He was adopted by Charles Daniel & Ida Mae Cress on 26 July 1911 about the time his mother died, so his surname became CRESS. (SV-348)
1920 US Census (Ancestry.com): Charles D. Cress (45 TN) Baker living in Los Angeles with wife, Ida M. (38 SD) and Harry (8 ID)
Peter Cress is his grandson. (SV-1133)
He attended Pacific Union College where he met his wife. He worked for the Voice of Prophecy for many years. (SV-1137)