Grandma's Picture

Mom was a special assignment RN in Hawaii. She was taking care of the Governor's son. Hawaii was a US protectorate when they were there in the late thirties.
I do not remember her ever saying what the son was ill with but it was a short term assignment, less than a year.
The picture was taken in front of the house where Dad and Mom lived in Hilo.

Dad preached on Sundays to the plantation workers on the windward side of the island. During the week he witnessed and taught Bible Study classes to the US sailors stationed in the islands.

Dad knew some of the sailors that were at Pearl Habor when the Japanese bombed.

Submitted by Rowena's oldest son.

Rev. Hugh Melvin McInnes

1902, Oct 25 - born in Massillion, Ohio.
1925, Aug 23 - married Beulah Francis Guiley.
1930, Jul 6 - Marian LaNette born
1932, Apr 7 - Virginia Mae born
1934, Graduated from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois. Became pastor of the Baptist Church in Valier, Montana.
1936, called to pastor First Baptist Church in Havre, Montana, left after a few months.
1937-1939, worked in the Rieder Mercantile Store in Valier, Montana.
1938, Jul 27 - Margaret Ann born
1939, spent summer with family in Canton, Ohio. in the fall attended Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois.
1940, attended Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake, Indiana in the fall.
1940, Nov 3 - became joint Pastor of Burr Oak Baptist Church in Albion, Indiana and Wolf Lake Baptist Church in Wolf Lake, Indiana
1942, May 24 - Ordained at Wolf Lake Church
1944, Nov 8 - accepted pastorate at Calvary Bible Church in Dowagiac, Michigan.
1946, Feb 14 - Roberta Jean born
1946, Dec 3 - accepted position with Rural Bible Crusade in Missouri.
1947, Jan 24 - moved to California, Missouri.
1957, Oct - Pastor of Ormas Baptist Church until 1965
1978, Dec 10 - died in Jeffersonville, Indiana and buried in Ormas, Indiana.

Jessie Rowena Misener Biddle

1907 - Dec 8, born in Humberstone, Ontario, Canada.
1932 - Aug 24, married Rev. Raymond Alexander Biddle in Wainfleet Township, Ontario, Canada
1981 - Jan 19, died from ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Buried in Birmingham, Alabama.

Rev. Raymond Alexander Biddle

1907 - July 22, born in North East, Maryland with twin sister Ruth Janney
1932 - Aug 24, Married Jessie Rowena Misener in Wainfleet Township, Ontario, Canada
2001 - July 24, died in Petersburg, Indiana; buried in Birmingham, Alabama

McInnes Tree

Found a great webpage with a very detailed family chart of the descendants of John McInnes. Follow the trail down through James McInnes, Hugh McInnes I, James McInnes, and grandpa Hugh Melvin McInnes. One interesting tidbit I want to research is that the elder James died in a coal mine accident. But the elder Hugh was also the last McInnes in my line to be born in Scotland. Seems there ought to be some good stories in there.