Mary Rutherford

Mary Rutherford
(Abt 1834-Bef 1901)

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
Joseph Wood

Mary Rutherford ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶

Born: Abt 1834, Ontario ⁷
Marriage: Joseph Wood on 25 Dec 1860 in Millbrook, Northumberland and Durham, Ontario ¹
Died: Bef 1901 ⁸

bullet General Notes:

The following history of the Anderson family was written to her nieces July 13, 1953 by Miss Margaret Emberson, who was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Emberson, of South Monaghan, Ontario. Mrs William Emberson was formerly Miss Margaret Anderson, daughter of Alexander Anderson and Catherine Kennedy Anderson. WESTON, July 13, 1953

"I do not know how long it was before Grandfather met and married Mrs. Kinghorn, a widow with three children; two boys, one a stepson of 11 or 12 years; a girl, Margaret, 5 years, and Jimmie 1 or 2 years older. Her husband, John Kinghorn, was a clever man who could make small pretty trinkets. I believe he was a cabinet maker. They arrived in Montreal where the cholera was raging and was stricken and died. Mrs. K. somehow got to Port Hope and got in touch with her brother, Nichol Dodds, who farmed 5 or 6 miles north of Port Hope in Hope Township.. I never heard how the lone widow with her little flock came in contact with our widower Grandpa, but such was the case. She lived and worked in the home of James Rutherford before the second marriage. They lived on boiled peas and a dark coarse bread of some sort. There was only one white loaf made for the man of the house. Little Margaret Kinghorn did not thrive on this diet and a kind man, Richard Rutherford, brother to James took her into his home, where she fared better as to food. but there were six children.

One of them, Mary, a fat chubby baby , was Margaret's special charge and was tied with a scarf on the back of the frail little girl to get an airing and sunbath. The Rutherfords were faithful, devout Presbyterians who walked to church at Centreville from their home on the farm that later Brother James and Rebecca ( who was Mary's daughter) lives on. "

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• Residence, 1870, S. Monaghan Twp, ON. ¹⁰

• Residence, 1881, South Monaghan Twp, ON. ⁹

Mary married Joseph Wood, son of George Wood and Isabella Rebecca Colton, on 25 Dec 1860 in Millbrook, Northumberland and Durham, Ontario.⁶ (Joseph Wood was born on 30 Oct 1840 in Ontario ⁹ ¹¹ ¹² and died on 30 Sep 1915 in S. Monaghan Twp, ON ¹³.)

1 Wood - Rutherford, marriage, 1860, LDS microfilm 1030061, indexed by Genealogical Research Library. :
Name: Joseph Wood
Birthplace: South Monaghan Township
Residence: South Monaghan Township
Age: 20
estimated birth year: about 1840
Father: George Wood
Mother Name: Isabella Coulter
Spouse Name: Mary Rutherford
Spouse birthplace: South Monaghan Township
Spouse residence: South Monaghan Township
Spouse father Name: Richard Rutherford
Spouse mother name: Jane Nichol
Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1860
Marriage Place: Millbrook
Marriage County: Northumberland and Durham
Family History : 1030061
Source: Indexed by : Genealogical Research Library

2 Genealogical History of the Rutherford Family, Silas Rutherford, Genealogical History of the Rutherford Family.

3 History of the Alexander Anderson , Catherine Kennedy Family, by Miss Margaret Emberson, Miss Margaret Emberson, written July 13, 1953, History of the Alexander Anderson , Catherine Kennedy Family, by Miss Margaret Emberson.

4 1881 census, South Monaghan, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, 1881 census, South Monaghan, Ontario, film NAC C-13241. :

1881 Census Place: Monahan South, Peterborough West, Ontario, Canada
Source: FHL Film 1375877 NAC C-13241 Dist 126 SubDist D Page 14 Family 54
Sex Marr Age Origin Birthplace
Joseph WOODS M M 40 English O <Ontario>
Occ: Farmer Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Mary WOODS F M 43 English O <Ontario>
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Rebeca WOODS F 18 English O <Ontario>
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Abner WOODS M 15 English O <Ontario>
Occ: Farmer Son Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Mary A. WOODS F 12 English O <Ontario>
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Wilbert C. WOODS M 10 English O <Ontario>
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
______________________________

1881, Census Place: Monahan South, Peterborough West, Ontario, Canada
Source: FHL Film 1375877 NAC C-13241 Dist 126 SubDist D Page 14 Family 56
Sex Marr Age Origin Birthplace

William CREBA M M 42 English England
Occ: Blacksmith Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Mary CREBA F M 36 Scottish O <Ontario>
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Emma CREBA F 14 English O <Ontario>
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Mary CREBA F 12 English O <Ontario>
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
John CREBA M 10 English O <Ontario>
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
William CREBA M 4 English O <Ontario>
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Harriet CREBA F 2 English O <Ontario>
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
____________________________________________________
1881, Census Place: Monahan South, Peterborough West, Ontario, Canada
Source: FHL Film 1375877 NAC C-13241 Dist 126 SubDist D Page 35 Family 159
Sex Marr Age Origin Birthplace
Alexander ANDERSON M M 96 Scottish Scotland
Religion: C. Presbyterian
Iisbell ANDERSON F M 86 Scottish Scotland
Religion: C. Presbyterian
Jane IRWIN F W 64 Irish Ireland
Religion: C. Presbyterian
___________________________________________________

1881 Census Place: Monahan South, Peterborough West, Ontario, Canada
Source: FHL Film 1375877 NAC C-13241 Dist 126 SubDist D Page 40 Family 191
Sex Marr Age Origin Birthplace
Nichol DAWSON M M 35 English O <Ontario>
Occ: Farmer Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Annie DAWSON F M 29 Scottish O <Ontario>
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Charles W. DAWSON M 6 English O <Ontario>
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Margret J. DAWSON F 3 English O <Ontario>
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
__________________________________________________

1881, Census Place: Monahan South, Peterborough West, Ontario, Canada
Source: FHL Film 1375877 NAC C-13241 Dist 126 SubDist D Page 40 Family 190
Sex Marr Age Origin Birthplace
Alexander ANDERSON M M 49 Scottish O <Ontario>
Occ: Farmer Religion: C. Presbyterian
Sofiah ANDERSON F M 45 English O <Ontario>
Religion: C. Presbyterian
Elisabeth M. ANDERSON F 21 Scottish O <Ontario>
Religion: C. Presbyterian
Thomas ANDERSON M 19 Scottish O <Ontario>
Occ: Farmer Son Religion: C. Presbyterian
Alfred ANDERSON M 17 Scottish O <Ontario>
Occ: Farmer Son Religion: C. Presbyterian
Alexander ANDERSON M 16 Scottish O <Ontario>
Occ: Farmer Son Religion: C. Presbyterian
Caroline ANDERSON F 13 Scottish O <Ontario>
Religion: C. Presbyterian
Fredrick ANDERSON M 7 Scottish O <Ontario>
Religion: C. Presbyterian
George C. ANDERSON M 5 Scottish O <Ontario>
Religion: C. Presbyterian
Sofiah T. ANDERSON F 3 Scottish O <Ontario>
Religion: C. Presbyterian
__________________________________________
1881, Census Place: Monahan South, Peterborough West, Ontario, Canada
Source: FHL Film 1375877 NAC C-13241 Dist 126 SubDist D Page 19 Family 79
Sex Marr Age Origin Birthplace
Joseph DAWSON M M 55 English O <Ontario>
Occ: Farmer Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Christiana DAWSON F M 54 Scottish O <Ontario>
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
James DAWSON M 22 English O <Ontario>
Occ: Farmer Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Catherine DAWSON F 24 English O <Ontario>
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Martha E. DAWSON F 21 English O <Ontario>
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Joseph A. DAWSON M 17 English O <Ontario>
Occ: Farmer Son Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Edmond DAWSON M 13 English O <Ontario>
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
_______________________________________________

5 Wood, Wilbert Colton, birth registration, 1870. :
Ontario Births, 011260
When born: 30 October 1870
Name: Wilbert Colton
Sex: Male
Father: Joseph Wood
Maiden surname of mother: Mary Rutherford
Profession of father: Farmer
Informant: Joseph Wood, father, South Monaghan
When registered: 19 Novr. 1870
Name of Accoucheur: Richard King, M. D.
Registrar: Joseph Barnard
Division: S. Monagan
County: Northumberland & Durham

6 Wood - Rutherford, marriage, 1860, LDS microfilm 1030061, indexed by Genealogical Research Library.

7 1851 Census, South Monaghan, Northumberland, Ontario, 1851 Census, South Monaghan, Ontario, film C-11740, page 27, page 35, page 35. "Mary Rutherford, born Canada, age 16 next birthday". :
1851 census, South Monaghan, Ontario, film C11740, page 9

Thomas C. Tate, Farmer, England, Methodist, age next birthday: 52, male
Elizabeth ", Farmer, England, Methodist, age next : 44, female
Caroline ", ", Canada, Methodist, age next 18, female
Sophia ", ", Canada, ", age 15, female
Sarah ", ", ", ", age 10, female
Thomas ", ", ", ", age 6, male

________________________________________________________

1851 census, South Monaghan, Ontario, Canada Archives film # C11740, page 17-19
Alex Anderson, Farmer, Born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 58 next birthday, (so born abt. 1793? jca),
Isabella ", born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 50 next birthday. (note: second wife for Alexander Anderson ..jca)
John Anderson, labourer, born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 28
Margret Anderson, born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 22
Alexander Anderson, Presbyterian, age 23
Margret Kinghorn, born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 20
Daniel Anderson, Labourer, b. Canada, Presbyterian,age 17
1 story frame house

Wm Anderson, Farmer, Scotland, Presbyterian, age 52
Ellen ", ", ", ", age 54
Alexander ", Labourer, ", ", age 22
Christy ", born Canada, ", age 18
Ellen ", born", ", age 16
Ann ", born ", ", age 14
Catherine ", born ", ", age 10
part of lot 13, 100 acres land, one story log house.

________________________________________________
1851 Census, S. Monaghan, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, film C-11740, page 27

Duncan Anderson, farmer, b Canada, age 24, Presbyterian
Ann Anderson, b. Canada, age 22

Lilley Rutherford, age 16,
Jane Rutherford, age 1
on 600 acres of land, 1 storey log house.
(note , this Jane Rutherford, age 1 next birthday very likely is the baby Jane Anderson and is not necessarily the daughter of Lilley Rutherford.. note by jca as suggested by Pam Wiedmann)
("A baby, Ann Jane, was born to Ann Jane (Rutherford) and Duncan Anderson in 1850" , note by Pam Wiedmann, of Phoenix, Arizona, Feb 20, 2001.)
_______________________________________
1851 Census, S. Monaghan, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, film # C-11740, page 35

Richard Rutherford, farmer, b. England, age 59
Jane Rutherford, b. Scotland, age 49
Walter Rutherford, b. Canada, age 23
William age 20, Margret age 19, Lilley age 17, Mary age 16,
Jane age 13, John age 11, James age 9, Elizabeth age 5 and
Agnes Nichol, born England, age 78, widow. (a family member)
_____________________________________________
1851 Census, S. Monaghan, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, film # C-11740, page 39
Dawson, William, Farmer, born Canada, Methodist, male, age 34,
Dawson, Jane, born Scotland, Methodist, female, age 30
", Nicholas, born Canada, Methodist, male, age 8
", William, born Canada, Methodist, male, age 6
", Jacobene, Canada, Methodist, female, age 4
", Peter, Canada, Methodist, male, age 2
Alexander Kinghorn, labourer, b. Scotland, age 28, not family member, living with William and Jane Dawson, in S. Monaghan, Ontario.
____________________________________________

8 1901 census, South Monaghan, Peterborough West, Ontario. :

District C-2, page 1, family 1
Emberson, William, male, white, Head, married, Apr 15, 1862, age 38, born Ontario, Irish, Canadian, Methodist, Farmer
", Sarah, female, white, Wife, married, June 11, 1862, age 38, Irish, Canadian, Methodist
", William J Franklin, male, white, Son, single, Nov 11, 1896, age 4
", Emberson, Margaret Evla, female, white, Daughter, Sep 7, 1900, age 6/12

family 2
Emberson, Alexander, male, white, Head, married, Sep 25, 1855, age 45, born Ontario, Irish, Canadian, Methodist, Farmer
", Hannah, female, white, Wife, married, Apr 15, 1862, age 38, Irish, Canadian, Methodist,
", Jessie, female, Daughter, single, Apr 17, 1888, age 12, born Ontario, Irish
", Maggie, female, Daughter, single, July 3, 1890, age 10 born Ontario
", Mary Isabella, Daughter, single, Jan 2, 1893, age 8 born Ontario
", Rose Elisabeth, Daughter, single, Nov 4, 1897, age 3 born Ontario
", Bertha Louise, Daughter, single, Sept 30, 1899, age 1 born Ontario

family 3
Wood, Joseph, male, white, Head, Widower, 30 Oct, 1840, age 60, born Ontario, English, Canadian, Methodist, Farmer
", Wilbert Colton, male, white, Son, 31 Oct 1870, age 30, Ontario, English, Canadian, Methoidst, Farmer
Bingham Bingham, female, white, Domestic, single, 7 May, 1868, age 32, born Ontario, Irish, Canadian, Methodist, Servant

family 10
Emberson, John, male, white, Head, married, 15 Aug 1868, age 32, born Ontario, Irish , Canadian, Methodist, Farmer,
", William, male, white, Father, Widower, 22 Jany 1822, age 79, born Ireland, ", ", ", "
", Margaret Jane, female, white, Sister, single, 5 Dec 1866, age 34, Ontario, ", ", "
", Mary, female, white, Wife, married, 22 May, 1868, age 32, born Ontario, English, ", "

page 2, family 17
Emberson, James, male, white, Head, married, Feb 15, 1860, age 41, Ontario, Irish, Canadian, Methodist, Farmer
", Rebeca Jane, female, white, Wife, married, June 2, 1861, age 39, Ontario, English, Canadian, Methodist

District C-2, page 4, family 42
Anderson, Alexand, male, white, Head, Widower, 29 Aug 1866, age 34, born Ontario, Scotch, Canadian, Presbty, Farmer
", Elizabeth, female, white, sister, single, 22 Jany 1861, age 40, Ontario, ", ","
" Marjory May, female, white, Daughter, 22 Dec 1894, age 6, Ontario,",","
", Margaret Jean R, female, white, Daughter, 5 Jany, 1897, age 4, Ontario,",","
McAllister, Ralph, male, white, Servant, single, 7 Novem 1878, age 22, born Ontario, Irish,", ", Farm Lab

9 1881 census, South Monaghan, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, 1881 census, South Monaghan, Ontario, film NAC C-13241.

12 Wood, Joseph, death registration, 1915. :
DEATHS, Ontario, : 023414
County of Northumberland, Division of S. Monaghan
Full name: Wood, Joseph
Sex: Male
Date of Death: Sept 30, 1915
Age: 76
Place of death: S. Monaghan
Occupation: Farmer
Single, Widowed or Divorced: [blank]
full name of father: Geo. Wood
Birthplace of father: [blank]
Maiden name of mother: Isabella Rebecca Colton
Birthplace of mother: [blank]
Name of Physician: A. L. Russell
Certified by: Abner Wood, address: Bailieboro
Date: Sept 30/15

Mary Rutherford 2 3 4 5 6

Sources

Mary Rutherford ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶