Born in Clark County, Ohio, in 1809, a son of Abram and Mary Cary. He lived there till twenty-six years old. At fifteen he learned tailoring, which he followed twelve years, with M. M. Cary, at Springfield, Ohio. In 1835, he moved to Kingston, Indiana, where he worked at his trade and studied divinity for two-and-a-half years. In 1837 or 1838, he was received a probationer in the traveling. In 1854, his voice failed, and he retired to his homestead in this township, being superannuated for two years, and then returned to the work. He retired once more to his homestead, where he remained as a local preacher, and managing his farm. He was married August 20, 1844, to Miss Eliza A. Cross, of Decatur County. Indiana, daughter of M. and Fanny Cross, and they have had six children. Mr. Cary was elected to the legislature in 1864 on the democratic ticket. He was an active worker in the cause of temperance and religion.