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Map showing Cross Cemetery.

Latitude: +33° 38' 18.48"
Longitude: -96° 3' 21.12"

To reach Cross cemetery take FM897 north from Lannius for.4 miles to left fork onto CR2945. Take CR2945 1.6 miles to private road then left .2 miles to cemetery.

Map showing Cross Cemetery.

Cross Cemetery


Photo of Cross Cemetery

This cemetery is located north of Lannius west off CR-2945 on private property. This family cemetery has recently been fenced into three plots. Approx 10’ X10’, 10’ X 11’, and 10’ X 14’ the large plot has 4 readable stones. A second plot has two burials with the common headstone missing. The third plot simply had a an old Bois d’ Arc border and no headstones before it was fenced. There were a total of 6 marked graves.

Cross Cemetery

Thanks to Joe Carpenter for leading us to the cemetery and to Larry Standlee for transcription and photos. Transcription completed 22 May 2008.

Name Birth Date Death Date Notes
Cross, Joseph P.24 Mar 17904 Dec 1855
Cross, Thomas B.14 Jan 18314 Jun 1863
Cross, Tommie B.26 Sep 18627 Jun 1881Son of T. B. & Olive Cross
Stewart, Olif6 May 18369 Jan 1911

Cross Cemetery (Earlier Transcription)

Previously posted transcription (below) included the name of Elizabeth Beal Cross, wife of Joseph P. Cross. Her stone is now missing was missed in the transcription. Based on the death certificate information on Olif Stewart, we suspect she is the same person as Ollie Johnson Cross, wife of Thomas B. and mother of Tommie B. Cross.

Name     Birth Date     Death Date Notes
Cross, Joseph P.          17901855
Cross, Matilda Beal18021851wife of Joseph
Cross, Thomas B.18311866Son of Joseph & Matilda
Cross, Thomas D. 18621881          son of T.B. & Ollie Johnson Cross