Family:Absolum Cress and Lucy VanGordon (1)

Absolum lived in Quincy, Illinois, at 617 Spruce in 1887-1890. He was a bridge carpenter.

In 1900, Lucy Cress was living in Quincy, Illinois, on No. 5th Street. She was a widow living with two of her children, Stanley A., 25, and Helen, 18. Lucy had had four children, but only three of them were living at this time. She was a dressmaker. Stanley was a freight hauler. In 1910, Lucy was living with her daughter, Cora G. Clark, 45, and her husband, Fred S., 49. Fred and Cora had been married for 23 years, and Cora had had no children. Fred was a locomotive engineer.