NameMason McCarty
Birth11 Sep 1904 or 1905, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death26 Sep 1937, Bourbon Co., Kentucky
SpouseLottie Reynolds
Birth26 Jan 1918, Salt Lick, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death16 Jul 2002, Paris, Bourbon Co., Kentucky
Notes for Mason McCarty
His death certificate records Mason McCarty, age 32 years 15 days, born 11 Sep 1905 in Bath Co., Ky, died 26 Sep 1937 near Little Rock, Bourbon Co., Ky, married, husband of Lottie Reynolds McCarty, father Green McCarty, mother’s maiden name Ida McCarty, both born in Bath Co., Ky, cause of death “While upon right of way, L & N tracks he was hit by freight train causing broken neck, broken right shoulder, cut through upper lip & also thru nose, numerous bruises over entire body”, informant Mrs. Mason McCarty, Carlisle, Ky, RFD #1, burial in Sharpsburg, Ky.
His gravestone instead has his year of birth as 1904, which is consistent with the censuses: he was recorded as 5 in April 1910 and 15 in Jan 1920.