Fremont "Chub" Jay Cross: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Fremont "Chub" Jay Cross was born on 9 Jan 1857 in Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; died on 27 Jun 1915.

Notes:

A dentist and jeweler. (Robert S. Strong, SFAA Historian).

(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Illinois, McHenry County, McHenry
Enumerated 21 Jun 1880
Page 36 SD 2 ED 143
345-352
Cross, Fremont J W M 23 Dentist Wisc NY NY
Cross, Ellen E W F 23 Wf Keeping House Ill England England

1900 Census
Wisconsin, Columbia County, Courtland Twp, Cambria Village
Enumerated 5 Jun 1900
SD 1 ED 3 Sheet 14A
295-300
Mary Cross, widow, and her children, in the home of the Widow Jones
304-309
Cross, Fremont Head M W Jan 1857 48 M 20 Wisc NY NY Dentist
Cross, Ellen Wf W F Oct 1856 42 M 20 4/4 Ill England England
Cross, Wilfred Son W M Jun 1880 19 S Ill Wisc Ill Newstand
Cross, Cordello Dtr W F July 1882 17 S Wisc Wisc Ill At School
Cross, Ethelyn Dtr W F Aug 1885 14 S Wisc Wisc Ill At School
Cross, Elva Dtr W F Oct 1887 12 S Wisc Wisc Ill At School
Cross, Jane Mother W F Mar 1836 Wd NY NY NY

Fremont married Ellen E. James on 16 Aug 1879 in Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Ellen (daughter of John T. James and Eliza E. Braithwaite) was born on 9 Oct 1856 in Illinois; died on 5 May 1953. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Wilfred James Cross was born on 26 Jun 1880 in McHenry, Dade County, Illinois; and died.
3. Cordello Eliza Cross was born in Jul 1882 in Wisconsin; and died.
4. Ethelyn Jane Cross was born on 2 Aug 1885 in Wisconsin; and died.
5. Elva Cross was born about 1887 in Wisconsin; and died.

Generation: 2

Wilfred James Cross

(1.Fremont¹) was born on 26 Jun 1880 in McHenry, Dade County, Illinois; and died.

Notes:

When he registered for the Draft in 1942, for the second World War, he lived at 1523 N. 24 Street, Milwaukee. He was age 62, married to Laura Cross of the same address, and employed by the WPA at the Milwaukee Public Museum.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1910 Census
Wisconsin, Columbia County, Cambria Village
Enumerated 27 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 14 Sheet 15A
44-44
Cross, Wilfred J Head M W 29 m1 6 Ill Wisc Wisc Photographer Local Business
Cross, Laura Ann Wf F W 26 m1 6 1/1 Wisc At Sea Wisd
Cross, Clarence J Son M W 5 S Wisc Ill Wisc Newsboy

Wilfred married Laura A. Morris on 14 Oct 1903 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Laura was born about 1882 in Wisconsin; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

6. Clarence J. Cross was born about 1905 in Wisconsin; and died.

3.	Cordello Eliza Cross (1.Fremont¹) was born in Jul 1882 in Wisconsin; and died. Cordello married Henry J. Kuhn on 16 Aug 1904 in Cambria, Columbia County, Wisconsin. Henry was born before 1882; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

4. Ethelyn Jane Cross (1.Fremont¹) was born on 2 Aug 1885 in Wisconsin; and died.
5. Elva Cross (1.Fremont¹) was born about 1887 in Wisconsin; and died.

Generation: 3

6. Clarence J. Cross (2.Wilfred², 1.Fremont¹) was born about 1905 in Wisconsin; and died.