Robert W. Cress Jr. says he was born 31 Mar. 1884 in Proctor, Owsely Co., KY. (SV-1262)
1900 KY Census (Ancestry.com): Hattie Cress (Nov 1889 KY); Walter Cress (Mar 1892 KY) and Rollie Cress (Mar 1894 KY), all Orphans in home of Andrew & Pearl Pinkstine.
Did not find a marriage for him in Lee Co., VA marriages (1885-1916) SV-1056
1930 U.S. Census (Ancestry.com) for KY born CRESS: Aged 36 living in Hamilton, Butler Co., OH with wife, Margaret (26) and 3 daughters: Geneva M. (6), Roberta Lee (4), and Geraldine M. (1-2/12). (SV-1327.33)