Charles and Mary Innes
Information comes from the History of Bear Lake Pioneers by Emma Innes Shepherd
Charles Innes was born 19 June 1779 in Plessey, Durham, England, son of Thomas Innes and Isabella Moore. He married Mary Blench, daughter of Ralph Blench and Hannah Wheatley. on 29 Apr 1805 in Chester Lestreet, Durham England. Mary died in England and Charles and Thomas immigrated to America in the 1850s. After joining the church they left McKeesport PA and made it as far as Illinois and spent the winter there. They joined the John Murdock Ox Cart Company at Florence Nebraska in July 1861. They arrived in Salt Lake City 12 Sep 1861. At the time they crossed the plains, Charles was 82 years old and walked all the way. Charles and Thomas were called by Brigham Young to settle Harrisville Ut near Ogden.
The Innes family arrived in Bear Lake in 1864 and it was the hardest winter for all the pioneers. Supplies were low and wheat was frozen. Charles helped build the first meeting place, a one room log cabin, and hewed the benches by hand from solid logs. He died in Paris 21 Jan 1871.
Thomas Innes studied at England becoming a well educated man. He worked as a mining engineer in McKeesport PA and was inspector of mines. After arriving in Bear Lake, he had no knowledge of farming and knew nothing about machinery or animals. He lost some of hearing so could not teach. Thomas died 10 May 1889 in Paris.
His wife Margaret Jane Louttit was born in Sunderland England 17 Sep 1829, the daughter of James and Mary (Mouton). She was active in nursing during diphtheria and typhoid epidemics and helped bring many children into the world. In 1879 she was chosen by Apostle Charles C Rich to be the president of the First Ward Relief Society, in which she served 17 years. Margaret died 21 Sep 1909 in Paris.
Children of Charles Innes and Mary Blench
1. Hannah Innes b-4 Sep 1806 in Stannington,
England
2. Isabella Innes b-6 Mar 1808 in Stangington, England
3. Mary Innes b-16 Dec 1810 in Strangington England
4.Jane Innes b-8 Aug 1813 in Stangington England
5. Charlotte Innes b-26 Mar 1819 in Ryton England
6. Margaret Innes b-26 Nov 1814 in Horton England
7. Thomas Innes b-1 Dec 1816 in Ryton England; d-10 May 1889 in Paris Id; m (1)
Margaret Jane Louttit in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; m (2) Isabella Moore
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Children of Thomas Innes and Margaret Jane Louttit
1. Emma Idell Innes b-13 Dec 1853 in Pittsburg
PA; d-31 Dec 1936 in Rigby Id; m-Ernest Hicks
2. Charles Wheatley Blench Innes b-17 Sep 1855 in McKeesport, PA; d-22 May 1940
in Ogden Utah; m-Mary Ann Bird
3. Thomas Innes b-26 Oct 1857 in McKeesport PA; d-24 Apr 1914 in Paris; m-Kate
Nutt
4. Mary Jane Innes b-27 June 1860 in Rock Run McKeesport PA; d-24 Feb 1936 in
Brigham City Utah; m-Abel Rich
5. James Benjamin Innes b-30 Jan 1863 in Harrisville Utah; d-25 Aug 1938; m-Ada
Nutt
6. Charlotte Isabelle Innes b-15 July 1865 in Paris; d-28 Apr 1916 in Brigham
City Utah
7. William Alexander Innes b-30 Jan 1867 in Paris; d-22 June 1882 in Paris
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Thomas Innes died 10 May 1889 in Paris and was buried in the Paris Cemetery.
Margaret Jane Innes 1909 Obituary