (70 years)
