Underwood, Ruth Pauline b. 4 Mar 1895 New York City d. 26 Mar 1979 La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA: WETZEL Extended Family & More

Underwood, Ruth Pauline

1895 - 1979 (84 years)

Name	Underwood, Ruth Pauline
Birth	4 Mar 1895	New York City
Gender	Female
Birth	1899	New York City [1]
Residence	Between 1900 and 1920	Summit, Union, New Jersey, USA
Family	Abt 1908
	Elmer Judson Underwood family; date estimated by appearance of youngest child, presumably John.
	20260210GHLn- ANOWARA13 originally shared this on 10 May 2023 ELMER J UNDERWOOD FAMILY Linked to Elmer Judson UNDERWOOD Pioneer in News Photography, Early Producer & Distributor of Steroscopic Images; Co-Founder of Underwood & Underwood (7x5Fk-M)
		Underwood, Elmer J fam anc_ 20260210GHLn- ANOWARA13 originally shared this on 10 May 2023 ELMER J UNDERWOOD FAMILY Linked to Elmer Judson UNDERWOOD Pioneer in News Photography, Early Producer & Distributor of Steroscopic Images; Co-Founder of Underwood & Underwood (7x5Fk-M) Elmer Judson, born 1859 Jane Electa Boardman 1875 Ruth Pauline 1895 Charles Thomas 1897 Bert…
Residence	1930	Lyons, Cook, Illinois, USA
Residence	Between 1940 and 1950	La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA
census 1950	31 Mar 1950	La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA [1]
	StreetAddress: S.Kenington; Age: 51; Enumeration District: 16-417; IsEmployed: No; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Keeping House; SeekingWork: No; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; WorkedLastWeek: No; Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital Status: Married
	20260226GHLn- John C Larue in the 1950 United States Federal Census date 31 March 1950 Hazel A. Johnson Name John C Larue Age 23 Birth abt 1927 IL Gender Male Race White Marital Married Relation Son Home La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA Street S.Kenington Dwelling 10 Farm No Acres No Occ Stock Clerk Industry Research Oil Hrs Worked 40 Household James M Larue 57 Head PA Ruth Larue 51 Wife NY Wm Larue 38 Son NJ John C Larue 23 Son IL Elaine Larue 23 Dau-law IL Thomas E Larue 3 Grson IL Dimitri Rajala 33 Lodger Estonia Mai Rajala 29 Wife Ain Rajala 8 Son National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: La Grange, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 6096; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 16-417
Race	White [1]
FSID	LZLD-PYM
Name	Ruth La Rue [2]
Name	Ruth Larue [1]
Residence	Wayne, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Death	26 Mar 1979	La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA
	age 84
Burial	27 Mar 1979	Hillside, Cook, Illinois, USA
Person ID	I115166	WETZEL-SPRING

Father	Underwood, Elmer Judson, b. 9 Oct 1859, Fulton County, Illinois, USA d. 17 Aug 1947, St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA (Age 87 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Boardman, Jane Electa, b. Dec 1875, New Jersey, USA
Relationship	natural
Marriage	Abt 18 Jun 1894	Bradford, Stark, Illinois, USA
Family ID	F64537	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family LaRue, James Malcom sr, b. 6 Dec 1883, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA d. 12 Jul 1965, St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA (Age 81 years)

Marriage 4 Sep 1919 Summit, Union, New Jersey, USA

Children

	1. LaRue, William L., b. 16 Sep 1912, New Jersey, USA d. 29 Jul 1982, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA (Age 69 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: Stepchild]
	2. LaRue, John Carver, b. 31 May 1927, Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, USA d. 12 Jan 2004, Westmont, DuPage, Illinois, USA (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. LaRue, James Malcom jr, b. 11 Jan 1911, Summit, Union, New Jersey, USA d. 20 Mar 1928, La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 17 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: Stepchild]
	4. LaRue, Robert Ely, b. 4 Oct 1914, Summit, Union, New Jersey, USA d. 18 Sep 1999, Montgomery, Texas, USA (Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: Stepchild]
	5. LaRue, Elmer Hugh 1Lt, b. 7 Feb 1921, Summit, Union County, New Jersey, United States of America d. 16 Jan 1944, Nákle, East Bohemia, Czech Republic (Age 22 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. LaRue, Rufus W., b. 11 May 1924, Illinois, USA d. 6 Feb 2010, La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F64862 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Residence - Between 1900 and 1920 - Summit, Union, New Jersey, USA
	Marriage - 4 Sep 1919 - Summit, Union, New Jersey, USA
	Residence - 1930 - Lyons, Cook, Illinois, USA
	Residence - Between 1940 and 1950 - La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA
	census 1950 - StreetAddress: S.Kenington; Age: 51; Enumeration District: 16-417; IsEmployed: No; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Keeping House; SeekingWork: No; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; WorkedLastWeek: No; Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital Status: Married - 31 Mar 1950 - La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA
	Residence - - Wayne, Wayne, Michigan, USA
	Death - 26 Mar 1979 - La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA
	Burial - 27 Mar 1979 - Hillside, Cook, Illinois, USA

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Photos » Slide Show		Underwood, Elmer J fam anc_ 20260210GHLn- ANOWARA13 originally shared this on 10 May 2023 ELMER J UNDERWOOD FAMILY Linked to Elmer Judson UNDERWOOD Pioneer in News Photography, Early Producer & Distributor of Steroscopic Images; Co-Founder of Underwood & Underwood (7x5Fk-M) Elmer Judson, born 1859 Jane Electa Boardman 1875 Ruth Pauline 1895 Charles Thomas 1897 Bert…
		Underwood, Elmer obit News_NY Daily News_19470714 20260210AGHLn- Elmer Underwood, First Newspaper Fotog, OBITUARY St. Petersburg, Fla Daily News New York, New York • Tue, Aug 19, 1947 Page 432 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 10 February 2026 • Obituary ELMER UNDERWOOD First newspaper fotog St. Petersburg, Fla., Aug. 18 (AP). -Elmer Underwood, 87, a pioneer in development of news pictures and…
		Underwood, Elmer Death News_EveningStar 19470819_4 20260226GHLn- Elmer Underwood- Death Ends Career, News Photo Pioneer, St Petersburg, FL Evening star Washington, District of Columbia • Tue, Aug 19, 1947 p4 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 26 Fwebruary 2026 • Death Ends Career Of Elmer Underwood, News Photo Pioneer By the Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 19. -Elmer Underwood, 87, a…
		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

Sources

[S2697] census 1950 USA, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: La Grange, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 6096; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 16-417.
Record for John C Larue (27) facts
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John C Larue
in the 1950 United States Federal Census
date 31 March 1950
Hazel A. Johnson
Name John C Larue
Age 23
Birth abt 1927 IL
Gender Male
Race White
Marital Married
Relation Son
Home La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA
Street S.Kenington
Dwelling 10
Farm No
Acres No
Occ Stock Clerk
Industry Research Oil
Hrs Worked 40
Household
James M Larue 57 Head PA
Ruth Larue 51 Wife NY
Wm Larue 38 Son NJ
John C Larue 23 Son IL
Elaine Larue 23 Dau-law IL
Thomas E Larue 3 Grson IL
Dimitri Rajala 33 Lodger Estonia
Mai Rajala 29 Wife
Ain Rajala 8 Son

National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: La Grange, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 6096; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 16-417
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

[S2282] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), Evening Star; Publication Date: 19 Aug 1947; Publication Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/867982038/?article=0921f6c9-3d6e-467d-a3e0-3cacb66579e6&focus=0.14758356,0.54292417,0.26394096,0.8275252&xid=3355.
Record for Elmer Underwood (13) facts
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Elmer Underwood- Death Ends Career, News Photo Pioneer, St Petersburg, FL
Evening star
Washington, District of Columbia •
Tue, Aug 19, 1947 p4
CLIPPED BY
wetzupdoc • 26 Fwebruary 2026

• Death Ends Career Of Elmer Underwood, News Photo Pioneer
By the Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 19. -Elmer Underwood, 87, a pioneer in development of news pictures and former co-owner of the internationally known photographers' firm of Underwood & Underwood, died at his home here Sunday.
Mr. Underwood was credited by his associates with introducing the first news pictures in 1897 & stereoscopic record of the GrecoTurkish war. He encountered opposition to publication of photographs, but finally persuaded the illustrated London News to publish the war pictures.
As a partner in Underwood & Underwood, which he had founded wirh his brother, the late Bert Underwood, at Ottawa, Kans., in 1882, Elmer Underwood traveled throughout the world taking photographs.
He photographed royalty and other famous personalities as well as major news events. Among his well known pictures was the last photograph ever taken of Henrik Ibsen, the famous dramatist.
Underwood & Underwood moved from Kansas to Baltimore, then went to New York about 50 years ago. Elmer Underwood retired in 1925 and has lived here several years.
Mr. Underwood is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jane Boardman Underwood, who was on a visit in North Carolina when he died: three sons,
- C. Thomas Underwood of New Canaan, Conn., head of Underwood & Underwood Illustration Studios in New York;
- Orland Underwood of Oklahoma City, Okla., and
- John Underwood of Wyoming: and daughter, Mrs. Ruth La Rue of Chicago..

Underwood, Elmer Death News_EveningStar 19470819_4
20260226GHLn-
Elmer Underwood- Death Ends Career, News Photo Pioneer, St Petersburg, FL
Evening star
Washington, District of Columbia •
Tue, Aug 19, 1947 p4
CLIPPED BY
wetzupdoc • 26 Fwebruary 2026

• Death Ends Career Of Elmer Underwood, News Photo Pioneer
By the Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 19. -Elmer Underwood, 87, a…

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