Problem here !! Marriage record says his father was Billy Cress. (SV-199)
1910 Wise Co., VA: Aged 9 living with parents and 7 siblings. (SV-1432.12A)
World War 1 Draft Registration: Willard Newton Cress; Address: Rhoda, Wise Co.; born 17 May 1899; Occupation: Miner; Nearest Relative: John Cress.
1920 Wise Co., VA: Aged 17 living with father and 6 siblings. (SV-1433.8)
1930 KY census (Ancestry.com): Aged 29 living in Harlan Co. with wife, Josie (30) and dau., Ava (10). (SV-1044.33)