John R. McGaughy
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 28 May 1839 - Massachusetts or Canada
Christening:
Death: 13 Dec 1893 - Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA
Burial: in Saint John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA
Cause of Death:
Find A Grave ID: 24971894
Events
• Occupation: Notary Public, 1885, Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA.
Parents
Father: John W. McGaughy
Mother: Jane Bowles
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth C. Storm {FGID: 107654861}
Marriage: Abt 1866
Children:
1. John Stormy McGaughy {FGID: 24971895}
2. Elizabeth McGaughy {FGID: 24971896}
Notes
General:
Notes for John R. McGaughy:
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 U S Census (p. 78C): 6/17/1880 Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida
J. R. McGaughy, a 41 year old white male born in Canada is a clerk in office (father born in Scotland, mother born in Canada. His wife E.C. 34 was born in Mississippi), and is keeping house (father born in Alsace, mother born in Mississippi). Their son Stormony 11 was born in Mississippi.
1885 Pensacola City Directory: McGaughy, John R., bookkeeper, h. Spring c. Gadsden
Per 1885 Florida Census: 6/3/1885, Pensacole, Escambia County, Florida
Head of household is 46 year old white male John R. McGaughy, a notary public, born in Ireland, his father in Scotland, his mother in Montreal. His wife, 36 year old E. C. McGaughy was born in Mississippi, her father in Alaska, her mother in Mississippi. Their 17 year old son, J. L. McGaughy, was born in Quebec. Their daughter, 2 year old Elizabeth McGaughy, was born in Florida.
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.
McGaughy grave, St. John's Cemetery, Pensacola (lot #9):
McGaughy, John R., b. May 28, 1839; d. Dec. 13, 1893
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
Per Findagrave
John R McGaughy
BIRTH28 May 1839
DEATH 13 Dec 1893 (aged 54)
BURIAL Saint John's Cemetery Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA PLOTSection 09
MEMORIAL ID24971894
Family Members
Parents
Jane McGaughy 1801\endash 1881
Spouse
Elizabeth C Storm McGaughy 1902\endash 1944
Siblings
Elizabeth Harriet McGaughy Merritt 1830\endash 1868