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7-262 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES............Alice Green McRee, b. May 31, 1893............Mary Edna McRee (2.6.8.4.6), b. August 26, 1895John G. McRee died on November 4, 1896 and was buried in the Wesley ChapelCemetery in Stewart County, Georgia. Martha (Perkins) McRee was buried inthe Cedar Hill Cemetery in Dawson, Georgia. Riley McRee married Jane Tison(born November 15, 1917) and they had three children: - Claudia GraceMcRee, b. June 24, 1944, - Paula Lee McRee, b. June 25, 1946, - Riley CrisMcRee, b. June 29, 1949. Claudia McRee married Everett Copeland and theyhad one son: - Clay McRee Copeland. Paula McRee married Ralph Cannonand they had two children: - Jane Kelly Cannon, b. October 2, 1969, - RalphJay Cannon, b. March 5, 1972. Riley Cris McRee and his wife, AmandaMcRee, had one son: - Riley Anthony McRee, b. January 26, 1974. On December24, 1907, Berta McRee married Wilbur Whitaker. Wilbur was born onJanuary 27, 1884 and is the son of Elim Whitaker and Samantha Whitaker ofQuitman County, Georgia. Wilbur and Berta Whitaker had two children: -Bertha Whitaker, b. November 21, 1909, - John Elim Whitaker, b. April 9,1911. On October 25, 1929, Berta married a second time to J. L. Barbaree andthey had one son who died one day after he was born. Ula McRee never married.On November 12, 1911, Mattie McRee married Riley W. Jennings andthey had five children: - William Perkins Jennings, b. August 24, 1912, - GuyChapel Jennings, b. June 10, 1914, - Mildred C. Jennings, b. July 13, 1916, -Riley Claude Jennings, b. March 8, 1921, - Nancy Jennings, b. April 12, 1925.Riley W. Jennings died on June 12, 1926. Alice McRee married Lucis E. Strickland,son of J. R. Strickland and C. A. Strickland, and they had two children: -Infant Son, b. November 30, 1912 and died December 1, 1912, - Melvin E.Strickland, b. August 8, 1916. Lucis Strickland died on January 20, 1919. OnMay 27, 1933, Alice (McRee) Strickland married a second time to William MarshallDennard in Colquitt, Georgia.References: 1) “History of Stewart County, Georgia,” by Terrill and Dixon, 1958, Volume1, Pages 567 and 568; 2) “History of Terrell County, Georgia,” by Ella Meltonand Augusta Raines, 1980, Page 587MARY EDNA MCREE (2.6.8.4.6) is the daughter of John G. McRee and MarthaJ. (Perkins) McRee. Mary was born on August 26, 1895. Mary EdnaMcRee married Henry Jackson Williams (born September 25, 1889) and theywere the parents of three children:............Henry Jackson Williams, Jr., b. November 9, 1921............John Robert Williams, b. March 12, 1924............Martha Ann Williams, b. July 19, 1927Henry Williams, Sr. died on August 24, 1929. Henry Williams, Jr. died on theday that he was born, November 9, 1921. On December 29, 1944, John Williamsmarried Vivian Settles and they had two children: - Robert Williams, b.November 17, 1946, - Debbie Williams, b. July 25, 1949. On May 14, 1946,Martha Williams married Edgar A. Kemp (born March 2, 1923) and they hadtwo children: - Tanna Kemp, b. April 12, 1947, - Carliese Kemp, b. August11, 1957. Tanna Kemp married Jerry Lee and they have two children: - InfantSon, b. April 30, 1970 and d. April 30, 1970, - Lady Lee, b. April 30, 1971.