MCREE, Grover Cleveland

1891 - 1955  (64 years)

• Name	MCREE, Grover Cleveland
  Birth	27 Mar 1891	Stewart County, Georgia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	15 Jun 1900	Military District 1154, Terrell County, Georgia   [2]
  	Attended School
  Residence	15 Apr 1910	Dawson, Terrell County, Georgia   [3]
  	Dry Goods Salesman
  Military	5 Jun 1917	Cuthbert, Randolph, Georgia, United States   [4]
  	Farmer and warehouseman
  Death	27 May 1955	Terrell County, Georgia   [5]
  Burial	Aft 27 May 1955	Cedar Hill Cemetery, Dawson, Terrell County, Georgia
  Person ID	I3033	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	24 May 2009

  
  

  Father	MCREE, James Edwin,   b. 29 Aug 1851, Georgia d. 12 Nov 1923, Dawson, Terrell County, Georgia (Age 72 years)
  Mother	DAVIDSON, Nancy Texas,   b. 1 Oct 1854, Georgia d. 22 Jun 1933, Terrell County, Georgia (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1879	Stewart County, Georgia   [1]
  Residence	15 Jun 1900	Military District 1154, Terrell County, Georgia   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	15 Apr 1910	Dawson, Terrell County, Georgia   [3]
  	Farmer
  	Surname misspelled "MacCrea
  Residence	19 Jan 1920	Dawson, Terrell County, Georgia   [6]
  	Farmer
  	His age given as 68 which would put his birth year back to 1851-1852
  Family ID	F946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	CALHOUN, Dola,   b. Abt 1892, Georgia d. 30 Jun 1933, Terrell County, Georgia (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	23 Jun 1913  [1]
  Residence	1 Jan 1920	Graves, Terrell County, Georgia   [7]
  	Farm manager
  	Surname misspelled "McCree."
  Residence	16 Apr 1930	Terrell County, Georgia   [8]
  	Farmer
  Children	1. MCREE, Grover Cleveland Jr.,   b. 1 Dec 1914, Cuthbert County, Georgia d. 1 Mar 1982, Dawson, Terrell County, Georgia (Age 67 years)   2. MCREE, James Edwin,   b. 15 Sep 1918, Georgia d. 11 Mar 1973, Terrell County, Georgia (Age 54 years)   3. MCREE, Jack Calhoon,   b. 23 Aug 1923, Georgia d. 21 May 2009, Palmyra Medical Center, Georgia (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F949	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

  Family 2	CHAMBLESS, Mae,   b. 28 Apr 1902   d. Jun 1987 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1943	Terrell County, Georgia   [9]
  Family ID	F1915	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Notes

  Grover Cleveland McRee, Sr. was born in Stewart County, Georgia. He moved to Terrell County with his parents in 1896. He attended Gordon Military Institute, at Barnsville, Georgia, playing football with the team that won the championship of the South. After graduation he returned home to farm with his parents. Here he met Dola Calhoun, who was living with a relative, her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Joines Rioden, and working in Mr. Will Rioden's wholesale grocery store. They were married in her hometown, Wadley, Georgia. Their first home was in Cuthbert, Georgia where Grover was engaged in the grocery business. Grover Cleveland, Jr. was born December 1, 1914. He built their family home in Terrill County that now stands on the G.C. McRee farm on land that was given to him by his father. Here he began to farm. In 1918, a second son, James Edwin was born September 15. In 1922 he became employed with the Central of Georgia Railroad and moved his family to Macon, Georgia. Here a third son, Jack Calhoun, was born on August 23, 1923 Since Grover was a land owner in Terrell County, Georgia, the love of the land brought him back to his home place in 1924. His devotion to his family and farm were characteristic traits. After settling down with his family this time, they became active in their church, respecting all it stood for. His sons were educated in the public schools and participated in sports. All three served proudly in World War II. In 1933 his wife of 21 years, Dola, became ill, and after a brief illness, died Jun 30, 1933 and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Her unselfish devotion to her family was unexcelled. In 1943 Grover married a second time to Mae Chambless of Parrot, Georgia. There were no children to this union. He died on May 27, 1955, and was buried beside his first wife, Dola. --------------------- Source: "The History of Terrell County, pg. 585

  
  

• Sources

  [S295] Justin Sanders, Mobile, Alabama - Ingram Descendent. [S110] 1900 Federal Census, Mil. Dist. 1154, Terrell Co., GA ED 82 Page 21 Dwelling 368. [S74] Ancestry.com, Mil. Dist. 1154, Terrell Co., GA ED 143 Page 1A Dwelling 1. [S71] WWI Draft Registration. [S292] Georgia Deaths 1919-1998, Certificate 11948 . [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Mil. Dist. 1154, Terrell Co. GA, ED 128 Page 17B Dwelling 406. [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Mil. Dist. 1750, Terrell Co., GA ED 130 Page 5A Dwelling 88. [S72] 1930 Federal Census, Mil. Dist 1750, Terrell Co., GA ED 137-17 Page 9A, Dwelling 161. [S377] History of Terrell County, Georgia, 585. Library of Congress Number 80-51636