Family of Catherine Silvester (“Silla”) MCCARTY

Birth: 15 DEC 1875 (Winn Parish, LA)
Death: 5 MAR 1911 (Franklin Parish, LA)
Burial: Bouef Prairie Methodist Church Cemetery (Franklin Parish, LA)

Grandparents	Parents	Siblings
Martin MCCARTY b. 1816 (SC) d. between 1860-1868 Nancy SCARBROUGH b. 1814 (LA) d. after 1880	Joel MCCARTY b. DEC 1844 (MS) d. 6 OCT 1921	Sibby A. MCCARTY b. about 1866 (LA) d. between 1880-1900 Sarah J. MCCARTY b. about 1868 (LA) d. between 1870-1880 Frances A. (“Fannie”) MCCARTY b. 13 APR 1870 (LA) d. 7 JUL 1906 Pernesie E. MCCARTY b. 5 APR 1874 (LA) d. 4 APR 1959	Andrew J. MCCARTY b. about 1877 (LA) d. between 1880-1900 Willis Austin MCCARTY b. 12 FEB 1880 (LA) d. 28 AUG 1968 (Child) MCCARTY b. about 1881 (LA) d. before 1900	(Child) MCCARTY b. about 1883 (LA) d. before 1900 (Child) MCCARTY b. about 1885 (LA) d. before 1900 (Child) MCCARTY b. about 1887 (LA) d. before 1900 Norvell Leon MCCARTY b. 6 JUL 1889 (LA) d. 28 MAY 1970
Henry KING b. about 1810 (NC) d. between 1860-1870 Hannah ABRAMS b. about 1815 (NC) d. after 1883	Selina KING b. 26 JAN 1848 (LA) d. 24 AUG 1907

Spouse	Marriage	Children*
Robert W. WARD b. OCT 1859 (LA) d. 1908	11 MAR 1901 Angelina Co., TX	W. W. WARD b. 1902 (TX) d. 4 APR 1932 Robert Lee (“Ted”) WARD, Sr. b. 12 NOV 1906 (TX) d. 25 SEP 1985	Joseph W. WARD b. 1909 (LA) d. 21 APR 1928

*After the death of their parents, Robert Lee (“Ted”) WARD, Sr. was adopted by his first cousin, Minnie WHEELUS and her husband John Henry TALBERT, while Joseph W. WARD was reared by his Aunt Pernesie E. MCCARTY and her husband, Rev. James Jefferson (“Jelie”) WHEELUS.

Obituary for Robert Lee (“Ted”) WARD, Sr.
Tombstone of Robert Lee (“Ted”) WARD, Sr. and Lela BARFIELD
Death Certificate for Joseph W. WARD

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