Paraphrased from Anise McGuire, John Henry's daughter-in-law:
Stella Dacovich McGuire died 3 weeks before her first grandchild, Stella Jane McGuire, was born. Stella Dacovich McGuire) was quiet, with dark hair -- looked Italian. Her father was born in Austria, near Italy. She died so soon. It was uterine cancer. They operated and she never came out of it. She was nice to be around. But, she was a very quiet lady.

Her SSN was 423-60-4064

Stella was born in 1872 in Mobile, the fourth child in a family of 8. She married John Henry McGuire about 1892, and they had 8 children. Two children, Stella (1900) and Thomas Conboy (1902) died shortly after birth. The 1915 Mobile Directory shows a Stella McGuire working as a stenographer at 455 Charleston, and it's possible that this is she.

Everyone who knew her mentions that she was a quiet lady.

George Dacovich (DOB 1921), a nephew, said he walked past their house at 905 Dauphin Street on his way from the Convent of Mercy to his house. She caught him fighting with some other boys and came out from the house and pulled him away. She was assertive when she needed to be.