- Born June 16, 1861 in Winnebago County, Wisconsin.
- Parents were PHILETUS NOAH CROSS and AMY JANE MAXSON.
- Married ELIZABETH CAROLINE ANDERSON. Elizabeth was born in 1861 in Indiana; and died about 1938. Her parents were JAMES WARD ANDERSON and HANNAH MANDERVILLE.
- Died December 8, 1936 in South Dakota.
CHILDREN
- EARL SIDNEY CROSS, born November 23, 1881; died November 20, 1918. Married WILHELMINA MAHRT.
- JESSIE JAMES CROSS, born June 3, 1884 in Tripp County, South Dakota; died April 23, 1930 in Custer, Custer County, South Dakota. Married EMMA GRACE McCREADY on March 30, 1907.
- AMY SOPHIA CROSS, born January 10, 1883; died December 5, 1923. Married JOHN MAHANEY.
- EVA MAY CROSS, born April 7, 1888 in Clay County, South Dakota; died August 14, 1976 in Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota. Married HENRY PETER MAHRT on July 7, 1906.
- RHODA OLIVE CROSS, born April 5, 1889 in Clay County, South Dakota; died in December, 1956. Married JOHN FREDERICK HINTZ on March 21, 1907.
- LEE PHILLIP CROSS, born October 4, 1894 in South Dakota; died March 8, 1969 in Ontario, San Bernadino County, California. Married LYDIA MAY BREWER.
- CLYDE RAYMOND CROSS, born July 24, 1896 in Platte, Charles Mix County, South Dakota; died April 1, 1975 in Georgia. Married ALICE CORNELIA IRVIN in Shambley, Georgia. Married RUTH MORRIS.
- BERT NOAH CROSS, born June 9, 1900 in Charles Mix County, South Dakota. Married BERTHA LAMBERT.
- ROYAL FRANKLIN CROSS, born February 11, 1902 in Iona, South Dakota; died August 3, 1960 of lung cancer. Married HELEN BYRD.