Ida Failing ²

   Another name for Ida was Ida Faling Williams.^{1 3}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Binghampton, NY on 2 June 1900. ¹

1900 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 25, Dwelling 43, Family 69, Roll 1009, Ward 11
Binghampton, Broome County, New York
Married 8 years
16 Plarne(?) Street; home rented
Ida Spencer..Wife..Jul 1853..46..NY..4/4..Laborer (Medicine)
(Living with husband, father, and daughter from a previous marriage.)

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Ida married Burr Leland Spencer, son of Burdette Spencer and Emma Eliza Lightfoot, in 1892.¹ (Burr Leland Spencer was born on 18 December 1867 in Elmira, NY,^{4 5 6} died on 16 July 1901 in Elmira, NY ^{4 6} and was buried after 16 July 1901 in Elmira, NY ⁶.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Binghampton, NY on 2 June 1900. ¹

1900 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 25, Family 69, Roll 1009
Binghampton, Broome County, New York
Married 8 years
16 Plarne(?) Street; home rented
Bur* Spencer..Head..Dec 1863..36..OH..Tinner
Ida Spencer..Wife..Jul 1853..46..NY..4/4..Laborer (Medicine)
James F. Failing..Father..Jun 1820..80..NY..married 51 years
Lugenia William..Daughter..Mar 1882..18..NY..Forelady (Factory)
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  Marriage Notes:

The 1900 US Census shows Burr and Ida living in Binghamton, NY but it is a little misleading.

It shows Ida's father, James F. Failing, living with them but he is marked as Father instead of Father-in-Law.

In addition, there is an 18 year old female named Lugenia William(s), born in New York, marked as Daughter. I suspect that this may have been a daughter born to Ida from her possible previous marriage. The 1892 New York State Census shows an Ida Williams living in Binghamton, NY close to Burr Spencer. Living with Ida were 4 children including one name Eugenia Williams.

Burr's birth date was entered as Dec 1863 instead of the expected Dec 1867. His birth location was also given as Ohio instead of New York.
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