Hugh Porter

Notes:

The people named Porter were in Lauderdale County, Alabama as early as 1807. In August of that year, one Oliver Porter was listed on the indenture between Cherokee Indian Chief DOUBLEHEAD and John CHISOLM. Also, on December 20, 1807, on Oliver Porter's recommendation, a passport was issued for three men to pass through the Creek Indian nation. In March of 1809, a passport for David Porter and family was issued and signed. However, it was between the years 1825 and 1830 that brought Hugh Porter, his wife Sarah Bowie Porter, and children from South Carolina as well as Austin Porter, his wife and two boys, and Charles B. Porter and four children into Lauderdale County. They entered and purchased land in and near what is now the city of Rogersville. Hugh entered 158 acres on Weavers Branch, and he and his family lived there until 1840. In the 1830's other members of their family also moved from South Carolina. They procured land mostly along Snake Road northeast of Rogersville.

Brothers and sisters of Hugh Porter were Charles B. Porter, William R. Porter, Andrew Springer Porter, Mary Porter, Rebecca Frances Porter HOWIE, Cynthia Porter Howard, and Ann E. Porter FORBES. Brothers John Porter and Samuel Norwood Porter died in South Carolina.

In 1840, Hugh Porter purchased land northeast of Lexington on Second Creek. Being not only a farmer but a miller as well, he built a grist mill on the creek. Some of his brothers and sisters soon followed him to Lexington. Charles B. Porter moved to Lawrence County, Tennessee. He was a farmer and a Cumberland Presbyterian minister. Andrew Springer Porter was postmaster at Lexington from 1856 to 1867 and a justice of the peace. William R. Porter ran a store and was a justice of the peace. Andrew W. Porter owned a store and his son, George Washington Porter, was the circuit court clerk for Lauderdale County. His grandson, Irvine Craig Porter, Jr., became a prominent attorney in Birmingham.

Hugh Porter was born June 12, 1791. His wife, Sarah C. BOWIE, was born August 22, 1793. They were married September 19, 1814. Their children were James Glen, who married Elizabeth JOHNSTON, first, and E.A. Bettie DAVIS, second; Rebecca Burney, who married Green B. DAVIS; Andrew Eli, who married Frances A. DAVIS; Katherine Eliza, who married John H. BELEW; Jane Ann, who married James T. DAVIS; Charles Wesley, who married Margaret Emily McGWIER, John Fletcher, who married Nancy J. DAVIS; and Simathy E., who married Francis H. McGWIER. Hugh Porter and family belonged to the Methodist Church. They attended Asbury Church, which was just across the Alabama state line in Tennessee which was just off what is now Highway 101. Most of their descendants are devout Christians attend various churches. In the obituary of their son Charles Wesley, we find his devotion to the Lord. "Even though his mind was so affected in the last few years of his life that he did not know his own children, yet he never forgot to read his Bible and pray."

James Glen Porter was a blacksmith and wagon maker. His brother, John Fletcher, was a miller and he also made tombstones from limestone taken from the bluffs of Second Creek. Andrew Eli worked as a plantation overseer until the War Between the States. Charles Wesley made his living farming.

Two members of Hugh Porter's family lost their lives as members of the Confederate forces during the Civil War. Andrew Eli joined the 16th Alabama Infantry on August 6, 1861, which was under General Zollikoffer's command. He either died of exposure, disease, or was killed in battle. Hugh's grandson, John F.M. Porter, whose father was James Glen, was killed in the Second Battle of Manassas on August 30, 1862. He was a member of Company I of the 9th Alabama Infantry Regiment. There may have been others who served as well. Many of the descendants of Hugh and Sarah served with honor and distinction in our country's armed forces during World War I and II, and Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam War. During World War II, Walter, son of James W. Porter, was killed in France.

The Porter family was always interested in education. Many of the Porters' descendants have college degrees and have pursued professional occupations. There was a school erected on the Porters' property before 1900 and served the community for many years. The first Portertown school was a one room log building with grades one through six. It was on the west side of Second Creek near a road which at that time ran from the Charlie Porter home place to past the Portertown Cemetery then on to Tennessee. The second school was on a rise just west of what is now the Royce and Alma WILLIAMS' home. The third school was on the east side of Second Creek on the property given by Samuel WILLIAMS.

(The article above was written by Charles Wesley Porter, Sr., son of Odus Vernon Porter, and great-great grandson of Hugh Porter. Sent by Janie Porter Gomillion, July 2001)

On a visit to the Portertown Cemetery one will find the tombstones of a lot of the early settlers and not just Porters. It is a well kept cemetery that is used by many descendants of those early settlers as well as others. Hugh Porter died October 12, 1855 and Sarah Bowie Porter died May 9, 1862. They were survived by their eight children and 34 grandchildren.

Porter Town was also north of Lexington and near Dugout. It was named for several Porter families who settled here from Abbeville, South Carolina, during the 1820s. Hugh and Sarah Bowie Porter were born in the early 1790s. Their son, James Gleen Porter, established a grist mill and blacksmith shop in this community. Hugh's nephew, Washington Porter, was also here as well as a widow, Rebecca Porter, who was born in 1790 in North Carolina. Her son, Andrew was a native of South Carolina.

From William Lindsey McDonald, "A Walk Through the Past - People and Places of Florence and Lauderdale County, Alabama"; Florence, Alabama, Country Lane Printing, 1997 (pp 147-148).


In the 1830 Lauderdale Co census Anderson Porter was listed as follow: 2m 20-30, 1m 60-70; 1f 15-20, 3f 20-30, 1f 60-70, 1 slave.

Walter Palmore noted that Hugh Porter was listed in the 1840 Lauderdale Co Al census on page 116 (43) as follow: 0201101-0111101. Andrew Porter was list as follow in the 1840 census 0001010001-0000001001.

A transcription of the 1850 Lauderdale County, Alabama census shows the following:

#340/340 Hugh Porter60 M Frmr $1,200 S.C. Sarah " 50 FS.C. Rebecca "28 F S.C. Wesley"22 M LaborerS.C. John"17 M " S.C. Cynthia"14 F S.C.

#341/341 Andrew Porter27 M " S.C. Francis "28 F Sarah 5 F Ala. Martha 3 F Ala. Mary11/12 Ala.

Wallace Palmore [WEPALM@lorettotel.net], in an email dated 13 July 2001 writes that in "The Heritage of Lauderdale County, Alabama," on page 391, it has that Simathy E Porter was the daughter of Hugh Porter and Sarah C Bowie. It also states that she married Francis (sic) H McGwier.... he added that F H and Cynthia E McGuire are buried in the Portertown Cemetery. Also buried in this cemetery is H Porter 12 June 1791-12 Feb 1855 and Sarah Porter 22 Aug 1793- 9 May 1869. Also buried in this cemetery is one of Wm R McGuire's son and some of my Johnston family.

Hugh married Sarah C. Bowie on 19 Sep 1814. Sarah was born on 22 Aug 1793 in South Carolina; died on 9 May 1869 in Rogersville, Lauderdale County, Alabama; was buried in Portertown Cemetery, Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William Lindsey McDonald, A Walk Through the Past - People and Places of Florence and Lauderdale County, Alabama; Florence Alabama, Country Lane Printing, 1997

Chapter 35 Early East Lauderdale County Pg. 147-8 Lexington, Dugout, Porter Town, Belew and Cotton Gin

Porter Town was also north of Lexington and near Dugout. It was named for several Porter families who settled here from Abbeville, South Carolina, during the 1820s. Hugh and Sarah Bowie Porter were born in the early 1790s. Their son, James Gleen Porter, established a grist mill and blacksmith shop in this community. Hugh's nephew, Washington Porter, was also here as well as a widow, Rebecca Porter, who was born in 1790 in North Carolina. Her son, Andrew was a native of South Carolina.


From the 1850 Census:

#335/335 James G. Porter35 M BlacksmithS.C. Elizabeth "25 FTN John" 7 MAla Samuel " 5 MAla Dorcis Brown20 FAla

From the 1866 Tax List*:

Porter, James G.65.35


From the 1870 Lauderdale County Census:

#232-224 Porter,James,55,M,W, Farmer,400,275,North Carolina Porter, Bettie,43,F,Alabama Porter, Sam,20,M,Farm Hand, Alabama


Melinda,

I can account for one of the families listed on the 1850 Census you mentioned:

James Glen Porter married Elizabeth Johnston 2 Sept 1941 (sic--s/b 1841) in Lauderdale Co. They are the James G. and Elizabeth (Children John and Samuel) you found on the census. He was a Blacksmith. He contracted some disease of the eyes and was blind or nearly blind, as I understand, at his death. He was a son of Hugh and Sarah Porter of Union Co., SC. There is a picture of your husband's ancestor in a book called "I'm from Lexington; Alabama Reunion 1989" by Fred Johnson. The photo is a family group of the children of Hugh and Sarah taken in 1901. It was locally published and sold so I don't know who widely available it might be. If you cannot find it I can scan the already poor photo published therein and send a .jpg file of it to you.

I have not traced this family. She is an Aunt in my Johnston lineage. I do not know who Hugh's parent's were.

Dave Johnston [davensjohnston@sprintmail.com]


*1866 TAX LIST ? Copyright 1993, 1999, Pat M. Mahan This book is actually entitled "Assessment of Taxes on Real Estate and Personal Property In the County of Lauderdale for the Year 1866," and measures 17 inches by 23 inches CLOSED. It is in very bad shape. The front cover is missing, and so are some of the pages. It is also possible that some of the precincts are missing. The pages are not numbered, so it was not possible to determine if this were the case. The first two pages are torn, but there are no names on them. There are 83 columns, stretching across two sheets. Personal property is divided into several categories, which included libraries over $300; vehicles not exclusively used for agricultural purposes; jewelry plate and silverware; pianos and other musical instruments. Each Beat or Precinct is in alpha order. The A through G names in the Florence Beat are missing. And any "H" names, prior to Mrs. H. G. Hardy are missing. The remaining Beats or precincts that are listed appear to be complete. The initials "F. M." following a name appear to stand for Free Man. The four columns presented here are:
(1) - Lands, Number of acres
(2) - Town Properties, Number of lots
(3) - Total tax on Real Estate
(4) - Number of Male Inhabitants between 18 and 50 years of age
at $2.00 tax per number.

Porter, Chas. W.33.181 Porter, Andrew80.14 Porter, John F.68.351 Porter, James G.65.35 Porter, W. R.58.35 Porter, A. S.55012.80 Porter, Wm. D.1

James married Elizabeth Johnston on 2 Sep 1841 in Lauderdale County, Alabama. Elizabeth was born about 1825 in Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married E.A "Bettie" Davis after 1843. E.A was born after 1815; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rebecca married Green B. Davis on 5 Dec 1850. Green was born on 20 May 1822; died on 4 Mar 1896. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Andrew Eli worked as a plantation overseer until the War Between the States. He joined the 16th Alabama Infantry on August 6, 1861, which was under General Zollikoffer's command. He either died of exposure, disease, or was killed in battle.

1866 TAX LIST ? Copyright 1993, 1999, Pat M. Mahan This book is actually entitled "Assessment of Taxes on Real Estate and Personal Property In the County of Lauderdale for the Year 1866," and measures 17 inches by 23 inches CLOSED. It is in very bad shape. The front cover is missing, and so are some of the pages. It is also possible that some of the precincts are missing. The pages are not numbered, so it was not possible to determine if this were the case. The first two pages are torn, but there are no names on them. There are 83 columns, stretching across two sheets. Personal property is divided into several categories, which included libraries over $300; vehicles not exclusively used for agricultural purposes; jewelry plate and silverware; pianos and other musical instruments. Each Beat or Precinct is in alpha order. The A through G names in the Florence Beat are missing. And any "H" names, prior to Mrs. H. G. Hardy are missing. The remaining Beats or precincts that are listed appear to be complete. The initials "F. M." following a name appear to stand for Free Man. The four columns presented here are:
(1) - Lands, Number of acres
(2) - Town Properties, Number of lots
(3) - Total tax on Real Estate
(4) - Number of Male Inhabitants between 18 and 50 years of age
at $2.00 tax per number.

Porter, Chas. W.33.181 Porter, Andrew80.14 Porter, John F.68.351 Porter, James G.65.35 Porter, W. R.58.35 Porter, A. S.55012.80 Porter, Wm. D.1

Note two Andrew's are taxed. Could one be the estate of Andrew Eli? He himself was died prior to 1866.

(Research):He died during the Civil War.

Andrew married Frances A. Davis on 5 Jun 1845 in Lauderdale County, Alabama. Frances was born after 1821; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine married John Harrison Belew on 30 Oct 1844 in Lauderdale County, Alabama. John was born on 13 Dec 1824 in Lauderdale County, Alabama; died on 20 Mar 1873 in Lauderdale County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Florence Times, 20 Jul 1906, p. 7 Lexington ....The Death Angel visited in our midst on the 2d day of this month and claimed for its victim Aunt Jane Davis after a lingering illness of six weeks, at the advanced age of 81 years. She joined the Methodist Episcopal Church at about 12 years of age, and since that time she has lived a consisitant member of that church.

She leaves seven children, four sons and three daughters. Mr. T. C. DAVIS of this community, Mr. John DAVIS of Tennesee, Mr. J. H. DAVIS of Loretta, Tenn., Mr. Wesley DAVIS of Center Star, Ala., Mrs. Fannie ALLEN of Arkdell, Ala., Misses Mary and Sallie DAVIS of this place.

She also leaves one brother and three sisters. Mrs. Rebecca DAVIS, Mrs. Katherine BELEW, Mrs. Cyntha McGUIRE, and Mr. John PORTER, all of whom are living near Lexington except Mrs. Rebecca DAVIS of Florence. Aunt Jane was a quiet follower of the Lord. Her mind was centered on things heavenly and divine. It was sweet to converse with her. It would attract any one's mind heavenward and make them think of how they should live to reach that home of rest. To the bereaved we extend our heartfelt sympathy.... ==================== 1870 Cen Laud Co Al [by Warren, p. 7] hh # 279/279 DAVIS, Thomas 48 m w farmer AL ", Jane 42 f w keeps hou AL ", Wesley 19 m w farms AL ", Mary 17 f w at home AL ", Jane 15 f w at home AL ", Hughey 15 m w farms AL ", John W. 10 m w farms AL ", James 8 m w AL ", Harrison 7 m w AL ", Andrew 6 m w AL ", Robert 5 m w AL ", Cyntha 3 f w AL ", Frank 1 m w AL (should be Frances (f) see 1880 census - Fannie Allen]

The son, "Hughy" - Wiley Hugh "Bud" Davis died in 1891. He is our direct ancestor.

P McDonald [mmcdonald3@houston.rr.com]

Jane married James Thomas Davis on 12 Nov 1849 in Lauderdale County, Alabama. James was born on 13 Feb 1823 in Alabama; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1866 TAX LIST ? Copyright 1993, 1999, Pat M. Mahan This book is actually entitled "Assessment of Taxes on Real Estate and Personal Property In the County of Lauderdale for the Year 1866," and measures 17 inches by 23 inches CLOSED. It is in very bad shape. The front cover is missing, and so are some of the pages. It is also possible that some of the precincts are missing. The pages are not numbered, so it was not possible to determine if this were the case. The first two pages are torn, but there are no names on them. There are 83 columns, stretching across two sheets. Personal property is divided into several categories, which included libraries over $300; vehicles not exclusively used for agricultural purposes; jewelry plate and silverware; pianos and other musical instruments. Each Beat or Precinct is in alpha order. The A through G names in the Florence Beat are missing. And any "H" names, prior to Mrs. H. G. Hardy are missing. The remaining Beats or precincts that are listed appear to be complete. The initials "F. M." following a name appear to stand for Free Man. The four columns presented here are:
(1) - Lands, Number of acres
(2) - Town Properties, Number of lots
(3) - Total tax on Real Estate
(4) - Number of Male Inhabitants between 18 and 50 years of age
at $2.00 tax per number.

Porter, Chas. W.33.181 Porter, Andrew80.14 Porter, John F.68.351 Porter, James G.65.35 Porter, W. R.58.35 Porter, A. S.55012.80 Porter, Wm. D.1

Family/Spouse: Margaret Emily McGuire. Margaret (daughter of William D. McGwier and Margaret Elizabeth Guill) was born on 14 Feb 1826 in Tennessee; died on 3 Dec 1890; was buried in Portertown Cemetery, Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Simanthy married Frederick Hugh McGuire on 24 Dec 1858. Frederick (son of William D. McGwier and Margaret Elizabeth Guill) was born on 25 Jul 1820 in Tennessee; died on 28 Jan 1888 in Alabama; was buried in Portertown Cemetery, Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John Fletcher, was a miller and he also made tombstones from limestone taken from the bluffs of Second Creek.

1866 TAX LIST ? Copyright 1993, 1999, Pat M. Mahan This book is actually entitled "Assessment of Taxes on Real Estate and Personal Property In the County of Lauderdale for the Year 1866," and measures 17 inches by 23 inches CLOSED. It is in very bad shape. The front cover is missing, and so are some of the pages. It is also possible that some of the precincts are missing. The pages are not numbered, so it was not possible to determine if this were the case. The first two pages are torn, but there are no names on them. There are 83 columns, stretching across two sheets. Personal property is divided into several categories, which included libraries over $300; vehicles not exclusively used for agricultural purposes; jewelry plate and silverware; pianos and other musical instruments. Each Beat or Precinct is in alpha order. The A through G names in the Florence Beat are missing. And any "H" names, prior to Mrs. H. G. Hardy are missing. The remaining Beats or precincts that are listed appear to be complete. The initials "F. M." following a name appear to stand for Free Man. The four columns presented here are:
(1) - Lands, Number of acres
(2) - Town Properties, Number of lots
(3) - Total tax on Real Estate
(4) - Number of Male Inhabitants between 18 and 50 years of age
at $2.00 tax per number.

Porter, Chas. W.33.181 Porter, Andrew80.14 Porter, John F.68.351 Porter, James G.65.35 Porter, W. R.58.35 Porter, A. S.55012.80 Porter, Wm. D.1

From the 1870 Lauderdale census:

Township 1, Range 8

#230-222 Porter, John, 35,M,W,Farmer,500,300,Alabama Porter, Nancy, 25,F,W,Alabama Porter, John P, 5,M,Alabama Porter, Henry,2,M,Alabama Porter, James,3/12,M,born in April, Alabama

Family/Spouse: Nancy J. Davis. Nancy was born about 1845; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John F.M. Porter, whose father was James Glen, was killed in the Second Battle of Manassas on August 30, 1862. He was a member of Company I of the 9th Alabama Infantry Regiment.

(Research):He died during the battle of Manassas.

Notes:

Name Gid Porter
Titles and Terms:
Name Prefix
Event Date 21 Jan 1920
Event Place Lexington, Lauderdale, Alabama
Gender Male
Race (Original) W
Race White
Age (Original) 55y 9m 10d
Birth Year (Estimated) 1865
Birth Date (Original) 11 Apr 1856
Birthplace Ala.
Marital Status Widowed
Spouse's Name
Spouse's Titles and Terms
Spouse's Name Prefix
Father's Name Charles W. Porter
Father's Titles and Terms
Father's Name Prefix
Father's Birthplace Ala.
Mother's Name Emily Mcguire
Mother's Titles and Terms
Mother's Name Prefix
Mother's Birthplace: Ala.
Occupation Farmer
Address
Residence Place
Cemetery
Burial Place Second Creek, Tenn.
Burial Date
Funeral Home
Informant's Name
Informant's Name (Original)
GS Film number 1908219
Reference ID cn 5759



Citing this Record:
"Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JD2W-N48 : accessed 03 Aug 2014), Gid Porter, 21 Jan 1920; citing reference cn 5759, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1908219.

Notes:

His FindAGrave memorial page, created by Paula McCarter, shows that he is buried with Mattie Porter (Nov 6, 1866-Oct 5, 1892).

Family/Spouse: Laura Caledonia Hammond. Laura was born on 17 Feb 1870 in Alabama; died on 2 Dec 1936 in Alabama; was buried in Portertown Cemetery, Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):
Census Listings:

1900 Census
Alabama, Lauderdale County, Lexington Beat
Enumerated 20 June 1900
SD 8 ED 47 Sheet 11B
203-205
Ellen McGwier, widow, and family
204-206
McGwier, John Head M W Jun 1860 Wd Ala Ten Ala Farmer
McGwier, Maudie R Dtr W F Dec 1886 13 S Ala Ala Ala
McGwier, Elle E Dtr W F Oct 1888 11 S Ala Ala Ala
McGwier, John P Son W M Nov 1889 10 S Ala Ala Ala Farm Laborer
McGwier, Ollie L Dtr W F Oct 1892 7 S Ala Ala Ala
McGwier, Cynthia E Mother W F Apr 1833 67 Wd 6/6 Ala SC SC

John married Mary Frances McClafferty on 20 Dec 1885. Mary was born on 20 Mar 1870; died on 2 Jan 1898 in Lauderdale County, Alabama; was buried in Anderson Cemetery, Anderson, Lauderdale County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Alabama, Lauderdale County, Lexington Beat
Enumerated 21 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 473 Sheet 120A
222-224
McGuire, James N. Head W M May 1862 38 M 10 Ala SC Ala Farmer
McGuire, Mary S Wf W F Oct 1870 29 M10 4/3 Ala Tn Ala
McGuire, Rozella Dtr W F Jan 1872 8 S Ala Ala Ala
McGuire, George F Son W M Mar 1895 5 S Ala Ala Ala
McGuire, Ludie B Dtr W F Nov 1898 1 S Ala Ala Ala

1940 Census
Alabama, Lauderdale County, Pr. #3
Enumerated April 19, 1940
SD 8 ED 39-7 Sheet 12B
217-0-300
McGuire, Jim W Head M W 73 Wd No 3 Ala Same house operator farm
Morrison, Lutie B Dtr F W 43 Wd no 7 Ala Sameplace
218 R 5
McGuire, George F Head M W 45 M No 7 Ala Same home operator farm
McGuire, Ruby E Wf F W 43 M No 8 Ala Same house

James married Mary Susan Newton about 1890. Mary was born in Oct 1870 in Alabama; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Not listed by Keith McGuire. Keith instead shows an Elizabeth, born BEFORE 1868. No Elizabeth is found on the census record however. Did Elizabeth die before the 1870 census? Or perhaps Nancy's middle name was Elizabeth.

Notes:

This brief biography of Henry David McGuire was excerpted from a longer biography written by Keith David McGuire, Jr. titled "Henry David McGuire 1868-1944"

Henry was an apprentice for a stone mason in Lexington, Alabama, moving to Kansas at the age of sixteen when the stone mason relocated his business operation there. It was in Kansas that Henry learned the trades of Wagon/Carriage Builder and Blacksmith, during his four year apprenticeship with a Master Craftsman. After his apprenticeship, he started his own blacksmith shop: initially in Lawrence, Kansas, relocating to Olivet, Kansas, and then to Osage City, Kansas. This is where he met Anna Mary "Mamie" Kuykendall.

Their first two children were born in Osage City, while their four youngest were born at the Red Creek Farm in western Dewey County, Oklahoma. The farm in Red Creek was 160 acres, located In Dewey County three miles west of Trail on Red Creek which drained into the South Canadian River located two miles north of the homestead. The patent to the land was obtained 22 May 1906. The family originally lived in a two room half dugout with mortar walls and a wood shingled roof that had been built into a hillside to provide ten foot high back walls with twelve foot wide rooms. Henry and two neighbors assisted each other in building these dugouts for each family. While they were being built, the families lived in tents and covered wagons. Later the family moved in a wood frame farmhouse constructed on the property. They briefly moved to Trail were Henry worked as a blacksmith, and then back to the farm.

The young family moved from the farm to the city of Trail, which had been relocated two miles northwest to have a railroad depot, after the Wichita Falls & Northwest Railroad branch line was completed. Here Henry again worked as a blacksmith. In 1912 they purchased property in Block 15 located on the south side of Broadway between 1rst and Main streets. Here they built a brick building to house the blacksmith shop, public bath facilities, and their living quarters.

When the economy of Trail could no longer support the family, Henry and his sons travelled throughout the country to find work. In the summer of 1913, Henry and his oldest son Percy even spent three months working in Canada, operating a clear water pump for a coal mine on the Mackenzie River. Henry sold his original homestead to David Hale on 13 February 1915, but retained the building that housed his shop and living quarters in Trail.

During the next several years, Henry farmed in central Louisiana, worked as a blacksmith in Kansas, worked in the oil fields of Oklahoma, and farmed in southern Tennessee, near Florence, Alabama. Mamie remained in Trail with the younger children during most of theses sojurns. Older sons Elvis and Cecil helped their father with the Tennessee farm for awhile. In 1921, Henry returned home to Trail. Soon afterwords, Henry and Mamie divorced. Henry moved to Chicago to work, and Mamie and her daughters lived for a time with her son Percy and then with son Elvis. Later she and the children relocated to Illinois as well. Here she and Henry were remarried in 1926. The family moved back briefly to Alabama, then to nevada, and finally returned to Oklahoma, where they settled in Camargo, on the north side of the South Canadian River on State Highway 34. Here they operated a restaurant that was named the "Nickle Inn," named for the price of the individual servings or hamburgers, chili, and pie.

After Mamie's death, Henry remarried and returned to Trail, to the building that had served as his blacksmith workshop and home years before.

Henry's death certificate showed his parents as Frederick H. McGuire, born in Virginia (sic) and Centhy Porter, born in Alabama. In the space for cause of death, the following was written: "This man was found dead at his home about 3 days after his death. Supposedly died of internal hemmorrage after violent exertion." The physician who signed the certificate was W.E. Saba, M.D. of Leedy, Oklahoma. The informant was Keith McGuire of Camargo Oklahoma. Burial was at Leedy as well.

OBITUARY

Henry David McGuire, son of Frederick Hugh and Cinthey Elizabeth McGuire, was born Jan 19, 1868 at Lexington, Alabama, and died February 3, 1944 at his home in Trail, Oklahoma.

Mr. McGuire was united in marriage to Anna Mary Kuykendall of Osage City, Kansas in 1893, who preceded him in death in 1934. Mr. McGuire was remarried in 1940 to Mrs. Lona Chill of Camargo.

Mr. McGuire homesteaded in Oklahoma, December 15, 1898 and made his home here until his death.

Besides his wife, Mr. McGuire is survived by his six children: Percy K. McGuire of Boulder City, Nev.; Cecil E. McGuire of Douglas, Ariz.; Elvis McGuire of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Keith McGuire of Camargo; Ellen McGuire of Caliente, Nev., and Mrs. Bert Hyde of Batavia, Ill., also elevn grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and a host of friends.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1910 Census
Oklahoma, Dewey County, Trail Twp
Enumerated 9 and 10 May 1910
SD 2 ED 133 Sheet 11B
84-84
McGuire, Henry D Head M W 42 M 17 Ala Ala US Farmer
McGuire, Maymoe Wf F W 40 M 17 5/5 Mo Ill Ill
McGuire, Persey Son M W 17 S Ks Ala Mo Farm hand
McGuire, Cecil Son M W 13 S Ks Ala Mo
McGuire, Elvis Son M W 9 S Ok Ala Mo
McGuire, Keith Son M W 5 S Ok Ala Mo
McGuire, Ellen Dtr F W 2 S Ok Ala Mo

1920 Census
Oklahoma, Dewey County, Trail Twp
Enumerated 6 Jan 1920
SD 7 ED 209 Sheet 10A
6-6
McGuire, Henry Head M W 42 M Ala SC SC Merchant Retail Grocery
McGuire, Mamie Wf F W 49 M Mo Ill Ill
McGuire, Percy K Son M W 25 S Ks Ala Mo Job Work
McGuire, Elvis H Son M W 18 S Ok Ala Mo Laborer Farm
McGuire, Keith D Don M W 14 S Ok Ala Mo
McGuire, Ellen B Dtr F W 11 S Ok Ala Mo
McGuire, Hildred M Dtr F W 9 S Ok Ala Mo

1930 Census
Oklahoma, Dewey County, Camargo Twp
Enumerated April 12, 1930
ED 22-3 SD 1 Sheet 2A Stamped 138
McGuire, Henry Head O 1000 M W 65 M 26 Ala US US Blacksmith Blacksmith Shop
McGuire, Mamie Wf F W 59 M 23 Mo Ill Ill

Henry married Anna Mary "Mamie" Kuykendall on 4 Dec 1893 in Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas. Anna (daughter of Franklin Kuykendall and Mary Jane Elliott) was born on 12 May 1870 in Missouri; died on 4 Sep 1934 in Camargo, Dewey County, Oklahoma; was buried on 5 Sep 1934 in Trail Cemetery, Dewey County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Keith McGuire shows that she married James DAVIS.

Notes:

Name Robert Hugh Mcguire
Titles and Terms:
Name Prefix:
Event Date 05 Sep 1955
Event Place Lauderdale Co., Alabama
Gender Male
Race (Original):
Race:
Age (Original) 83y
Birth Year (Estimated) 1872
Birth Date (Original)
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name Prefix
Father's Name Frenrick Mcguire
Father's Titles and Terms
Father's Name Prefix
Father's Birthplace
Mother's Name Syntha Porter
Mother's Titles and Terms
Mother's Name Prefix
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation
Address
Residence Place
Cemetery
Burial Place
Burial Date
Funeral Home
Informant's Name
Informant's Name (Original)
GS Film number 1908902
Reference ID 18080



Citing this Record:
"Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6L5-3VW : accessed 03 Aug 2014), Robert Hugh Mcguire, 05 Sep 1955; citing reference 18080, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1908902.

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Census Listings

1900 Census
Alabama, Lauderdale County, Lexington Beat
Enumerated 18 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 47 Sheet 10A Stamped 181
175-180
McGuire, Robert H Head W M May 1873 27 M 1 Ala Ala Ala Blacksmith
McGuire, Susan E Wf W F Apr 1872 28 M 1 1/1 Ala Ala Ala
McGuire, Era G Dtr W F Oct 1899 7/12 S Ala Ala Ala
Porter, William T Boarder W M Jan 1873 27 S Ala Ala Ala Day Laborer

Robert married Susan "Susie" E. Fulks on 21 Aug 1898 in Lauderdale County, Alabama. Susan was born on 10 Feb 1872 in Alabama; died on 18 Feb 1912; was buried in Portertown Cemetery, Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1930 Census
Tennessee, Maury County, Ninth District, Columbia
Enumerated April 10, 1930
ED 60-21 SD 11 Sheet 11A Stamped 184
East Ninth
422-229-268
Thornton, Ella head R $7.50 F W 41 Wd 23 Ala Ala Ala Machine Operator Overall Factory
Thornton, Willie J Son M W 16 S Ala Tenn Tenn
Thornton, Mary E Dtr F W 14 S Ala Tenn Ala
Thornton, James Son M W 11 S Ala Tenn Ala
Thornton, Neva Dtr F W 10 S Tenn Tenn Ala
Thornton, Helen Dtr F W 7 S Tenn Tenn Ala
---/269
Hogan, Gerald Head m W 21 M 19 Tenn Tenn Tenn Presser Overall Factory
Hogan, Ruby Wf F W 18 M 16 Tenn Tenn Tenn
Hogan, Gerald Jr Son M W 8/12 Tenn Tenn Tenn

Family/Spouse: Dock Thornton. Dock was born on 3 Oct 1891 in Dellrose, Lincoln County, Tennessee; died on 1 Apr 1924; was buried in Mitchell Cemetery, Anderson, Lauderdale County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A John P. McGuire registered for the World War I draft in Maury County, Tennessee, an employee of the Railroad in Columbia. He was single, and described as short, medium build, with blue eyes and brown hair. As he was born in Lexington, Alabama, it appears to be the John P. McGuire that was the son of John and Mary, However, his year of birth was off, showing he was born on 5 Nov 1892.

Family/Spouse: James Malcolm "Mack" Thompson. James was born on 7 Dec 1895 in Alabama; died on 2 Mar 1973 in Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama; was buried in Barnett Cemetery, Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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When he registered for the draft of the First World War, he was farming for himself in Lexington, Alabama. He was described as short and stout, with grey eyes and light hair.

He married a woman name Ruby. When he applied for a Social Security account, at age 59, he was unemployed. He listed his parents as James William McGuire and Mary Susan Newton.

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1940 Census
Alabama, Lauderdale County, Pr. #3
Enumerated April 19, 1940
SD 8 ED 39-7 Sheet 12B
217-0-300
McGuire, Jim W Head M W 73 Wd No 3 Ala Same house operator farm
Morrison, Lutie B Dtr F W 43 Wd no 7 Ala Sameplace
218 R 5
McGuire, George F Head M W 45 M No 7 Ala Same home operator farm
McGuire, Ruby E Wf F W 43 M No 8 Ala Same house

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Census Listings:

1940 Census
Alabama, Lauderdale County, Pr. #3
Enumerated April 19, 1940
SD 8 ED 39-7 Sheet 12B
217-0-300
McGuire, Jim W Head M W 73 Wd No 3 Ala Same house operator farm
Morrison, Lutie B Dtr F W 43 Wd no 7 Ala Sameplace
218 R 5
McGuire, George F Head M W 45 M No 7 Ala Same home operator farm
McGuire, Ruby E Wf F W 43 M No 8 Ala Same house

Lutie married Andrew W. Morrison about 1918. Andrew was born on 8 Jan 1898 in Alabama; died on 24 Jul 1934 in Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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.A/K/A Robert Henry McGuire
A/K/A Albert Henry McGuire

Excerpts from a biography of Percy, written by his nephew, Keith McGuire Jr. Keith received some of the information below from Percy's youngest daughter, Nelda.

Percy was the eldest child of Henry and Mamie McGuire, born in Kansas. His family then moved, in December 1898, to western Oklahoma.

When he was 19 he travelled with his father in work in Canada on a clear water pump on the Mackenzie River, to furnish water for a coal mine. When an ice jam broke loose and destroyed the pump they employment was terminated, and they returns to Oklahoma. Percy later moved to Hurley, New Mexico, where worked for a mining company.

On 8 March 1918, Percy enlisted in the Navy in El Paso, using the name Robert Henry McGuire, and the birthdate 8 January 1897, for "business and legal reasons." He was on active duty until his discharge on 31 January 1919, at which time he returned to Oklahoma. He was a Quartermaster Second Class, and discharged from the U.S. Naval Training Camp in San Diego, California, due to a Physical Disability, not specified.

In 1921, he married Ruby Weber in Guthrie, OK, and they had two daughters. He and his family, along with his younger brother Keith Sr, moved to Illinois for work. He later followed jobs across the country during the mid 1920s to the early 1930s, working in California, Kansas, Missouri, Idaho and Nevada. One of his jobs was working on the Boulder Dam, now known as the Hoover Dam. He was also a guide for the Park Service at the dam site.

He returned to Oklahoma, where he lived and worked in various cities for the remainder of his life, expect for a brief time in Corpus Christi, TX (1940-1941).

He was diagnosed with tuberculosis in the mid 1930s, receiving treatments at the Veterans Administration in both Clinton and Sulphur, OK.

Keith Jr recall's that Percy visited their family in Camargo, in the early 1940s, entertaining he and his sister Pat with card tricks. He refused to sleep in their home, however, saying it would be safer for their family if he slept in the camper shell on the back of his truck, as he did not want to expose them to tuberculosis. He died of this disease on 18 April 1946. Some two weeks before his death, he wrote his brother Elvis, that "---it sure is a job for me to write. I am eating pretty good and my throat is much better so I still have courage. By the way old top I want your return expense account and would like to know if extra batteries can be got for that little radio and if they can be charged outside of the set, if so I think I want one. The 2 sets they have here are completely dead from daylight to dark and I can't find any radio news or ads of any kind so far. Write when you can. I will try to answer. I hope my health will improve with the weather, it has been cold and raining for several days but nice today. Best Luck to All, Your brother, Percy."

Prior to his death, he moved to Nevada for for health, and his sister Ellen helped care for him.

Obituary

R.H. McGuire, 49, veteran of World War One, passed away in the Lincoln Co hospital, Caliente, NV, April 18.

Services held at the Turner funeral home, Yukon, Friday. Rev. CA Burkhart, pastor of First Christian, conducted the ceremony. Burial in Yukon.

Survived by wife, Ruby A McGuire, two daughters, Nelda Walker and Helen McGuire, Oklahoma City, two grandchildren, David and Charles Walker, OKC, three brothers and two sisters. Brothers E.H. McGuire, Tuscaloosa and K.D. McGuire, Camargo, attended the last rites.

Mr. McGuire lived with his family in Yukon, and was employed as a carpenter and builder for many years. He had been sicek for several years, and was a patient at the VA in Sulphurs until 5 months ago, when he went to Nevada for his health.

Following service in the Navy in WW I, he married Ruby Alice Weber at Guthrie, June 16, 1921.

He was a member of the American Legion.

The funeral program for Percy, xerox provided by Keith McGuire Jr, showed:

In Memory of Robert H. McGuire
Born January 8, 1897 Died April 18, 1946
Services from Turner Funeral Home Yukon, OK at 4 pm on
Friday, April 26, 1946
Clergyman Officiating Rev. C. A. Burkhart
Final Resting Place Yukon Cemetery

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Census Listings

1930 Census
California, Imperial County, Brawley Twp and City
Enumerated April 9, 1930
ED 13-1 SD 21 Sheet 9A Stamped 154
171-228
Morris, Rudolph Head M W 21 M 20 Ala Ala Ala Repairman General Farm
Morris, Myrtle Wf F W 24 M 23 Ok Ok Ok
McGuire, Percy Roomer M W 35 M 24 Ks Ks Ks Carpenter General Farm
McGuire, Ruby Roomer F W 27 M 18 Pl Germany Ill
McGuire, Nelda Roomer F W 7 S Ok Ks Ok
McGuire, Helen Roomer F W 5 S Ill Ks Ok

Percy married Ruby Alice Weber on 26 Jun 1921 in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma. Ruby was born about 1903 in Oklahoma; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

This brief biography was excerpted from a longer biography written by Keith David McGuire, Jr. titled "Cecil Elliott McGuire 1896-1983"

Cecil was born in Kansas, moving to with his parents and older brother to the Oklahoma Territory in December 1898. He attended rural schools in Dewey County, Oklahoma, attending through the eighth grade. He moved to New Mexico when he was 18 where he worked as a cowboy on the Drag A Ranch near the town of Datil. He met his future wife, Jean Pearl Phillips, in Magdalena, NM, when he attended her High School graduation ceremony with her brother, a friend of his.

On May 17, 1918, he joined the United States Navy at El Paso, Texas, serving until his discharge at Mare Island, near San Francisco on January 28, 1919. During his enlistment, he went to an Electrical Technician School. He was robbed of his savings on the night of his discharge, while staying at a YMCA. He worked odd jobs in both Westwood, California, and also was sent train fare by his father and brother Elvis to join them at a farm near the border of Alabama and Tennessee to help them manage the farming operations. When he had enough saved, he returned to Datil, and went to work for Nations Land & Cattle Co, and continued with the improvements to the homestead he had acquired to joining the Navy.

He married Jean Phillips on Christmas Day 1920. The couple relocated to Hurley, NW after Cecil was hired by Mr. Hermann, the husband of a close friend, and fellow teacher of Jean's. Cecil started out in the machine shop at the Nevada Copper Co. The McGuire and Hermann families later both relocated to Bisbee, AZ to work for the Copper Queen Mine Company. Cecil later was promoted to the Copper Queen Smelter, a branch of the Phelps Dodge Corporation in Douglas, Arizona.

He also continued his education via correspondence courses, night school, and on the job training, learning the engineering skills necessary to register as a Civil Engineer (Arizona, 1938), and Civil Engineer/Water Rights Surveyor (Nevada, 1958). During his engineering training, in the early to mid-1930's, he worked as a field engineer during the construction of the Hoover Dam. He also worked at the Bureau of Public Roads in Phoenix, supplementing his income by staying rent free in the citrus farm of his supervisor, working evenings and weekends to plow, irrigate, pick fruit, and operate the smudge pots to keep the fruit from freezing.

He also did freelance work in surveying and mapping for ranchers and for the city of Douglas. In the 1940's Cecil and his younger brother Keith McGuire Sr collaborated on designing and building a prototype twin counter rotating rotor helicopter design. Keith worked on the fabrication of some of the components. After Keith's untimely death in 1948, Cecil abandoned the project. Cecil took a train from Arizona to Oklahoma to attend Keith's funeral. He later told Keith Jr that he completed the last leg of his long train trip by riding the Caboose of a freight train from Elk City to Camargo, to arrive sooner than he would have had a waited for the scheduled passenger train run.

Cecil was an avid hunter and fisher. He and his middle daughter, Ida Mae, took an annual fishing trip every summer, the final one taking place in 1983, shortly before his death. They had to cancel the 1982 trip after Cecil was struck by a car riding his bicycle and was briefly hospitalized.

He and his wife Jane were life members of the Hurley New Mexico branch of the Masons and Eastern Stars.




(Research):Cecil enlisted into the armed services on 17 May 1918, at the age of 22. His date of birth was erroneously shown on his military records as 2 July 1894 versus his actual year of birth as 1896. He was released from Military service on 28 Jan 1919.

Cecil married Pearl Jean Phillips on 25 Dec 1920 in Holbrook, Navajo County, Arizona. Pearl was born between 1897 and 1900 in Oklahoma; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

This brief biography was excerpted from a longer biography written by Keith David McGuire, Jr.
As was true of his siblings, Elvis grew up primarily in Dewey County, OK, with the exception of the year the family spent on a farm in Alexandria, LA. He also worked with his father in 1918 on a farm in Tennessee.

While growing up, he attended rural school in Oklahoma, and in addition to helping on his parents, farm, he had two part time jobs. When he was ten, he carried mail three times a week from the train depot to the post office, a four-mile round trip, for which he received 50 cents per trip. When he was 16, he worked for the railroad itself as a section hand. In 1920, Elvis and Percy moved to Northwest Arizona, working as a surveyor on the construction of state highway #95, between Toprock and Oatman. In 1923, he moved to Hurley, New Mexico, travelling on top of a passenger train. In Hurley, he worked for the Chino Copper Company. He also fought, and won, his first professional boxing match here.

A year later Elvis moved to Illinois, in a Studebaker Touring Car that he had rebuilt, bringing his Mother and sisters Ellen and Hildred with him. His nephew Keith heard that Elvis made the move to get away from the higher elevations in New Mexico, which he thought contributed to blood pressure issues. His great nephew Tom was instead told by Elvis that the water in New Mexico was so bad, the only liquid he consumed by Coca-Cola, and that the massive amounts of cola that he consumed led to stomach issues.

During his stay in Illinois, he worked at a Farm Implement Factory, alongside his younger brother Keith. In the winter of 1925-1926 Elvis also worked as a street-car conductor in Chicago.
In November 1926, Elvis moved to Brownsville, Alabama and obtained employment at Brownsville Lumber, working as a mechanic in the Creosote Plant. His younger brother Keith followed him, working at the same plant.

While in Alabama, Elvis continued pursuing his career as a boxer, and was in five fights, winning four of them. His last fight was on October 31, 1927, against Joe Lousier of Florida. He won this on a technical knock-out in the eighth round, breaking a bone in his left hand during the fight, and finishing the fight one handed. After this fight, he retired from boxing, at the urging of his wife Norma. While living in Cottondale, they farmed.

In the 1940's, they traded their farm in Cottondale for a home in Tuscaloosa, on 1706 Forest Lake Avenue. Elvis was employed as a mechanic by Anders Studebaker Company, advancing to shop foreman before the Agency closed in the mid 1950's. During World War II, he maintained Stearman PT-17's military trainers at the Tuscaloosa airport. He later enlisted United State Seabees (1949-1965), working as a Gasoline Engine Repairman, and attaining the rank of Chief Petty Officer. Elvis continued to work as a shop foreman for various civilian firms, retiring at the age of 70.

He was in an automobile accident in November 1989, and was no longer able to care for himself due to the injuries he received. He was a resident of the Park Manor Nursing Home in Morthport, Alabama until his death in 1994.

Obituary (transcribed from undated, unreferenced newspaper clip)

E. H. McGuire

E.H. "Mickey" McGuire, 93, of 1708 Forest Lake Drive, died December 22, 1994, at Forest Manor Nursing Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Forest Lake Baptist Church. Dr. Donald Payne will officiated with burial in Tuscaloosa Memorial Park and Hayes Chapel Funeral Home directing.

Survivors include grandchildren, Vann Lantz and Valerie Lantz, both of Tuscaloosa; Son-in-law Tim Lantz, Thousant (sic) Oaks, Calif.; great-grandchildren, Michael Lantz and Amy Lantz, both of Tuscaloosa; sister-in-law, Florence Martin, Cottondale; and a good friend, Eppie New, Tuscaloosa.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 tonight at the funeral home.

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Census Listings:

1940 Census
Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Mitchells Elec Prec 23
Enumerated 11 Apr 1940
SD 6 ED 63-48 Sheet 8a Stamped 923
Keenes Mill Road
167-0-1800
McGuire, Elvis H Head M W 39 M No 8 Ok R Tuscoloosa Mechanic Garage
McGuire, Norma G Wf F W 22 M No H12 Ala R Tuscoloosa

Elvis married Norma G. Jordan on 23 Sep 1927 in Carrollton, Pickens County, Alabama. Norma was born on 25 Apr 1907 in Cottondale, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama; died on 19 Dec 1981 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama; was buried in Tuscaloosa Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Keith grew up in Trail, Oklahoma, across the river from Camargo. His family moved often while he was growing up He worked as a blacksmith and welder.

At the time of the 1930 Federal census, he was a Lodger in the home of Eulalie Fayard in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi. He was shown as Male, Single, born in Oklahoma with his parents born in Alabama and Kansas. Occupation was that of a Telephone Lineman.
(Source Citation: Bay Saint Louis, Hancock, Mississippi; Roll: 1146; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 125.0; FHL microfilm: 2340881.)

Keith owned a 1940 Aeronca TL Trainer two place tandem seat air plane, in which he died after a crash on January 4, 1948. He had been assisting some local ranchers who were eradicating coyotes in the area. His son, Keith McGuire, Jr. recalls that his father "occasionally, and not for hire, would fly in areas where local farmers/ranchers that he knew were hunting Coyotes, and would serve as a spotter for those on the ground." Keith Jr was riding with hi s Dad in the plane that day until shortly before his Dad's death, which was just after noon, 12 PM.

Coyote Hunting using airplanes were accomplished by two means at that time. One was where a second person riding with the pilot would shoot coyotes while in the air from the airplane. The other was where Ranchers on horses using Greyhound Dogs to corner the coyotes would sometimes be assisted by a pilot in a plane serving as a spotter to designate where coyotes were by a maneuver , usually wagging the planes wings in flight when they flew over an area where they saw coyotes. Keith reported that his father did this strictly for the sport, and not for hire.

There was not enough room in the church for all the mourners at his funeral , which was typical for all funerals in small towns in that time era. Kenneth Carpenter was one the eight honorary pallbearers at Keith's funeral, there being six active pallbearers. Josephine and Kenneth were married some eight years after the funeral.

The funeral director was Mr. Shaw of Vici, Oklahoma.

Keith married Josephine Marguerite Morlas on 16 Jul 1930 in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi. Josephine (daughter of John Dominic Morlas and Lucine Roquevert) was born on 13 Apr 1905 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; died on 6 Sep 1983 in McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma; was buried in Camargo (Westside) Cemetery, Camargo, Dewey County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Per Keith McGuire Jr, Ellen was born and raised in Dewey County, OK, with the exception of the the summer of 1914 to 1915, when she instead resided at a farm in Alexandria, LA. In 1922, Ellen moved with her mother and younger sister to Oklahoma City, where they lived with brother Percy and his family. They later moved to Hurley, NM to live with her brother Elvis, moving with Elvis to Illinois in 1924.

In the 1930's, Ellen followed her father, Henry, and brothers Percy and Keith to Idaho, where their families worked on the construction of an irrigation canel. Ellen later moved to Nevada, and married Harry Mathews in Panaca. They divorced.

She later married Ralph Elliott "Blackie" Hamilton, in August 1946, in Idaho. The couple homesteaded two properties in Nevada, east of Caliente, and when Blackie died in August 1968, Ellen obtained the both titles.

Ellen was a painter, and during Christmas, 1969, she sent her nephew, Keith McGuire an oil landscape painting he and his wife Daisy had admired with they visited her in 1966, when he husband was ill. Keith and Daisy kept it prominently displayed the remainder of their lives.

She moved to Hatch, NM. After being diagnosed with cancer, she went to live with her brother Cecil in Mesa. She was treated for her cancer in Phoenix, where she died in 1970.

(Excerpted from Keith David McGuire Jr's unpublished manuscript about the McGuire family)

Ellen married Ralph Elliott Hamilton in Aug 1946. Ralph was born on 29 Dec 1897 in Ohio; died on 5 Aug 1968 in Henderson, Clark County, Nevada; was buried in Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah County, Utah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The youngest of the McGuire sibiling, Hildred was born and raised in Dewey County, OK, with the exception of the the summer of 1914 to 1915, when she instead resided at a farm in Alexandria, LA. In 1922, Hildred moved with her mother and older sister to Oklahoma City, where they lived with brother Percy and his family. They later moved to Hurley, NM to live with her brother Elvis, moving with Elvis to Illinois in 1924.

She graduated from High School in Batavia, Illinois. In 1930, Hildred followed her parents and brothers to Idaho, where her dad and brothers found employment on the construction of an irrigation canal project.

This is where she met and married Lamar David Okelberry, and they had one daugther, Mary Ellen. Hildred and Lamar divorced.

In 1939, in Rock Spring, Wyoming, Hildred married Bert Lee Hyde. They had two children, daughter Roberta born in Twin Falls, Idaho and Sharon, born in Aurora, Illinois. The young family had moved back to Illinois after their eldest daughter was born, as Bert inheritied his parents family farm in Batavia.

After she and Bert separated in 1957, she moved into the town of Batavia with her daughters. After her girls had graduated from High School, Hildren moved to California and received an Associates Degree in Arts. In the 1970s, she moved to Albuquerque, living their until 1981, when she moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and lived their until she died in 1983.

She supported herself and her family at various times as a waitress, and as a secretary.

(Excerpted from Keith David McGuire Jr's unpublished manuscript about the McGuire family)

Hildred married David Lamar Okelberry on 3 Dec 1931 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho. David was born on 5 Sep 1909 in Milner, Cassia County, Idaho; died on 4 Sep 1993 in Murtaugh, Twin Falls County, Idaho. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hildred married Bert Lee Hyde, Jr. on 15 Mar 1939 in Rock Spring, Alton, Madison County, Illinois. Bert (son of Bert Lee Hyde, Sr. and Agnes E. MacMahon) was born about 1910 in Illinois; died on 4 Nov 1974; was buried in West Batavia Cemetery, Batavia, Kane County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name Sherley Othel Mcguire
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Event Date 16 May 1972
Event Place Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama
Gender Male
Race (Original)
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Age (Original) 67y
Birth Year (Estimated) 1905
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Spouse's Name Cathern Mcguire
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Father's Name Robert Mcguire
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Mother's Name Susie Fulks
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GS Film number 2114476
Reference ID rn12754



Citing this Record:
"Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JNGL-34Q : accessed 03 Aug 2014), Sherley Othel Mcguire, 16 May 1972; citing reference rn12754, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 2114476.