Board of Trustees of the Miami Medical College and Director of McMicken University. Personal life He was married to Elizabeth M. Drake, the daughter of Dr. Daniel Drake, with whom they had children. After Elizabeth's death, he married Caroline V. Rich of Buston, with whom he had three children. McGuffey lived in Cincinnati and was an Episcopalian until his death on June 4, 1896. When he died, he was survived by his wife and nine children. Legacy Notes References 1816 births 1896 deaths American non-fiction writers American people of Scotch-Irish descent Lawyers from Cincinnati Writers from Cincinnati Miami University alumni