Shelbyville in Bedford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Mary Shirley McGuire

Wife Mother Patriot

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 7, 2024

1. Mary Shirley McGuire marker

Inscription. Mary Shirley, who was born on 17 February 1762, married William McGuire on 23 February 1778 in Virginia. During the Revolutionary War William and Mary McGuire with son Michael were taken prisoner on 26 June 1780 and moved from Virginia to Montreal, Quebec in Canada, where they were interned for over two years by the British. A British record from Quebec, dated 16 September 1782, shows Mary with husband and sons Michael and Thomas on the list "Return of Women & Children Prisoners with their Husbands to be sent to their Homes," and Revolutionary War records show that in October 1782 William was sent from the Province of Quebec for exchange by way of Lake Champlain. In the early 1800's William bought property and they settled in Bedford County, Tennessee, where Mary Shirley McGuire and husband William are buried in the Horse Mountain Cemetery on Horse Mountain Road between Shelbyville and Wartrace, Tennessee.

Erected 2002 by Mary Shirley McGuire Chapter, NSDAR of Plano, Texas.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary •

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Women. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.

Location. 35° 30.785′ N, 86° 24.977′ W. Marker is in Shelbyville, Tennessee, in Bedford County. It is on Horse Mountain Wartrace Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1294 Horse Mountain Wartrace Rd, Shelbyville TN 37160, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration (approx. 2½ miles away); Andrews' Raiders (approx. 2.6 miles away); James S. Gilliland House (approx. 2.8 miles away); Prentice Cooper

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 7, 2024

2. Mary Shirley McGuire marker

(approx. 2.9 miles away); The Eakin-Smith Home (approx. 2.9 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 3 miles away); Austin C. Shofner (approx. 3 miles away); The Coble House (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shelbyville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 7, 2024

3. Mary Shirley McGuire marker

William McGuire headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 7, 2024

4. William McGuire headstone

Mary Shirley McGuire headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 7, 2024

5. Mary Shirley McGuire headstone

William McGuire's modern headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 7, 2024

6. William McGuire's modern headstone

Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,423 times since then and 111 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 7, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.