RUE, Sylvia^[1]

1880 - 1975  (94 years)

• Name	RUE, Sylvia
  Birth	2 Jun 1880	Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Arrival	Nov 1881	Hollister, San Benito, California, USA   [2, 3]
  Residence	18 Dec 1907	San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA   [4]
  	Employed as stenographer, and living in a rooming house
  Residence	1916	Baltimore, Baltimore, MD USA   [5]
  Residence	1930	San Diego, San Diego, California   [6]
  Census	5 Apr 1940	4214 Fulton Street, San Francisco, San Francisco CA USA   [7]
  Education	Completed one year of high school  [7]
  Occupation	Prior to marriage was a stenographer at a wholesale firm in San Francisco, as well as for MJB coffee and Adolph Sutro estate.  [4, 8]
  Residence	Nov 1948	San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA   [9]
  Residence	1969	Martinez, Contra Costa, California   [10]
  Death	6 Mar 1975	Martinez, Contra Costa, California   [1]
  Notes	From the Martinez News-Gazette, 7 Mar 1975: OBITUARIES Sylvia Isaacs Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Connolly and Taylor Chapel for Mrs. Sylvia R. Isaacs who died Thursday at a Concord convalescent hospital following a lengthy illness. Born June 2, 1880 in Neodesha, Kansas, Mrs. Isaacs came with her family, Garrett C. and Sarah Ann Stewart Rue to Hollister, CA. at the age of one year. At the turn of the century she was employed as a secretary and worked for the Adolph Sutro Estate and M.J.B. Coffee Co. At the time, of the 1906 earthquake and fire she and her family took refuge for several days in a church when their home was destroyed by the fire. After her marriage to the late John Isaacs she travelled extensively in the East and later resided in San Diego before coming to Martinez in 1969. Mrs. Isaacs is survived by her daughter Mary I. Baldwin, widow of the late Congressman John F. Baldwin, three granddaughters, Georgia, Doris and Sylvia Baldwin. A nephew Cecil Buckley, of Piedmont and many great nieces and nephews. Rev. Jerry Lawretson, Pastor of First Congregational Church will officiate at the chapel services and private inurnment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Colma, CA. Friends who wish, may make contributions the Camphill Village, U.S.A. Inc., Copake, New York 12516 or to a favorite charity. [11]
  Person ID	I1243	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	RUE, Garrett C.,   b. 5 Jan 1824, Lemon, Butler, Ohio d. 14 Jul 1890, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA (Age 66 years)
  Mother	STEWART, Sarah Ann,   b. 1 May 1836, Pennsylvania d. 15 Jan 1932, San Jose, Santa Clara, CA, USA (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	17 Jan 1855	Butler, Ohio   [12]
  	“Married on the 17th Day of January, 1855, by the Rev. R. H. Brush, Garret C Rue and Sarah Stewart" (Note: 'Rev R. H. Brush' likely was George W Brush, a Methodist Episcopal minister in nearby Delaware county)
  Divorce Filed	16 May 1889	Hollister, San Benito, California, USA   [13]
  	Sheriff record showing summons served to Garrett by Sarah, and assume this will filing for divorce
  Divorce	28 Jun 1889	Hollister, San Benito, California, USA   [14]
  News Item	From The Free Lance, Hollister CA, 28 Jun 1889 Mrs. Sarah A. Rue has been granted a divorce from her husband, G. C. Rue on the ground of cruelty. She was also allowed the custody of the minor children. No alimony.  [14]
  Notes	Divorced in 1889, but buried together in IOOF cemetery.
  Family ID	F97	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	ISAACS, John,   b. 30 Jun 1868, NEW YORK d. 4 Aug 1941, SAN FRANCISCO, California (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	9 Jan 1909	San Francisco, San Francisco Co, CA   [15]
  	Isaacs - Rue: In this city, January 9, by the Rev E. R. DIlle, John Isaacs & Sylvia Rue, both of San Francisco.
  Children	1. ISAACS, Mary Sylvia,   b. 8 Apr 1916, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD USA d. 2015 (Age 98 years)
  Family ID	F773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Jun 1880 - Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, United States Arrival - Nov 1881 - Hollister, San Benito, California, USA Residence - 18 Dec 1907 - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA Marriage - 9 Jan 1909 - San Francisco, San Francisco Co, CA Residence - 1916 - Baltimore, Baltimore, MD USA Residence - 1930 - San Diego, San Diego, California Census - 5 Apr 1940 - 4214 Fulton Street, San Francisco, San Francisco CA USA Residence - Nov 1948 - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA Residence - 1969 - Martinez, Contra Costa, California Death - 6 Mar 1975 - Martinez, Contra Costa, California  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S35] Ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000), Online publication - Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.Original data - State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. [S1689] Sylvia Isaacs Obituary, Born June 2, 1880 in Neodesha, Kansas, Mrs. Isaacs came with her family, Garrett C. and Sarah Ann Stewart Rue to Hollister, CA. at the age of one year. [S976] G. C. Rue Leaves for California. [S1563] Robbed of Jewelry. [S1573] Mary Sylvia Isaac(s) Birth. [S17] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930.T626, 2,667 rolls. San Diego, San Diego, California, ED 87, roll 192, page , image 71.0. [S912] 1940 Census - Isaacs family (Rue). [S1689] Sylvia Isaacs Obituary, At the turn of the century she was employed as a secretary and worked for the Adolph Sutro Estate and M.J.B. Coffee Co. . [S959] Obituary for Edward W La Rue, dear nephew of Mrs, John Isaacs of S.F. [S1689] Sylvia Isaacs Obituary, After her marriage to the late John Isaacs she travelled extensively in the East and later resided in San Diego before coming to Martinez in 1969. . [S1689] Sylvia Isaacs Obituary. [S80] Ohio. Probate Court (Butler County), Marriage Records, 1803-1930; index, 1803-1937, Fiche Number 0355779 V. 1-4. [S625] Sheriff’s Register of Actions and Fee Book. [S1566] Divorce for Garrett & Sarah Rue. [S916] Married.