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May Cress

Female Abt 1894 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  May Cress was born about 1894 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee (daughter of Robert Lafette Cress and Calonia Ward).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert Lafette Cress was born on 19 Jul 1869 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee (son of Sarah Cress); died on 29 May 1930 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

    Notes:

    On Robert L. Cress's death ceertificate, his parents were listed as J. G. Wilson and Sarah Cress.

    Robert married Calonia Ward about 1892. Calonia (daughter of James Franklin Ward and Nancy Stout) was born on 14 Feb 1868 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died about 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Calonia Ward was born on 14 Feb 1868 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee (daughter of James Franklin Ward and Nancy Stout); died about 1940.
    Children:
    1. 1. May Cress was born about 1894 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    2. Lucas Nathaniel "Bud" Cress was born on 14 Jan 1896 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 23 Mar 1963 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Brown Cemetery, Pine Grove Baptist Church, Johnson County, Tennessee.
    3. Annie Cress was born about 1900 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Sarah Cress was born about 1835 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee (daughter of Samuel D. Cress, Sr. and Sarah Shupe); died about 1920.

    Notes:

    1880 Johnson County, TN Census
    4th District
    Household 48
    William H. Wilson 36 TN TN NC
    Nancy L. 36 TN VA VA Wife
    Jane Slimp 13 TN NC TN
    Robert Cress 8 TN TN TN Nephew
    Sarah Cress 45 TN VA VA Sister-in-law

    Children:
    1. 2. Robert Lafette Cress was born on 19 Jul 1869 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 29 May 1930 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  2. 6.  James Franklin Ward was born in Apr 1842 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee (son of Thomas Ward and Delilah Bradley); died about 1912.

    James married Nancy Stout on 10 Mar 1862 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Nancy was born in Mar 1841 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 7.  Nancy Stout was born in Mar 1841 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. John Franklin Ward was born on 27 Jan 1862 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    2. Delilah Catherine Ward was born about 1864 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    3. George Ward was born about 1866 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    4. 3. Calonia Ward was born on 14 Feb 1868 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died about 1940.
    5. Ellen Ward was born about 1869 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    6. Nathaniel G. Ward was born about 1871 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    7. Addie Ward was born in Dec 1875 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 Jan 1958 in , Avery County, North Carolina, .
    8. James Ward was born on 28 Dec 1882 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    9. Charlie Ward was born in Jan 1886 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Samuel D. Cress, Sr. was born on 18 Dec 1793 in Augusta County, , , Virginia (son of Nicholas Cress and Elizabeth Summers); died on 4 Mar 1874 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Phillippi Cemetery, Highway 421, Johnson County, Tennessee.

    Samuel married Sarah Shupe about 1825 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Sarah was born on 12 Apr 1805 in Wythe County, , , Virginia; died on 25 Apr 1873 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Phillippi Cemetery, Highway 421, Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Sarah Shupe was born on 12 Apr 1805 in Wythe County, , , Virginia; died on 25 Apr 1873 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Phillippi Cemetery, Highway 421, Johnson County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth J. Cress was born on 2 Apr 1827 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 25 Apr 1886 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Phillippi Cemetery, Highway 421, Johnson County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary E. Cress was born on 7 Mar 1828 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Jan 1873 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Phillippi Cemetery, Highway 421, Johnson County, Tennessee.
    3. John Mitchell Cress was born about 1832 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    4. William Lafayette Cress was born on 27 Jan 1834 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 28 Mar 1915 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Cress Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
    5. 5. Sarah Cress was born about 1835 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died about 1920.
    6. Samuel D. Cress was born on 16 Mar 1837 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 17 Mar 1901 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Phillippi Cemetery, Highway 421, Johnson County, Tennessee.
    7. James A. Cress was born about 1840 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    8. Nancy L. Cress was born about 1843 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  3. 12.  Thomas WardThomas Ward was born about 1804 in North Carolina, , , (son of Daniel Ward and Anna Curtis); died about 1874.

    Thomas married Delilah Bradley about Feb 1829. Delilah (daughter of James L. Bradley and Catherine Smithpeters) was born about 1808 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died before 1860 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Delilah Bradley was born about 1808 in Carter County, , , Tennessee (daughter of James L. Bradley and Catherine Smithpeters); died before 1860 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Hamilton B. Ward was born about 1832 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    2. Caroline Ward was born about 1837 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    3. 6. James Franklin Ward was born in Apr 1842 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died about 1912.
    4. Orpha Catherine Ward was born about 1844 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died before 1870 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Wagner Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
    5. Alexander Lafayette Ward was born about 1846 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died about 1922.
    6. Wilburn Thomas Ward was born about 1849 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died about 1875.