Marvin Lloyd Grue

  Research Notes:

Ancestry Family Trees

Grue Family Tree; [Nancy Grue]; last access 9 Jun 2023 [Nancy Grue Eidem, Bloomington Minnesota]
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/55248248/person/13790213828/facts
- above link to Nancy's father, Marvin Lloyd Grue, 1911-1976
- posted photo of Peter T Grue and wife; Marvin and Pearl about 1915
- photo of Marvin, high school graduation,


- I had exchanged some messages with her through "ancestry messages" in Apr 2017

Peter Grue dispersed his kids when his wife died at age 36 - Mabel Hetland Grue. Peter also died young due to alcoholism and heart attack. My dad [Marvin] was "adopted" by Fred and Olive Gast of Fergus. They had no children and olive was a Thoresen and said my dad was a cousin. Fred was the game warden so my dad had a wonderful life with them - he was 15. Though the kids got separated, they remained a family and connected.

My dad [Marvin Grue, 1911-1976] was only unofficially adopted by the Gasts in Fergus. But, we called Olive grandma and my dad was happy for her to have "grandchildren ". She was born in Norway and was Olive Thoreson Haugen. You can see my mini tree attached. I have her old Minnesota schoolbooks which has simply Olive Thoreson written them. Maybe Haugen is a farm name from Norway??? I don't know.
My dad Marvin lived with them from about 1926- 1946 when he married my mom who was also Nancy and 8 yrs younger. He had a short time serving as an inactive serviceman working on airplanes in Alaska during part of ww11 [WW 2].
My mom and dad met in Edmonton while he was on leave. He was listed inactive because of a heart issue - something in the male Grue line, it seems.
Can't find where she is a cousin, but it is listed that way in Fergus probate for Olive because she left her house in Fergus to my dad. I know this is too much info but Olive was SO Norwegian with the proper bun and all. As a young girl when she was getting in her night dress she would let me watch her take the hundred pins in her bun out -- her hair would fall down to her butt and I'd watch her brush it! Haven't seen anything like it since!!! I have heard that the hair down and not in a bun was only for their husbands to admire! She looked beautiful. She was the sweetest thing to boot. Tender.

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1.

1930 US Census, Fergus Falls, MN

- listed as a lodger, home of Fred Gest
- no occupation given
- ancestry.com indexed as Marrie Gren

1940 US Census, Fergus Falls, MN

- broader in home of Fred Gest
- age 28 born in MN, single; education - College, but not sure of the amount of years; worked 70 hours the wk of Mar 24; usual occ is Operator of Oil Station; class of worker - Employer; worked 50 wks in 1939 with earnings of $850


2. Source: Fergus Falls Daily Journal, 30 April 1976; a death notice

- Marvin Grue, 64, of Bloomington, a former resident of Fergus Falls, died April 29, according to word received by his uncle, Theodore Grue. Services will be held in Bloomington Monday.

b. Star-Tribune, Minneapolis, 1 May 1976, page 29, Col 2

- survived Nancy, son Glen of Wionna, daughter Mrs Rick Eidem (Nancy Ann) of Bloomington, MN
brother Lyle of Moline, IL; sister Mrs Pearl Thordson of Clearwater, FL
- funeral Mon, May 3, Attonement Lutheran Church; interment at Bloomington Cemetery


3. Source: Star-Tribune newspaper; 4 Feb 2008 - Nancy S Grue obituary notice

- predeceased by husband Marvin
- survived by son Glen, (Alice) and daughter Nancy (Eidem); grandaughters, Kelly (Ryan Fitzgerald), Meaghen Grue (thus the daughter of Glen)
- provides names of children, grandchildren +++ But does not indicate clearly the names of the of the parents of granddaughters and nieces

BUT: email from Nancy Ann Eidem (Grue), Oct 2017 notes that son Glen was adopted, that he lives in Mesa (Phoenix) Arizona and that he one daughter with his first wife and none with his current wife (Alice)


4. US City Directories - Keiter; Fergus Falls

- 1935-1942, at 1104 Vine N; occupation as a Attendant, Boyum Saude Co - Texaco Service Station

5. WA State Digital Archives

- Marriage - Marvin L Grue of King Co, WA and Nancy Hodge of Innisfail, AB, Canada;
23 Jan 1947 at Denny Park Lutheran Church 2211 30 th Ave W, Seattle; Witnesses Leo M Spatgen and Barbara Spatgen



- Nancy S- SSN - issued in WA; death records 1 Feb 2008

6. Seattle Times,

a. 4 Feb 1949, page 30

- Births Yesterday - Mrs Marvin Grue, 3532 S 198 St, a boy -- this is likely Steven Richard
- no other listing of births in 1949

b. 4 Feb 1949, page 21, col 8 - "Stork in Hurry, Baby Born In Service Staton
- baby born yesterday evening in service station at South 200th Street and Seattle-Tacoma Highway to Mrs Marvin Grue, 3532 S 198th Street
- State Patrol called
- Mr and Mrs had first called for assistant, then started to the hospital, with a neighbor driving
- the baby weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces [ generally, average weight for boys is about 7 pounds ]


c. 17 Mar 1954, p 33
- "Bowlers Hot as A B C Nears" - Seattle hosting American Bowling Congress tournament
- White Center - Sea-Tac, Marvin Grue, 205


7. Nancy S Grue obit - Star Tribune, 2008

- lived at Bloomington, MN
- predeceased by husband, Marvin; grandson, Brian Eidem (see his obit)
- survived by son [Glen Grue] (Alice); daugther [Nancy Grue] (Rick) Eidem; granddaugthers, Kelly (Ryan) Fitzgerald [ Kelly Eidem ]; Meghan [ father is likely Glen Grue ] ^2331,2372

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence - 1930, 1 Apr 1930, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. ²³⁷³

2. Residence - 1935-1942, 1935-1942, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. ²³⁷⁴

3. Residence - 1940, 1 Apr 1940, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. ²³⁷⁵ 1104 Vine; Enumeration 13 Apr 1940

4. Residence - 1940, Sep 1940, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. ²³²⁹ Recorded as a Boarder (head of household is Fred Gast), age 26, single, college, worked 70 hours as a Oil Station operator, worked 50 weeks in 1939 earning $850. Same house in Apr 1935

Marvin married Nancy Shearer Hodge on 23 Jan 1947 in Seattle, King Co, Washington, United States.²³⁶⁷ (Nancy Shearer Hodge was born on 27 May 1919 in Innisfail, Alberta Canada,^2367,2376 died on 1 Feb 2008 in Bloomington, Hennepin Co, Minnesota, United States ^2376,2377 and was buried in Bloomington City Cemetery, Bloomington, Minnesota, United States ²³⁷⁷.)