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| Birth: | 17 Jan 1846 in Tishomingo, Co., Mississippi |
| Death: | 11 Sep 1920 in Etna, Franklin Co., Arkansas |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Isaac Crossno b. 16 Sep 1817 in Wayne Co., Tennessee |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" Welch b. 8 Jul 1818 in Wadesboro, Anson Co., North Carolina |
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| Also Known As: Polk |
| Burial: Sep 1920 Crossno cemetery, Franklin Co., Arkansas |
| Census: 1920 Wetumka, Hughes Co., Oklahoma |
| Census: 1870 Middle Twp., Franklin Co., Arkansas |
| Residence: 1920 Frances Avenue, Wetumka, Oklahoma |
| Residence: 1920 Franklin Co., Arkansas |
| Occupation: Bet. 1867 - 1920 Farmer |
| Occupation: Bet. 1867 - 1870 Teamster, Freight Hauler |
| Occupation: Bet. 1870 - 1880 Constable, Franklin Co.,Arkansas |
| Occupation: Bet. 1880 - 1884 Justice of the Peace, Franklin Co., Arkansas |
| Occupation: Bet. 1884 - 1888 Peddler |
| Occupation: Bet. 1888 - 1912 Grocery Store Owner, Etna, Franklin Co., Arkansas |
| Civil War Soldier: Bet. 1863 - 1865 CSA~Clarkson's Arkansas Cavalry |
| Religion: Methodist |
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| Sarah LaVanda "Sally" Kuykendall (Wife) b. 10 Jan 1851 in Etna, Franklin Co., Arkansas
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| Marriage: | 17 FEB 1867 in Middle Twnshp., Franklin Co., Arkansas |
| Children: | |
 Martha O. Crossno b. 1869 in Etna, Franklin Co., Arkansas
- Samuel Jasper Crossno b. 19 Nov 1871 in Etna, Franklin Co., Arkansas
- Georgia"Georgie" Ann Crossno b. 14 Mar 1873 in Etna, Franklin Co., Arkansas
- Patrick Core Crossno b. 2 Apr 1875 in Etna, Franklin Co., Arkansas
- John Wesley Crossno b. 14 Nov 1876 in Etna, Franklin Co., Arkansas
- May Crossno b. 10 May 1879 in Etna, Franklin Co., Arkansas
 Parker Crossno b. 24 Jun 1881 in Etna, Franklin Co., Arkansas
- Nancy Elizabeth"Lizzie" Crossno b. 26 Sep 1883 in Etna, Franklin Co., Arkansas
- Sarah Francis Rosebud "Frankie" Crossno b. 19 Dec 1892 in Etna, Franklin Co., Arkansas
- Robert"Bobby" Crossno b. 1899
- Infant Crossno b. Unknown
- Infant Crossno b. Unknown
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Individual:
2002: Crossno Cemetery is about one mile due west of the village of Etna, Franklin Co., Arkansas.
It is down a narrow gravel road. The cemetery is very old but very well kept. It sits at the top of a hill,
in the midst of an ancient grove of oak trees.
J.K.P. "Polk" and Sarah "Sally" Lavanda Crossno share the same Headstone, it reads;
James K. P. Crossno (large Masonic symbol) Confederate States
Of America Age 74 yrs (large Bible symbol) his wife Sally
The Headstone is a large white stone in a cement base, no dates given on the stone itself.
James Knox Polk "Polk" and Sarah Lavanda "Sally" Kuykendall Crossno are my
Great Grandparents.
Polk and Sally moved back to their home in Etna, Franklin Co., Arkansas in the summer
of 1920, from Wetumka, Hughes Co., Oklahoma, when it became apparent that Polk's health
was not getting better, to spend their spend their final days together in the part of the world
they knew and loved best.
Kathy Franklin-Hamilton
Application for Letter of Administration, State of Arkansas, County of Franklin
In the Probate Court of Ozark District 9/16 A.D. 1920
I, S.J. Crossno, now making application for Letters of Administration on the
estate of J.P. Crossno, who died intestate about 11th Sep 1920, do solemnly
swear, that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the value of the estate
of J.P. Crossno late of Ozark District in the County aforesaid, deceased, is
about Three Hundred Dollars; that the names and residences of the heirs of
the deceased, as far as known, are as follows, viz: S.J. Crossno Ozark Ark.
Pat Crossno-J.W. Crossno T.J. Crossno all of Lomoha, Okla. Martha Hames
Ratliff Ark. Georgia Colvard Charleston Ark Mary Core Lizzie Moore all of
H(obscured) Okla Sarah L. Crosson Ozark Ark Widow of deceased. That the said
J.P. Crossno deceased, died leaving no last will and testament, so far as
known by me and further, that I will make a perfect inventory of and
faithfully administrate all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and
credits of the deceased, and pay his debts, as far as the assets which may
come to my hands will extend, and the law directs; and that I will account
for, and pay over according to law, all assets which shall come to my hands
or possession, so help me God.
(signed) Sam J. Crossno
Subscribed and sworn before me this 16th day of Sept A.D. 1920
(name obscured) Clerk
At the bottom of the application there is a hand written note as follows:
"I Sarah L. Crossno widow of J.P. Crossno deceased, hereby waive my right to
administrate on Estate of said deceased and request that S.J. Crossno be
appointed as administrator of said estate. Sarah L. Crossno (followed by an
X and the words her mark) This--Sept 1920"
SOURCES FOR THE FOLLOWING: Tami Ramsey Genealogy and Janie Lasiter Genealogy
BRIEF HISTORY OF JAMES KNOX POKE CROSSNO by Great Grandson John Wesley
Crossno, Jr. (written circa 1979)
James Knox Polk Crossno, my great-grandfather, lived most of his life around
Etna, Ark. The latter part of his life, as well as that of his wife Sally,
was spent in a house just south of Etna on the right side of the road as you
drive towards Caulksville, Ark., on Highway 23. The old house still stands
today; it has gray shingles for siding and a tin roof (rusted) with an old
outhouse in the back. (No longer there 1979)
James K.P. Crossno was a farmer most of his life. He followed in the
footsteps of his father Isaac Crossno. Matter of fact, when he married Sarah
L. Kuykendall in 1867, his father granted him forty acres of land, as Isaac
did his other sons as they married.
Polk, as well as his father, Isaac, and his older brother, Samuel Jasper,
fought in the Civil War on the side of the Confederacy. Polk was assigned to
a unit which fought in Georgia. On one particular occasion, Polk's outfit
was once surrounded by Yankees with its back to a flooded river. They had
the decision to make whether to surrender to the Yankees, fight it out to
the end, or face the raging river and try to swim to the other side to avoid
capture. Well, the unit decided to try the river; Polk managed to make it to
the other side, but others were not so fortunate. Another experience of
Polk's was the time when his outfit surprised and annihilated a Yankee
outfit at night. They attacked the Yankees around midnight and almost wiped
them out to a man with only a few Yankees managing to escape.
After the Civil War was over, Polk returned to Franklin Co., Ark. A few
years later on Feb. 17, 1867, he married his only wife, Sarah Lavanda
Kuykendall. From this marriage, nine children were born. These children are
enumerated above (see family pages).
Polk not only was a farmer but also a cargo carrier. Once when he was coming
across the ferry at Roseville, Ark., his wagon and team, along with its
cargo, slipped into the river. Polk jumped in and managed to save wagon,
team, and cargo, coming up finally on the Roseville side of the river a mile
or so down the river.
In his later life, Polk was a peddler who went around the countryside
selling and bartering all kinds of goods. The older people today in 1978
knew Polk well when they were children (all of the children called him
"Uncle Polk"); they even remember buying Cracker Jacks from him. As Polk
drove around the countryside, he often spent the nights staying with
different people; however, most of them were related to him. His wife,
Sally, often traveled around with him, and they made quite a pair. He was
tall and thin, and she was almost as wide as he was tall. It was often
described how funny they looked as they rode down the road together, Sally
weighing down one side of the wagon. Polk died in 1920 and Sally in 1926.
Both are buried at the Crossno Cemetery not far from Etna. It is called the
Crossno Cemetery, because Polk donated the land it is located on. (7)
Vol. Arkansas 1920, land office Dardanelle 5/25/1885; 40,000 acres NESW Sec.
9, TWP 8NR 27W. (Arkansas Records)
SOURCE: Janie Lasiter Genealogy
Another Version
James Franklin, John Gabriel Kuykendall and James Knox Polk Crossno were all
in the same unit and they were fighting in Georgia and had retreated back to
Mississippi. They have become separated from their unit but the north was
not far behind them, they could not retreat any more since they had come to
the river and were faced with 3 possibilities -- 1) they could surrender and
spend the rest of the war in Andersonville, 2) they could make a stand and
fight as long as their ammunition held out, or 3) they could swim the
Mississippi River. The only problem was that "Polk" Crossno couldn't swim.
The other two absolutely could NOT leave him since he was the younger
brother of James Franklin's wife, Priscillah Ann Frances Crossno, and he was
engaged to John Gabriel's younger sister, Sarah Luwanda Kuykendall. What
they finally did was tie Polk to a log and then James and John swam the
Mississippi with the log between them.
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