William Thomas McGuin

1839 - 1905  (66 years)

• Name	William Thomas McGuin
  Born	5 May 1839	Cumberland Valley, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Dec 1905	Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Buried	Saint Thomas the Apostle Cemetery, Bedford Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I178679	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Cecelia Growden,   b. 18 Aug 1839, Cumberland Valley, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 17 Apr 1922, Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	5 Jan 1858
  Children	1. Matthew Hosea McGuin,   b. 19 May 1859, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 28 Jan 1883, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 23 years)   2. Agnes Melissa McGuin,   b. 26 Jan 1861, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 24 Dec 1949, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 88 years)   3. Clarissa McGuin,   b. 30 Mar 1863, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 27 Aug 1945, Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 82 years)   4. William Francis McGuin,   b. 5 Mar 1865, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 19 Feb 1946, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 80 years)   5. Shannon McGuin,   b. 1867, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 14 Jan 1938, Colorado, USA  (Age 71 years)   6. James Henry McGuin,   b. 31 May 1868, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 14 Jan 1938, Lamar, Prowers County, Colorado, USA  (Age 69 years)   7. Francis John McGuin,   b. 8 Jun 1870, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 16 Jan 1946, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 75 years)   8. Jeremiah Alphonsus McGuin,   b. 7 Nov 1872, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 2 Feb 1932  (Age 59 years)   9. Mary Josephine McGuin,   b. 4 Feb 1876, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 14 Aug 1943  (Age 67 years)   10. Teresa Beatrice McGuin,   b. 9 Oct 1880, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 22 Dec 1967, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F69447	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. William McGuin lived on his father's farm until 1871. He has owned and improved several farms, and after greatly increasing their value by his work, sold them. In 1875 he purchased a farm in Southampton Twp. on which he resided until 1883. He then moved back to a farm he owned on Poorhouse Road in Bedford Twp. William was in a cornfield with his son-in-law Ralph Arnold,when he dropped from his horse and died. source - from information gathered by Paul J. Dumpert from "History of Bedford, Somerset, and Fulton Counties, Pa." , 1884, Waterman, Watkins & Co. From his Obituary - William McGuinn, whose death was mentioned in the last issue of The Gazette, was born in Cumberland Valley Twp., May 5, 1839, and died December 7, 1905, aged 66 years, seven months, and two days. In 1858, he was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Growden, who survives him, with the folowing children: Mrs. Agnes Dumpert, of Cinncinati, O., Mrs. John T. Fisher and Mrs.Peter Wills, of Bedford, William, of Johnstown, Frank, of Greensburg, Shannon, of Rockyford, Colo., Jeremiah and Mrs. Raplh Arnold at home. In early life he united himself with the Catholic church of which he hads been a faithful and consistent member. He was an honest, sober, industrious and upright citizen. He made friends wherever he went by his jovial disposition. The funeral services were held in St. Thomas' Catholic Church, Monday morning, Rev. Father Cashman officiating. Interment in the new Catholic cemetary.