Gertrude McCarthy, daughter of Col Daniel McCarthy, was born on 2 October 1895 in Evansville, Indiana. She married US Ambassador Jefferson Thomas Caffery, 20 November 1937, in Rio de Janeiro. They had no children. After Jefferson retired in 1955, the Cafferys lived in Rome. They returned to Jefferson's hometown, Lafayette, Louisiana, in 1973. Gertrude Caffery McCarthy died, 13 July 1973, aged 87, in Lafayette and was buried with her husband in a private garden at St John Cemetery.
Gertrude McCarthy, daughter of Col Daniel McCarthy, was born on 2 October 1895 in Evansville, Indiana. She married US Ambassador Jefferson Thomas Caffery, 20 November 1937, in Rio de Janeiro. They had no children. After Jefferson retired in 1955, the Cafferys lived in Rome. They returned to Jefferson's hometown, Lafayette, Louisiana, in 1973. Gertrude Caffery McCarthy died, 13 July 1973, aged 87, in Lafayette and was buried with her husband in a private garden at St John Cemetery.
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Mrs. Jefferson Caffery / nee Gertrude McCarthy / Born Oct. 2, 1895 / Died July 13, 1973
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