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Personal data Philetus Noah Cross 

• He was born on August 1, 1833 in Parkman (Geagua County-Ohio-USA).
• He died on March 8, 1924 in Sioux Falls (Minnehaha County-South Dakota-USA), he was 90 years old.
• He is buried in Riverside-Hanson Township (Hanson County-South Dakota-USA) op Holiness Cemetery.
• This information was last updated on June 23, 2018.

Household of Philetus Noah Cross

(1) He is married to Lydia Ann Maxson.

They got married on September 23, 1854 at Eureka (Winnebago County-Wisconsin-USA), he was 21 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Ada E. Cross  1855-1857
2. Noah Edwin Cross  1857-1857
3. Alice Cordelia Cross  1859-1927

(2) He is married to Emma Jane (alias: Amy Jane) Maxson.

They got married on September 8, 1860 at Winneconne (Winnebago County-Wisconsin-USA), he was 27 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Cassius Noah Cross  1860-1936
2. Ulysses Ceylon Cross  1869-1929

The couple were divorced on March 21, 1882.

(3) He is married to Sarah Jane Cronk.

They got married December 1887 at Gayville (Yankton County-South Dakota-USA), he was 54 years old.

The couple were divorced in 1891.

Notes about Philetus Noah Cross

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Na het overlijden van echtgenote Lyda Ann Maxson (23 jaar oud) hertrouwde Philetus Noah met haar zuster Emma Jane Maxson.

Philetus Noah Cross, of Yankton County, was born in Ohio on the 1st of August, 1833, and is a son of Philetus Cross, Sr., who was also a native of the Buckeye state. In 1840 the father took his family to Wisconsin, becoming a well known and successful farmer of that state, but he spent his last years in Minnesota where he died at a ripe old age.

The subject of this sketch grew to manhood in Wisconsin. It was in the fall of 1869 that he came to South Dakota and took up one hundred and sixty acres of government land in Clay county, giving his time and attention to the improvement and cultivation of that place until 1883, when he sold out. He passed though all the hardships and trials incident to pioneer life and had his crops destroyed by the grasshoppers three years and by floods at other times.Throughout his active business life he has continued to engage in agricultural pursuits and is today a resident of Gayville, Yankton county. where he now makes his home.

The 23rd September 1854 he was married to: Lydia Ann Maxon, who died 11th March 1860, 23 years of age.
The 08th September 1860 Mr. Cross was again united in marriage to: Miss Emma Jane Maxon, by whom he had eight children. Emma Jane died 21st March 1882.
The 00 December 1887 his third union being with: Mrs. Sarah (Cronk) Blodgett, a native of Ohio. Her former husband was Myron Blodgett, one of the honored early settlers and successful farmers of Yankton county, having come here from Iowa, in the spring of 1869, and taken up government land.

Mr. Cross died 8th of March 1924, honored and respected by all who knew him. Besides his widow he left five children, one of whom is now deceased. The others are all married and nicely located.

Politically, Mr. Cross is a Republican with prohibition tendencies, being a strong temperance man, and in early life he took quite an active and prominent part in local politics, efficiently serving as county commissioner in Clay county, South Dakota for a time. He was also a member of the territorial legislature in 1879-80 and was regarded as one of the most influential men of his community. During the dark days of the Civil war Mr. Cross offered his services to the government, enlisting in Company C, Fourteenth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and he was holding the rank of second lieutenant when he received his discharge. He has long been an active worker in the Methodist church, and for the past sixteen years has been an evangelistic minister.

The following are hand written notes of PN Cross

I was born Augt. 1, 1833.
Enlisted in Co. C. 14 Wis. Vol. Inft. Sept. 8, 1861.
Was in the battle of Shilo, Tenn. Apr. 7, 1862.
In the battle of Puka?, Tenn. Sept. 17th 1862
In the battle of Corinth, Tenn. Oct. 3, 1862
In the battle of Trisconnbia?, Heachie, Telehatchie, and Waterford, Tenn 1862.
In the assault and siege and capture of Vicksburg, from May 22nd to July 4th, 1863
Re-enlisted Dec. 11, 1863
Was in the Sherman campaign, and in the assault and siege and capture of Atlanta, GA. June, July, Augt. and Sept. 1864.
Was in the battle ot Columbia and Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 1864
Was made corporal in 1862. Promoted to Sargent Jan. 1st 186?
Promoted to Lieut. Feb. 28th 1865. Discharged Oct. 7th, 186?
Came to Dakota Oct. 30, 1869.
Was converted to God March 19, 1885.
Received the Baptism with the holy ghost Augt. 6th, 1885.
Thou there on endure hardship as a good soldier of our Christ. II ? 2 3.
In ? ?. Philetus N. Crofs
Gayville, S. Dakota
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Philetus Noah trouwde na het overlijden van Lydia Ann haar zuster Emma Jane Maxson.

Following are notes written by Florence Stewart concerning Philetus Cross, (Florence's Step-Grandfather) date written is unknown.

Philetus Noah Cross, born in Parkman, Ohio, August 1, 1833, son of Philetus Sweatland Cross and Jane Katherine (Pearl) Cross. Father born in New York State, Nov. 1, 1808. Mother born in 1812. Both father and mother. Scotch-Irish. When a baby his parents moved to New York State. Lived there until 1840 when grandpa was eight years old. Farmed in New York (40 acres) and Wis (160 acres) (preempted claims) settled near Milwaukee when country (was) new (1840). 1850 moved to the nothern part of the homestead claim. Mother died in 1844. Father married next year. When 16 yr. old Grandpa left home and went on Lake Michigan and lake Erie as sailor between Chicago and Buffalo for two years. Then came home. Lived there until 1850. then moved farther north amoung the Indians. 1852. moved back to Ohio where Grandpa went to school at Academy at Farminton, Ohio, one year.

Philatus Noah came back to Wisconsin, Winnebago county, town of Omro. Winnebago Indians live below Sioux city now. Grandpa, now 21 years old, the year he was first married. Indians now moved away. Land occupied by whites. Indians came back every year to get payments. Lydia Ann. Maxson, born June 26, 1836. Had two children. Both died when babies. 1 & 2. she died in 1856 of Spinal Menningitis. Married her sister Emma J. Maxson, Sept. 1857. (One child, Alice, lived) Cassius, born in June 1861.........................
and grandpa enlisted with Union Army in civil War same month. Omro, Wis. Next March in Camp at Fon du lac, Wis. until March 1862. Then went south and first battle at Shiloh. il 6 and 7. Then in several battles until siege of Vicksburg in June 1863. Siege and battle of Vicksburg. In marches from Shiloh to Vicksburg. Hardship of wet and cold: sometimes without food except what they foraged from country. Siege of Vicksburg-- --

Union army under Grant had to dig his way up to rebel fort and under - - carried powder to destroy - - worked forty days - - then when ready to blow up July 4 morning rebels surrendered. Marched over and divided rations and shook hands with the rebels. Grandpa became ill after surrender and was sent home on "sick furlough" to Wisconsin ("Camp fever"). After expiration of furlough (60 days), started back to regiment. On the way down the Mississippi River to Vicksburg where the regiment was, his steamer took fire and burned up; about 40 soldiers drowned. He swam about a mile to shore, on the Mississippi State side. Just about the time he thought he could not swim any more he put his feet down and touched a sand bar, so he waded the rest of the way. A steamer came from Vickburg, and took the rest of the soldiers (660) to their regiment. General Grant now strated campaigning through Mississippi to Georgia. They marched all the way righting rebels every day. then came the siege of Atlanta, and surrender on Sept. 1 1863. Then they marched to Mobile, Alabama. Camped at Montgomery, Ala. a while. There he received a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant. Then he was taken by steamer to Dauphin Island in Mobile Bay. Then to Fort Spanish, near Mobile. (There was a ) battle there; then Mobile was captured. Then they marched to Montgomery, Ala. Then the war closed; he was discharged and sent home.
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