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John McGuire (Carter County, Kentucky, farmer and capt 40th KY Inf USA)

b. 1818?

Carter County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Ohio native. Married to Ruth Walker McGuire in Carter County on October 27, 1854. Father of Emily McGuire, James McGuire, Stephen McGuire, William McGuire, Thomas McGuire, Mary McGuire, Rachel McGuire, and Alice McGuire. Farmer in Carter County in 1850. Farmer in Carter County in 1860. Served in the 40th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain from September 25, 1863, to March 1, 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carter County, District 2, p. 242B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson, p. 262.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0433.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Carter County Marriages, Film 001759301.

Citation

McGuire, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32204801 (November 12, 2026).

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