Kresha Family History

This is a website dedicated to those of us whose Last Name is Kresha.  It is an unusual last name, apparently found no where else except the United States.  All of the Kresha's in America are descendants of Theodor and Cecilia Kressa.  Adolf and Joseph were the only sons who married and had children, to our knowledge.

We are not sure what the name means, but according to the Wikipedia, Kressa "was an ancient Greek city located in Thrace, in the region of the Thracian Chersonesos, the Gallipoli Peninsula.  It was an area known for its wheat.

The Kresha family name is an Americanized version of 'Kressa', the family name of six family members who traveled to the United States from what is now Nova Hradecna, Czech Republic.  If you are looking for more information on the family name, please check out the photos and information on this site.

These six individuals were:

Theodore Kresha, III.   b. 6/22/1862  d. 7/19/1938

Amelia Kressa Kuhnel   b. 7/10/1866  d. 8/7/1932

Aloisia (Kressa) Kresha, b. July 7, 1868  d. ???

Anna Kressa Karges    b. 3/14/1871 d. 12/20/1957

Adolf Kresha, Sr.   b. 4/4/1873   d. 2/1/1950

Josef Ferdinand  b. 2/13/1876  d. 1945