Hellow, I'm new to this list! I am trying to trace an entire family after they came to US in 1830s. Only one branch is my direct line. There is a web site with all the info, but here is one branch that leads to Erie, Erie,PA that I am working on. Dick in Bowie MD ################# ( JC5) Mary Ann. (CROSS ) FOSTER & BLACK ( 1833-????) There is an IGI record of a Mary Ann Cross being born to Jeremiah Cross & Mary Ann. Its likely this mother was Ann Mary Everett? Saint Anne Soho, Westminister, London, Eng. >From IGI: Mary Ann CROSS ; Christening: ; 4 Mar 1833 ; Saint Anne Soho, Westminster, London, England ;Parents: Father: Jeremiah CROSS Mother: Mary Ann Jeremiah B.BLACK-Cleveland OH m.1864 Mary Ann CROSS married John Batty Foster ( One record says "Betty" , not "Batty"?) in 10 Sept 1853 in Cuyahoga OH (likely Cleveland where she lived). Mary likely married a Jeremiah B. BLACK after in 1864. A Mary A. Foster married Jeremiah B. Black in 20 Aug 1864 in Cuyahoga, OH. A Jeremiah B. BLACK was in US CW . Priv in 188 OH Inf. & Priv out in 197 OH Inf. Ref 000552, 0009, 00000718. Q-So did John Foster die in CW? In OH there are references to John Foster: b. 19 Jan 1830 or 27 Aug 1844 ? See in OH 1820 & 1870 Census & OH Land Records: 1825, 1829, 1835 & 1837. Pensions 1883. A John B. Foster in 1870 census. A Jeremiah Black enlisted in OH 18Feb 1865 as Corpl. Age 30 for Union. The age fits! Based on others information, here is update on BLACK family connection: Jeremiah Billings Black was born 14 Jan 1835 in Plymouth, Hancock, ME & died in Erie,Erie,PA Children by Mary Ann CROSS were: (1) Lillie Mae ( BLACK) GREEN , b. 4 Sept 1865 in Cleveland, OH, d. 10 July 1909 in Strongsville, OH, m. Walter R. GREEN in 30 Sept. 1884. His father was Walter Ronie GREEN & mother Sussie Bulin Ingram. Their Children born in Cleveland OH: Huburt W. GREEN, b. abt 1892 Cleveland, OH Grace L. GREEN, b. abt 1894 Cleveland, OH Rhea May ( GREEN) SHEER , b. 29 Mar 1896 Cleveland, OH , d. 30 Nov 1937 in Cleveland, OH.Spouse was Walter Albert SHEER, m. 25 June 1914. Walter d. 5 Jan 1966 in Strongsville, OH. (2) Charlie BLACK , b. 19 Sept 1867 in Plymouth, Hancock, ME, d. 12 Sept 1912 in Cleveland, OH, m. Ellen ZIMMERMAN b. 1871? in Cleveland,OH? Their Children: Bessie BLACK, Florence BLACK, Russell BLACK. Children by Jeremiah's 2nd wife (unk) were: (3) Frank BLACK (4) August BLACK-IGI has record of this in abt. 1863 with Jeremiah as Father & no mother listed. Its a send in data! Note in same town there was a Andrew Jackson Black ( bro. of Jeremiah) he had son August Eugene Black 1875 in Erie, Erie, PA.