Family of John W. McGaughy & Jane Bowles
John W. McGaughy was probably born in Scotland c1800, and who died between 1845-1849 probably Massachusetts.
Wife Jane Bowles was born 8 December 1812 in Ballickmoyler, Queens County (now Co. Laois), Ireland, and died 13 August 1881 in Pensacola, FL. They were married 14 May 1829 in St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Quebec City.
Their children were:
1- Elizabeth Harriett McGaughy b: 27 February 1830 Kingston, Ontario; d: 17 December 1868 New Orleans, LA; burial: Washington Cemetery, New Orleans, LA (later moved to St. Michael Cemetery in Pensacola, FL)
+Lucius Manilus Merritt b: 22 July 1824 Massachusetts; m: 4 November 1852 New Orleans, LA; d: 14 January 1893 Pensacola, Escambia, FL; burial: St. John Cemetery
Notes for Elizabeth Harriett McGaughy:
- Between c1857 & May 1862 (during the Civil War) they lived in Pensacola. Left Pensacola for N.O. in May 1862. After Lizzie's death the family moved back to Pensacola July 1869.
- 1860 Escambia Co., Florida: L.M. Merritt 34 (MA), $1500 personal; wife Eliza 29 (Can), A. (girl) 6 (LA) scholar, E.B. (boy) 4 (LA); L. (boy) 2
- 1870 Pensacola, Escambia, Florida (p. 620): L.M. Merritt 46 (MA) comm. merchant, wife Elizabeth 42 (MA), Addie 16 (LA), Erastus B. 14 (LA); L.M. Jr. 11, John A. 6 (AL); 2 servants; Harrison William 54 (AL) preacher.
- 1885 Pensacola City Directory: J.A. Merritt boards Jackson c. Spring. Lumber inspector; bds. Spring c. Gadsden (home of sister Adelaide Merritt Bell).
- Obituary, The Pensacola News (Pensacola, FL), Sunday, 15 January 1893: Mr. L. M. Merritt, Sr., who had been lying unconscious at his residence in this city from a paralytic stroke since last Tuesday, passed quietly away about 3 p.m. yesterday. The deceased was in his 69th year and was one of the best known of the citizens of Pensacola, having resided here for nearly 35 years. He was for many years president pf the Pensacola board of trade and at the time of his death was the honored president of the board of pilot commissioners. He was one of the most eminent members of the order of Odd Fellows in the South, having taken his first degree in New Orleans nearly 40 years ago. After his removal to Pensacola he was honored with every office in the gift of the fraternity, and was the Past Grand Master and Past Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge I.O.O.F. of Florida. In his life Mr. Merritt was honored and esteemed by his fellow men, and his death will cause a pang of regret in the hearts of all who knew him, as well in the state as here in Pensacola. Mr. Merritt leaves a wife and several children. His eldest son, Mr. E. B. Merritt, of Norfolk, Va., will arrive this morning, and the hour of his funeral will then be fixed. The Pensacola lodges of Odd Fellows will have charge of the funeral.
"Lucius didn't leave Pensacola when Lizzie did, and she went first to Montgomery where many members of Christ Episcopal Church sought refuge. The rector established a new parish there called 'Church of the Holy Comforter', an appropriate name for a group of war refugees. Lucius stayed in Pensacola and in October was imprisoned as a 'political prisoner'. He was paroled in January 1863, but released to go to New Orleans, also a Union held city. In time, Lucius went to England and Lizzie to Alabama, near Columbus, GA, where their son John Abercrombie was born. He was named for his 'Uncle John, fighting in Virginia', and the people whose farm they were living on.” [Mrs. Wallace L. (Mary) Dawkins, of Pensacola]
2- Adelaide Harriet McGaughy b: 22 September 1833 Quebec; d: 6 January 1907 at 2234 Carondelet St., New Orleans, LA; burial: 8 January 1907 Lafayette Cemetery #1 (Harris Family Tomb)
+Erastus H. Harris b: 7 November 1823 Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH; m: 4 December 1855 New Orleans, LA; d: 12 January 1883 at 181 Constance St., New Orleans, LA; burial: 13 January 1883 Lafayette Cemetery (Harris Family Tomb)
Notes for Adelaide Harriet McGaughy:
- baptism record at Quebec Garrison (Anglican): Adelaide Harriet McGaughy, d/o John McGaughy, private soldier H.M. 79th Regt. & Jane his wife. Born 22 Sep 1833, baptized 11 Oct 1833. Present: Joseph Bowles godfather, Jane McGaughy proxy for Eliza Bowles godmother, Susannah Sparling godmother
3- George Edmund McGaughy b: 20 April 1836 Quebec City
Notes for George Edmund McGaughy:
- baptism record at Quebec Garrison (Anglican): George Edmund McGaughy, s/o John McGaughy, sergeant in the Band of His Majesty's 79th Highland Regt. and his wife Jane, born 20 April 1836, baptized 1 May 1836. Present: John Gunn, sergeant 79th Regt. godfather, Geo. M. Luckie, sergeant 79th Regt. godfather, Margaret Richardson godmother.
4- John Robert Durham McGaughy b: 29 May 1838 Quebec; d: 13 December 1893 Pensacola, Escambia, FL; burial St. John’s Cemetery, Pensacola, FL
+Elizabeth C. Storm b: 7 January 1844; m: Abt. 1866; d: 30 January 1902 Pensacola, Escambia, FL
Notes for John Robert Durham McGaughy:
- baptism record at Quebec Garrison (Anglican): John Robert Durham McGaughy, s/o John, late of the 15th Band & Jane his wife. Born 29 May 1838, baptized 12 June 1838. Present: J.W. McGaughy father & godfather proxy for Anthony Zeigler, William Sturrock godfather, Ann Sturrock godmother.
- Civil War: Enlisted in Washington Artillery on first roll call 26 May 1861 as a private in First Company. He was assigned to a 12-pound Howitzer. Promoted to Sergeant, March 1862; to First Sergeant April 1863; to Second Lieutenant September 1864.
- Service: Pvt. 2nd Lt. Co. 1st Battn. Wash. Arty. La. En. May 26, 1861, New Orleans. Rolls from May, 1861, to Feb., 1862, Present. Roll for March and April, 1862, Present. Promoted from Pvt. to Sergt., March 1, 1862. Rolls from May to Dec., 1862, Present. Roll for Jan. and Feb., 1863, Absent, on recruiting service. Roll for March and April, 1863, Present. Promoted Ord. Sergt., April 1, 1863. Rolls from May, 1863, to Aug., 1864, Present. Roll for Sept. and Oct., 1864, Present. Promoted from 1st Sergt., to fill vacancy by death Lt. Galbraith, Sept. 19, 1864, to 2nd Lt., to date from Oct. 14, 1864. Roll for Jan. and Feb., 1865, Present. Appears on Roll of Prisoners of War, Captured at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865. Sent to Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C., April 5, 1865. Forwd. to Depot of Prisoners of War, Sandusky, Ohio, April 11, 1865. Released on Oath, June 19, 1865, G.O. No. 109. Record copied from Memorial Hall, New Orleans, La., by the War Dept., Washington, D.C., May, 1903, born Mass., occupation clerk, age 23, single, Res. New Orleans. Remarks: Promoted to Sergt. March 1, 1862, to 1st Sergt., April 1, 1863, and 2nd Lt., Sept. 19, 1864. ["Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers and Commands", 1920, Andrew B. Booth; vol. 3, book 1, p. 1191]
- The book "In Camp and Battle with the Battalion Washington Artillery" mentions him. He is with the 1st Co. serving under Capt. Edward Owen at the Battle of Drewry's Bluff in May of 1864. Capt. Owen is shot in the head and falls from his horse. 'When Owen fell, his brave and brawny Sergeant, Jack McGaughey, carried him upon his back to his horse.'
- 1880 Pensacola, Escambia, Florida census (p. 78C): J. R. McGaughy 41 (Can-Scot-Can) clerk in office, wife E.C. 34 (MS-Alsace-MS) keeping house, Stormony 11 (MS)
- 1885 Pensacola City Directory: McGaughy, John R., bookkeeper, h. Spring c. Gadsden
- 1893/94 Directory: McGaughy, clerk H. Baars & Co., h. 124 W. Gadsden St.
McGaughy, John S., clerk W.S. Keyser & Co., bds. 124 W. Gadsden
- 1898 Directory: McGaughy, Elizabeth C. (wid. John R.) res. 124 W. Gadsden St.
Tombstone Inscription, St. John's Cemetery, Pensacola (lot #9): John R. McGaughy / born May 28, 1839 / died Dec. 13, 1893 // Elizabeth C. Storm / wife of J. R. McGaughy / born / Jan. 7, 1884 / died / Jan. 30, 1902
Verina Aiken, b. 1870; d. 1957
John Storm, b. 1868; d. 1913
Lizzie A., b. 1883; d. 1944
- Pensacola Daily News, 14 Dec 1893, Death of Mr. John R. McGaughy: The numerous friends of Mr. John R. McGaughy were pained yesterday morning to learn of his death which had occurred at a late hour of the previous night at his residence corner of Spring and Gadsden streets. The deceased was about 55 years of age and for a long time had been a trusted employee of the timber firm of H. Baars & Co. He had been confined to his bed with inflammatory rheumatism for about two months previous to his death. Mr. McGaughy had been a resident of Pensacola for several years, coming here from the city of New Orleans. He was an honored member of the Washington Artillery of that city, with which he gallantly served through the war. He was also a member of Camp Ward, Confederate Veterans of this city, and also an honorary member of the Pensacola Light Artillery. The funeral will take place at Christ church at 3 o'clock this afternoon, the funeral cortege leaving the house at 2:30 o'clock. The veterans of Camp Ward will attend the funeral in a body, and the remains will be escorted by the Escambia Rifles and Pensacola Light Artillery. New Orleans and Brookhaven, Miss., papers please copy.
- Pensacola Daily News, 14 Dec 1893, Attention, Pensacola Light Artillery! You are commanded to assemble in fatigue uniform at the Armory this (Thursday) afternoon at 2 o'clock sharp to attend the funeral of J.R. McGaughy. By order of the captain. D.D. Shuttleworth, 1st Sergt.
Attention, Confederate Veterans: The members of Camp Ward, Confederate veterans are requested to meet at the court house at 2 p.m. to-day to attend the funeral of their late comrade, J.R. McGaughy. By order of the commander. R.J. Jordan, Adjutant
Attention, Escambia Rifles! You are commanded to meet at the Armory at 2 p.m. to-day to attend the funeral of Mr. John R. McGaughy. R.M. Bushnell, Captain
"Personals": Mrs. Harris, a sister of Mr. McGaughy, is expected to arrive from New Orleans this morning.
Capt. John R. McGaughy
On Virginia's blood stained field,
Hearts were filled with battle flame,
For honor was their only shield,
The rest was left with fate & fame.
Youthful heirs then tried so high,
On glory's page their name to leave,
And fierce was then the battle cry
As glory sought the scroll to weave.
But many years have gone apace,
And Time has settled strife at last,
Time had marked his youthful face,
With memory's image of the past.
He, whose form on funeral bier,
We bear, in sorrow, to the grave,
No more to have his words of cheer,
His joyous soul we still will crave.
Happier soul was ne'er on earth,
Happier now in its release,
And in the new transcendent birth,
He will have the longed for peace.
L. H. Sellars
5- William Bowles McGaughy b: Abt. 1842 New York; d: 15 June 1883 New Orleans, LA
+Mollie Thompson b: Abt. 1847 Massachusetts; m: Abt. 1868; d: 5 January 1918 Birmingham, Jefferson, AL
Notes for William B. McGaughy:
- McGaughey, W.B., Pvt. Co. B, 1st Spec. Battn. (Rightor's) La. Inf. En. April 15, 1861, New Orleans, La. Present on all rolls to Aug., 1861. ["Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers and Commands", 1920, Andrew B. Booth; vol. 3, book 1, p. 1191]
- Listed in the 1865/66 tax list as owning a gold watch.
- Treasurer of the Louisiana Field Artillery - W. B. McGaughey
- 1880 New Orleans, ED68, W10, p. 1, Chippewa St.: William McGaughy 38 (NY-Can-Ire) cotton weigher, wife Mollie 33 (MA-Can-Ire) keeping house, Harry 11 at school, Jennie 10 at school, Snowdon 6, William B. 5, George T. 2, widowed mother Jane McGaughy 67 (Ire-Can-Ire) no occ.
- Obituary, Times Picayune (N.O., LA), Saturday, 21 July 1883 - McGAUGHY - On the 15th of June, 1883, William B. McGaughy, aged 41 years.
- 1900 Alabama, Jefferson, Birmingham, W9, ED157, p. 23A, 1109 Eleventh Street: Frank Hoy 42 (May 1858 - MS) furniture, wife Mollie 48 (Nov 1851 - SC) [mar. 15 yrs.; 7 children/5 still living], stepchildren Jennie McGaughy 25 (Feb 1875 - LA), William McGaughy 23 (Mar 1877 - LA) bookkeeper, George McGaughy 21 (Aug 1878 - LA) bookkeeper; roomer Mable F. Mizells 20 (Jun 1879 - MS), servant Mamie Smith 30 (Mar 1870) cook (B)
- Obituary, The Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL), Sunday, 6 January 1918: Mrs. Molly L. Hoy died at her residence, 1711 Fifteenth Avenue, South, at 9 o'clock Saturday night. She is survived by four sons, A.J. McGaughey, of Mexico; S. M. McGaughey, of New York City; W. B. McGaughey, of Salem, Ore.; George McGaughey, of Birmingham, and one daughter, Miss Jennie B. McGaughey, of Birmingham. Funeral services will be held at the late residence at 10:30 o'clock Monday, Johns Undertaking Company in charge.
6- George McGaughy b: Abt. 1844 in Massachusetts; d: Aft. 1861
Notes for George McGaughy:
- From Andrew B. Booth "Records of LA Confederate Soldiers and Commands (N.O. 1920, vol 3, book 1, p. 1191): McGaughey, George E., Pvt. Co. H, 7th La. Inf. En. June 7, 1861, Camp Moore, La. Present or absent not stated on Rolls to Feb., 1862. Roll Jan. and Feb., 1863, Deserter, dropped from the Rolls as Deserter on last muster. Record copied from Memorial Hall, N.O. by the War Dept., Washington, D.C., May 1903, born N.O., occupation clerk, res. N.O., single. Discharged by Med. Ex. Brd., Aug. 1862.
Notes for McGaughy Family:
- According to the Anglican baptism records at the Quebec garrison, for Adelaide & George, their father John W. McGaughy was a soldier (in the Band) of H.M. 79th Highland Regiment, listed as sergeant in 1836. By the time of John's baptism in 1838 at the same garrison, he is listed as late of the 15th Band.
- The 79th was a Scottish Regiment sent to Ireland in 1820, then onto Quebec in September 1825. They were in Ft. Henry, Kingston, Ontario in 1830-1. The Regiment returned to Portsmouth, England in 1836. Once the 79th returned to the UK, John appeared to have joined the 15th. As York (now Toronto) Ontario was also a military base, it is possible that their child William was born there rather than in New York.
- 1849 New Orleans city directory: T.H. McGaughey, atty at law, 14 Exchange Place
Mrs. McGaughy, dressmaker, 40 Bourbon
- 22 July 1850 New Orleans, 1st municipality, W1, p. 38: Jane McGauchy 36 (Ire), Eliza 18 (Can), Adelaide 16 (Can), John 12 (Can), William 7 (NY), George 5 (MA)
- 1850 New Orleans city directory: Mrs. McGaughy, dressmaker, 79 Bienville
- 30 January 1851, Times Picayune (N.O., LA: Millinery, etc. - Dress Making - Mrs. McGaughy respectfully informs her friends and the public generally that she has removed from her late residence 79 Bienville, to 168 Canal street, one square below Holmes', where she still solicits a share of the public patronage.
- 1855 New Orleans city directory: Jane McGaughey, Canal c. Burgundy
- 1860 New Orleans city directory: Mrs. J. McGaughy, 223 Erato St.
- 2 July 1860 New Orleans, W2: Mde. Jane McGaughey 47 (Ire) $600 personal estate, John 21 (Can) clerk, William B. 18 (NY) clerk, George 16 (MA) clerk, Ann Laughlin 40 (Ire) servant
- 1861 & 1866 New Orleans city directory:
J.R. McGaughy, clerk, is listed both years as a resident of 77 Tchoupitoulas St.
- 1868 New Orleans city directory:
John R. McGaughy, clerk at C.W. Squire's, residence corner Philip & Baronne St.
William B. McGaughy, clerk, auditor's office, residence Rampart St. between Felicity & St. Andrew
- 1869 New Orleans city directory:
John R. McGaughy, residence corner Philip & Baronne St.
William B. McGaughy, accountant at L.M. Merritt, residence Delachaise near Coliseum (w/L.M. Merritt)
Tombstone Inscription, St. Michaels Cemetery, Pensacola: Eliz Harriet Merritt / born Kingston, Canada / Feb. 27 1830 / died New Orleans / Dec. 17, 1868 / Jane McGaughy / born Ireland / Dec. 8, 1801 / died Pensacola / Aug. 16, 1881
Plus: Mary (Polly) Merritt wife of Wm. Bagley, Feb 25, 1800, d. Nov 1891
Eliz. Merritt, b. Nov. 18, 1789, d. Mar. 8, 1887
Sammie, son of L.M. & E.H. Merritt, b. N.O. Nov. 24, 1856; d. Pensacola, Apr. 2, 1859
Wm. Bagley, b. Fayetteville N.C. Nov. 1, 1789; d. Nov. 4, 1871, Pensacola
- Obituary Notice Mrs. Jane McGaughy: Mrs. Jane McGaughy died August 13th 1881 at her son's house, John R. McGaughy, in Pensacola, Florida. Aged 68. Resident N.O. since 1846. Buried in son-in-law's tomb, L. M. Merritt, in Pensacola.
- TimesPicayune (N.O., LA), Sunday, 21 August 1881: McGaughy - On Saturday, August 13, 1881, at 11 o'clock, at the residence of her son, John R. McGaughy, in Pensacola, Fla., Mrs. Jane McGaughy, aged 68 years, and a resident of this city for 35 years. Her remains were buried in the tomb of her son-in-law, L. M. Merritt, in Pensacola.
- Times Picayune, Tuesday, 23 August 1881 - Pensacola, FL|: Mrs. Jane McGaughy, aged 69 years, formerly one of the Board of Managers of the Seventh Street New Orleans Orphan Asylum, and for forty years a member of the Carondelet street Methodist Church, died in this city on Sunday last, of paralysis of the heart. Deceased was a most exemplary Christian, and her death has thrown a veil of sadness over a large circle of friends here and in New Orleans. Her passing away from earth to Heaven was peaceful, triumphant, and "With an unfaltering trust, Like one who wraps the drapery of His couch about him and Lies down to pleasant dreams."
Parents of John W. McGaughy – unknown
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