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Jane McCarrell first attended school in a small one
room building that was used for both church and
school. It was located near the Gentry Cemetery. About
1885, her father gave almost 3 acres of land for a school
site and Jane enrolled here in 1886. On 25 November
1894, Viola Jane married J. W. Moore, who was born in
the Democrat Community.
W. Monroe McCarrell died in 1943, his 96th year.
He, his wife Martha Jones McCarrell, Andrew and
Carrie Block McCarrell, were buried in Turner
Cemetery.
Source: Jane McCarrell Moore; Lily Moore Jackson
and Golda McCarrell Turner
GEORGE PINKNEY McCARY and his family
came to Wood County in 1900. He was born in Cave
Springs, Georgia in 1860. He moved to Cherokee Coun-
ty, Alabama where he married Margaret Jane Tindale
in 1882. Maggie, as she was called, was born in
Cherokee County, Alabama in 1861.
The McCary family moved to Williamson County,
Texas before coming to Wood County. In Wood County
they settled on a farm where the Wisener Airport in
Mineola is located. Later they moved to what is known
as the Giles place in the 700-800 block of Sycamore
Street in Mineola. At that time corn and other grain
was being produced on the site.
George McCary was engaged in buying and ship-
ping livestock. Also, he and his son Oscar owned and
operated a meat market. In later years he farmed and
was overseer for Dabney White, who owned a large
farm southeast of Mineola.
The McCary Meat Market was located on North
Johnson Street in Mineola. Orders were taken early in
the morning and delivered in time for breakfast. Only
freshly dressed meat was handled. Fifty cents would
buy enough steak for a large family.
George Pinkney McCary and his wife were the
parents of 7 children:
Alma, married Fred Chappell
Emma, married Augustus T. Bogan
Oscar, married Sybil Rudasill
Agnes, married Henry C. Blankenship
Tevis, married John L. Touchton
Reva, married E. E. Yarbrough
Cecil, married Martha Morrow
Oscar McCary served as Captain in World War 1;
Cecil McCary served as a Captain in World War II and
Korea. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
George Pinkney and Margaret Jane McCary wereburied in the Mineola City Cemetery.
JOHN GEORGE STROUDMIRE McCREIGHT,
son of William McCreight, came to Wood County
prior to 1858, from Jackson Parish, Louisiana. He was
born 14 February 1831, in Autauga County, Alabama.
In April 1860, he married Rachel Caroline Lewis Grant.
The McCreight farm was located north of Caney Creek.
In 1861, John G. S. McCreight enlisted in the
Confederate Army. He was captured near
Natchitoches, Louisiana 23 April 1864, but was ex-
changed about three months later and served until the
war was over. Caroline McCreight was a mid-wife in
their community for many years. Children born to
John and Caroline were William Matthew, married
Mary L. Coleman, and Margaret Rosanna, married
Charles W. Smith.
William Matthew McCreight, born in Wood Coun-
ty 22 August 1862, spent his entire life within a few
miles of his birthplace. He attended school in Quitman
and boarded with the Lipscombs. In a community
spelling bee, he spelled down a promising young at-
torney, James Stephen Hogg. In 1882, he married Mary
Luella Coleman, born 30 November 1863, in Alabama.
To this marriage were born: George Artemus, William
Francis, John Alexander, James Otis, Ola May White,
Rachel Eliza Caldwell, Arthur Edwin, Mary Alma
Ross, Charles Newton, Nancy L. Shelby, Othella, and
Vera Belle.
William .M. McCreight was married the second
time to Susan Irene Caldwell. They had one child,
Wilmoth Imogene, married Milton D. Fitzgerald. Most
of the deceased members of this family were buried in
Myrtle Springs Cemetery.
Source: Imogene McCreight Fitzgerald
MARGARET ROSANNA McCREIGHT,
daughter of John G. S. McCreight, born 5 February
1866, married Charles Wilton Smith, son of Charles W.
and Mary M. Smith, 16 November 1882. They lived on
their farm adjoining the McCreight farm for many
years, then moved to Hopkins County, Texas. Their
children are: John Smith, Mary T. Scudder, William
Thomas, Rachel Ann McCauley, Margaret C. Gill,
Mattie E. Johnson, Barnabas S., Charles M., Marvin
R. and Kermit Leo.
Material for McCreight and Caldwell families fur-
nished by Imogene McCreight Fitzgerald.115
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