Bridget was the wife of John McCarty, a pioneer of Nodaway Co. The McCartys came to Missouri with the expedition founded by Father Powers. John McCarty is mentioned in the history of Nodaway Co.

Bridget came to the USA in 1849, and married John McCarty in New York City in 1853 at St. Stephen's Church.

They had 4 children, James, Mary, Thomas and Francis.

Thomas Raymond McCarty was born in 1862, and married Honora Lyons in 1897. They had 3 children, Honora, Mary Rita, and Gertrude McCarty. Thomas died in 1903. Both he and his wife Honora are buried in St. Columba Cemetery, Conception, Mo.

Photos and wills are available for Honora and Thomas McCarty