Edwin (Edward) Grue

  Research Notes:

Note: Edwin Grue (b 1904) married Dorothy Rydeen sometime between 1943 and 1946, likely in St Paul MN. Edwin had been living with his brother in 1940. Dorothy's second husband was Peter Grue [1895-1945] who was an older brother to Edwin Grue (b 1904].

Edwin and Dorothy had five children all born in Ramsey Co, MN: Rosemary b 1947; Diane b 1949; Edna, b 1950; Edwin (Jr), b 1952, and Derald b 1954

Rosemary [Jim] Erickson, Diane Ketchan, Edna (Dennis) Gravos, Edwin [Joan] Grue, Derald [Shelia] Grue .... her sister-in-law, Rozann Grue. I have not research Edwin and Dorothy's children in any detail.

See Dorothy's page for a Modified Descendant review ---------------- written 23 Nov 2022
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1. Source: MN birth certificate ID #1904-18818

- does not provide a first name; mother's maiden name as Gunhild - - - - this is likely Edwin's birth

2. 1910 US Census - lists age as 6 <1906> - named Edward

1940 US Census, St Paul, Ramsey Co, MN; ED 90-169; Sheet 2A; 537 Como Ave, dw 537
Joseph Grue, age 49 b in MN; same house, Apr 1935; section labor, railroad
wife Esther, age 36 b in MN
[brother in law, but should be brother to head of household], Edwin Grue, age 36 b in MN, single
Apr 1935 - rural Otter Tail Co, MN; section labor, railroad

1950 US Census, St Paul, Ramsey Co, MN; ED 90-44; sheet 18; 644 Layfette Rd, house visit 152
Edwin Grue, age 48 b in MN; section labor; railroad [likely married about 1945, re; birth of daughter Rosemary]
wife, Dorothy E R, age 37
Dau Rose Mary, age 3 b in MN 9b abt 1947]
dau Diane L, age 1 b in MN


3. Marriage - not recorded in MOMS [likely married about 1945, +- 2yrs, ie bet 1943 and 1946]

OBIT is posted on findagrave, 729364, Fort Snelling

- died at age 85 in St Paul
- survived by daugther, Rosemary Davis, Dian Ketcham and Edna Edwards; sons Edwin Jr and Derald .... grandchildren


4. Divorce

Edwin Grue

NameDorothy Grue
Event TypeDivorce
Event Date21 May 1981
Event PlaceRamsey, Minnesota
GenderFemale
Age68
Birth Year (Estimated)1913
Spouse's NameEdwin Grue
Spouse's Age77
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated)1904
PageC13
Citing this Record
"Minnesota Divorce Index, 1970-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKSF-5TG : 4 December 2014), Edwin Grue and Dorothy Grue, 21 May 1981; from "Minnesota Divorce Index, 1970-1995," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing p. C13, Ramsey, Minnesota, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul.


5. Children's marriages are not recorded on MOMS [ 17 Dec 2016 ] ²⁴³⁰

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Military Service: as a Private in the US Army, World War II.

Edwin married Dorothy Emilie Ruth Rydeen between 1943 and 1946 in Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, USA ²⁴³⁸.^,2439 (Dorothy Emilie Ruth Rydeen was born on 13 Oct 1912 in Clearwater Co, Minnesota, United States and died on 3 Dec 2004 in Clearwater Co, Minnesota, United States.)