William Holmes McGuffey (1800 - 1873)

Born 23 Sep 1800 in Finely Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Harriet Elliott (Spining) McGuffey — married 2 Apr 1827 in Montgomery, Ohio, United States

Husband of Laura Pleasants (Howard) McGuffey — married 2 Sep 1851 in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Died 4 May 1873 at age 72 in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Author, Educator. With his Brother Alexander, he wrote the "McGuffey Readers", while a professor at Miami (Ohio) University from 1823-1836. He served as President of Cincinnati College from 1836- 1839, and President of Ohio University from 1839 to 1843. From 1843 to 1845 he served as President of Woodward College in Cincinnati, Ohio. He became Professor of Philosophy at the University of Virginia in 1845 and served in that capacity until his death in 1873.^[1]

1850 United States Census

• Name: William H McGuffey ^[2]
• Event Place: Albemarle county, part of, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
• Gender: Male
• Age: 49
• Race: White
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1801
• Birthplace: Pennsylvania
• House Number: 575

1860 United States Census

• Name: W H Mc Guffey^[3]
• Event Place: St Annes Parish, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
• Gender: Male
• Age: 60
• Race: White
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1800
• Birthplace: Pennsylvania
• Page: 28

Find A Grave Memorial

• Name: William Holmes McGuffey^[1]
• Birth Date: 23 Sep 1800
• Birth Place: Claysville, Washington County, Pennsylvania
• Death Date: 4 May 1873
• Death Place: Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia
• Cemetery: University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium
• Burial or Cremation Place: Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia
• Father: Alexander McGuffey
• Mother: Anna McGuffey
• Spouse:Harriet Elliot McGuffey

Sources

1943-Jan-31, "The Los Angeles Times"

Complete Series of McGuffey on Exhibit at Library

Famous Readers of Grandfather's Day Collected by Late Mrs. Ellen Cooney Bush, Pioneer Educator

One of the few collections of its kind in the nation, a complete series of McGuffey Readers — familiar to two generations of "little red schoolhouse" students before the turn of the century — has been uncovered in Los Angeles.

The absorbing volumes, which influenced the lives of untold thousands of Americans, many of whom still remember the books with a fondness increased by the passage of years, were gathered by the late Mrs. Ellen Cooney Bush, schoolteacher.

Authentic Americana

One of the city's pioneer educators, Mrs. Bush, who came to Los Angeles in 1887, assembled the series — considered a rare segment of authentic Americana — over a period of many years, during which she searched bookshops all over the country. All the many McGuffey texts including the pictorial primer and the speller, are included in the collection. ... ^[4]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 December 2018), memorial page for William Holmes McGuffey (23 Sep 1800–4 May 1873), Find A Grave: Memorial #11261291, citing University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium, Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M882-KLD), William H Mcguffey, Albemarle county, part of, Albemarle, Virginia, United States; citing family 575, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BB-55Q), W H Mc Guffey, 1860.
4. ↑ "The Los Angeles Times", (Los Angeles, California), 1943-Jan-31, page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108603257/complete-series-of-mcguffey-on-exhibit-a/

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile McGuffey-11 created through the import of Nixon Family Tree 100211.ged on Oct 2, 2011 by Susan Shirey. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Susan and others.

• WikiTree profile McGUFFEY-22 created through the import of ChambersBarneshistory.ged on Oct 19, 2011 by Charlene Chambers. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Charlene and others.