Thursey’s tombstone calls him Bud. (SV-230)
Michelle says his name was Wiley J. and 1880 VA census shows it as Wiley J. (SV-502)
His marriage info to Thursey Parks says he is the son of N. F. & S. A. Cress. (SV-540)
1899 Elizabeth Parks; T. A. Cress; and W. J. Cress (all of Grayson co., VA) sold to D. L. Haga for $35 a 2 acre tract on Middle Fox Creek. (SV-538)
He lived in the Volney area of Grayson Co., VA. He deserted his family when his son was young. (SV-456)
1900 U.S. Census (Ancestry.com): Wiley Cress (Dec 1874 VA) living in Wilson, Grayson Co., VA with wife, Thirsa A. (Dec 1864 VA); married 2 yrs; 1 child, living with daughter, Mattie L. A. (Apr 1894 VA) and mother-in-law, Elizabeth (Jan 1824 VA).