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| Born: | 23 Jan 1872 Fillmore, Utah | ||
| Died: | 17 Feb 1942 Lincoln, Utah | ||
| Father: | Reuben Augustus McBride | ||
| Mother: | Harriet Columbia Williams | ||
| Siblings | Charles Reuben McBride Roy Wesley McBride Harriet May McBride Mary Columbia McBride John Sheridan McBride | ||
| Married: | 17 Jun 1894 Fillmore, Utah | ||
| Spouse: | Elizabeth Ann Ashby | ||
| Children: | Van Francis McBride Martha Ann McBride Ray Ashby McBride | ||
John grew up in Fillmore, attending the schools there. Eventually John met and courted Elizabeth Ann Ashby, daughter of Nathaniel Ashby and Martha Ann Truman.
On Tuesday, June 19, 1894, John and Libby were married in Fillmore. Later they were sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake Temple in 1915. The young couple made their home in Fillmore for a time, where John worked as a farmer and stock raiser. Eventually the family moved to Tooele County, Utah, where their last child was born. Libby and John had the following children:
Van Francis McBride, b. 20 Apr 1895, d. 5 Jun 1951,The McBride family settled in Lincoln, a small town north of Tooele, where they were active members of the Lake View Ward. John was an Elder in the Church. John worked at the Smelter east of Tooele that his older brother, Charles R. McBride, had started. John became the foreman of the Highline at the Smelter.
m. Lily Mae Isgreen, 16 Apr 1919 (D)
m. (2) Verne Fuller, 25 Oct 1926
Martha Ashby McBride, b. 5 Jun 1900, d. 19 Dec 1902
Ray Ashby McBride, b. 13 Feb 1916, m. Aurelia Nielsen, 30 Jun 1937
