According to an interview by his granddaughter, Melissa McCarthy, he (and his wife?) emigrated in the early 1900s from Cork County, Ireland, then settled in Chicago, Illinois and raised ten children.[1]
Source: S528480238 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Record Collection 1030Ancestry Family Tree
Source: S528805266 North Lanarkshire, Scotland, Poor Law Applications and Registers, 1849-1917 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2019 Lehi, UT, USA Record Collection 61702 Note: North Lanarkshire Poor Law Applications and Registers, North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre; Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland; North Lanarkshire Poor Law Applications and Registers; Reference: CO1/26/96 Ancestry Record 61702 #47677
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""Finding your roots with Henry Louis Gates" which is covering Melissa McCarthy.
It says the wife of Michael Joseph carty is
Anne o'Reilly Born 5 Jun 1912 Cardin? Lanarkshire Scotland Died 16 sep 1967 Chicago cook Illinois"