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Husband: Lester Raymond LaRue (1) |
Born: 09 NOV 1886 in Sergeantsville, Hunterdon, NJ (4) |
Wife: Susan LaRue |
Born: 06 DEC 1889 in Hart's Corner, Near Pennington, Mercer, NJ, USA (9) |
Children |
01 (F): Caroline Williamson LaRue |
02 (F): Mary Elizabeth LaRue |
Additional Information
Lester Raymond LaRue:
Buried: Highland Cemetery, Hopewell, Mercer, NJ, USA 5
Residence: 6
Education: Studied and learned electronics on his own. 8
Residence: 6
Little house by Green Sergeant's Bridge, near Sergeantsville, NJ. Born there.
Near Sandbrorok, NJ. Married and set up housekeeping in parent's home here. Mary Elizabeth LaRue was born here.
Rented half a house at Chamberlain farm on Beartsville-Ringoes road.
Lived on Ed Hahn farm while waiting for house in Weartsville.
Wertsville, NJ, 2nd house on left from store going towards Ringoes.
Lived in half of John Dilts LaRue house, Model Ave., Hoewell, NJ. Caroline LaRue born here.
Rented Andrew Wyckoff's house on Cherry Land (now Ashington Ave.), Hopewell, NJ.
House on Model Ave., Hopewell, NJ.
Build new home on far west end of West Prospect St., Hopewell, NJ.
Live in apartment over Gebhardt's hotel while new house being built.
Built new home, 86 West Prospect St., Hopewell, NJ.
Built new home on Granview Ave., Hopewell, NJ.
Occupation: Clerk in grocery store, Weartsville, NJ.Machinist in H.A. Smith Novelty Co. (now Rockwell's), Hopewell, NJ.Worked on the railroad for a while.Electrician for Lowe's Appliance Shop, Hopewell, NJ.Owner and proprietor of Hopewell Electric Sales and Service, Hopewell, NJ. 7Near Sandbrorok, NJ. Married and set up housekeeping in parent's home here. Mary Elizabeth LaRue was born here.
Rented half a house at Chamberlain farm on Beartsville-Ringoes road.
Lived on Ed Hahn farm while waiting for house in Weartsville.
Wertsville, NJ, 2nd house on left from store going towards Ringoes.
Lived in half of John Dilts LaRue house, Model Ave., Hoewell, NJ. Caroline LaRue born here.
Rented Andrew Wyckoff's house on Cherry Land (now Ashington Ave.), Hopewell, NJ.
House on Model Ave., Hopewell, NJ.
Build new home on far west end of West Prospect St., Hopewell, NJ.
Live in apartment over Gebhardt's hotel while new house being built.
Built new home, 86 West Prospect St., Hopewell, NJ.
Built new home on Granview Ave., Hopewell, NJ.
Education: Studied and learned electronics on his own. 8
Notes:
"They eloped. Aunt Mary says, and kept it a secret until Grandma's mother (Mary LaRue) found the certificate. Grandma met Grandpa through Grandpa's sister Elsie. Grandma and Elsie were good friends and also lived near one another." Chas. H. Elder preformed the wedding ceremony and Miriam N. Elder witnessed.
Interests: painting, flying (owned his own airplane), deep-sea fishing, music, and working on radios.
"Mom says he could play a mouth oran like nobody's business. When they lived in Weartsville, Lester had a violin and took violin lessons until one day when his violin fell out of his buggy and under the wheel. He could not afford to replace it."
"Aunt elsie said when she was young her parents lived near Kingwood on the Rev. Moore farm. She and Lester had to walk 2 miles to school. She was 5 and he was 8. they would get so tired they would have to sit on the roadside and rest."
"Mom says when her parents moved from Weartsville to Hopewell, they lived in 1/2 of the double house. John D. and Ada lived in the other half. Lester, Susie and John D. all worked at H. A. Smith Novelty Co. in Hopewell. Mom says she went to her grandmother Ada's house after school and that she was there most of the time anyway. Mom's mother felt that Ada spoilded Lizzie and so before long Lester and Susie moved out to Andrew Wycoff's house."
Susan LaRue:
Buried: OCT 1965, Highland Cemetery, Hopewell, Mercer, NJ, USA
Residence: 10
Education: Higgins School, near Ringoes, Hunterdone, NJ, USA 12
Residence: 10
Hart's Corner, Mercer Co., NJ, near Pennington, father worked farm here, born here.
Hannah Hunt's farm, Linvale, NJ. Father worked on farm here.
Clawson Farm, above Ringoes (other side of Bateman farm). Father bought this farm.
Near Sandbrorok, NJ. Moved in with John Diltz LaRue after she married Lester. Mary Elizabeth LaRue was born here.
Rented half a house at Chamberlain farm on Beartsville-Ringoes road.
Lived on Ed Hahn farm while waiting for house in Weartsville.
Lived in half of John Dilts LaRue house, Model Ave., Hoewell, NJ. Caroline LaRue born here.
House on Model Ave., Hopewell, NJ.
Build new home on far west end of West Prospect St., Hopewell, NJ.
Live in apartment over Gebhardt's hotel while new house being built.
Built new home, 86 West Prospect St., Hopewell, NJ.
Built new home on Granview Ave., Hopewell, NJ.
Occupation: Housewife., Sold Larkin Products for a while. Worked for a while in Pierson's Toy Factory, Hopewell, NJ. 11Hannah Hunt's farm, Linvale, NJ. Father worked on farm here.
Clawson Farm, above Ringoes (other side of Bateman farm). Father bought this farm.
Near Sandbrorok, NJ. Moved in with John Diltz LaRue after she married Lester. Mary Elizabeth LaRue was born here.
Rented half a house at Chamberlain farm on Beartsville-Ringoes road.
Lived on Ed Hahn farm while waiting for house in Weartsville.
Lived in half of John Dilts LaRue house, Model Ave., Hoewell, NJ. Caroline LaRue born here.
House on Model Ave., Hopewell, NJ.
Build new home on far west end of West Prospect St., Hopewell, NJ.
Live in apartment over Gebhardt's hotel while new house being built.
Built new home, 86 West Prospect St., Hopewell, NJ.
Built new home on Granview Ave., Hopewell, NJ.
Education: Higgins School, near Ringoes, Hunterdone, NJ, USA 12
Notes:
"They eloped. Aunt Mary says, and kept it a secret until Grandma's mother (Mary LaRue) found the certificate. Grandma met Grandpa through Grandpa's sister Elsie. Grandma and Elsie were good friends and also lived near one another." Chas. H. Elder preformed the wedding ceremony and Miriam N. Elder witnessed.
Footnotes
Revised: January 29, 2009