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11 February 2025

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RUTH EDNA GRIGG

Ruth Edna Grigg was born on 30 September 1899 in Bruce Mines, Thessalon, Algoma, Ontario to William Grigg (1852-1932) & Frances Mary (Fanny) Jackson (1861-1939). Ruth had four sisters, Mary Frances (1879-1918), Alberta (Bertha) (1881-1924), Ida May (1883-1979) & Kate Hargraves (1885-1970) and three brothers, Albert (Ab) Edgerton (1888-1964), William Garnett (1892-1962) & George Herbert (Herb) (1895-1980). Ruth grew up on the family farm in Algoma near Lake Superior. By 1906 the family had settled on land at 12-31-14-W3 in Assiniboia some 300km south of Saskatoon.

In 1909 Ruth was a student living on 15th St, Saskatoon with her parents and William & George. The family moved to 719 Ave H South about 1915 and Ruth found work as a clerk & stenographer for CNR from about 1920.

Ruth married Watson Simon (Slim) Hodgson (1889-1957) in 1921 in Saskatoon. Watson was born on 10 October 1889 in Burnt River, Somerville Township, Victoria County, Ontario to John Yates Hodgson (1845-1919) & Isabella West (1855-1938). Watson had six brothers, Thomas (1872-1933), William J (1874-1936), Christopher (1881-1967), Joseph (1887-1961), Charles Oliver (1894-1977) & Clayton W (1897-1970) and four sisters, Margaret Jane (1877-1955), Sarah Lydia (1878-1883), Mary Etta (1883-1959) & Isabella Naomi (1892-1895). Watson grew up on the family farm in Somerville until he moved to Saskatoon in 1912 to work as a brakeman for CNR.

Ruth & Watson moved to Humboldt sometime around 1935 and remained their throughout their lives. Watson worked as a trainman for CNR. Ruth & Watson had four children, William, Howard, Frances & Gregg. Watson died in 1957 following an accident on the railroad. Ruth died in 1991.

Their family tree can be found on Ancestry under the title 3rd Ave Grigg Tree.

Howard, Bill, Ruth, Slim & Frances with Gregg in front
Courtesy of “The Best of Humbodlt”