George Cary was born in 1859, the son of prominent Buffalo resident, Dr. Walter Cary (1818-1881) and Julia Cary (née Love).
George was one of seven children:[REF] Trumbull Cary (1849-1913), Thomas Cary (1851-1921), Charles Cary (1852-1931), who in 1879 married Evelyn Rumsey (1855-1924), Jennie Cary (1854-1943), Walter Cary Jr. (1857-1933), George Cary (1859-1945), and Seward Cary (1862-1948).