Elder Interview-Ruth Wagner
A.2008.001.473 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Ruth WagnerEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.473Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Wagner, Ruth Joyce (Skenandore) Born 01/05/1931 Parents: Eva (Metoxen) Skenandore and Walter Lloyd Skenandore Maternal grandparents: Jamison Metoxen and Ida Metoxen Paternal grandparents: Lavina (Adams) Skenandore and Eli Skenandore Her father was a very gentle soft spoken man. Her mother use to take care of grandmother Skenandore. She had a stroke and then came to live with them. Her grandfather Metoxen liked to do gardening. She did Ruth’s mother. Where ever there was a garden you could find Ruth’s mother. Her father only went to the fourth grade. He worked at a paper mill in Green Bay. Her father worked for Dr. Fisk as a driver. He drove Dr. Frisk to New York also. Her mother was a high school graduate. She always told her children to get an education while they were growing up. Ruth’s mother taught her how to bake and cook. Her family belonged to the Holy Apostles Church in Oneida. Her family did big shopping in Green Bay. She use to go to school at Chicago Corners then moved and went to school at High View. She went to high school at Green Bay East High School. She use to pick strawberries all the time. Ruth graduated in 1949 and joined the Army in 1950. She was in the service for 3 years. She then got married in 1954 and moved to North Dakota. They raised milk cows and sold the milk. Her and her husband have 7 children, 9 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild. Her husband is currently disabled and she stays home to take care of him. He had a stroke and now he’s at the point where Ruth can’t trust him to take care of himself. She’s 73 years old now and remembers her parents talking about the New York Claim. She feels that it should be done and over with and settled now.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media, Military