NameWilliam Lafayette “Fate” Cress160,1
Birth27 Jan 1834, Carter Co., TN160,392,1
Death28 Mar 1915, Johnson Co., TN160,392
BurialCress Cemetery, Johnson co., TN
OccupationFarm Laborer in 1860219
Spouses
Birthca 1844, Johnson Co., TN374
Marriage29 Jan 1860, Johnson co., TN160,1,368
Notes for William Lafayette “Fate” Cress
1850 census: Living with parents in Johnson co., TN. (SV-568)
1860 TN census: Aged 26, living in Johnson co., TN with parents, new wife, Clara (17) and 5 siblings (SV-240)
1870 Johnson co., TN: Aged 35, living with wife, Clara, and 3 kids: Andrew M. (11); Wm. B. (7); Martha E. (3). (SV-243)
1880 TN census: Aged 45, living in Johnson co. with wife, Clary (38), 4 daughters and 2 sons: Andrew M. (19); William Crownlow (18); Murphey Ellen (12); Laura Jane (8); Eliza Alice (5); Emma (1). (SV-305)
1900 census: Lafeyette Cress: Aged 66, living in Johnson co. TN with wife, Clara (50), and duaghter and son in law: Emma (19); Jim S. (22). (SV-241)
1915 Johnson Co., TN Will: Son, Mitchell - interest in saw mill & Executor;
Wife, Clara - Household furniture & livestock + $400 cash and tract she lives on. (SV-1316)