1900 census: Living in Johnson co., TN with parents and 3 siblings (SV-241)
1910 Smyth Co., VA Census (Ancestry.com): James L. Cress (40 TN) living in Atkins with wife, Fannie E. (41 VA); married 19 yrs; 7 children, all living; with 6 kids: Samuel W. (18 VA); Arthur G. (14 TN); William R. (12 TN); Carl J. (9 TN); Charles T. (7 TN) and Joseph E. (3 TN).
1917 He was inducted into the U.S. Armed Services for World War I. (SV-414)