Joseph Odell and Anna Laurie McCart
Joseph Odell McCart was born in Orange County, Indiana on 2 Sep 1841, the son of Pleasant and Lucy (Lee). Pleasant and Lucy were married 17 July 1833 in Orange Co Indiana and they lived their life in Orange Co Indiana. Lucy died about 1855 in Orange Co and was buried in the Brunner Cemetery in Orangeville. Pleasant died 31 Dec 1885 and was buried in the Brunner Cemetery.
Children of Pleasant McCart and Lucy Lee
1. James M McCart b-1835 in Orange Co Indiana
2. William H McCart b-1837 in Orange Co Indiana; d-1852 in Orange Co; br-Brunner
Cemetery in Lawrence Co Indiana
3. John Preston McCart b-1838 in Orange Co; d-6 Feb 1871; br-Bethel Cemetery in
Orangeville, Orange Co Indiana; m-Nancy Elliott 28 Dec 1865
4. Joseph Odell McCart b-2 Sep 1841 in Orange Co; d-4 Sep 1917 in Montpelier; br-Montpelier
Cemetery; m-Anna Laurie Hatton
5. Thomas B McCart b-1844 in Orange Co; d-1895 in Orangeville; br-Bethel
Cemetery; m-Martha Jane Waldrip 2 Apr 1867
6. Samuel McCart b-1846 in Orange Co; d-8 Apr 1891 in Montpelier; br-Montpelier
Cemetery
7. Henry Andrew McCart b-26 Jan 1849 in Orange Co; d-4 Mar 1931 in Bedford,
Indiana; br-Mitchell Cemetery
After Joseph's mother died, his father married Rachel Cavanaugh 7 Oct 1855 in Orange Co. Rachel was born 23 Jan 1820 in Virginia, the daughter of John Cavanaugh. She died 31 Oct 1904 in Orleans, Orange Co. and was buried in the Brunner Cemetery.
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Children of Pleasant McCart and Rachel Cavanaugh
1. Hannah McCart b-1858 in Orange Co; d-28 Oct
1902 in Orleans, Orange Co Indiana; m-John A Terry
2. Susan McCart b-1860 in Orange Co; d-before 1870 in Orange Co.
3. Daniel W McCart b-1862 in Orange Co; d-after 1930 in Mitcheltree, Indiana
4. George Lincoln McCart b-27 Apr 1864 in Orange Co; d-9 Aug 1946 in Orleans;
br-IOOF Cemetery in Orleans
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Joseph was working as a carpenter in his home community when President Lincoln issued his call for 100,000 volunteers in 1861. He immediately responded to the call, as did four brothers and a step brother. They enlisted in the 24th Indiana Infantry. Joseph served during the four years of the war, his regiment being in some of the hottest battles of the war, including that of Gettysburg.
He married Annie Laurie Hatton in 1885 in Shoshone Idaho. She was born 21 Apr 1862 in Stockcross, Berkshire, England, the daughter of Thomas Joseph Hatton and Mary Johnson. They immigrated in 1884. She died 19 May 1922 in Montpelier and was buried in the Montpelier Cemetery. They adopted a son from Kansas.
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Child of Joseph Odell McCart and Annie Laurie Hatton
1. Joseph Odell McCart b-22 Feb 1897 in Kansas; d-10 June 1982; br-Montpelier Cemetlery; m-Mae Lucille Aegerter 24 Aug 1922 in Paris Idaho
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