Barbara Heck

RUCKLE, BARBARA (Heck) b. Bastian Ruckle as well as Margaret Embury had a daughter called Barbara (Heck) born 1734. In 1760, she got married to Paul Heck and together they raised seven kids. Four of them survived to adulthood.

The typical biography includes an individual who played an active role in the organization in significant events, or who had a unique statement or ideas that were recorded. Barbara Heck however left no notes or letters, and any evidence of such as when she got married is secondary. In the majority of her life as an adult, there are no original sources to can be used to determine her motives and actions. Despite this, she is thought of as a hero throughout the history of Methodism. In this case, the job of the biographer is to explain and account for the legend and explain, if it is possible, the actual person hidden within it.

Abel Stevens, a Methodist historian in 1866, wrote about this. Barbara Heck has taken the first place on the New World's list of ecclesiastical leaders because of the growth of Methodism. The reason for this is that the history of Barbara Heck has to be primarily based on her contribution to the cause to which her life's work is forever linked. Barbara Heck's role in the beginning of Methodism was an incredibly fortunate coincidence. Her fame can be attributed to the fact that a popular organization or group will celebrate their roots so that they can maintain connections to the past and be rooted to it.