Thanks Julie and all who answered me. Veronica BESSIE CROSS died September 9 1973. All the CROSS people listed and not listed are relatives. FLETCHER CROSS was BESSIE & WILEY CROSS's son FLETCHER LEON CROSS was their grandson TINA MARIE CROSS was Leon's daughter CLARENCE CROSS was Bessie & Wiley's son KENNETH RAY CROSS was Clarence's son All three , Fletcher -Clarence and Fletcher Leon(Leon as we knew him) were killed in the coal mines... Milly WARD Piros List Rootsweb Administrator for Anderson Co Tn~Campbell Co Tn and Fentress Co Tn http://www.geocities.com/millyella/listofpages.html Genealogists live in the PAST Lane