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Below is a family biography included in The History of East Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1887. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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George H. McGuire, farmer, of the Fourth District, was born in Jefferson County, January 13, 1857, the son of John and Catherine McGuire, the former born in this county, August 15, 1822. Michael, a native of Jefferson County also, was the grandfather. The father was an unusually esteemed farmer, who died in November, 1881. The mother, also a native of this county, was born in 1816, the daughter of Joseph McGuire. Our subject has always followed farm life, and was educated in the county schools. He now operates a good saw mill, and is an enterprising, pushing young man, who takes a great interest in school and church affairs. November 17, 1886, he married Belle, a daughter of Mrs. Sallie Smith, of Jefferson County, and born in 1870, in Greene County, Tenn. She is a Methodist, while our subject is a Presbyterian. Mrs. Sallie Smith was married to James M. Wilson before our subject married her daughter Belle. Our subject handles some good horses and mules, both for this and other markets. He has some of the finest saddle horses in Jefferson County.
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