Kitty McCary

Femaleabout 1810–about 1871

Brief Life History of Kitty

When Kitty McCary was born about 1810, in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, her father, Richard Dudley McCary Jr., was 49 and her mother, Nancy Martin, was 43. She married John Davenport on 26 March 1832, in Bibb, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Shelby, Alabama, United States in 1860 and Texas, United States in 1870. She died about 1871, in Rusk, Texas, United States, at the age of 63.

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Family Time Line

John Davenport
1809–1887
Kitty McCary
1810–1871
Marriage: 26 March 1832
James McCary Davenport
1833–
Henry Harrison Davenport
1841–1862
William P. Davenport
1834–1864
Mary E Davenport
1835–1925
Louisa Davenport
1841–1866
Sinclair Richard Davenport
1842–1937
Nancy C. Davenport
1845–
Isaac Harvey Davenport
1847–
John F. Davenport
1849–1937
John Henry Davenport
1854–1897

Sources (11)

  • Kittie Davenport in household of John Davenport, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Kitty Mccary, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Mary Mccarey in entry for S R Davenport, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 March 1832Bibb, Alabama, United States
  • Children (10)

    +5 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1812

    Age 2

    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    1818

    Age 8

    Historical Boundaries: 1818: Shelby, Alabama Territory, United States 1819: Shelby, Alabama, United States

    1829 · Fort Sumter Constructed

    Age 19

    In 1829 Fort Sumter is constructed in the Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Fort Sumter is most known for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War. It is barely ready when the American Civil War starts.

    Name Meaning

    Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhearadhaigh ‘son of Fearadhach’, a personal name meaning ‘manly’. The f is silent and the C comes from the final consonant of mac. Compare McGarry from Mag Fhearadhaigh.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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