Birth |
25 Dec 1818 |
Bath, Steuben, NY [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] |
Education |
Amherst College [1] |
Obituary does not give location of college. |
Education |
Van Rensselaer Institute, Troy, NY [1] |
Obituary states he studied civil engineering at Van Rensselaer Institute. A letter from the institute (1981) states that they have no record of his attendance. |
Census |
27 Jul 1850 |
Stockbridge Township, Ingham, MI [5] |
- 1850 census at Stockbridge Township, Ingham, MI shows:|Franklin LaRue (indexed as Lakus), 31, b. NY, farmer; Amelia, 25, b. NY; "Maria", age 1/12, b. MI.
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1850 Census Franklin and Amelia (Chapin) LaRue |
Census |
16 Jun 1860 |
Lansing, Ingham, MI [6] |
- 1860 census at Lansing, Ingham, MI shows: || F. LaRue, 41, b. NJ, Justice of the Peace; Amelia, 34, b. NJ; Myra, 10, b. MI; H.H., 8, b. MI; Eva, 4, b. MI; Amelia, 8/12, b. MI. Also in the household are Thomas Monahan, 21 a day laborer, born in Ireland and ?Lois? Marsh, age 16, a domestic, b. MI.
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1860 Census Franklin and Amelia (Chapin) LaRue |
Census |
23 Jul 1870 |
Padua, McLean, IL [7] |
- 1870 census at Padua Township, McLean, IL shows: Frank LaRue, 52, farmer, b. NY; Amelia, 45, b. NY; Myra, 20, b. MI; Howitt H. 18, b. MI, laboring farm; Frank, 8, b. MI; Clara E., 5, b. IL.
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1870 Census Franklin and Amelia (Chapin) LaRue |
Census |
22 Jun 1880 |
Mercer Township, Adams, IA [8] |
- 1880 census at Mercer Township, Adams, IA shows: Franklin, age 61, b. NY, parents b. NY/NJ; Amelia, age 54, b. MA, parents b. MA/MA; Frank, age 18, b. MI, parents b. NY/MA; Clara, age 14, b. IL, parents b. NY/MA.
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1880 Census Franklin and Amelia (Chapin) LaRue |
Census |
1885 |
Quincy Township, Corning, Adams, IA [12] |
- The 1885 Iowa State census shows: || Franklin Larue, age 66, b. NY; Amelia, 61, b. NY; Frank L., 22, b. MI; Daisey, 18, b. IL
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Census |
1 Jun 1900 |
Corning, Adams, IA [10] |
- 1900 census at Corning, Adams, IA shows: Frank Larue, b. Dec 1815, age illegible, married 52 years, b. NY, parents b. NJ/illegible; Name illegible, b.illegible, married 52 years, 8 children born / 4 living, b. NY, parents b. MA/MA.
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1900 Census Franklin and Amelia (Chapin) LaRue |
Census |
18 May 1910 |
Quincy Township, Corning, Adams, IA [11] |
- 1910 census at Quincy Township, Corning, Adams, IA shows: Franklin Larue, 91, widower, b. NY, parents b. FRANCE(French)/NJ; Myra, daughter, 60, single, b. MI, parents b. NY/NY.
This is the first I've seen that Franklin lists his father as having been born in France - this is incorrect, but perhaps a clue as to nationality.
Franklin and Myra are listed on the census lines immediately after Sarah Kennon, widow of Albert, and her three daughters.
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1910 Census Franklin and Amelia (Chapin) LaRue |
Note |
Between 1847 and 1859 |
Stockbridge Township, Ingham, MI [13] |
- Franklin LaRue held various offices in Stockbridge Township. In 1847 he was Justice of the Peace, 1848, 1851 and 1852 he was Township Supervisor and in 1859 he was listed as a trustee of the township School District.
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Note |
10 Feb 1909 |
Adams County Free Press, Corning, Adams, IA [14] |
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Franklin LaRue
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Note |
29 Dec 1909 |
Adams County Free Press, Corning, Adams, IA [15] |
- A news article regarding Franklin's 91st birthday.
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Franklin LaRue
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Obituary |
2 Oct 1912 |
Corning, Adams, IA [16, 17] |
- Obituary entitled Death of Franklin LaRue states:
On Monday September 30, about 12:30 p.m. there passed to his reward one of the best known and most highly respected citizens of Adams county, Franklin LaRue, the cause of his death being largely old age. For a few days he had been suffering from a cold but his condition was not considered critical by his family. He was conscious to the last. The machinery of the body had done its full work and he peacefully passed away.
The subject of this sketch was born near Bath, Steuben County, N.Y., December 28, 1818, and at the time of his death was aged 93 years, 9 months, and 2 days. The funeral was held from the home in the northwest part of the city on October 2 at 10:30 a.m. conducted by Rev. Norman McLeod of the Presbyterian church. Internment in Walnut Grove cemetery along side of his faithful wife who was buried there January 6, 1901.
In his young years he attended Amherst college and studied civil engineering at Van Rensaeller institute, Troy, N.Y.. He was the youngest of a family of twelve children. When a young man he came west and located in Michigan and was engaged in surveying. Here he was married to Miss Amelia Chapin at Mason, Mich., Sept. 25, 1848. To this union were born eight children, six daughters and two sons, four of the daughters died at Lansing, Mich., for many years the family home, in their infancy. The two sons, H. H. and F. L. died and are buried in Corning. The living are Mrs. F. A. Kennon of Corning and Miss Myra LaRue who has made her home with her father.
The family came to Adams county in 1874 and settled in Mercer township. Soon after coming here Mr. LaRue was elected county surveyor and held the office for a number of years. He was an exceptionally good surveyor and much of the work done in this county was by him. In politics Mr. LaRue was a democrat and was a candidate for the state senate in Michigan on the ticket by James Buchanan in 1856. His first vote for president was cast in 1840 and in the present campaign he took a deep interest and from the start was an ardent admirer of Wilson and frequently remarked that he hoped he would live to cast a big vote for the New Jersey governor.
For thirty years he had lived in the home in which his death occurred in Corning, an honored and upright citizen whom it was a pleasure to meet and discuss the topics of the day and the events of many years ago. Until a few years ago he was a great reader and since he could not read on account of failing eyesight he had his daughter and others read to him and he was thoroughly posted on the topics of the day.
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Franklin LaRue
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Obituary |
12 Oct 1912 |
Adams County Free Press, Corning, Adams, IA [18] |
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Franklin LaRue
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Occupation |
Surveyor Or Civil Engineer [2] |
Residence |
Aft 1848 |
Lansing, Ingham, MI [1] |
Death |
30 Sep 1912 |
Corning, Adams, IA [4, 19, 20, 21] |
Burial |
2 Oct 1912 |
Walnut Grove Cemetery, Corning, Adams, IA [2] |
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