Melissa was the daughter of Thomas Sidney Bingham. Her husband, Dr. Henry J. McQuary, died in Mills Co., TX, on 8 Apr 1905.

Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958
Name: Dr Henry Jasper McQuarry
Application Date: 20 Oct 1905
Application Place: Mills, Texas
Spouse: Mrs Malisia Ann McQuarry
Marriage Date: 21 Mar 1858
Marriage Place: Choctaw, Mississippi
Death Date: 8 Apr 1905
Pension File Number: 12515
Application Type: Widow
Source Citation: Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA12490; Roll #: 51; Roll Description: Pension File Nos 12490 to 12529, Application Years 1902 to 1907.

1910 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Mills, Texas; Roll: T624_1578; Page: 6B; ED: 0208.
Name: Malissa A Mcquarry [Malissa A Mcquary]
Age in 1910: 68; Birth Year: abt 1842; Birthplace: Mississippi
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Name Age
Champ Echols 37
Gertie Echols 33
Bennie H Echols 15
Clem Echols 11
Taletha A Echols 9
Warren Echols 5
Edith Echols 2
Jett Echols 0 [5/12]
Malissa A Mcquarry 68

Name: Melissa A Mcquary
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 02 Feb 1925
Event Place: , Comanche, Texas, United States
Burial: Sand Hill Cem.
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Date: 02 Feb 1842
Birthplace: , Mississippi
Father's Name: Tom Bingham
Mother's Name:
Certificate Number: 5407
GS Film number: 2113843
Digital Folder Number: 005145279
Image Number: 00805
Citing this Record: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," familysearch.org, Melissa A Mcquary, 02 Feb 1925; citing certificate number 5407, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,113,843.