Laura Lucinda (McGinnis) Wise (1876 - 1959)

Born 31 Mar 1876 in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States

Wife of Calvin Sidney Wise — married 9 Sep 1900 in Mount Holly, Gaston, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 20 May 1959 at age 83 in Mount Holly, Gaston, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Laura was born in 1876. She passed away in 1959.

Residence

1880 US Census; 9 Jun 1880; East Dallas Township, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States

J Lee McGinnis Self M 32 North Carolina, Farmer

Rebecca McGinnis Wife F 32 North Carolina

T Edward McGinnis Son M 11 North Carolina

Robert McGinnis Son M 10 North Carolina

George McGinnis Son M 8 North Carolina

Martha McGinnis Daughter F 5 North Carolina

Laura McGinnis Daughter F 3 North Carolina

Emma McGinnis Daughter F 8/12, b. October North Carolina ^[1]

1900 US Census; 25 Jun 1900; River Bend Township, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States

Note: multiple transcription errors corrected - see original document.

Levi Mcginnis Head M 52 North Carolina, Married 32 years, b. Jan 1884

Matha Mcginnis Daughter F 25 North Carolina, b. Nov 1874, Feeder in Cotton Mill

Laura Mcginnis Daughter F 24 North Carolina, b. Mar 1876, Feeder in Cotton Mill

Johnnie Mcginnis Son M 16 North Carolina, b. Jan 1884, ? ? in Cotton Mill

Ada Mcginnis Daughter F 12 North Carolina, b. Dec 1887

Crawford Taylor Son-in-law M 20 North Carolina, Married 1 year, b. Apr 1880, runs wiring in Cotton Mill

Emma Taylor Daughter F 21 North Carolina, Married 1 year, b. Oct 1879, no children ^[2]

1910 US Census; 19 April 1910; Mt Holly, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States

Calvin S Wise Head M 34 North Carolina, m. 9 years, Twister Hand-Cotton Mill

Laura L Wise Wife F 33 North Carolina, m. 9 years, mother of 6-4 living

Fred E Wise Son M 8 North Carolina

Raymond L Wise Son M 7 North Carolina

Gaither T Wise Son M 1+8/12 North Carolina

(not named) Wise Son M 0/12 North Carolina ^[3]

1920 US Census; 6 Jan 1920; River Bend Township, Mount Holly, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States

Calvin Wise Head M 44 North Carolina, Twister-Cotton Mill

Laura Wise Wife F 43 North Carolina

Fred Wise Son M 18 North Carolina, Winder-Cotton Mill

Raymond Wise Son M 16 North Carolina, Twister-Cotton Mill

Torrence Wise Son M 11 North Carolina

Calvin Wise Jr. Son M 9 North Carolina

Andrew Wise Son M 7 North Carolina

Nellie Wise Daughter F 3+2/12 North Carolina

Pearl Wise Daughter F 10/12 North Carolina ^[4]

1930 US Census; 7 Apr 1930; Old Mill Village (Street), Mount Holly, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States

Calvan Wise Head M 54 North Carolina, Labor

Laura Wise Wife F 54 North Carolina

Torance Wise Son M 21 North Carolina, Labor-Cotton Mll

Colvin Wise Son M 20 North Carolina, Labor-Cotton Mill

Andrew Wise Son M 17 North Carolina, Labor-Laundry

Nellie Wise Daughter F 13 North Carolina

Pearl Wise Daughter F 11 North Carolina ^[5]

1940 US Census; 4 Apr 1940; Mount Holly, River Bend Township, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States

Residence 1 Apr 1935: Same Place

Calvin Wise Head M 64 North Carolina, Watchman-Hosiery Mill

Laura Wise Wife F 64 North Carolina

Terrence Wise Son M 31 North Carolina, Washing-Hosiery Mill

Andrew Wise Son M 27 North Carolina, Helper Mason-Hosiery Mill

Pearl Wise Daughter F 21 North Carolina

James Helms Son-in-law M 27 North Carolina, New Worker-Hosiery Mill

Nellie Helms Daughter F 23 North Carolina ^[6]

Marriage

Calvin Wise and Laura McGinnis were married 9 Sep 1900 in Mount Holly, Gaston, North Carolina, United States

Calvin: 22 (b. ~1878)

Father's Name: F Wise

Mother's Name: J Wise

Laura: 22 (b. ~1878)

Father's Name: Lee McGinnis

Mother's Name: R McGinnis ^[7]

Death

North Carolina Death Certificate:

Laura McGinnis Wise

Female, White, 83, Widowed

Birth: 21 Mar 1876 in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States

Death: 20 May 1959 at 218 River Street, Mount Holly, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States

Burial: 24 May 1959 at Riverview Cemetery, Mt. Holly, N.C.

Residence: 218 River Street, Mount Holly, Gaston County, North Carolina

Father: Lee Mcginnis

Mother: Unknown

Spouse: Calvin Sidney Wise

Informant: Torrence Wise, Mt. Holly, N.C. ^[8]

From FindAGrave memorial. Gravestone inscription: Laura M. Wise; Mar. 31, 1876; May 20, 1959. Other data, excluding burial location, is unsourced and information only.

Laura McGinnis Wise was born 21 Mar 1876 in North Carolina, USA and died 20 May 1959 (aged 83) in Gaston County, North Carolina, USA. She is buried at Pineview Cemetery, Mount Holly, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.

Father: Lee McGinnis

Spouse:

Calvin Sidney Wise 1875-1950

Children:

Calvin Alexander Wise 1910-1971

Jeanette Mae Pearl Wise 1919-2000 ^[9]

Research Notes

Notes added 3 Sep 2019:

Needs Research - Information from Ancestry Profile

Father: James Lee McGinnis (1846–1901)

BIRTH FEB 1846 • Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina, USA

DEATH 1901 • Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina, USA

Paternal Grandfather: John Al McGinnis (1804–1898)

BIRTH 1804 • Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

DEATH 14 MAY 1898 • Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina, United States

See Find A Grave: Memorial #25901274

Paternal Grandmother: Amy M Rutledge (1814–1895)

BIRTH 16 FEB 1814 • North Carolina

DEATH 7 JAN 1895 • Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina, United States

See Find A Grave: Memorial #25901278

Mother: Rebecca Iona Stone (1846–1917)

BIRTH APRIL 24, 1846 • North Carolina, USA

DEATH 24 JUN 1917 • River Bend, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA

Maternal Grandfather:

John Stone (1817–1880)

BIRTH ABT. 1817 • Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

DEATH AFT. 1880 • Gaston County, North Carolina, USA

Maternal Grandmother:

Martha T Nixon (1816–1880)

BIRTH ABT. 1816 • Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

DEATH AFT. 1880 • Gaston County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

1. ↑ “United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6T-7HW : 3 September 2019), Emma Mcginnas in entry for J Lee Mcginnas, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 90, sheet 144D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0964; FHL microfilm 1,254,964.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSYF-XW3 : accessed 3 September 2019), Emma Taylor in household of Levi Mcginnis, Red Bend Township Stanley Precinct Stanley & Mt. Holley towns, Gaston, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 81, sheet 24B, family 460, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,196.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML9B-V29 : accessed 2 September 2019), Wise in household of Calvin S Wise, Mt Holly Ward 4, Gaston, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 61, sheet 6A, family 93, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1112; FHL microfilm 1,375,125.
4. ↑ “United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ2H-LP1 : accessed 2 September 2019), Pearl Wise in household of Calvin Wise, River Bend, Gaston, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 92, sheet 4B, line 100, family 86, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1300; FHL microfilm 1,821,300.
5. ↑ “United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X333-NPD : accessed 3 September 2019), Pearl Wise in household of Calvan Wise, Mount Holly, Gaston, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 34, sheet 7A, line 19, family 122, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1692; FHL microfilm 2,341,426.
6. ↑ “United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW35-3GX : 28 July 2019), Nellie Helms in household of Calvin Wise, Mount Holly, River Bend Township, Gaston, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 36-45B, sheet 5A, line 18, family 87, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2915.
7. ↑ “North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9G-N9FP : 28 November 2018), R McGinnis in entry for Calvin Wise and Laura McGinnis, 9 Sep 1900; citing Mount Holly, Gaston, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. “North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976” [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina. Ancestry Record 1121 #992873
9. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 03 September 2019), memorial page for Laura McGinnis Wise (21 Mar 1876–20 May 1959), Find A Grave: Memorial #106214699, citing Pineview Cemetery, Mount Holly, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by MKS (contributor 47884100).