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RUE, Garrett C.

RUE, Garrett C.[1, 2]

Male 1824 - 1890  (66 years)

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  • Name RUE, Garrett C. 
    Born 5 Jan 1824  Lemon, Butler, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Esquire Rue / Squire Rue 
    Residence 1850  Lemon, Butler, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Arrival 1 Apr 1858  Gardner, Johnson, KS, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Rue Garret C / Arrived April 1 1858 / 1 other adult in household / 3 children / 5 total
    Census 1859  Gardner, Johnson, KS, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Rue Garret C / Arrived April 1 1858 / 1 other adult in household / 3 children / 5 total
    Occupation 1860  Merchant Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1860  Gardner, Johnson Co, Kansas Territory Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Elected Between 1865 and 1866  Kansas House of Representatives, District 34, Gardner, Johnson County Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Census 17 Jul 1865  Gardner, Johnson, KS, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • 388 / 419 / G. C. Rue / 41 / M / Merchant / 600 / 3000 / Ohio / M
    Residence 17 Jul 1865  Gardner, Johnson, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Civil 4 Jan 1866  Civil monetary claim filed by William W. Watson Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Civil 16 Apr 1866  Civi Petition in Error filed against GC Rue by Christin Ann Bone Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Civil 10 Jan 1867  Civil monetary claim filed by John H. Sponable against "J.C. Rue" Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Civil 18 Mar 1867  Civil monetary claim filed by I. P. C. Davis Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Civil 13 May 1867  Civil monetary claim filed by D. A. Millington Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Census 16 Jun 1870  Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    • Found as “D C Ren”, though entries clearly identify this as Garrett and family.
    Residence 1880  Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Emigration 18 Nov 1881  Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    • G. C. Rue and family, of Neodesha, left for Southern California on Monday, taking the Frisco road to Wichita. They go to California to make it their home. 'Squire Rue was one of the pioneer settlers of Neodesha-tp., and an old resident of Kansas. Prior to his removal to Wilson-co. he lived near Gardner, Johnson-co, and once represented a district up there in the legislature.
    Obituary From Hollister Free Lance: Died -- RUE -- at Hollister, Jul. 18, Garrett C. RUE, a native of Ohio, aged 66 years. [suicide by hanging] funeral on Sunday, the remains being interred in the IOOF cemetery moved to Hollister in 1881...leaves a wife & 8 children, as follows: Mrs. George AUSTIN, Mrs. W.S. FROST, Mrs. Q.V.R. SERLES, Mrs. Charles LIEGAN, Mrs. Wm. GARNER, Mrs. A. LEAVITT, Charles & Frederick RUE and Miss Sylvia RUEÖ]  [17] 
    Cause of Death Suicide by hanging  [18] 
    Died 14 Jul 1890  Hollister, San Benito, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 20] 
    Buried 20 Jul 1890  IOOF Cemetery, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [21, 22] 
    • JPG, Genealogy/Reunion/headstones/Headstone - Garret & Sarah Rue.jpg, Garrett Rue and Sarah Stewart (Rue), HEADSTONE
    Garrett Rue and Sarah Stewart (Rue)    		 Garrett Rue and Sarah Stewart (Rue)
    Notes 
    • Piecing together Garrett Rue's life, he appears to have been a troubled individual. He got off to a reasonable start, the son of a farmer in western Ohio. HIs father died when he was in his mid-twenties, and he was the executor of the estate, which appeared to leave very little to the descendants. His marriage to Sarah occurred only 5 months before the birth of his first daughter, Annie. Following his move to Kansas in the early 1860's, he appeared to be on a better track, serving as one of the first state legislators there. But he appears to have gotten into a number of legal disputes in Johnson County, mainly financial, and later moved to Neodosha. Once he and the family made it west to Hollister in late 1880s, more problems seemed to follow. His wife filed claims of assault against Garrett, and essentially divorced him. He ultimately hanged himself in 1890.
    • From the Neodesha Register 11 Feb 1898:

      Then and Now.

      Tbe Citizen's '"Twenty-two Years Ago," column is to a few old cranks the most interesting part of the paper. We note in that portion of it chronicling Neodesha News, that "Ex-squire Rue is numbered with the new converts of tbe M. E. church", and that "The revival at the Methodist church has led to the conversion of about forty persons." What reminiscences are awakened in the minds of the old settlers when he sees the name of "Squire Rue." the fiery, redheaded giant, to whom every one gave the full half of the road. He settled on the place now owned by N. M. Tanquary, about 1868 and lived there until he sold out in 1881 to Mr. Tanquary. He went from here to California, and some time afterward took his departure from this world. He was a big grenerous man of fiery temper who feared nothing. [23]
    Person ID I175  Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2021 

    Father RUE, Theodorus C,   b. 1793, Freehold, Monmouth, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1852, Lemon, Butler, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother COUWENHOVEN, Ann,   b. Sep 1790, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Bef 1823  [24] 
    Family ID F98  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family STEWART, Sarah Ann,   b. 1 May 1836, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1932, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 17 Jan 1855  Butler, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [25] 
    • “Married on the 17th Day of January, 1855, by the Rev. R. H. Brush, Garret C Rue and Sarah Stewart
    Divorce Filed 16 May 1889  Hollister, San Benito, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [26] 
    • Sheriff record showing summons served to Garrett by Sarah, and assume this will filing for divorce
    Children 
     1. RUE, Anna Marie,   b. 19 Jul 1855, Butler, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1938, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     2. RUE, Josephine,   b. 17 Dec 1856, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1915, Brayton, Audobon, IA USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     3. RUE, Charles Whitedeer,   b. Nov 1858, Butler, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1909, Braithwaite, Washita, OK, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 51 years)
     4. RUE, Mary Francis,   b. Oct 1861, Johnson Co, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1932  (Age ~ 70 years)
     5. RUE, Olive Esalia,   b. Feb 1864, Johnson Co, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1927, San Benito Co., CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years)
     6. RUE, Lucy A,   b. Sep 1866, Johnson Co, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1900, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 34 years)
     7. RUE, Minnie,   b. Mar 1871, Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1933, San Francisco, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years)
     8. RUE, Fred Conover,   b. 26 Jan 1874, Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1935, Veterans Home, Yountville, Napa, CA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     9. RUE, Sylvia,   b. 2 Jun 1880, KANSAS Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1975, Martinez, Contra Costa, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
    Last Modified 5 Oct 2018 
    Family ID F97  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Jan 1824 - Lemon, Butler, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Lemon, Butler, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Jan 1855 - Butler, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArrival - 1 Apr 1858 - Gardner, Johnson, KS, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1859 - Gardner, Johnson, KS, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1860 - Gardner, Johnson Co, Kansas Territory Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected - Between 1865 and 1866 - Kansas House of Representatives, District 34, Gardner, Johnson County Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 17 Jul 1865 - Gardner, Johnson, KS, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 17 Jul 1865 - Gardner, Johnson, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCivil - 13 May 1867 - Civil monetary claim filed by D. A. Millington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 16 Jun 1870 - Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - 18 Nov 1881 - Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorce Filed - 16 May 1889 - Hollister, San Benito, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Jul 1890 - Hollister, San Benito, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 20 Jul 1890 - IOOF Cemetery, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S11] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Online publication - Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of th.

    2. [S33] Hugh Byrne Notes, Date of Import: Feb 20, 2005.

    3. [S8] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850.M432, 1,009 rolls. Lemon, Butler, Ohio, roll M432_663, page 451, image 668.

    4. [S609] Kansas State Census, Rue Garret C / Arrived April 1 1858 / 1 other adult in household / 3 children / 5 total.

    5. [S9] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860.M653, 1,438 rolls. Gardner, Johnson, Kansas Territory, post office Gardner, roll M653_350, page 0, image 16.

    6. [S214] History of Johnson County Kansas, Ed Blair, (1915, Standard Publishing Company, Lawrence, KS), "In the house of representatives the following gentlemen have been elected from Johnson county at the dates mentioned:...Gerrit C. Rue, 1865", Pg 77, paragraph 3.

    7. [S227] Kansas Legislators Past and Present, Compiled by Rita Haley, Sherri Schulte, Donna Copeland, Bill Sowers and Lois Delfelder, (Kansas State Library), Name: Garret C. Rue, Born:, Died:, Occupation: Merchant, County: Jonson, Town: Gardner, Party: Republican, District: 34, Chamber: House 1866.

    8. [S608] Kansas State Census 1865, 388 / 419 / G. C. Rue / 41 / M / Merchant / 600 / 3000 / Ohio / M .

    9. [S215] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1915, Ancestry.com., (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006), Online publication - Ancestry.com.. Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data -
    10. 1865 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 ñ K-8. Kansas State Historical Society.
    11. 1875 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 ñ K-20. Kansas State Historical Society.
    12. 1885 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 ñ K-146. Kansas State Historical Society.
    13. 1895 Kansas State Census. Microfil.

    14. [S38] Civil Cases on File at Johnson County Archive in Olathe Kansas 1856-1969, Johnson County Archives, Olathe Kansas, Case 128 92-235.006.

    15. [S38] Civil Cases on File at Johnson County Archive in Olathe Kansas 1856-1969, Johnson County Archives, Olathe Kansas, Case 155, 92-235.007.

    16. [S38] Civil Cases on File at Johnson County Archive in Olathe Kansas 1856-1969, Johnson County Archives, Olathe Kansas, Case 203, 92-235.008.

    17. [S38] Civil Cases on File at Johnson County Archive in Olathe Kansas 1856-1969, Johnson County Archives, Olathe Kansas, Case 188, 92-235.008.

    18. [S38] Civil Cases on File at Johnson County Archive in Olathe Kansas 1856-1969, Johnson County Archives, Olathe Kansas, Case 144, 92-235.011.

    19. [S967] Rue Family 1870 US Census, G C Rue | Age 46 | White | Male | Occ = Farmer | Estate $930 | Born in Ohio.

    20. [S976] G. C. Rue Leaves for California.

    21. [S64] Hollister Freelance.

    22. [S64] Hollister Freelance, Died -- RUE -- at Hollister, Jul. 18, Garrett C. RUE, a native of Ohio, aged 66 years. [suicide by hanging].

    23. [S975] Suicide By Hanging.

    24. [S64] Hollister Freelance, Died -- RUE -- at Hollister, Jul. 18, Garrett C. RUE, a native of Ohio, aged 66 years. [suicide by hangingÖfuneral on Sunday, the remains being interred in the IOOF cemeteryÖmoved to Hollister in 1881...leaves a wife & 8 children, as follows: Mrs. George AUSTIN, Mrs. W.S. FROST, Mrs. Q.V.R. SERLES, Mrs. Charles LIEGAN, Mrs. Wm. GARNER, Mrs. A. LEAVITT, Charles & Frederick RUE and Miss Sylvia RUEÖ].

    25. [S173] San Benito County Burial, Removal & Transit Permits Issued 1874-1910, San Benito County Historical Society, Rec from G.W. Austin. Name of Deceased: G.C. Rue, 66 yr - Male, caucasian, married, carpenter, born Ohio, died Hollister, d. 20 July 1890, suicide.

    26. [S175] San Benito County Burial Index, San Benito County Historical Society, Rue, GC, 20 July 1890, Male, 66 yr.

    27. [S765] Then And Now.

    28. [S47] Early Dutch Settlers of Monmouth County, NJ, George C. Beekman, (1901, Moreau Brothers Publishers, Freehold, NJ), Garrett, Jan Couwenhoven's youngest son, as supposed, was born on the old homestead in Marlboro township April 27th, 1726, and lived there until his death, November 1st, 1812. He was buried in the yard of the Marlboro Brick church, and his age, inscribed on his tombstone, was 86 years and 6 months. He married first Neeltje, daughter of Benjamin VanMater and Elizabeth Laen, his wife, and had by her five children. His second wife was Antje, daughter of Peter Janse Schenck and Jannetj.

    29. [S80] Marriage Records, 1803-1930; index, 1803-1937, Ohio. Probate Court (Butler County), Fiche Number 0355779 V. 1-4.

    30. [S625] Sheriff’s Register of Actions and Fee Book.



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