Lucy Ann Claxton
1849 - 1926 (77 years)
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Name Lucy Ann Claxton Nickname Louisiana Born 14 Jun 1849 Cumberland City, TN 
Gender Female Died 25 Nov 1926 Marianna, Lee Co., AR Buried Dowdy Cemetery in Houston Co., TN Person ID I879 MyTree Last Modified 3 Oct 2012
Father Joshua Claxton, b. Between 1790 and 1800, prob Sumner, Dickson City, TN , d. Abt 1850, Dickson City, Sumner Co., TN (Age ~ 60 years) Mother Delilah Hand, b. Between 1815 and 1820, Dickson Co., TN , d. Abt 1870, Bowling Green, Stewart Co., TN (Age ~ 55 years) Married 15 Oct 1838 Dickson City, Sumner Co., TN Family ID F4315 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family John Bond (Bounds) Cross, b. 12 Sep 1835, Montgomery Co., TN , d. 4 Jul 1906, At his home place on Guices Creek, Cumberland City, Houston Co., TN (Age 70 years) Married 7 Dec 1869 Montgomery Co., TN Children + 1. Robert Stewart Cross, b. 12 Dec 1869, Houston Co., TN , d. 6 Sep 1925, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN (Age 55 years)+ 2. Alice Virginia Cross, b. 22 Mar 1870, Houston Co., TN , d. 9 Aug 1952, Baldwin Co., GA (Age 82 years)3. Margaret West Cross, b. 6 Mar 1872, Houston Co., TN , d. Aug 1934, Stewart Co, TN (Age 62 years)+ 4. Samuel Bounds Cross, b. 13 Sep 1874, Houston Co., TN , d. 28 Mar 1945, Decatur, Morgan Co., AL (Age 70 years)+ 5. John Philbert Cross, b. 22 Aug 1878, Erin, Houston Co., TN. , d. 2 Jan 1936, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL (Age 57 years)+ 6. Nancy Elizabeth Cross, b. 23 Aug 1880, Houston Co., TN , d. 7 Jun 1970, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN (Age 89 years)+ 7. Katherine Walton Cross, b. 7 Jul 1881, Erin, Houston Co., TN , d. 12 Feb 1975 (Age 93 years)+ 8. Blanche Loretta Cross, b. 3 May 1883, Erin, Houston Co., TN , d. 14 May 1983, Florence, Lauderdale Co., AL (Age 100 years)9. Belfield Scott Cross, b. 29 Nov 1885, Erin, Houston Co., TN , d. 18 Jun 1887, Houston Co., TN (Age 1 years)+ 10. Newell Ira Lee Cross, b. 29 Feb 1888, Erin, Houston Co., TN , d. 21 Feb 1958, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN (Age 69 years)+ 11. Mathew Gutherie Cross, b. 14 Jan 1890, Erin, Houston Co., TN , d. 25 Jul 1975, Byhalia. Marshall Co., MS (Age 85 years)+ 12. Willie Beulah Cross, b. 2 Jan 1894, Erin, Houston Co., TN , d. 17 Aug 1950, Riverside, Riverside Co., California (Age 56 years)13. Hatts Cross, b. Abt 1895, Erin, Houston Co., TN , d. Yes, date unknown14. Wattie Cross, b. Abt 1897, Erin, Houston Co., TN , d. Yes, date unknownLast Modified 17 Jul 2017 Family ID F4413 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos Lucy Ann (Claxton) Cross
Headstones 
Lucy Ann (Claxton) Cross
Headstone at Dowdy Cemetary, TN.
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Notes - Lucy Ann's nickname was Louisiana.
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Louisiana Claxton
Age in 1860: 9
Birth Year: abt 1851
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1860: District 5, Stewart, Tennessee
Gender: Female
Post Office: Bowling Green
Household Members:
Name Age
William Mc Bride 45
Delilah Mc Bride 44
Thomas Mc Bride 29 (William's children)
Betsy Mc Bride 20 ( " " )
James Claxton 16 (Delilah's children)
Joseph Claxton 11 ( " " )
Louisiana Claxton 9 ( " " )
1920 Census for Houston Co., TN,
Dist. #8, enumerated 9 Jan 1920:
Fam 76-79:
McCaskill, Richard head, m, w, 64, b. TN;
(note: Richard's name was actually William Angus)
Maggie wife, f, w, 48 b. TN; (Margaret Cross)
Cross, Lucy, mother-in-law, f, w, 70, b. TN;
Clifford S., newphew, m, w, 5, b. TN.
(Clifford Dodd was the son of Willie Beula Cross & Burt Clifford Dodd)
Next Door:
Fam 77-0:
Smith, George, head, m, w, 68, m, b. TN; (mothers and fathers born
in TN)
Mary Dora, wife, f, w, 60, m, b. TN;
Harvey, son, m, w, 29, s, b. TN;
Earl, son, m, w, 18, s, b. TN.
The cause of Lucy Ann Cross' death was Apoplexy. She was a housewife
and raised twelve children. Christene Leisure stated that Lucy Cross
was a kind, loving, quiet lady. All the children called her "Aunt
Puss".
Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
Name: Lucy Ann Cross
Death Day: 25
Death:Month: Nov
Death Year: 1926
County: Lee
Roll Number: 19241933
- Lucy Ann's nickname was Louisiana.