The third child and first son, born to James and Elizabeth nee Jordan Larue, was Willliam B. Larue. Census records for William and his children, report that he was either born in Virginia or Massachusettes. His date of birth has been deduced from his tombstone as 5 January 1798. We do not know much about William. It seems that on one Guernsey County, Ohio court record it may be he who is the administrator of an estate and is called Doctor William Larue. But, we are not totally positive that this is "our" William, and we can find no other place where he is awarded this title. William and his younger brother, John Larue are named adminstrators of their father James Sr. probate in Guernsey County, Ohio in 1825. Their mother, Elizabeth, widow of James declined administration.
There are many researchers who have stated that the name of James Sr., father was Jabez Larue. I have seen no documented source for this information. Those same researchers state that Jabez and James served in the final years of the Revolutionary War, but again we have not sources for that information. I for one question the validity of this information. One reason, is that we can find no source to support it. My second reason for doubt is the naming of James Sr.'s children. He and Elizabeth, after having 2 daughters, name their first son William. In an era when the naming of children generally followed a pattern of naming children after their grandparents, I find use of the name, William interesting. There is a line of Larues, who use the William name, also moving through Ohio into Indiana and Illinois. Is this the line we are connected with? And finally, my line of LaRue's NEVER uses the name Jabez. It is not passed along to new generations and I find this interesting. Not conclusive, but worth considering.
On 24 Jan 1828 in Guernsey County, Ohio, William marries Lydia Foreacre, the daughter of James Foreacre and Roseanna nee Savely. From the records that I have been able to locate, William and Lydia had 2 children. Emily, the eldest was born in Guernsey County, Ohio on 9 December 1828. Their second child, Reason Larue was born 21 February 1833 and died on 13 January 1852 at 19 years of age leaving no descendants, and is buried in the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Guernsey County by his parents.
Emily married James Nelson Hetherington on 11 August 1853 in Guernsey County, Ohio. James Hetherington was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania and his father was born in Ireland. Emily and James had 6 children that have been identified so far.
The first child was named Elizabeth Hetherington and was born about 1856 in Ohio. She is found as 4 years old and born in Ohio, in her parents household on the 1860 Federal census in Cambridge Township, Guernsey County,Ohio and again in the 1870 census in Guernsey County, Ohio where she is reported to be 14 years old. We know nothing further about her at this time.She is not mentioned as a beneficiary of her Uncle Laban Larue in 1891 will, so pretty sure that she died before that date. The next 2 children in the 1860 household are Delilah aged 2 years old, therefore born about 1858 and William C. 3 months old, therefore born about April 1860.
Ida Hetherington was born 8 September 1857, probably in Guernsey County and she died probably in that same county on 10 May 1874 and is buried near her grandparents, William and Lydia Larue in the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Guernsey County. I believe that this is the same child who in the 1860 census was called Delilah. We know of no descendants from Ida/Delilah.
The next four children all married and 3 of them had descendants. They are in order; William C. Hetherington, Isabelle Hetherington, Melissa Hetherington and Hosea Hetherington. Melissa Hetherington born August 1864 probably in Guernsey County, Ohio married on 13 March 1884 in Clark County, Illinois to William H. Haughn. On the 1900 Federal Census we find Melissa and William living on Jasper Avenue in Casey, Clark County, Illinois. They report that they have been married 15 years and that at this time they have had no children. Which leaves the final 3 children of Emily, who are William, Isabelle and Hosea with the descendants for this line.
William Larue dies on 2 May 1869 in Guernsey County and his wife Lydia dies on 2 May 1874 in the same county, with both buried in the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in that county along with numerous other relatives. His only descendants, through is daughter Emily and her husband James Nelson Hetherington will be presented in upcoming blog.
His will reads: " I William Larue of Guernsey County in the State of Ohio of sound and disposing mind and memory of full age and not under any restraint do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say, First= it is my wish that all my debts and funeral expenses be first fully paid out of my personal estate Second- I give and devise all the rest and residue of my personal estate together with all lands and real estate charged with the comfortable maintenance of my wife Lydia if she survive me to my daughter Emily Hetherington. To have and to hold all my said lands and real estate to her my said daughter and to the heirs of her body forever charged however with the comfortable maintenance of my said wife Lydia as aforesaid. I expecting my said wife Lydia if she survive me to have her home with and to be amply and comfortably provided for in and as a member of the family of my said daughter Emily Hetherington, and, It is my will that my real estate be not sold or otherwise disposed of during my said daughters life, and not then unless the youngest child of my said daughter shall be of full age and all obligation _____________(this line unreadable)__________________ to be null and void.
And lastly, I nominate and appoint my brothers Laban Larue and David Larue executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former and other wills by me made and ratifying and confirming this and this alone to be my last will and testament- In testimony whereof I here unto set my hand and seal this Twenty ninth day of December A.D. 1868.
Signed sealed published and declared, the said William Larue to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who have ____?the same as witness in his presence and at his request and in the presence of each other."
WILL: David J. Burlingame
W. S. Stewart (signatures)William Larue (seal) and signature
WILL: *Burlingame and Stewart in affadavit, affirm on 10 Jun 1869, that they were present at the execution the the last will and testament of William Larue. This is No. 3027 Rec'd. The will filed on 10 Jun 1869 and admitted to probate the same day, Journal 3 page 465, recorded in book No. 2 page 217. Guernsey County, OH.
**NOTE. It seems that the family has not begun to use the capital R in the Larue name as of this date.
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