NameJohn Henry Cress1
Birth3 Feb 1871, Mountain City, Johnson co., TN1,219,2
Death18 Dec 1938, Johnson Co., TN1,2,371
OccupationJustice of the Peace & Lumber Executive409
FatherSamuel D. Cress Jr. (1837-1901)
MotherEliza Louisa Pafford (1841-1922)
Spouses
Birth1876, Tenn.219,213
Death1952213
FatherJames A. Scott (1849-1932)
MotherMargaret “Maggie” Richardson (1849-1941)
Marriage3 Feb 1898, Johnson co., TN1,360
ChildrenNellie L. (1899-1965)
 Luther Walter (1901-1983)
 Mina Ruth (1903-1928)
 Jesse Claude (1905-1981)
 James Morris (1908-1987)
 Wilmer Henry (1910-1975)
 Nat Spencer (1910-1912)
 Joseph Dudley (1912-1996)
 Anna Bess (1914-)
Notes for John Henry Cress
1880 TN census: Living in Johnson co. with parents, 4 sisters and 3 brothers. (SV-305)
1900 TN Census: Living in Johnson co. with wife, Debbie and daughter (SV-240)
When timber sales became big in Johnson Co. he was a big part of it. (Tom Gentry)
1920 TN Census: Living in Johnson Co. aged 48 with wife, Debbie (44); children Nellie (21); Luther (18); Mina (16); Claude (14); Morris (11); Wilmer (9); Dudley (7); Anna Bess (5); brothers Joseph C. (40) and mother, Eliza. (SV-1287)
1930 TN census: Living in Johnson Co. aged 58 with wife, Katherine (53) and children: Morris (21); Wilmer (19); Dudley (17); and Anna (15). (SV-1296.13)
His death record indicated he was born 3 Feb. 1870. (SV-1320)
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