Margaret Meoma McGuffin was born on 15 December 1797, in North Carolina, United States as the daughter of Samuel McGuffin Sr. and Sarah Hurd. She married John Shy on 3 January 1816, in Mercer, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Edmonson, Kentucky, United States in 1850 and Kansas Township, Edgar, Illinois, United States in 1860. She died on 14 February 1867, at the age of 69, and was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Kansas, Edgar, Illinois, United States.
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