Fleeta Rebecca (Scott) Ruffin
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Fleeta Rebecca (Scott) Ruffin
Subject
African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Ruffin, Fleeta Rebecca Scott (1927-2020)
Description
Photograph of Fleeta Rebecca Scott Ruffin.
Rebecca, as she was known, was the daughter of Preston Scott Sr. and Fleta (McAfee) Scott of Woodstock, Virginia.
She had at least ten siblings and lived on Commerce Street in 1930. At that time, her father was a "presser" and had his own shop.
In the 1940 census, she and her family lived on High Street and in the 1950 census, they were on Water Street and she was doing housework in a private home.
She married some time after March 1954. Her husband was Charles Ruffin, Sr., a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Marines.
She is buried at the Maryland Veterans Cemetery in Cheltenham, Prince Georges County, Maryland.
Rebecca, as she was known, was the daughter of Preston Scott Sr. and Fleta (McAfee) Scott of Woodstock, Virginia.
She had at least ten siblings and lived on Commerce Street in 1930. At that time, her father was a "presser" and had his own shop.
In the 1940 census, she and her family lived on High Street and in the 1950 census, they were on Water Street and she was doing housework in a private home.
She married some time after March 1954. Her husband was Charles Ruffin, Sr., a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Marines.
She is buried at the Maryland Veterans Cemetery in Cheltenham, Prince Georges County, Maryland.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
The glass plate negative for this image was stored in a box labeled "March 1950".
Contributor
Identified in 2024 by Roy Cooper, formerly of Woodstock.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Fleeta Rebecca Scott Ruffin appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 018072 and 018235.
Identifier
018235
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Fleeta Rebecca (Scott) Ruffin,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 3, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/48288.
Comments
Roy Cooper
This lady is Rebecca Scott. The daughter of Preston Scott and Fleta Mcafee Scott. Woodstock, VA9
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