Elijah Cross

ELIJAH CROSS

Was born in the State of Tennessee, in the year 1807; was married to Mary Hoover January 13, 1831; came to the county about the year 1828. He settled where Zionsville now is, and it was on his land the first lots were laid out, in 1852. Mr. Cross died in 1869. His widow (who was the first bride in the county), is yet living on the old home place, overlooking the thriving town of Zionsville. The following are the family names: Martha, deceased; David H., lives in Hamilton County, Ind.; Rebecca A., died December 6, 1847; Rachel A., married August 9, 1860, to Rev. F. M. Pavy, deceased April 10, 1880; Levinia E. D. P. Lebhart, lives in Zionsville; Jacob A., died January 5, 1860; John G., married to Mary Harmon, lives in Zionsville; Louisa C., married to Peter Gates, lives in Zionsville; James L., died March 30, 1882; Columbus W., married to Lotta Whitaker, lives in Lebanon. The deceased members of his family, including Mr. Cross, are buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, near the city of Indianapolis.
 

Transcribed by: Julie S. Townsend - June 8, 2007
Source: "Early Life and Times in Boone County, Indiana," Harden & Spahr, Lebanon, Ind., May, 1887, pp 249-250.