Cora McCarty (1857 - 1927)

Born 21 Aug 1857 in Skullyville, Moshulatubbee District, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Thomas Leard — married 10 Jun 1874 in Skullyville, Moshulatubbee District, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Dec 1927 at age 70 in Hugo, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States

Cora was Choctaw.

Biography

Cora was born 21 Aug 1857 at Skullyville, Moshulatubbee District, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, the daughter of Robert Smith McCarty and Mary Ann (Moncrief. Cora passed away 21 Dec 1927 at Hugo, Choctaw, Oklahoma. She is buried at the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma.^[2]

Cora McCarty was married to James Thomas Leard on 10 June 1874 at Skullyville, Moshulatubbee District, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory by Rev. Singleton Smith.[4] The marriage was recorded at Sebastian, Arkansas, United States.^[3]

The sources listed from the “Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907” show the Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Land Allotment Jackets for Five Civilized Tribes, application for allotment affidavit, Choctaw Citizenship Certificate. ^[4][5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives, Dawes Commission; Choctaw Roll card 2657, line 2
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/80219294/cora-leard : accessed 9 July 2021), memorial page for Cora McCarty Leard (21 Aug 1857–21 Dec 1927), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80219294, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Choctaw Journeys (contributor 47251652) .
3. ↑ "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQB3-PM4 : 11 January 2020), Cora McCarty in entry for James T. Leard, 1874.
4. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X3WS-G4?cc=1390101&wc=MXH5-TTL%3A967441301%2C967978301 : 17 October 2016), Choctaws by Blood > No. 7690-7720 > image 351 of 658; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
5. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X3W3-3C?cc=1390101&wc=MXH5-TTL%3A967441301%2C967978301 : 17 October 2016), Choctaws by Blood > No. 7690-7720 > image 352 of 658; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
6. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X3W3-R9?cc=1390101&wc=MXH5-TTL%3A967441301%2C967978301 : 17 October 2016), Choctaws by Blood > No. 7690-7720 > image 360 of 658; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MST3-9B7 : accessed 9 July 2021), Cora Leard in household of James Thomas Leard, Township 8, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 86, sheet 5B, family 87, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,851.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQP-38P : accessed 9 July 2021), Cora Leard in household of James T Leard, Ratliff, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 67, sheet 1B, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1247; FHL microfilm 1,375,260.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQF-9PJ : 31 January 2021), Cora Leard in entry for Rae R Davis, 1920.