- Born October 5, 1857 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin.
- Parents were SETH TERRY McGILVRA and SEVIAH CORNELIA FARRINGTON.
- Married MARY JANE DAVIES on May 4, 1882 in Spring Green, Sauk County, Wisconsin. Mary Jane was born April 6, 1856 in Spring Green, Sauk County, Wisconsin; and died September 15, 1931 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Her parents were JOHN DAVID DAVIES and ANN EDWARDS.
- Died November 25, 1924 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
CHILDREN
- ESTHER ELOISE McGILVRA, born June 5, 1883 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin; died September 22, 1968 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Married LOUIS G. SEELEY on May 20, 1909 in Menominee, Wisconsin.
- AMOS DAVIES McGILVRA, born July 10, 1884 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin; died December 13, 1901.
- WALTER VERNE McGILVRA, born January 8, 1886 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin; died January 15, 1958 in Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Married CATHERINE E. SULLIVAN.
- MARTHA EVANGELINE McGILVRA, born December 31, 1888. Married EDWARD B. LEWIS in Menominee, Wisconsin.
- EDWARDS EVERETT McGILVRA, born December 23, 1893 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin; died March 3, 1980 in Butte, Montana.
- EVAN ALBERT McGILVRA, born August 15, 1896 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin; died September 22, 1977 in Edmonds, Snohomish County, Washington. Married KATHARINE GABLE on November 20, 1917 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.