James Polk McRee

James Polk McRee

Male 1853 - 1933  (80 years)

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  • Name James Polk McRee 
    Born 3 Feb 1853  Cherokee County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Sep 1933  Maiden, Catawba County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 3 Sep 1933  Mount Olive Lutheran Church Cemetery, Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • U.S. Census Newton, Catawba County, NC 1900: "James McRee, age 45 b. Jan 1855 North Carolina parents b. North Carolina, farmer, m. Abt. 1878 wife Frances, age 42 b. Apr 1858 North Carolina parents b. North Carolina; six children b. North Carolina: William 21 b. Jul 1878. Rosa 20 b. Feb 1880, Robert 13 b. Mar 1887, twins 10 b. Sep 1889: Polly & Anna, David 7 b. Oct 1892."
    Person ID I14667  Complete
    Last Modified 2 Aug 2012 

    Father David McRee,   b. 25 Jul 1800, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1860, Murphy, Cherokee County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Lovina Deal,   b. 9 Feb 1811, Alexander, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1886, Alexander, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married Aft 1840 
    Family ID F6346  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frances Florence Hoke,   b. 3 Apr 1857, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1932, Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Children 
     1. William Tate McRee,   b. 26 Jul 1878, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1962, Richard Baker Hospital, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +2. Rosa Ellen McRee,   b. 14 Feb 1880, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1969, Iredell Memorial Gardens, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     3. Robert Luther McRee,   b. 13 Jul 1886, Iredell County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1971, Hill Haven Nursing Home, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     4. Anna Pearl McRee,   b. 19 Sep 1889, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1973, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    +5. Poly Henkel McRee,   b. 19 Sep 1889, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1982, General Hospital, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    +6. David Cleveland McRee,   b. 25 Oct 1892, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1971, Catawba Memorial Hospital, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 2 Aug 2012 
    Family ID F18043805  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Feb 1853 - Cherokee County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Sep 1933 - Maiden, Catawba County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 3 Sep 1933 - Mount Olive Lutheran Church Cemetery, Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    James Polk McRee (b. 1853) Cherokee, NC County courthouse (1909)
    James Polk McRee (b. 1853) Cherokee, NC County courthouse (1909)

    "Cherokee County Court House, Murphy, NC., by Alfred Morgan, Murphy, Cherokee, NC.

    Message on back of card: 'April 22, 1909. Dear Elinor I have been out for a walk this is not much of a place the cows all [illegible] it looks [funny]. I hope you miss me I am well I am anxious to hear from home. [Laura].' Addressed to 'Miss Elinor Ford, Fort Branch, Indiana, Gibson Co.' Postmarked 22 April 1909.


    Description: View of a county courthouse with a clock tower and a wooden fence in front."

    The McRee family would have been familiar with this scene from:

    http://www.lib.unc.edu/dc/nc_post/

    Documents
    James Polk McRee (1853-1933), Death Certificate
    James Polk McRee (1853-1933), Death Certificate

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