Ruth Wynbrandt – Cleveland, Ohio

Ruth Wynbrandt of Cleveland, Ohio lived an incredibly eventful life. On February 4, 1897 Ruth was born in Kiev, Russia where she spent the next 19 years of her life.

She met the man who would one day be her husband when she was only 10-12 years old, and they lived just a few houses away from one another. Several years after they met, Harry’s father decided to move his family to America. Rather than risk losing Ruth, her future husband proposed, and asked if he could send for her in one year.

In 1914, at just 19 years of age, Ruth made the long journey to the United States on her own. Continue reading →