William F Crosslin, Death Certificate, Clark County, 1914
Jesse Allen Crosslin, Death Certificate, Clark County, 1937
Benjamin Franklin Crosslin, Death Certificate, Los Angles County, CA, 1944
Ada (Presley) Crosslin, Death Certificate, Clark County, 1955
Mary Emma (Crosslin) Daniel, Death Certificate, Lincoln County, 1956
William F Crosslin, Obituary, Clark County, 1914
Benjamin Franklin Crosslin, Obituary, Clark County, 1944
Rosa Lee (Murchison) Crosslin, Obituary, Clark County, 1951
Ada (Presley) Crosslin, Obituary, Clark County, 1955
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William F Crosslin,
Death Certificate, Clark County, 19141
- Name: Bill Crosslin
- Personal: Male, White, Widowed
- Age: 78
- Occupation: Farmer
- Date of Death: Dec 17 1914
- Cause of Death: Pneumonia
- Place of Burial: Dobyville
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- Name: Jesse Allen Crosslin
- Personal: Male, White, Married
- Date of Death: March 9, 1937
- Name of Wife: Rosa Crosslin
- Date of Birth: Oct 10, 1873
- Occupation: Farmer
- Birthplace: Arkansas
- Father Name: W F Crosslin
- Father Birthplace: Alabama
- Mother Name: Martha Daniels
- Mother Birthplace: Alabama
- Informant: Mrs. Rosa Crosslin
- Cause of Death: Tuberculosas
- Buriel Date: 3-10-37
- Place of Burial: Rose Hill
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- Name: Benjamin Franklin Crosslin
- Personal: Male, White, Married
- Dateof Death: 26 Jan 1944
- Name of Wife: Ada Crosslin
- Date of Birth: March 30, 1876
- Birthplace: Okolona, Arkansas
- Occupation: Laborer, Consolidated Steel
- Father Name: William Frederick Crosslin
- Father Birthplace: Miss.
- Mother Name: Martha Daniels
- Mother Birthplace: Miss.
- Informant: Mr C. A. Bunn
- Cause of Death: Skull Fracture
- Removal Date: 1-31-44
- Place of Burial: Arkadelphia, Arkansas Cemetery
Note: The actual place of burial of Benjamin Franklin Crosslin was Bethel Cemetery, Okolona.
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- Name: Ada Crosslin
- Personal: Female, White, Widowed
- Date of Death: 3 28 55
- Date of Birth: Jan 6 1882
- Birthplace: Okolona, Ark
- Occupation: House Keeper
- Father Name: Tom J Presley
- Mother Name: Alice Smart
- Informant: Mrs. John Kelly
- Cause of Death: (illegible)
- Buriel Date: 3/29/55
- Place of Burial: Bethel, Okolona, Ark, Rt 2
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- Name: Mary Emma Daniel
- Personal: Female, White, Widowed
- Date of Death: April 15 1956
- Date of Birth: 4-21-1862
- Birthplace: Miss.
- Occupation: Housewife
- Father Name: William Crosslin
- Mother Name: Martha Daniels
- Informant: Bessie Bunn
- Cause of Death: Pneumonia
- Buriel Date: 4-16-56
- Place of Burial: Leek Cemetery, Star City, Ark
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Obituary from the Confederate Veteran, February, 1915
W.F. Crosslin was born in Wilcox County, Ala., April 11, 1836, and died in Clark County, Ark., on December 13, 1914, after a short illness, aged seventy-eight years. He joined the volunteers in Monroe County, Miss., April 10, 1862, and was first under Capt., Sam Gholson and afterwards under Capt. B.F. Lamb. He took part in the battles of Atlanta and New Hope, Ga., Corinth and Vicksburg, Miss., Franklin, Tenn., and was captured at Nashville on December 15, 1864. He was paroled July 1, 1865, and returned to Mississippi, later making his home in Clarke County, Ark.
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Arkansan Killed in California Accident
Special to the Arkansas Gazette
Gurdon, Feb. 1 - Frank Crosslin, aged 64, of Okolona, was killed at San Pedro, Cal., when struck by an automobile. Surviving are his wife, four daughters, Mrs. Fay Williams of Glenwood and Mrs. Lennie Kelly, Mrs. Bertha Spradlin and Mrs. Albert Kelly of Okolona; a son, Charles Crosslin of New Orleans; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Daniels of Star City and Mrs. Oma Smart of Gurdon and a brother, John Crosslin of Millsap, Tex. The body will be brought to Okolona.
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Mrs. J.A. Crosslin, 81, 1502 W. 23rd, died last night in a Little Rock hospital. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. C.R. Williams, Gurdon, and Miss Mattied Crosslin, Little Rock, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will conducted at 2 p.m., Sunday in Rosehill Cemetery, Gurdon. Murry's Funeral Home, Gurdon, will have charge of services at the grave.
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Mrs. Frank Crosslin
Mrs. Ada Presley Crosslin, aged 73, died March 28 at the Clark County Memorial Hospital following a lingering illness. She was the daughter of the late Tom and Alice Smart Presley. She was born January 6, 1882 near Okolona and had lived here almost all her life. Recently she made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Hari Kelley. She was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church near Okolona. She was married in 1901 to Frank Crosslin who preceded her in death by several years. Survivers include a son, Charlie Crosslin, three daughters, Mrs. Arthur Williams, Glenwood, Mrs. John Kelley, Okolona, and Mrs. Henry Collins, Texarkana; a brother, B.F. Presley of Shreveport, La., and four sisters, Mrs. Will Davis and Mrs. Tom Spradlin of Okolona, Mrs. Annie Yarbrough, Gurdon and Mrs. Malcom Johnson of Michigan and several grand and great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Bethel Baptist Church by Rev. K.T. McAfee, pastor of the Okolona Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock with burial in the Bethel cemetery by the Murrys of Arkadelphia.
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1Arkansas State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death
2State of California, Department of Public Health, Certificate of Death
3Confederate Veteran, Nashville, TN
4Arkansas Gazette, Gurdon, AR
5Unknown (probably Gurdon) Newspaper, AR
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