Biography of Jonathan M. McGuire, Randolph Co, AR

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Submitted by:  Bridgette Cohen <bcohen@conwaycorp.net>
        Date:  1998
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SOURCE: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northeast Arkansas
Copyrighted and Published 1889 by Goodspeed Publishing Company

Dr. Jonathan M. McGuire is worthy of being classed among the
substantial residents of Randolph County, Ark. He was born in Scott
County, Va., May 27, 1823, and is a son of John B. and Nancy (King)
McGuire, who were also Virginians, the father a farmer and blacksmith
by occupation, who after coming to Randolph County, Ark., in 1858,
continued to follow these occupations until his death, which occurred
in 1864, at the age of sixty-two years. He was a Mason, a Democrat
politically, and the last forty years of his life was an elder in the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and he [p.410] was an eloquent expounder
of the Christian faith. His wife, who was also an earnest member of
that church, died in 1867. The following are the surviving members of
their nine children: J. M., whose name heads this sketch; J. F., a
farmer, residing in St. Clair County, Mo.; T. B., a practicing
physician, of Kansas, and David F., a farmer, of Ripley County, Mo.
Dr. Jonathan M. McGuire received a limited education in youth, and at
the age of nineteen years began the battle of life for himself, and
from 1824 to 1859 was engaged in husbandry in Middle Tennessee. At the
latter date he moved to Arkansas, and located on his present farm of
160 acres, which is well improved, with good buildings and orchard. In
addition to his farm work he is a practicing physician, and is well
and favorably known throughout Northeast Arkansas, having followed
this profession for the past thirty years. He has held the office of
district commissioner for ten years, and is an active supporter of all
worthy movements in his community. Politically he is a Republican, and
cast his first vote for William Henry Harrison, for President, and his
last for his grandson, Benjamin F. Harrison. He was married on the
13th of October, 1841, his wife being a native of Middle Tennessee.
She died in 1863, having borne the following children: James, who died
in Arkansas, at the age of forty years; Nancy A. (Miller) who also
died in Arkansas, at the age of twenty-six years; Mary (Shoemaker),
who died in this State, at the age of twenty-two years; Nebraska
Delaney, who died in Arkansas, when twenty years of age, and Thomas
Cary, who is married, a farmer and resides in Clay County, Ark. Mr.
McGuire was married to his second wife April 22, 1865, she being a
Mrs. A. A. Friar, of Como County, Miss., who died in January, 1882,
having borne two children: America Jane, who was born in 1865, and
died when six months old, and J. B., who was born in January, 1868,
and is now married to Emeline Odum, of Missouri.