Born in St. Davids in 1850, Anne Woodruff spent her early life in the community, attending school and working on her family’s farm. She was a founding member of the First Presbyterian Church in St. Davids, which opened in 1888, and served as its organist, Sabbath school teacher, and first secretary of the Women’s Missionary Auxiliary. In 1891, Anne left St. Davids to live with her sister in the United States. Before she left, the church presented her with a scroll thanking her for her years of service, including her work with the Mission Band of Hope and Young People’s Society and as a Sabbath school teacher. Anne later became an author, writing three children’s books set in St. Davids: “Betty and Bob” (1903), “The Pond in the Marshy Meadow” (1906), and “Three Boys and a Girl” (1906). While Anne had no children of her own, her books and work with the Sabbath school show her fondness for children, and perhaps even more so for St. Davids. Anne eventually returned to St. Davids, where she died in 1938 and was buried in the Woodruff family plot.