Elmer Lester McGuire (1914 - 2009)

Born 14 Jul 1914 in Morgantown, Johnson, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Geneva (Young) McGuire — married 2 Jun 1940 in Monroe, Indiana, United States

Died 26 Jul 2009 at age 95 in Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, United States

Lester served in the US Army during WW II.

Lester served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict

Lester McGuire was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.

Elmer was born on 14 July 1914 in Morgantown, Johnson, Indiana, United States. His parents were Roy Elmer McGuire and Ruby Pearl Hodges^[1][2]

Elmer married Mary Geneva Young on 2 June 1940 in Indiana, United States.^[3][4][5][6]

Together they had two children:

• Joyce (Stuber)^[5][6]
• Sue (Kremer)^[5][6]

Elmer died (age 95) on 26 July 2009 in Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, United States.^[1][7][5] Elmer was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States.^[8]

Census

1920 United States Census^[9]
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Pleasant, Johnson, Indiana, United States
Name: Lester E McGuire
Gender: Male
Age: 5
Birth Year (Estimated): 1915
Birthplace: Indiana
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 11

1930 United States Census^[10]
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Montgomery Township, Jennings, Indiana, United States
Event Place (Original): Montgomery, 12, Jennings
Name: Lester McGuire
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Birth Year (Estimated): 1915
Birthplace: Indiana
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 3

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Death: "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017"
   Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2009; Roll: 39
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60716 #2076781 (accessed 31 March 2024)
   Elmer Lester McGuire death 26 Jul 2009 (born 14 Jul 1914), son of Roy Elmer McGuire & Ruby Pearl Hodges, in Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, USA.
2. ↑ Military: "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
   citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland
   FamilySearch Record: KMKH-ZKH (accessed 31 March 2024)
   Name: Elmer L Mc Guire; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Military Service Date: 10 Jun 1942; Military Service Place: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States; Birth Date: 1914; Birth Place: INDIANA; Arc Identifier: 1263923; Branch Alpha Orig: BI; Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA; Branch Code Orig: 00; Civil Occupation: Retail managers; Civil Occupation Orig: 072; Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men); Component Orig: 7; Education: 1 year of college; Education Orig: 5; Enlistment Day: 10; Enlistment Month: Jun; Enlistment Month Orig: 06; Enlistment Place: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA; Enlistment Place Orig: 5140; Enlistment Term: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law; Enlistment Term Orig: 5; Enlistment Year: 1942; Enlistment Year Orig: 42; Event Type: Military Service; Grade Alpha Orig: PVT; Grade Code: Private; Grade Code Orig: 8; Major Force Of Assign: 1; Military Occupation: 7115; Reel Box Card: 09293.351; Serial Number: 35356860; Source: Civil Life; Source Orig: 0.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007740038; Image number: 604
   FamilySearch Record: DHML-312M (accessed 31 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C91C-X9XS-1
   Lester Mc Guire marriage to Geneva Young on 2 Jun 1940 in Indiana, United States.
4. ↑ Obituary: "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
   citing Affiliate Name: GenealogyBank, Inc.; Digital film/folder number: 101977770; FHL microfilm: 101977770; Image number: 2148
   FamilySearch Record: QKGS-68VQ (accessed 31 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSZD-C2RD
   Name: Elmer or Lester McGuire; Occupation: Elder; Obituary Date: 28 Jul 2009; Obituary Place: Herald-Times, Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, Indiana, United States; Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia; Residence Date: 28 Jul 2009; Residence Place: Franklin, Indiana; Birth Date: 14 Jul 1914; Birth Place: Morgantown; Death Date: 26 Jul 2009; Death Place: Franklin, Indiana; Age: 95; Source Newspaper: Herald-Times; System Of Record: SLS.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   Brown County Democrat; Publication Date: 5 Aug 2009; Publication Place: Nashville, Indiana, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/166939301/?article=25e13821-7db8-4d9c-beb6-7ead195b59e2&focus=0.33390996,0.26330516,0.48886612,0.56296784&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #646858404 (accessed 31 March 2024)
   Name: Elmer McGuire; Gender: Male; Death Age: 95; Birth Date: 14 Jul 1914; Birth Place: Morgantown, Morgan, Indiana, USA; Residence Place: USA; Death Date: 26 Jul 2009; Death Place: Franklin, North Carolina, USA; Obituary Date: 5 Aug 2009; Obituary Place: Nashville, Indiana, USA; Newspaper Title: Brown County Democrat; Parents: Roy Elmer McGuire; Ruby Pearl Hodges McGuire; Child: Sue Kremer Joyce Stuber; Siblings: Thomas V. McGuire Robert Lee McGuire Dorothy Jean Pieper Norma Ruth Young.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; Roll: 4496; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 98-183
   Ancestry Record 62308 #133567804 (accessed 31 March 2024)
   Elmer L McGuire (35), married, Attendant, head of household in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA. Born in Indiana.
7. ↑ Death: "United States Social Security Death Index"
   citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)
   FamilySearch Record: JGRF-7QQ (accessed 31 March 2024)
   Elmer Lester Mcguire death 26 Jul 2009 (born 14 Jul 1914) residing in Johnson, Indiana.
8. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Find A Grave: Memorial #39998026
   Ancestry Record 60525 #28419185 (accessed 31 March 2024)
   Elmer Lester McGuire burial (died on 26 Jul 2009) in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America. Born on 14 Jul 1914.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF71-ZZR : accessed 2 December 2020), Lester E McGuire in household of Roy E McGuire, Pleasant, Johnson, Indiana, United States; citing ED 142, sheet 11A, line 3, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 442; FHL microfilm 1,820,442.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH99-Q6N : accessed 2 December 2020), Lester McGuire in household of Rory E McGuire, Montgomery Township, Jennings, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet 3A, line 43, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 594; FHL microfilm 2,340,329.

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