NameRobert Lafatte Cress1
Birth19 Jul 1868, Johnson co., TN1,363,213,6
Death29 May 1930, Johnson co., TN1,6,371
BurialBrown Cem, Johnson Co., TN209
MotherSarah S. Cress (1830-1911)
Spouses
Birth14 Feb 1868, Johnson co., TN213,6
Death1940, Johnson co., TN213,6
BurialBrown Cem, Johnson Co., TN209
FatherJames F. Ward
MotherNancy C. Stout
Marriageca 1892, Johnson Co., TN6
ChildrenVertie Mae “Georgia Mae” (1893-ca1991)
 Anna Loretta (1899-1989)
Notes for Robert Lafatte Cress
He was born out of wedlock. (SV-379)
His tombstone indicates birth in 1869. (SV-1344.3)
Census indicates birth ca. 1872. (SV-305)
1880 TN census: Living with Wm H. Wilson in Johnson co., TN (SV-305)
1920 TN census: Living in Johnson Co. aged 49 (listed as Richard L. Cress); with wife, Callonia (50); May (26); Lucas (24); Anna (19); and grand dau. Frances (7). (SV-1287)
1930 TN census: Living in Johnson Co. aged 59 with wife, Calonia (62) dau., Mae (35); dau., Annie (27); Gdau., Frances (17); Gson, William C. (12) and Gson, Charles R. (8). (SV-1296.20)
Death record says he was born 19 July 1869. (SV-1320)
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