One of 13 children born in Athens, GA to Martha Hale McCree, widow of a white Union Soldier in the Civil War. He was affectionately known as "Big Dad". He was born at a time when the bitter legacy of slavery and Reconstruction still poisoned the lives of African American's. He was a beloved father and the wife of Josephine M.McCree and also uncle to the nations second African-American Solicitor General, Wade McCree, Jr. After marriage, McCree and his wife settled and built a house in College Park, Georgia where they raised their children. John worked as a carpenter/brick mason. He eventually became one of the leading men in the African-American community of College Park. He also was a member of College Park's Friendship Baptist Church (now Friendship Community Church). He departed this life on Christmas Day of 1943.
One of 13 children born in Athens, GA to Martha Hale McCree, widow of a white Union Soldier in the Civil War. He was affectionately known as "Big Dad". He was born at a time when the bitter legacy of slavery and Reconstruction still poisoned the lives of African American's. He was a beloved father and the wife of Josephine M.McCree and also uncle to the nations second African-American Solicitor General, Wade McCree, Jr. After marriage, McCree and his wife settled and built a house in College Park, Georgia where they raised their children. John worked as a carpenter/brick mason. He eventually became one of the leading men in the African-American community of College Park. He also was a member of College Park's Friendship Baptist Church (now Friendship Community Church). He departed this life on Christmas Day of 1943.
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