Lydia (Hoose) LaRue
Steuben Republican Feb. 1893
"Died at the home
of her
daughter, Mrs. Josephine Craig, in Branch County, Michigan,
Thursday, Feb 2,
1893, Mrs. Lydia LaRue, Aged 79 years. Funeral services were
held at the
Powers church February 4, Rev. Waginer officiating. Mr. and
Mrs. LaRue
were among the pioneer settlers of York Township, settling on the
farm now
owned by M.F. Rose in 1837. She was a consistent and
life-long christian
and was noted for her kind and benevolent acts, her cabin door
always being
open to the poor and needy."
Note: Lydia was
born in Cayuga
County, New York on Feb. 14, 1814, the daughter of Sylvester and
Elizabeth
Hoose.
Submitted By: Barry LaRue
blarue@umich.edu
Ypsilanti, Michigan