I have been finding ancestors left and right ever since I found the parents of Charles Miller! As you found out in my last post, Charles's mother was Elizabeth McGuire. I have been researching her family and have discovered quite a bit.
Her father was Eli Seth McGuire. I have found some other online family trees that have him as a Reverend, but I have not found any proof of that in my research.
I have discovered that he was born in 1823 somewhere in Virginia. He married Mary Knapp in 1843 and they lived in Mason County, Virginia, now West Virginia. Eli served with the 13th Regiment of the West Virginia Infantry, K Company during the Civil War. I have sent for his military records from the National Archive and look forward to seeing what documents will be included in the packet.
Eli and Mary continue to live in Mason County, West Virginia until by 1885, they are found with their son, John and his wife, Sarah, in Bourbon County, Kansas. They both lived in Kansas until their deaths in 1901 and 1921, respectively. Both are buried in Bronson, Kansas.
