Extracted from ``Land of the Little Angel: A History of Angelina Co., TX''
page 285

Orange B. McCarty, Sr.

Orange B. McCarty, Sr. was born in South Carolina in 1813 and later lived in Mississippi. He came to Angelina County in 1860 and purchased from Romanzo W. Montgomery 2214 acres of the original A. Solis League for $4,400. He then returned to Clark County, Miss., to make final arrangements to move his family to Burke in Angelina County.

The family included his wife, Mary Arrington, and six sons, Amos, Orange, Jr., Kendrick, Michael, Elias and Berry.

The dreams of the family to live in Texas were interrupted, however, when the Civil War began. Four of the sons went off to war. Kendrick and Michael died in battle and Orange, Jr. lost a leg. Elias served in the calvary and returned home safely.

After the war, the family began their move to Burke. Upon arrival in Angelina County, McCarty and his remaining sons constructed a large one-room log cabin with a fireplace of mud, sticks and moss. The home, now more than 100 years old, still stands today.

After finishing the home, the family cleared land and began to raise crops. The women canned the vegetables and once a year the family travelled by wagon to Crockett to buy supplies such as flour and coffee.

As time passed, some of the grandsons of Orange, Sr. worked in logging camps in the county. The children of the family attended school in Burke.

Many McCarty descendants still live in Angelina County. Mrs. Eugenia (McCarty) Kizer, daughter of Benjamin Kindred McCarty, the son of Elias, is still living and is the great-grandmother of Karen Faith Rector and Robert Christian Barger, making four living generations.

Orange B. McCarty died in 1897 and is buried in McCarty Cemetery, which is near his pioneer homeplace. His wife, who died in 1881, is also buried in the cemetery.

Note: Eugenia (McCarty) Kizer died in 1993.