BirthFeb 1862, Leslie County, KY26,74
Spouses
BirthMar 1865 or Mar 1873, Letcher Co., KY74,55,76
Deathabt 1918, Wise Co., VA77
FatherAlfred Taylor Gilley (1840-1922)
MotherMary Elizabeth “Polly” Bolling (ca1835-1928)
Marriage21 Mar 1883, Letcher Co., KY55,76,78,73
Notes for John J. Cress
1870 VA census: Living in Wise Co. aged 8 with parents and 4 siblings. (SV-713 & SV-715)
1880 VA census: Living in Wise Co., VA aged 18 with parents and siblings (SV-200 & 314 & 576)
1900 VA Census (Ancestry.com): John J. Cress (Feb 1862 KY) living in Gilley, Wise Co., with wife, Dianna (Mch 1873 KY); married 18 yrs; 8 kids, 6 living with 6 kids: Cynania (Feb 1887 VA); Alfred (Mch 1889 VA); son, Patrack (Jan 1892 VA); James Walter (Mch 1893 VA); Rosah (Jan 1894 VA) and dau. Ollis (Mch 1897 VA).(SV-164 & 201)
1910 VA census: Aged 47, living in Wise Co. with wife, Dianah (47) and 8 children living (of 12 born): Alfred (22); Patrick (20); Walter (18); Rosa (13);
1920 Wise Co., VA Census: Aged 60, widowed, shows birth in VA; with 7 children: Rosia (21); Rosa (18); Willard (17); Millard (15); Edwin (13); Lilly (4); and Bud (2). (SV-1433.8)
1930 KY, TN & VA Census (Ancestry.com): Not found