Dates

• Existence: 1906 - 1978

Biographical History

Ruth Shinsel (1906-1978) was a Latter-day Saint author and playright.

Ruth Shinsel was born Vernal Ruth Pate on March 6, 1906 in Goshen, Idaho. She married William Sherman Shinsel on June 19, 1925. She was an author known for her book, The Sign and the Sword, about Abraham Lincoln. She was also a research specialist for "The Ten Commandments." Ruth Shinsel died November 6, 1978 in Saint George, Utah.

Citation:

Sign of the Sword, MSS 8101. L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. (She was an LDS playright.)

Mobius.com, October 15, 2012. Ruth Shinsel. http://mobius.missouri.edu:2082/search~S0?/aShinsel%2C+Ruth./ashinsel+ruth/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=ashinsel+ruth&1%2C1%2C (researched the life and death of Abraham Lincoln.)

"John Wilkes Booth" catalog record, Worldcat.org. October 15, 2012. http://www.worldcat.org/title/john-wilkes-booth/oclc/26917326&referer=brief_results. (author; researched life and death of Abraham Lincoln.)

Daily Herald, via WWW, November 27, 2017 (research specialist for "The Ten Commandments")

Find a Grave, via WWW, November 27, 2017 (b. March 6 1906 in Goshen, ID; d. 6 Nov. 1978 in Saint George, UT)

FamilySearch, via WWW, November 27, 2017 (Vernal Ruth Pate; married William Sherman Shinsel June 19, 1925)

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