1870 VA census: Living in Smyth co. aged 5 with father and his 2nd wife (Nancy V.) and 5 siblings. (SV-713)
1880 Census: Living in Smyth co., VA with parents and siblings (SV-188 & 314)
He never married. (SV-709)
Smyth Co., VA Deaths: Stephen S. Cress; July 17, 1890; Flux; 28 yrs; born in Smyth Co.; single; farmer; parents: Josiah & Nancy Cress. (SV-1087)