NameErnest Persing Cress113
Birth4 Dec 1918, Stonega, Wise co., VA113
Death4 Apr 1996, Kingsport, TN431
Spouses
Death23 Dec 1972, Big Stone Gap, Wise co., VA432
FatherBallard Tate
MotherLillie Mae McElroy
Marriage13 Nov 1947, Wise co., VA285
ChildrenRobin Belinda (Living)
FatherEdward Joseph Denis
MotherLaure Eugenie Grenier
Marriage3 Oct 1975, Wise co., VA285
Notes for Ernest Persing Cress
1930 VA census (Ancestry.com): Aged 11, living in Wise Co. with parents and 2 siblings. (SV-1043)
2 Dec. 1941 He was inducted into the U.S. Army at Roanoke, VA. He transferred to France 6 Oct. 1944 and received a purple heart for wounds received in Germany on 27 April 1945.
SSN 228-05-0167 Issued in Virginia (SV-215)