Son of Tillman Watson McCarty b. Edgefield, SC 1824-1893
died Fannin Co, Miss.
Mother; Sarah Jane Lovelace b. Ga. 1831-1892 died Fannin Co, Miss.
Tillman and Sarah's children; Elizabeth 1846-1867, Martha F. 1846-1867, James (Jim) 1850-1900, Thomas 1852-1862, Eliza 1853-, Nancy Alvenia 1854-1928, William Michael 1856-1892, Henry H. 1859-, William Dawson 1862-1925.

Story of Tillman's War Service- CSA
"The 33rd Mississippi had two companies from 'our' area. Company A was from the Laurel Hill area
and called the Cumberland Guards. The company was organized at the Cumberland Church in Laurel
Hill (southwest part of Neshoba County). Another company was organized in Carthage by Robert J.
Hall.
"Til was 1st Sgt. of the company. He was separated from the company at the Battle of Champion Hill
and ended up in Vicksburg while the regiment went to Jackson. He surrendered in Vicksburg and went
home. When he was exchanged he went back to the regiment which by now was in Atlanta. There, Col.
Drake accused him of desertion (not true) and busted him to private. Two days later he really did desert
and walked home to Misssissippi. Drake and 40% of the regiment became casualties a few days later at
the Battle of PeachTree Creek."
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The [W. D.] McCarty Family By Hazelle McCarty
Dr. and Mrs. W. D. McCarty moved from Fannin, Miss. to Grapeland, Texas in 1903, and
bought the Dr. Merriwether place that stood on the corner of Oak and Chestnut streets.
Dr. McCarty added another story to the house and occupied it with his family until his
death on January 29, 1925. The McCartys had six living children: Lucile, Walter, Maude,
Clarence, Louise and Hazelle.

Miss Sallie, as Mrs. McCarty was called, was a charter member of the Baptist Church, the
Order of the Eastern Star No. 120 and the Woodman Circle. In addition, she was a
mighty good cook. During summer revivals, she fed peas, cornbread, onions, ham, fried
chicken, cake and homemade ice cream to visiting preachers, both Methodist and
Baptist, and all the preachers from the local churches. She died on August 25, 1959.
Dr. McCarty received his M. D. Degree from Tulane University in New Orleans,
Louisiana. He enjoyed telling a tale about his orals. He was asked to name 250 structures
of one of the systems of the body. As he didn't know all of the 250 he used a little
psychology on the examiner. He rattled off the ones he did know in Walter Winchell
fashion. He stopped to get his breath. The psychology worked. The examiner said, "Stop.
If you know that many, that well, I'm satisfied."

Dr. McCarty was the official physician for the I. G. N. Railroad company. He owned the
first telephone company in Grapeland. He later sold it to Mr. J. H. Crook in Crockett,
Texas. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and Shriner. He was a Steward in the Methodist
church and sang tenor in the choir.

At one time he owned a fine, but rather wild team of horses. His custom was to make
house calls in the country. On such occasions he would take Louise and me along with
him. He would fill the buggy bed with gum and striped candy. When we would come to a
creek suitable for wading he would allow us to do so while he attended patients. Horses
and buggy in time were replaced by a Model T Ford, the first one in Grapeland.

Dr. McCarty's office was on the southeast corner of the yard of his home. The office porch
was the scene of daily domino games. In addition to the Doctor, Pappa Sam Goodson and
Mr. Sam Bridges were domino players. Dr. McCarty was a checker player also. Many
nights his brother, Mike would come up from Crockett on the 7:30 P.M. train and they
would play until the southbound train ran at 1 A.M. They had to refrain from talking
politics as they disagreed on that subject.

Dr. McCarty was one of the original stockholders of Myrtle Lake and found a great deal
of pleasure in fishing there when he could manage to get off. The lake was about one and
one-half miles from the office. Anytime he was needed in the office, two long blasts and
one short one from the Bridges Gin, which was where the funeral home is now, would
bring him from the lake.

On many days before school, either Louise or I would accompany him to the lake and
row the boat while he caught enough fish for the family dinner. As time passed custom
became tradition. August 8 was spent at the lake with much festivity with friends,
relatives, and patients who were able to come. The men went to the lake shortly after
daylight to run the trotlines. The children would follow a little later for swimming. The
ladies remained at home for baking pies and cakes and frying chicken. The fish were fried
at noon on the lake. Cantaloupes and watermelons, plumbs and tomatoes were brought
in by the wagonloads. About four gallons of ice cream were made.

A well stocked smokehouse was almost a necessity in that day. Hams were stored in
them, backbone, ribs, link and pan sausage... one pan for Miss Sallie and the girls, and
one for the Doctor and Clarence. Owens would label them, "Mild" and "Very hot."
The Doctor considered opossum, the way Miss Sallie cooked it, a delicacy. Sure, he fed
the opossums for a time before he judged them ready for slaughter. Miss Sallie would
swath the meat with Red pepper, and flank with sweet potatoes, many of which were
taken on accounts. Uncle Billie Brown never forgot to bring the McCartys gunny sucks of
large sun-kissed Elberta peaches... sweet and juicy they were.

The Doctor was somewhat an entertainer and joker. He enjoyed playing his fiddle, but
never in contest with Barker Tunstall of Crockett. Once, when Miss Sallie had Mrs. Bob
Bridges, Mrs. Joe A. Brown, Mrs. George Dorsey, Mrs. Boyken and others over for a
quilting bee the Doctor came in ostensibly to admire the handwork. Instead, he turned a
large black cat loose, right in the middle of the quilt.

With no air conditioning the family often sat on the porch after supper with a pitcher of
icewater at hand, and listen to tales the Doctor could, and would tell by the hour. When
Miss Sallie thought it time to go to bed she knew exactly how to get him stopped. She
would simply say, "You've told that one so many times you believe it yourself."
The McCartys loved their church, their family and the city of Grapeland.

Actually when Dr. W.D McCarty first came to Houston County, Texas he was married to Willie Corine Moore McCarty. They married; Rankin Co, Miss. 27 Nov. 1882.
She died in Porter Springs, Texas in 1901 and is buried there along with four of her children; They had to be in Porter Springs by 1892 when Sadie died.
1. Sadie 1890-1892
2. Willie Watson 1894-1894
3. Dawson 1895-1902
4. Nora Ruth 1899-1899.

They have five children to survive;

Lucile 1883 Miss. Walter Scott b. 1886 b. Miss., Eula K, 1888-1970 Annie Maude, 1893 b. Texas, Clarence Moore 1897 b. Texas

It was reported he had three wives. I believe he only had two. If he married three times, he married before Willie in Miss.

Sarah Irene "Sallie" Breazeale was born in Houston County, Texas, not Miss. She had been living in Porter Springs before and maybe when his wife died in 1901.
Parents; William Griffin Breazeale b. 1827 Anderson Co., S.C. d. 1887 Porter Springs, Houston Co, Texas and Charity Elizabeth Cox Breazeale b. 1830 Anderson Co, S.C. d. 1898 Porter Springs, Houston Co. Texas.
He and "Sallie" married Dec 29, 1901, Houston County, Texas and then they moved to Grapeland in 1903 and bought the Meriweather house.
Remaining children in the house were;
Lucile, Walter, Muade, Clarence, Louise and Hazelle.
So his children with "Sallie" were;
Kenneth 1904-1904, Louise and Hazelle.

Eula K. married George E. Lansford Dec 23, 1900 Houston Co, Texas.
She was married before W.D. married "Sallie".


Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929
about W. D. McCarty
Name:
W. D. McCarty
Birth Date:
1860
Death Date:
29 Jan 1925
Death Place:
Grapeland, TX
Type Practice:
Allopath
Practice Specialities:
Grapeland, TX, 1884
Licenses:
TX, 1907
Practice Dates Places:
Grapeland, TX, 1884
Medical School:
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans: Univ. of LA Med. Dept., 1884, (G)
Death Notice Info:
Grapeland, TX, Feb 26, 1926, Stafford, P.H
Cause of Death:
pneumonia