Mary Ida, daughter of Alexander Gordon & Catherine McLeod, was born Apr 28, 1865 MS, died Feb 20, 1900 Wayne Co MS & buried at Waynesboro Cemetery, Wayne Co MS.
Married: James William McInnis Nov 23, 1881 Wayne Co MS. He is the son of Phillip McInnis & Wilmoth Almira Bonner & was born Feb 2, 1859 MS, died Dec 20, 1904 Wayne Co MS & buried at Waynesboro Cemetery, Wayne Co MS.

Children of Mary & James:
1. Mary Ida born Feb 1883 Wayne Co MS.
Married: Charles L. Foster 1903 MS. He was born 1882 MS.
Children: Archie, Mary Lucile, Helen, Charles, Margaret & McInnis
2. James J. born May 1884 Wayne Co MS.
3. William Luther born Oct 1885 Wayne Co MS.
4. Sarah Nancy born Dec 1886 Wayne Co MS.
5. Constantine born Mar 1888 Wayne Co MS.
6. Phillip born May 1889 Wayne Co MS.
7. Pearl born Aug 1891 Wayne Co MS.
8. Alexander born Nov 1892 Wayne Co MS.
Married: Mabel ? in MS. She was born 1896 MS.
Children: Gordon & Bobbie
9. Margaret "Maggie" born Apr 1894 Wayne Co MS.
10. Hugh born Jul 1896 Wayne Co MS.
11. Roderick born Mar 1898 Wayne Co MS.

Notes:
1. Jun 28, 1880 Wayne Co MS census shows Alexander Gordon age 65, Catherine age 57, Rosana age 40, Sampson N. age 25, Mary Ida age 15, J.W. (grandson) age 13 & C.E. Jones age 1 on their farm in District 1. (pg 309, #7)
2. Jun 28, 1880 Wayne Co MS census shows J.W. McInnis age 21, a farmer, born in MS and Wilmoth A. age 54, his mother, born in AL. (pg 309a, #3)
3. Jun 2, 1900 Wayne Co MS census shows James McInnis age 44 & a widower (born Feb 1859), Wilmoth Walley age 73 & a widow, Mary I. age 17 (born Feb 1883), James age 16 (born May 1884), William age 14 (born Oct 1885), Sarah N. age 13 (born Dec 1886), Constantine age 12 (born Mar 1888), Phillip age 11 (born May 1889), Pearl age 9 (born Aug 1890), Alexander age 7 (born Nov 1892), Maggie age 6 (born Apr 1894), Hugh age 3 (born Jul 1896) & Roderick age 2 (born Mar 1898) living in Beat 2, Waynesboro town. James is the Superintendant of Education. Mary, James, William, Sarah attended school 3 months a year. Constantine & Phillip attended school 1 month a year. Wilmoth Walley, James' mother, was born in AL, all others in MS. (pg 32a, #45)
4. 1903 Mary Ida McInnis married Charles L. Foster in Forrest Co MS.
5. Apr 20, 1910 Forrest Co MS census shows Charles L. Foster age 27, Ida age 26, Archie age 4, Lucile age 2, Helen age 3mo & Margaret McInnis age 16 (Ida's sister) living in Beat 3, Hattiesburg city, Ward 2 on Elizabeth avenue. Charles is an Electrical Engineer. They had been married 7 years, had 4 children with 3 living. All were born in MS. (pg 44b, #138)
6. May 4, 1910 Forrest Co MS census shows James J. McInnis age 24, Luther age 24, Nancy age 23, Phillip age 22, Pearl age 19, Alex age 17, Hugh age 13 & Roderick age 11 are living in Beat 3, Hattiesburg city, Ward 2 on Hall avenue. James is a Post Office Clerk, Luther is a Drug Store Clerk, Phillip is a Bottler at a Soda Manufacturer & Alex is a Post Office Clerk. All were born in MS. (pg 65a, #116)
7. Jan 7, 1920 Jones Co MS census shows Charles L. Foster age 38, Mary A. age 36, Archie age 13, Mary L. age 11, Helen age 9, Charles age 6, Margaret age 1yr 1mo, McInnis age 3mo, Phillip McInnis age 27 & Hugh age 22 living in District 2, Laurel city, Ward 2. Charles is a Stationary Engineer, Phillip is a Pool Room Clerk & Hugh is a Stationary Engineer. All were born in MS. Phillip & Hugh are Mary's brothers. (pg 148b, #181)
8. Jan 7, 1920 Jones Co MS census shows Alex McInnis age 26, Mable age 24, Gordon age 4 & Bobbie age 2 living in District 2, Laurel city, Ward 2. Alex is a Post Office Clerk. All were born in MS. (pg 148b, #183)
9. Mary Ida Gordon-McInnis is my 2C3R.




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