Individual Details

Ruth Dickerson

(1 Jul 1803 - 23 Mar 1866)



1830 Census. Franklin Co IN.
George Lane. 2m under 5. 1m 20-30. 1f under 5, 1f 5-10, 1f 20-30.

1840 Census. Hanover Twp, Shelby Co IN
Peter Cross: 2m 5-10, 1m 10-15, 2m 15-20, 1m 50-60.
1f under 5, 1f 10-15, 1f 15-20, 1f 30-40.

In 1850, Ruth was again a widow, age 44. In her household were children too old to have been hers and Peter Cross's children. He could have been a widower when they married in 1831. All young people born in Indiana. Ebenezer age 26, John age 20, and Prudence age 22 must have been by the first marriage of Peter Cross. Orra age 17, Robert age 15, Emily age 12, and William Royal Cross age 9 then are Ruth's children. Or the older children might have been Ruth's by George Lane and were simply going by the surname Cross.

Buried Kratzer Cemetery, Shelby Co, IN. died aged 62 years, 8 months, 22 days. Wife of Peter Cross.

Events

Birth1 Jul 1803Kentucky
Marriage8 Dec 1822Marion County, Indiana - George G. Lane
Marriage2 Mar 1831Shelby County, Indiana - Peter Cross
Death23 Mar 1866Shelby County, Indiana

Families

SpouseGeorge G. Lane ( - )
SpousePeter Cross (1790 - 1840)
ChildOra B. Cross (1833 - 1885)
FatherROBERT DICKERSON (1759 - 1829)
MotherNANCY BOOTH ( - )
SiblingWilliam Dickerson (1792 - 1840)
SiblingSarah Dickerson (1793 - )
SiblingMary Dickerson (1794 - )
SiblingAlexander Dickerson (1796 - 1875)
SiblingPHILADELPHIA DICKERSON (1797 - 1847)
SiblingDrusilla Dickerson (1802 - 1879)

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