Ida M. Harris1

b. circa 1886
BirthCircacirca 1886 Ida M. Harris was born in Texas circa 1886.2 
Marriagecirca 1900 She married George McConkey Rutherford, son of Robert Rutherford and Sarah Jane McConkey Ryburn, circa 1900.3 
Cens-191018 Apr 1910 Ida and George and their three children were enumerated in Mesquite, Texas in 1910. Ida reported to the census taker that she was also the mother of an additional child who was not living. The couple were living near George's aunt and uncle, Charles and Mary Elizabeth (Ryburn) Carmack.3 
Cens-192027 Jan 1920  By 1920 George was working as an engineer at a cotton gin.2 
Cens-19301930  Ida was not enumerated with George in 1930 but he did not list himself as widowed or divorced so her whereabouts are not clear.4 

Family

George McConkey Rutherford b. 1 May 1876, d. 10 Aug 1939
Children
Last Edited26 Oct 2011

Citations

  1. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Aug. 2011). Sam Rutherford certificate 43781 (digital image); family information provided by Sammy Anderson.
  2. [S1187] George M. Rutherford household, 1920 U.S. cens., Dallas Co., Texas, pop. sched., Mesquite, ED 93, sheet 4A, dwelling 90, family 91, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2005, image 7 of 14. Enumeration includes: George M. Rutherford, 43, b. VA, parents b. USA, engineer - cottone gin (?); Ida M., wife, 34, b. TX, parents b. TN; cont. top next page: Harris, son, 15; Sam, son, 14; Ruby, dau, 12; all children b. TX, all fathers b. VA, all mothers b. TX.
  3. [S1158] George M. Rutherford household, 1910 U.S. cens., Dallas Co., Texas, pop. sched., Mesquite, ED 89, sheet 4B, dwelling 91, family 91, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2005, image 8 of 8. Enumeration includes: George M. Rutherford, 34, marr #2, marr 10 yrs, b. VA, parents b. VA, works on railroad; Ida M., wife, first marr, marr 10 yrs, mother of 4 children, 3 living, b. TX, father b. VA, mother b. TN; Harris, son, 7; Sam T., son, 5; Ruby G., dau, 3; all children b. TX, all fathers b. VA, all mothers b. TX.
  4. [S1188] George Rutherford household, 1930 U.S. cens., Dallas Co., Texas, pop. sched., Mesquite, ED 57-118, sheet 4A (204 stamped), dwelling 84, family 92, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2005, image 7 of 15. Enumeration includes: George Rutherford, 53, b. VA, father b. TX, mother b. unknown; laborer at odd jobs, owns home valued at $3,000, is not a farm, no radio; Ruby, dau, 23, sgl, b. TX, parents b. TX.
  5. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Aug. 2011). Harris A. Rutherford certificate 84184 (digital image); family information provided by Larris Rutherford.
  6. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Aug. 2011). Ruby Geneva Rutherford certificate 84184 (digital image); family information provided by Sammie Anderson.