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Born and raised in Stone County, Ruth Asher
is peerless when it comes to county history, and the families who settled
there. In 1835 her great-grandfather Zachariah Henson homesteaded
the farm where Ruth was born.
In the mid-1940's Ruth and her husband Ernest
built a home, and took up residence on the farm in Cane
Bottom where they grew strawberries and vegetables, and did threshing
for other farmers in the Cape Fair area. Eight children were born
to Ruth and Ernest.
Ruth is a dynamic lady who plays piano with
a group called "Mae's Band" which entertains at area functions. She
is a member of several groups including The White River Valley Historical
Society, Cape Fair Homemakers Extension Club, County Line Club, and Daughters
of the American Revolution. She does quilting weekly at Elm Branch
Church, Aurora, Missouri, and attends the Cape Fair Baptist Church.
In addition to her other activities she also organizes the Cedar Bluff
Reunion once a year, and writes a weekly column for the Crane Chronicle/Stone
County Republican newspaper called "Cane Bottom News".
Her enthusiasm for genealogy is renowned,
and she is always eager to assist "out of towners" in locating old home
places, and cemeteries. Ruth is one of Stone County's finest jewels.