| Summary: | When we were children in Olga there were only two English speaking families in town, our own and the Cross Family. Mr. Cross was the postmaster. When I visited Olga in 1964 no one of the present generation talked French; I thought it too bad. By Eileen Cregan Marmont SAMUEL PEPPER CROSS AND ROSALIE LADEROUTE CROSS Samuel Cross was born of English parents in Belfast, Ireland, December 13, 1870. His father, Thomas James Cross, was a timber merchant. His mother was Eleanor Kemp Cross. The family returned to England and lived in the Newland area of Worcester where my grandfather had a larger farm and a coach house — public house called "The Swan." This public house dates from 1084 when it was registered in the Domes-Day book. Cromwell is said to have housed his troops at the Swan on the eve of the battle of Worcester in 1652. Father spent his youth and was educated in England. As a small boy, he sang in the boys' choir at the Worcester Cathedral — one of the oldest and most beautiful cathedrals in England today. Samuel P. Cross, his wife, Rosalie Laderoute Cross, daughter, Annie at age three, and son, Thomas, age 3 months. Arriving in North Dakota about the time the territory became a state in 1889, he taught school to the children of the territory and the Hudson Bay Company employees. He converted to Catholicism about this time. My mother, Rosalie Laderoute Cross, was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, January 17, 1870. Jean Baptiste Laderoute was her father, Marguerite st. Arnault Laderoute, her mother. The family moved to Dakota Terriotry in 1885. Rosalie and her sisters were educated in an academy in Denver, Colorado. Sam and Rosalie were married in Olga November 23,1892 by Rev. Fr. Trucotte. Besides having been a teacher in early years, my father farmed. He was a county assessor and held various positions in the county. He also had an implement shop. He was appointed postmaster prior to World War I — a post he held until his death. He was bi-lingual and served as interpreter for many French Canadians in the area. He was their notary and acted as administrator of their estates — all without fee. SAMUEL CROSS Olga, North Dakota Dealer in all kinds of Farm Machinery & Implements Internationa] Harvester Company Line of Binders Mowers Rakes Sweep Rakes Hay Loaders Hay Presses Stackers Disc Harrow Cultivators Harrows Drills Feed Grinders Oil and Gm Engines Kerosene Tractors Threshers Manure Spreaders Harness Lubricating Oils REPAIRS A SPECIALTY General Line Cream Separators Hinder Twine Gasoline Tractors Grain Drills Farm Trucks & Wagons Auto Accessories 121 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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