John Hardin
McCarty
Son of Francis
Marion3 [Joseph
2, Justin1] &
Nancy Harden
McCarty. Born
April 1874
Marion County
Kentucky, died
December 24,
1955 in
Owensboro,
Daviess County
Kentucky. Hardin
was a farmer and
coal miner and
went into the
coal mines at
age 65.
Family
get-togethers to
Daviess County
Kentucky, [with
family coming
from "all
over" in horse
and wagon]
consisted of
Hardin bar-b-qing
the mutton
[sheep] and
making the
burgoo. {I'm
assuming
original
burgoo, rabbit,
squirrel,
chicken, mutton
and any other
'meat' plus the
vegetables}
1.st wife,
Racheal Hohimer
2nd. wife
Henrietta [Etta]
Robinson
Submitted by
Judy [Duke]
Bailey, Great
Grand-daughter
of John
"Hardin" and
Etta Robinson
McCarty
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James Benjamin
[Ben] McCarty
and Sons
Ben McCarty3.
son of Joseph2.
[Justin1.] &
Miriah Mercer
McCarty and
husband of Sarah
Francis Purdom.
Sons:
William Robert,
Felix Edward,
James Leonard,
Author Ray,
Henry David,
John Evans,
Wallace
Garfield, Thomas
Green.
James Ben
married Sarah
Purdom, daughter
of David Purdom
and Elizabeth
Minor, February
7, 1865 in
Marion County
Kentucky. Ben
and Sarah had a
total of 10
children, the
daughters being:
Malvina and
Miriah
Elizabeth. Ben
was a farmer.
Ben and Sarah
lived in Gravel
Switch and both
are buried at
Haysville
Cemetery.
Submitted by
Judy [Duke]
Bailey
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