"The Rutherford Family of Cass County Michigan, Author David Arne Sisson. See our Cass_donations page for David' s email address. There is much more in this book, but I will note some of the events which occurred with this family, mostly in Cass County, Michigan.
Isaac LAPORTE (Abraham, George) was born 14 September 1809 in Ohio. He died 26 November 1874 in Wayne, Cass Co., Michigan and was buried in Crane Cemetery, Volinia, Cass Co., Michigan.
He appears in the Wayne Twp, Cass County, Michigan, 1870 census, 61 years old, farmer, $1000 real estate, $400 personal estate, born in Ohio, a US citizen, Rachel, 60 years old, keeping house, born in Ohio, Mary, 27 years old, born in Ohio, Susan, 17 years old, born in Illinois, Ezra, 15 years old, born in Ohio. The next family listed is that of Andrew and Eleanor Rutherford.
Isaac married (1) Margaret HITCHCOCK on 21 September 1830 in Cadiz, Harrison Co., Ohio. Margaret was born 21 September 1808 in Harrison Co., Ohio. She died 13 July 1839 in Cadiz, Harrison Co., Ohio and was buried in Cadiz, Harrison Co., Ohio. They had the following children:
John LAPORTE was born 9 November 1831 in Harrison Co., Ohio. He died 1 June 1833 in Harrison Co., Ohio.
Martha Mariah LAPORTE was born 24 February 1835 in Harrison Co., Ohio. She died 15 July 1836 in Harrison Co., Ohio and was buried in Harrison, Logan Co., Ohio.
Samuel Hitchcock LAPORTE was born 2 April 1836 and died 10 January 1922.
Isaac also married (2) Rachel Lamb JOHNSON, daughter of Enoch Matson JOHNSON
and Mary LAMB, on 25 February 1841 in Harrison, Logan Co., Ohio.
Rachel was born 25 October 1809 in Ohio. She died 27
October 1892 in Cass Co., Michigan and was buried in Volinia, Cass Co.,
Michigan, Crane Cemetery.
They had the following children:
*****Abraham
LAPORTE was born 31 January 1842 in Ohio. He died 24 August 1843.
*****Mary
Jane Isabelle LAPORTE was born 16 June 1843 and died 22 February 1901.
*****Eleanor LAPORTE was born 12 November 1844 and died 26 January 1922.
*****Enoch Johnson LAPORTE was born 9 November 1846. He died October 1887
in Clarinda, Page, Iowa and was buried in Clarinda, Page, Iowa. He had lived in
Nicklesville, Iowa. Enoch married Eliza Jane WALLACE in November 1875.
*****Eliza was born 1 April 1833 in Virginia. She was buried in Clarinda,
Page Co., Iowa. MacCaslin LAPORTE was born 31 March 1848 and died 5 July
1918.
*****Hannah Margaret LAPORTE was born 17 March 1850 and died 13 June
1875.
*****Susan B. LAPORTE was born 9 October 1852 in Illinois. She died
14 November 1883 in Page, Page Co., Iowa and was buried in Page, , Iowa, Craig
Cemetery. Susan married Andrew HALL on 1 August 1878. Andrew was born about 3
October 1848 in Decatur, Van Buren Co., Michigan. He died 23 December 1915 and
was buried in Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, Maple Hill Cemetery.They had no
children.
*****Ezra O. LAPORTE was born 24 June 1855 and died 29 October
1902.
*****Rebecca LAPORTE (Isaac, George) was born 1809 in Harrison Co.,
Ohio. She died 1885 in Cass Co., Michigan. Rebecca married Obadiah OURANT in
1825 in Harrison Co., Ohio.
They had the following children: Harriet
OURANT was born 1830. Harriet married (1) Horace PRAY. Harriet also married (2)
Fred CORBER.
*****George William LAPORTE (John, George) was born 15
April 1807 in Harrison Co., Ohio. He died 9 June 1887 in Wayne, Cass Co.,
Michigan and was buried in Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan, White School Cem.
George Wm. LaPorte was also reported born in Ohio in 1805. He came to Cass
County, Michigan, in 1833, died in Wayne Twp June 11, 1886. He and his wife Ann
appear in the Wayne Twp, Cass County, Michigan, census for 1870, George 63
years old, a farmer, $5000 value of real estate, $1500 value of personal
estate, born in Ohio; Ann 58 years old, keeping house, born in Ohio, son John,
24 years old, $350 personal estate, born in Michigan. and Maria Pursly, 16
years old, born in Michigan
George married (1) Ann JOHNSON on 12 February 1829 in Harrison Co.,
Ohio. Ann was born 25 April or August, 1811 in Harrison Co., Ohio. She died 2
July 1887 in La Grange, Cass Co., Michigan and was buried in Dowagiac, Cass
Co., Michigan, White School Cem. Ann is also reported born in Virginia August
25, 1811, and coming to LaGrange Twp in 1831, died in LaGrange Twp September
12, 1887. They had the following children:
Sarah J. LAPORTE was born 6 January
1830 and died 16 May 1861. Benjamin F. LAPORTE was born 5 May 1831
and died 11 October 1899. Marguerite Ann
LAPORTE was born 18 February 1833. She died 7 March 1835
*****William James LAPORTE was born 21 January 1835 and died 18 January
1907.
*****Josiah J. LAPORTE was born 14 December 1836. He died 25 July
1837.
*****Elizabeth LAPORTE was born 29 May 1838. She died 4 October 1839.
*****Emily LAPORTE was born 10 March 1844 and died 1871.
*****John
Hunter LAPORTE was born 18 February 1846 and died 11 October 1906.
*****George also married (2) June Jane LEEPER on 8 July 1824 in Harrison
Co., Ohio. June was born 1804. She died 1880. They had the following children: