Ruth Finks
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Title
Ruth Finks
Subject
Finks, Ruth Burner (1896-1992)
Description
Photograph of Ruth Finks as it appeared in the "Shenandoah Herald and Shenandoah Valley" newspaper, November 27 1974.
Creator
"Shenandoah Herald and Shenandoah Valley" Newspaper
Source
"Country Kitchen," Shenandoah Herald and Shenandoah Valley, November 27, 1974, Page 3.
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
November 27, 1974
Rights
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
February 29, 1896
Birthplace
Maurertown Virginia
Death Date
May 19, 1992
Occupation
Housekeeper
Farmer
Biographical Text
Ruth Finks was born February 29, 1896 on her family farm near Maurertown Virginia. The mother of seven children, she did her share of hard work on their family farm observing in one interview “I have done everything but plow the land… I have helped to gather the corn, shucked it, ran the disc, harrowed the land, took care of the sheep, hogs, cattle, and the work horses.”
After the death of her husband in 1944, Ruth managed the farm by herself for three years before going to work as a housekeeper for a Woodstock family. Over the next thirty years she also worked various other odd jobs as a baby sitter while living on Spring Street in Woodstock Virginia. Outside of work she was active in the Maurertown Brethren Church, teaching Sunday School and leading their missionary society.
After the death of her husband in 1944, Ruth managed the farm by herself for three years before going to work as a housekeeper for a Woodstock family. Over the next thirty years she also worked various other odd jobs as a baby sitter while living on Spring Street in Woodstock Virginia. Outside of work she was active in the Maurertown Brethren Church, teaching Sunday School and leading their missionary society.
Bibliography
"Country Kitchen," Shenandoah Herald and Shenandoah Valley, November 27, 1974, Page 3.
Citation
"Shenandoah Herald and Shenandoah Valley" Newspaper, “Ruth Finks,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 27, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/74818.
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