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Wellington & Harry McIntyre Griffith: Portsmouth-Brooklyn

Updated September 28, 2011

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Eunice Jackson & Christopher C. McIntire married 30 DEC 1829 in Old Asbury ME (Methodist) Church in Wilmington, Delaware. Christopher was the son of Christopher McIntire Sr. and the grandson of Michael & Ann McIntire. Early in their marriage Christopher & Eunice lived in downtown Wilmington. The McIntires of Wilmington were known as carpenters or tradesmen, doing mason work, painting, and general carpentry
Their Sons:
*James Michael McIntire b. 30 Dec 1830 Wilmington, DE
*George H. McIntire b. circa 1830-1837 (Civil War records states 1830, but the family history has never stated they were twins-more likely military records weren't accurate)

It is believed that some time after Chris & Eunice sold their Wilmington property in 1833, they moved to Philadelphia. It is believed that George was their younger son, and born while they lived in Philadelphia. In 1838, Christopher enlisted in the US Army at Philadelphia, and was stationed at Fort King, Florida. He served three years, in what was known as the Indian Wars, protecting the white settlers and Native Americans from each other. The Army also built roads in this area of Florida.

Christopher died in 1843 in Philadelphia, and Eunice was left to raise their young boys. It is believed that she found work in the Philadelphia Orphan's Asylum. James while in childhood, was bound-out to learn the printing trade. When the boys were grown James went to Ohio where an uncle lived and George went to Portsmouth, Virginia to work as a painter in the Naval Yards.

Around 1859, George married widow Mary Ann Butcher in Portsmouth. Mary had 4 children from her previous marriage. In January of 1860 their son Wellington was born. Virginia succession from the Union found George enlisting in the Portsmouth Grays Militia, in April of 1861. Later the militia became the 3rd VA Confederates.

Their son Harry was born in May of 1862 while George was recouperating from wounds near Petersburg, VA. George fought and was captured at the Battle of Antietam, 18 Sep 1862 in Sharpsburg, MD. Currently research is being done, to determine where he was imprisoned. It is believed that he died from battle wounds, during his imprisonment.(Private-Distinguished Service; VA Co. H, Unit 3).

In 1860, James was living outside Springfield, IL. He attended the Lincoln-Douglas debates. He much admired President Lincoln and his ideals. In 1864 he married Sarah Catherine Skinner in Perry County, OH. They headed West to Worth County, Missouri to make their fortune in farming a large homestead on the Iowa-Missouri state line.
The children of Sarah (Skinner) & James McIntyre:
Eunice Emmaline McIntyre (Walter) 1865-1968
Eli Henry McIntyre 1867-1955
Idaline Marie McIntyre (Roudebush) 1868-1956
Thomas James McIntyre 1872-1872
James Edward McIntyre 1874-1952
Charles Percival McIntyre 1877-1917

The Children of Mary Ann (White) & George McIntyre:
Emma Jane Butcher Rich 1846-1932
Mary Louisa Butcher 1847-unk
John T. Butcher 1849-unk
Miles Peggs Butcher 1855-1917
Wellington McIntyre Griffith 1860-1928
Harry McIntyre Griffith 1862-1926
*Mary Ann remarried (John Griffith) after George's death at the Antietam Battlefield during the Civil War. His boys went by the Griffith surname and may have never known they were George's sons.

Eunice (Jackson) McIntyre left Pennsylvnia after the Civil War in 1868, and joined her son, Jim in Worth County, Missouri where he had begun farming. Granny McIntire, as she was known, was a much welcomed and loved addition to their family. She ran the house, while her daughter-in-law Sarah attended her flock of sheep, gardened, and was known as the neighborhood nurse. Granny McIntire died in November 1882, from a sudden heart attack. She was buried nearby at Honey Grove Cemetery.

 
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