Hello listers,
Another cousin found this newspaper clip, that explains what really happened.
I had thought Moses first wife (Mary) had died.
SOURCE:
http://www.usroots.com/~jmurphy/perry/newscr01.htm
CANNELTON REPORTER - NEWSPAPER EXTRACTS
From Microfilm of this newspaper Jan 1860 - Dec 1865
(c) Judith Sandage Murphy, 1998
I would like to thank Lois and Bill Lynch for giving me this microfilm
NOTICE: Some things will be paraphrased as to the article in this newspaper.
Others
will only show the names which were on the page of that newspaper. All will
have the date of the paper and the page it was found on. It will be up to
YOU
to check out the full articles, by either renting or finding a place where
these
newspapers are located. Many of these are ads -- but they have names and
sometimes
occupations, locations, etc. so they too will be included here. I hope to
eventually
show which are ads (where the names are shown), and which are from real
article.
I will be concentrating on births, deaths, marriages, and other Perry County
persons mentioned. Much of these pages are political comments and articles
that they got over the "wire" from other localities around the world. I will
be skipping over these until the very very last (unless something really
catches
my eye that I think you would enjoy here -- such as the baby born with
wiskers).
I will be adding to this webpage as time permits -- here's hoping you someday
will
find some interesting things on your family in these articles of these
newspapers./
Judith Sandage Murphy
Mar 15, 1860 Pg 1:
Moses McCARTY, of Jay Co, IN eloped last Oct with a young woman, leaving his
wife and 8 children. Since that time the first wife has undergone a large
number of tragedies: Eldest child, Esther Eveline, age 16 died; Jonas, age 5
died; Moses Wilson, eldest boy, age 12, died Nov 27, 1859; Sarah Jane, age 9
died; _____, youngest child, age 2, died Dec 8, 1859; and John, ? age, died
Dec 25, 1859.
Kathy "Kath" (Burden) Shaffer
Omaha, NE