- Born June 26, 1853 in Schuyler Township, Herkimer County, New York.
- Parents were SETH TERRY McGILVRA and SEVIAH CORNELIA FARRINGTON.
- Married EDITH JENNETTE TURNEY on March 18, 1874 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin. Edith was born August 5, 1855 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin; and died May 17, 1925 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin. Her parents were HIRAM SYLVESTER TURNEY and EMILY JENNETTE JOHNSON.
- Died December 27, 1931 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin.
- Buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin.
CHILDREN
- CLARENCE TURNEY McGILVRA, born November 21, 1875 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin. Married JENNY DICKENSON.
- ARTHUR GEORGE McGILVRA, born July 3, 1877 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin; died in 1948 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. Married HATTIE HULSEBOS on June 2, 1904 in Stickney, South Dakota.
- EGBERT ALBERT McGILVRA, born April 19, 1879. Married MABELLE CONGDON.
- BESSIE EDITH McGILVRA, born February 14, 1882 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin; died June 20, 1927 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin. Married WILL GRIFFITH.
- ETHEL ROSE McGILVRA, born January 18, 1884. Married ADOLPH MEYER.
- ALICE IVAH McGILVRA, born December 3, 1885 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin; died in 1966 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin. Married WILLARD FARRINGTON SHEAF on April 16, 1919.
- JENNETTE AVIS McGILVRA, born April 14, 1888.
- RALPH ALEXANDER McGILVRA, born September 8, 1891 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin; died January 20, 1989 in Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.