Company B, Three Forks Battalion, Kentucky State Troops

As researched by Stephen D. Bowling

Son of Benjamin F. and Diadema (Mann) McGuire

Born on April 29, 1846, in Lee County, Kentucky

1850 Owsley County, Kentucky Federal Census
Line 26, Dwelling Number 588, Family Number 589
Benjamin McQuire	      45
Dema McQuire		      40
	John McQuire	      22
	Margaret McQuire      20
	Elisabeth McQuire     18
	Gideon McQuire	      16
	Archibald McQuire     14
	Schetton McQuire      12
	Dema McQuire	      10
	Benjamin McQuire      8
	Ibyan McQuire	      6

1860 Owsley County, Kentucky Federal Census
Line 25, Dwelling Number 592, Family Number 600
Benjamin McGuire	      55
Didama McGuire		      55
	Warwick McGuire	      31
	William S. McGuire    27
	Archibald McGuire     25
	Shelton McGuire	      22
	Benjamin F. McGuire   18
	Ibyan McQuire	      14
	Buckhanan McGuire     6
	Didama McGuire	      19
	Teatrice McGuire      8

Military Service
Company B, Three Forks Battalion, Kentucky State Troops
Enrolled: September 10, 1864
Mustered In: September 16, 1964 at Rocky Gay, Kentucky for six months
Mustered Out: July 17, 1864 at Irvine in Estill County, Kentucky
Highest Rank: Private

1870 Lee County, Kentucky Federal Census
Coal Branch Precinct, Line 21
Dwelling Number 45, Family Number 45
Benjamin McGuire	     65
Diadema McGuire		     53
	William McGuire	     37
	Ibzan McQuire	     23
	Buckminster McGuire  16

Married to Cordelia Goe (1862 – 1920) on December 11, 1879, in Lee County, Kentucky.  She was the daughter of Benjamin T. and Mary Frances (Howard) Goe.

1880 Lee County, Kentucky Federal Census
Beattyville Precinct, Line 17
Dwelling Number 320, Family Number 320
Living in Stephen M. Jones’ Hotel on Main Street
Ibzan McGuire		     33	  Sheriff of Lee County
Cordilla McGuire	     18 

1900 Lee County, Kentucky Federal Census
Magisterial District 1, Line 84
Dwelling Number 13, Family Number 13
Ibzan McGuire		     54	  April 1846	Official Judge
Cordelia McGuire	     38	  March 1862
	Lillian McGuire	     18	  July 1881
	Andrew J. Mann 	     73   April 1827

1910 Lee County, Kentucky Federal Census
Magisterial District 2, Line 34
Dwelling Number 49, Family Number 51
Ibzan McGuire		    63
Cordelia McGuire	    45

Served as County Judge, Police Judge, Justice of the Peace for more than twenty years, Tax Assessor, Sheriff, School Superintendent, and several other capacities as a Republican during his lifetime in Lee County.

Died on April 29, 1918, at Beattyville in Lee County, Kentucky.

Buried on May 1, 1918, in the McGuire Cemetery on the Logan Thomas (James McGuire) Farm at St. Helens in Lee County, Kentucky.

Death of Wife– Cordelia (Goe) McGuire, widow of Izban D. McGuire, died on February 13, 1920, at St. Joseph Hospital at Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky.  She was buried at the McGuire Cemetery near St. Helens in Lee County, Kentucky.

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