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
Birth | 1 Jul 1803 | Kentucky | |||
Marriage | 8 Dec 1822 | Marion County, Indiana - George G. Lane | |||
Marriage | 2 Mar 1831 | Shelby County, Indiana - Peter Cross | |||
Death | 23 Mar 1866 | Shelby County, Indiana |
Families
Spouse | George G. Lane ( - ) |
Spouse | Peter Cross (1790 - 1840) |
Child | Ora B. Cross (1833 - 1885) |
Father | ROBERT DICKERSON (1759 - 1829) |
Mother | NANCY BOOTH ( - ) |
Sibling | William Dickerson (1792 - 1840) |
Sibling | Sarah Dickerson (1793 - ) |
Sibling | Mary Dickerson (1794 - ) |
Sibling | Alexander Dickerson (1796 - 1875) |
Sibling | PHILADELPHIA DICKERSON (1797 - 1847) |
Sibling | Drusilla Dickerson (1802 - 1879) |
Endnotes
1. 1850 US Census IN. Digital images online., Shelby Co; Hanover Twp, p.375b; dwelling 65.
2. Harmon - Thomas C. Harmon
3. Indiana State Library Online, Indiana Marriages Through 1850 (http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/indiana/genealogy/mirr.html).
4. Indiana State Library Online, Indiana Marriages Through 1850 (http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/indiana/genealogy/mirr.html).