William Bonner McCarty groceryman, who operated a plantation store at Rising Sun, on the banks of the Yazoo River." He later opened a store in Jackson, Mississippi known as Jackson Mercantile Co. The original store on McTyere Street in Jackson was a converted barn. William Henry McCarty died in 1910 and two cousins of his, Judson McCarty Holman and William Henry Holman purchased the grocery from the estate. Will soon joined the partnership in 1912 after finishing law school at the University of Mississippi. Jitney Jungle was a chain of supermarkets that got its start in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1919. By 1992, Jitney
Clara Antoinette McCarty Wilt Henry Wilt (1852–1907) in 1882. Together, they had one child, Clara May Wilt. Clara was a woman of many firsts. She is even recognized for purchasing the first typewriter in Pierce County. In 1876, Clara Antoinette McCarty Wilt graduated from the Territorial University, now known as the University of Washington. She was the first person to successfully graduate from the University, let alone the first woman graduate. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in science. At the time, the Territorial University was located in what is now downtown Seattle, wedged between 4th and 6th Avenues on the west and east