A name that I still am not sure on how to pronounce. I thought maybe it was pronounced something like "ROO-EE" Mainly because of census records, and I think thats the way Grandpa said it. In the 1900 census her name is written as "Ruey," and is written that way also in the 1910 census. Then in the 1920 census it states correctly "Erue"
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| 1900 Census |
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| 1910 Census |
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| 1920 Census |
From the census we can gather that either:
- The census taker for 1900 and 1910 wrote the name down as he heard it meaning that it is pronounced Ruey
- Erue went by a nickname, Ruey, rather than her full name of Erue.
- This LINK will take you to a site where you can hear three different pronunciations of the name.
For me, I think I'll just go with the pronunciation of "Ruey" whether that was the way she said her proper name or not, it was definitely how she was called at some point in her life.
Moving on, the name Erue is not a Wing family name and is in fact a Benedict name. A short run down of where the Benedict line comes:
- Jehial Wing m. Cynthia Benedict
- Benedict Wing m. Martha Elma Stanley
- Joseph Adalaska Wing m. Alice Jane Leach
- Erue Elma Wing
So Erue was named for her grandmother (middle name Elma) and other women within the Benedict family.
Here are two of the women who were also named Erue.
- Rue Benedict (1798-1829) daughter of Ezra Benedict and Eunice Bull
- Rue Benedict (1819) daughter of Isaac Benedict and Rebecca Wing - sister of Cynthia Benedict above.
It is after this that we see the Erue name being passed down through the Wings (at least to my knowledge).
As always if you have any information on how the name is properly said within this family, please share. If I find out I will update this post. :)
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