CRUISE -BEDFORD -COLE -CARPENTER -AVERY (EVERITT) -PHILLIPS -ALLEN -NELSON -FITZGERALD -McKAY -CANDY Hello Everybody, I am so excited. I went to LDS Library and found my CRUISE family listed in 1870 Clay Co. Census and a CARPENTER living with them. I would like to say THANK YOU to everyone who has given me help. My 87 yr old Great Aunt Ruby Emmeline (Cruise) FITZGERALD had given me the names of her father and grandfather as : John Nelson Cruise and J. T. (John Thomas) Cruise. She said her grandmother was Ruthie Frances CANDY. Now announcing their names as listed on census: ALA 1870 Clay Co. Lineville P.O. Page 265 Cruise, JAMES T. 35 yrs farmer b.GA .............((about 1835 Cruise , ROSA F. 35 yrs keeps house b.ALA.....1835 Cruise, Luvenia 9 yrs b. ALA.............................1861 Cruise, JOHN B. 4 yrs b. ALA...........................1866 COLE, Marha 13 yrs b. ALA..........................1857 living in Cruise household BEU/DFORD, Rufus 16 yrs works farm b.ARK.......1854 � � � CARPENTER, Mildred 64 yrs b. VIRGINIA........... ...1806)) � � � ******************************* My gg grandpa �J.T Cruise� was born 6-3-1833 GA died 4-26-1915 in Clay Co. My gg grandma �Rosa Ruthie F. CANDY� was born 6-16-1837 ALA died 4-4-1907 My g grandpa �John B. Nelson Cruise� was born 4-25-1866 ALA d.1-28-1955 C.C. My g grandma �Wilma Emmeline AVERY� was born 1-25-1870 GA died 1-26-1957 Clay Co. (Wilma's grandparents were on the same census. They are Edmund and Adeline PHILLIPS if anyone else needs that info.) James T. Cruise gave the land in Clay/Calhoun Co. to his son John B. Nelson Cruise. Our James T. Cruise was in the Civil War, per his daughter, and she kept a picture of him in uniform on the dresser. There is a John NELSON who fought at Overlook and so did a Cruise. Possibly connected? My great aunt who had the picture was Clara (Cruise) McKAY and we believe now her daughter Louise has it or possibly her other kids Jack or June. Per my Great Aunt Ruby (Cruise) Fitzgerald, her father had no brothers, only one sister and the sister�s son would visit now and then. The son was an ALLEN. James T (J.T.) Cruise is buried at the Olive Branch Cemetery in Clay Co. ALA along side his wife Ruthie "Rosa" Frances (R.F.) Cruise . NOTE: Other Cruises Buried at Macedonia Prim. Bapt. Cemetery: Betty Sue Cruise 12-25-1929 - 1-15-1930 James H. Cruise 1-18-1921 - 3-7-1933 Molly Cruise 8-20-1901 - no date Ethyl Clay Cruise 9-4-1884 - 2-24-1940 Thomas M. 3-27-1876/8 - jan 1932 (56 yrs old) (INFO FURNISHED BY MILDRED thank you) If anyone has any information, really would appreciate hearing from you. Donna Carpenter [email protected]