1 Gene L. Cross, Descendents of William Hunter Cross & Lucy W. Mays, Vol I (Oklahoma: Gene L. Cross, October, 1978).

2 1920 U.S. census, Pittsburg, Oklahoma population schedule, McAlester, enumeration district (ED) 208, sheet 9B, dwelling 211, family 226, Annie Welsh; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

3 1920 U.S. census, Pittsburg, Oklahoma population schedule, McAlester, enumeration district (ED) 208, sheet 9B, dwelling 210, family 226, Thomas Welsh; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

4 1930 U.S. census, Pittsburg Co., Oklahoma population schedule, McAlester, enumeration district (ED) 61-40, sheet 19B, dwelling 32, family 32, Thomas Welsh; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626.

5 Social Security Administration, "Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), entry for Elizabeth Ann Wood, 1995, SS no. 440307824.

6 1920 U.S. census, Pittsburg, Oklahoma population schedule, McAlester, enumeration district (ED) 208, sheet 9B, dwelling 211, family 226; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

7 Joshua Memorial Park Cemetery (Lancaster, Los Angeles Co., California), Herbert V. Wilson marker, Tulip, Plot 91, Space A; Office Information, Dec 16, 2008.

8 1920 U.S. census, Le Flore Co., Oklahoma population schedule, Heavener, enumeration district (ED) 103, sheet 21A, p. 126, dwelling 412; digital images; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

9 1930 U.S. census, Le Flore Co., Oklahoma population schedule, Heavener, enumeration district (ED) 40-12, sheet 8B, dwelling 148; digital images; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626.

10 "Find_A_Grave," database, Find_A_Grave (http://www.findAgrave.com).

11 1920 U.S. census, Pittsburg, Oklahoma population schedule, McAlester, enumeration district (ED) 208, sheet 9B, dwelling 211, family 226, Elizabeth A. Welsh; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

12 1930 U.S. census, Pittsburg Co., Oklahoma population schedule, McAlester, enumeration district (ED) 61-40, sheet 19B, dwelling 32, family 32, Elizabeth Welsh; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626.