McCARTY BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
====================================================================

McCARTY, Edward Cresap - b: 1805 Hampshire Co, VA
source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 683
residence: Fields Creek Twp

Edward Cresap McCarty was born in Hampshire County, Virginia, July 4, 1805, and 
is a direct descendant of some of the leaders of old revolutionary families. His 
paternal grandfather was a captain in the Virginia militia and participated in the 
battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Trenton, and was under the command of 
Lafayette at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. His maternal grandfather, 
was also a commissioned officer in Maryland. On the death of his father in 1828 
Edward, as the oldest of a family of eight children, became the head of the 
household, and in the following year, with his mother and the family, he removed 
to Missouri and located on a tract of land in Saline County, where he remained 
till 1846. he then sold his farm and for several years was engaged in freighting 
government stores, and also in the Santa Fe trade. In 1850 he ceased that 
business and moved to Jackson County, Missouri, where he gave his attention to 
farming. In 1857 he embarked in the commission and forwarding business, and 
soon after was elected cashier of the branch of the Mechanics' Bank of St. Louis, 
situated at Kansas City. This position he filled until 1863, when he resigned and, 
returning to Saline County, resided there till the close of the war, when he came 
to Henry County. He found a wife in the person of Miss Mary Brown, a daughter of 
judge B. B. Brown, of Virginia, and by this union there are eleven children living, 
Burnis C., Nora B., (now Mrs. R. McCarty) Bettie, Ruth, (now Mrs. E. Allison) Mary 
B., Nannie, Fannie, Charles I., James E., Edverda, Patrick H. They lost one daughter, 
Annie. In his political affiliations Mr. McCarty was an old line Whig, and as such 
was elected a member of the lower house of the general assembly of the state of 
Missouri, from Jackson County. In later years he has acted in the interest of the 
Democratic party. For almost half a century he has been a member of the Masonic 
fraternity, and was appointed by the Grand Lodge to superintend the erection of 
the building for the Masonic College at Lexington, Missouri.

====================================================================

McCARTY, Richard - b: 1827 Woodford Co, VA
source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 684
residence: Fields Creek Twp

Richard McCarty, farmer and stock raiser, section 15, is a native of Kentucky, and 
was born in Woodford County, September 14, 1827, being the son of Dennis and 
Ellen (Tombling) McCarty, natives of Virginia. In 1830 they came to Howard 
County, Missouri, and remained there until Richard was nine years old, when they 
removed to Boone County, which was their home for about six years. After this 
they spent two years in Cole County, next settling at Boonville. Young McCarty 
received his education in the common schools of the state, and in 1850 he went 
to California, where he followed mining and selling groceries for about three 
years. Returning to Missouri he bought cattle and in 1854 went back to 
California, and until 1857 was occupied in trading in cattle. He then retraced his 
steps to Missouri, and dealt in horses and mules at Boonville. At the 
commencement of the late war he raised Company B, of Parson's Regiment, and 
was captain of the company for one year, when he was appointed recruiting 
officer for Gen. Price. He was in the battles of Boonville, Wilson's Creek and Dry 
Wood, and was made prisoner in 1863, and was taken to Fayette, Arkansas. He 
surrendered at Shreveport, Louisiana. After the close of the war Mr. McCarty 
followed farming in Texas one year, and in 1866 he again located at Boonville, 
where he was in the livery business until 1868. Coming to Clinton, Henry County, 
Missouri, he embarked in the grocery trade with Mr. Allison. After living in 
Clinton for about two years he resumed agricultural pursuits. His farm contains 
160 acres of good land. He is a member of Tebo Lodge No. 68, A. F. & A. M. January 
8, 1868, Mr. McC. married Miss Nora McCarty, a daughter of Col. E. C. McCarty. 
They have five children: Edward, Richard, Ruth, Burnis and Mary E.

====================================================================
USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing
free information on the Internet, data may be used by
non-commercial entities, as long as this message 
remains on all copied material. These electronic 
pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit
or for presentation by other persons or organizations. 

Persons or organizations desiring to use this material
for purposes other than stated above must obtain the 
written consent of the file contributor. 

This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb
Archives by the Henry County MOGenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html
Contact the Henry County Coordinator for comments or corrections.
====================================================================