"Grandpa" James McGuire

James McGuire eighty years of age and his big bass - The illistration shows the big straw bass, one of the largest bass ever taken from the lake, caught by Mr. James McGuire at the depot pier Monday evening. It was 24 inches long, 15 inches around and weighed 7 pounds. Mr. McGuire took the bass with an ordinary cane pole and medium sized hook

James McGuire BIRTH 12 Feb 1826 Indiana, DEATH 11 Aug 1915 Marshall County, Indiana, BURIAL Poplar Grove Cemetery Marshall County, Indiana Michael McGuire and Polly

married 1848 Miami county Indiana Sarah Finney BIRTH 1830 Ohio DEATH 5 Jan 1878 Marshall County, Indiana BURIAL Poplar Grove Cemetery

Children:

Margaret Ann McGuire

Ralph McGuire

Mary E. McQuire

James McGuire, son of Michael and Polly McGuire was born in the State of Indiana February 12th, 1824.

At the age of ninty-one years, five months and twenty-nine days, he died at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. I. F. FIsher on the fifty-third anniversay of his enlistment as a Union Soldier, August 11th, 1915

In the year 1848, in Miami county, Indiana, he was untied in marriage with Miss Sarah FInney, and in that county they instituted their first hom, afterwards moving to Madison county where thet resided until 1867 with the exception of a brief residence in Missouri.

To them three children were born viz: - Margaret Ann, Ralph and Mary E. The two daughters with their mother have preceded the father and husband in death.

He enlisted as a private in Company "G" of the 12th Regiiiment, Ind. Vol. Inf., Aug. 11th, 1862 to serve during the Civil War and was honorable discharged June 8th 1865.

While defending the flag he was a true soldier who never shrank from his post of duty under any circumstances. He was one of the few faithful men who passed through the war without being wounded in battle, but his hearing was greatly impaired because of a shel bursting hear her head, from which her never r ecovered

After returning from the war, he moved his family to Marshall county and took up ther abodenear Argos.

SInce his wife died in 1876 he has made his home most of the time with his granddaughter Mrs. I. G. FIsher, who was as devoted to him in ministering to his needs through his declining years as any daughter could posibly be.

He enlisted as a Christain soldier in the year 1851 under the ministry if Rev. Benton H. Beal at Argos. At that time he became identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church at that place where he continued his church relations until he was call to the Church Truimphant. He was deeply interested in the work of the church although his interest was not accompanied with estentation. He often asked how the work was going when the pastor of the Culver church called at his bedside. His faith was such that he did not fear death and was prepared for the change when it would come and welcomed the summons to his enternal home.
,br> He was a kind companion, a true friend and a congenial neighbor.

Those who survive of his immediate family are: his only son Ralph, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. And namyother relatives and friends mourn his departure

Funeral and burial services were conducted by Rev. J. F. Kenrich at Poplar Grove, Saturday afternoon, August 14th 1915.