McGary, Harry

1891 - 1947  (55 years)

• Name	McGary, Harry
  Birth	19 Dec 1891	Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 02b 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 05, page 02b
  Reference Number	MCGA.H001
  _FGRAVE	59585823
  Military Service	World War I, Private, 9th Company, Coast Artiller, United States Army  [3, 4]
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  Death	24 May 1947  [2]
  Burial	Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [2]
  Person ID	I42438	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	2 May 2025

  
  

  Family	Kessler, Bertha Anna,   b. 14 Aug 1899, Clay County, Illinois d. 23 Jan 1967, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 5]
  Family ID	F16527	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Dec 1891 - Illinois Burial - - Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2970] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 05, page 2b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S16549] https://www.findagrave.com/, Headstone, McGary, Bertha and Harry, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59585823/harry-mcgary), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16550] https://www.findagrave.com/, Headstone, McGary, Harry, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59585823/harry-mcgary), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15884] Kaleb Beavers, List of Richland County World War I Veterans, Compiled by Kaleb Beavers, (24 October 2018) (Reliability: 2). [S16551] https://www.findagrave.com/, Obituary, Knox, Bertha Anna, 66, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59585637/bertha_a-mcgary_knox), none. (Reliability: 2).