Rank: Private

Company: D

Muster-in Date: 10/1861

Muster-out Date: 07/21/1865

Place of Birth: Indiana, USA

Date of Birth: Abt. 1840

Place of Death: Sandersville, Jones County, Mississippi, USA

Date of Death: 05/31/1886

Place of Burial:

Additional Materials:

1850 Lawrence County, IN Census, John McCrea, age 6, born IN, son of John & Mary, Perry Twp.

1860 Monroe County, IN Census, John M. McRea, age 16, born IN, son of John & Mary, P.O. Bloomington, Perry Twp.

Married Rebecca W. Buckles 09/18/1866

1870 Delaware County, IN Census, John M. McCray, age 25, born IN, teamster, wife Rebecca W., age 25, daughter Kate B., age 1, Muncie

Divorced from Rebecca McCrea in March/1879 in Delaware County, IN

Rebecca W. Buckles McCrea, born 08/27/1844, died 02/25/1915, buried Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, IN

Married Martha Wood 11/29/1882 in Waynesboro, Wayne County, MS

1880 Wayne County, MS Census, Martha Wood, age 26, born MS, servant, living alone

1900 Wayne County, MS Census, Martha McRae, born 12/1856 in MS, boarder

Martha McCrea dropped from pension roll June/1905; pension bureau advised of her death, which occurred in 1904/1905

Children: Gertrude Pearl McCrea Nottingham, Mamie Kidd Klus & Edward (Ned) Yost McCrea

Not related to Captain Edward T. McCrea, also Company D, 33rd

Son of John McCrea, Chaplain of 33rd Indiana