Sidna Ann Cross was born August 9, 1861 to Josephus and Susan Schidler in Blue Earth, MN.

She married Franklin Cross in Colorado in the year 1876. Sidna and Franklin had 8 children, Josie, Mabel, Charles, Brosil, Edith Maude, Robert, Richard, and Francis.

Death was due to cancer from which she had suffered for several years. Funeral Services were held at Lakeside, NE. Burial was in the Lakeside Cemetery.