man‎William McGaughey‏‎ 1) 2) 3) 4), son of Thomas McGaughey and Margaret Marshall‏.
Born ‎ Sep 12, 1790‎ 1), died ‎± 1865‎, approximately 75 years 1), buried ‎ at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 1)
Although the Marshall Family History says William died around 1865, his wife Mary (Polly) was living with her three younger children, all single, in 1860. 5)
Alt. Birth: (‎± 1797 at PA) 6)
Census (‎ 1850 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. 6)

Married ‎ 1813 1) (approximately 52 years married) to:

womanMary "Polly Blair" Blair‏ 1) 7) 2) 3) 4) 5)
Born ‎ Dec 7, 1793 at PA‎ 1) 7), died ‎ Sep 14, 1883‎, 89 years 1), buried ‎ at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 1)
Census (‎ 1850 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 6)
Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with sons Joseph and Andrew, daughter Mary Ann, and niece Clarissa J. McGaughey. 5)
Census (‎ 1870 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with son Andrew and his family. 7)
Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with son Andrew, his family, and son Joseph. 8)

Children:

1.
womanElizabeth McGaughey‏ 1)
Born ‎ Jun 25, 1814‎ 9), died ‎ Mar 16, 1868 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 53 years 9), buried ‎ at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 9)

2.
manJames McGaughey‏ 1)
Born ‎ Aug 22, 1817‎ 10) 11), died ‎ Mar 28, 1880‎, 62 years 11). Occupation: (‎ Mar 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. 11)

3.
manJohn McGaughey‏ 1)
Born ‎ Dec 7, 1824‎ 12). Occupation: (‎ at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Carpenter and farmer. 12)

4.
manArchibald McGaughey‏ 1) 6)
Born ‎ Dec 7, 1824‎ 13). Occupation: (‎± 1884 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. 13)
Alt. Birth: (‎± 1826 at PA) 6)
Census (‎ 1850 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with parents and siblings. 6)

5.
womanMargaret McGaughey‏ 1)
Born ‎ Sep 12, 1827 at Armstrong Co. PA‎ 14) 15)
Located: (‎± 1884 at Smicksburg, Indiana Co. PA) 14)

6.
manWilliam McGaughey‏ 16) 10) 6)
Born ‎ May 18, 1829‎ 10) 6), died ‎before 1880‎, at most 51 years
Death date estimate based on Elvira's status as widow on 1880 census. 17)
Census (‎ 1850 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 6)
Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife. 18)
Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farm laborer, living with his family on the farm of Anthony Gallagher. 19)

7.
woman‎Mary Ann McGaughey‏‎ 1) 6)
Born ‎ Jun 15, 1831 at PA‎ 1) 6), died ‎ Sep 29, 1907 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 76 years 3)
Alt. Birth: (‎ 1829 at PA) 3)
Census (‎ 1850 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 6)
Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with brothers Joseph and Andrew, mother, and cousin Clarissa J. McGaughey. 5)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Seamstress. Living with niece Clara (Kirkpatrick) Brown and her family. 20)

8.
man‎Joseph McGaughey‏‎ 1) 8)
Born ‎ Nov 30, 1836 at PA‎ 1) 6)
Reported to be unmarried abt 1884. 1)
Census (‎ 1850 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 6)
Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with brother Andrew, sister Mary Ann, mother and cousin Clarissa McGaughey. 5)
Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with brother Andrew, his family, and mother Mary. Note on census indicates he was boarding with Andrew's family. 8)

9.
manAndrew Jackson McGaughey‏ 21) 22)
Born ‎ Feb 23, 1837 at Armstrong Co. PA‎ 22) 7) 23) 6), died ‎ Feb 7, 1917 at White Twp., Indiana Co. PA‎, 79 years 23) 24), buried ‎ at Marion Center, Indiana Co. PA 23) 24)
Census (‎ 1850 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 6)
Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with brother Joseph, sister Mary Ann, mother, and cousin Clarissa J. McGaughey. 5)
Census (‎ 1870 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife, children and mother. 7)
Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife, children, mother and brother Joseph. 8)
Located: (‎± 1884 at Bryan, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) 22)
Located: (‎ Sep 1890 at Armstrong Co. PA) 2)
Census (‎ 1900 at Marion Center, Indiana Co. PA) Farmer. Living with second wife Martha (Van Horn) McCall. 25)
Census (‎ 1910 at Marion Center, Indiana Co. PA) No occupation, has own income. Living with wife Martha. 26)


Sources

1) source: The Marshall Family: A History of the Descendants of William Marshall (Born 1722, Died 1796), page: p. 118
2) source: Marriage License and Certificate of Andrew J. McGaughey and Martha McCall
3) source: Death Certificate of Miss Mary A. McGaughey
4) source: The Family History of William McGaughey (1740-1812) And His Wife Elizabeth Lackey (1742-1804), section entitled The Family of William McGaughey of Pennsylvania, page: p. 9
5) source: 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 136 (Stamped), Dwelling 1408, Family 1406, Jos. McGaughey Family
6) source: 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 231-B (Stamped), Dwelling 147, Family 149, William McGaughey Family
7) source: 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 548-A (Stamped), Dwelling 232, Family 239, Andrew McGaughey Family
8) source: 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 4, Sheet 92-C, Dwelling 175, Family 178, A.J. McGaughey Family
9) source: The Marshall Family: A History of the Descendants of William Marshall (Born 1722, Died 1796), page: p. 118-120
10) source: The Marshall Family: A History of the Descendants of William Marshall (Born 1722, Died 1796)
11) source: The Marshall Family: A History of the Descendants of William Marshall (Born 1722, Died 1796), page: pp. 120-122
12) source: The Marshall Family: A History of the Descendants of William Marshall (Born 1722, Died 1796), page: pp. 122-123
13) source: The Marshall Family: A History of the Descendants of William Marshall (Born 1722, Died 1796), page: p. 123
14) source: The Marshall Family: A History of the Descendants of William Marshall (Born 1722, Died 1796), page: pp. 123-124
15) source: Marriage License and Certificate of W. R. Elgin and Clara V. Brown
16) source: Will of Elvira (Casedy) McGaughey
17) source: 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 4, Sheet 92-D, Dwelling 185, Family 188, E. McGaughey Family
18) source: 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 158 (Stamped), Dwelling 1577, Family 1575, Wm. McGaughey Family
19) source: 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 107-A (Stamped), Dwelling 91, Family 94, Anthony Gallagher Residence
20) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (North Division), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3, Sheet 7-A, Dwelling 126, Family 126, David Brown Family
21) source: Marriage License and Certificate of Jacob S. White and Cora M. McGaughey
22) source: The Marshall Family: A History of the Descendants of William Marshall (Born 1722, Died 1796), page: pp. 124-125
23) source: Death Certificate of A. J. McGaughey
24) source: McGaughey
25) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Marion Center, East Mahoning Twp., Indiana Co. PA, page: ED 53, Sheet 6-A, Dwelling 119, Family 119, Andrew J. McGaughey Family
26) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Marion Center, Indiana Co. PA, page: ED 73, Sheet 10-A, Dwelling 1, Family 1, Andrew J. McGaughey Family

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: William McGaughey & Mary Blair." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://www.ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=37&id=F2017&main_person=I6015 : accessed 07 February 2026) William McGaughey #I6015, born ‎ Sep 12, 1790


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