Ruth Louise Rogers

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1910, Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 6
• Census: 1930, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 26; Address:
  South Street
• Census: 1940, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 36; Address:
  Fox Hill Street
• Residence: 1984, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Last Full Review: 3 Apr 2021

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Aunt Ruth Whitaker was my grandfather's sister. We used to visit her often. She was always busy with some craft project. She even had a wood workshop in the garage. She made many wooden cut out lawn ornaments, windmills, planters etc, which she took great care in painting nicely. Uncle Leslie Wheeler (my great uncle) though no blood relation to Ruth, used to spend afternoons working with her in the workshop or doing odd jobs around the place such as putting the screen house up for the summer months.

Aunt Ruth could knit, crochet, weave, cane, and so much more. My sister and I often spent a couple days there during school vacations. She loved teaching us how to do a craft. She taught us how to make granny squares, which I did fine with, as long as she was looking over my shoulder. She let us use her knitting machine and helped me make red/white/blue mittens on it. She made me a knitting basket out of an old rectangular milk jug. She cut the top part off and punched holes along the top. She painted a pretty design on the outside with flowers, vines and hearts. She then used old bread bags (plastic) and crocheted them onto the top of the jug and even included handles. You would never guess that she had used plastic bags! I still have that knitting bag.

She was hard of hearing and had hearing aids in to help her. Sometimes you still had to speak loudly. I remember having difficulty sleeping there sometimes because her hearing aids would whistle and keep me awake. She loved to cook also and liked us to help if we wanted to, especially breakfast like pancakes. I remember shredded wheat a lot for breakfast there too.

When my grandfather could no longer live in his house due to its condition, he first came to live with us, and then went to stay with Aunt Ruth in Bernardston, before getting his apartment in Greenfield.

I still have an old wooden mirror that Aunt Ruth gave me as a child. She said she had it as a child, and it was second hand then. It has a picture of a victorian lady etched on the back of it. She tried coloring the lady to make it look more appealing. The color has faded mostly, now, but is still one of my favorite keepsakes.

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Ruth married Carl Harold Whitaker on 22 Aug 1923 in Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Carl (son of Charles Herbert Whitaker and Orra May Hale) was born on 6 Feb 1900 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 25 Jan 1977 in Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Center Cemetery, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Carl Harold Whitaker, Jr. was born on 21 Jul 1924 in Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Jul 2005 in Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried on 8 Jul 2005 in Center Cemetery, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
2. Florence Eva Whitaker was born on 8 Mar 1926 in Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 29 Aug 1980 in Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1910, Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He is listed as a farmer; : 30

Bert married Anna Frances Sessler. Anna was born about 1882 in Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1910, Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 28