larue, john p
1865-12-25 – 2/8/1937
- Name variants
- John P. LaRue;John P. LaRue - Father (cert of Johnnie C. LaRue);John P. Larue;LaRue, John P.;Jno. P. LaRue;Jno. P. Larue
- Record count
- 21
- Sources
- bio_douglass_1912,death_certs,life_events,v2_names,court_cases
- Places seen
- California; Dexter; Dexter,Missouri; Essex; Frisco; Mississippi; Stoddard County,Dexter; Dexter,Missouri; Fisk
- First event date
- 19-Feb-14
- Last event date
- 1965-01-28
Timeline — 25 events
- 1865-12-25 Born in Mississippi. Parents: Perry LaRue(?) (uncertain) / "unknown (mother ""Unknown"")".
- 1865-12-25 Born, per biography.
- 1914-01-21 Essex. President of the Bank of Essex; his home on his farm at Frisco, south of Essex, burned last Saturday, a total loss of house and contents; modern two-story residence, fully insured; fire said caused by children playing with matches; the Frisco school teacher, a young lady in the second story,…
- 1914-04-22 Bought 40 acres, NE SE 28-24-11, from Levi Barker and wife for $2,400; reprinted from the Bloomfield Tribune Co-mentioned: Levi Barker. Quote: "Levi Barker and wife to John P. LaRue, 40 acres, NE SE 28-24-11, $2,400"
- 1916-02-25 Dexter. Jno. P. LaRue, of Frisco neighborhood, was in this week with his son Charles, getting out bills to advertise his fine animals; the LaRue stables materially increased by purchase of the Carler & Fletcher Percheron stud and two of their best jacks Co-mentioned: Charles.
- 1917-03-02 J. P. LaRue & Son sale notice: breeding and work stock thrown on the market, including first class work mules; 'more than a local reputation' Quote: "If you are looking for a No. 1 breeding stock of first class work mules, it will pay you to attend this sale."
- 1917-03-02 Essex. Holds a public sale Friday, March 9th, 1917 at the farm 2 1-2 miles south and west of Fisco and 6 miles south of Essex, selling live stock and machinery Co-mentioned: & Son. Quote: "We will offer at public auction at our farm, 2 1-2 miles south and west of Fisco, and 6 miles south of Essex"
- 1921-02-18 Essex. John P. LaRue, farmer and stockman, of Essex, was here transacting business Wednesday Quote: "John P. LaRue, farmer and stockman, of Essex, was here transacting business Wednesday."
- 1921-03-18 Essex. farmer and stockman, of Essex, was in Dexter on business Thursday Quote: ""was in Dexter on business Thursday""
- 1924-07-18 Essex. John P. LaRue arrived at Essex from Roseville, California, last week's end. He was in town, Monday, looking as fat as a mud duck. He has a grocery store in Roseville
- 1924-07-25 Fisk. John P. LaRue returned to California, leaving here last Sunday evening. He spent Saturday night at Fisk with Charles Snider and family. Mr. LaRue has a store in Roseville, California Co-mentioned: Charles Snider. Quote: "Mr. LaRue has a store in Roseville, California."
- 1925-07-24 Dexter. Jno. P. LaRue is in Dexter from Roseville, California, shaking hands with old friends; he is looking fine and fat Quote: "He is looking fine and fat."
- 1926-09-03 John P. LaRue brought into this office some cotton bolls this week that had large holes eaten into them; he said a cotton worm was working on the cotton in this vicinity and doing great damage to the crops Quote: "John P. LaRue brought into this office some cotton bolls this week that had large hole…
- 1928-08-10 Dexter. John P. LaRue, one of this section's leading farmers and stockmen, shipped five seven-months-old calves that weighed 2660 pounds and brought him the top of the market at $15.50 per cwt ($412.30 total, exactly $82.46 per head); the Chas. B. Cawdle Commission Co. handled the sale; the calves h…
- 1929-04-05 Married Ida Bell Allstun forty years ago (item says "yesterday, April 11th"); thirteen children, 8 boys and five girls, all still living; nine children married; 33 grandchildren, 30 still living Co-mentioned: Ida Bell Allstun. Quote: "John P. LaRue and Ida Bell Allstun were married forty years ago,…
- 1929-04-12 John P. LaRue and Ida Bell Allstun were married forty years ago, yesterday, April 11th; thirteen children (8 boys and 5 girls), nine married, with 33 grandchildren, 30 still living Co-mentioned: Ida Bell Allstun.
- 1929-04-19 Dexter, Missouri. For sale: Reed's Improved Yellow Dent seed corn, $2 per bushel; Jno. P. LaRue, R. 1, Dexter, Missouri Quote: "SEED CORN For Sale-Reed's Improved Yellow Dent"
- 1929-04-26 Dexter. Reed's Improved Yellow Dent seed corn for sale, $2 per bushel; R. 1, Dexter, Missouri Quote: "SEED CORN For Sale-Reed's Improved Yellow Dent"
- 1929-05-03 Dexter. Seed corn for sale--Reed's Improved Yellow Dent, $2 per bushel; Jno. P. LaRue, R. 1, Dexter, Missouri Quote: "SEED CORN For Sale--Reed's Improved Yellow Dent, $2 per bushel. See JNO. P. LaRUE, R. 1, Dexter, Missouri"
- 1929-05-10 Dexter. Reed's Improved Yellow Dent seed corn for sale at $2 per bushel Quote: "SEED CORN For Sale—Reed's Improved Yellow Dent, $2 per bushel. See JNO. P. LaRUE, R. 1, Dexter, Missouri."
- 1929-08-09 California. John P. LaRue and family arrived from California Wednesday night to attend the funeral of their grandson, Leo LaRue Co-mentioned: Leo LaRue. Quote: "John P. LaRue and family arrived from California Wednesday night to attend the funeral of their grandson, Leo LaRue."
- 1929-11-08 Fisk. partial-page screenshot; 'FOR SALE-Twenty head Mules. See JNO. P. LARUE, Fisk, Mo.' and 'FOR RENT-Garage and blacksmith shop at Frisco, Mo. No opposition. Splendid location. See JNO. P. LARUE, R. I. Dexter, Mo.'
- 1930-09-05 Dexter. John P. LaRue was elected to the board of the Farmers' Mutual Life Insurance Company in place of A. J. Barks Co-mentioned: A. J. Barks. Quote: "John P. LaRue was elected on the Board, in place of A. J. Barks."
- 1937-02-08 Age 71y 1m 13d. Cause: Paralysis. Burial: Dexter(?) Cem. (uncertain).
- 1945-01-26 Frisco. John P. LaRue of Frisco topped the St. Louis Market recently with a lot of his own Angus yearlings, receiving nine and one-half cents per pound
Dates and spellings are preserved as found in the source records; contradictions are kept, not smoothed over. See the methodology for how this archive handles uncertainty.