Ruth Craner

   Ancestral File Number: 3FP0-L8.

  General Notes:

RUTH CRANER (1891 -1967)

Ruth was born 19 July 1891 in Oakley, Cassia County, Idaho to George Craner and Mary Caroline Adams. She was the 5th child in a family of ten children (6 sons and 4 daughters).
Her school years were mostly spent in Oakley. While in Oakley she attended grade school in a two room rock building. Then she attended one year at Oakley High School, before moving to Burley on August 26, 1907. But there was no high school in Burley at that time, so she took music lessons from an Anna Clark and nurse training from Dr. Ellis R. Shipp.
Ruth and her family were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and as a child her and her family attended the Oakley 1^st Ward. Her father, George was a member of the Bishopric, with Hector C. Haight and David P. Thomas. As Ruth stated, "the Gospel was taught as well as lived in our home."
They had many encounters with Indians while living in Oakley. Ruth and her brother Howard caught two Indian women stealing apples, so as a deterrent they decided to throw apples at them. Soon after, their mother and father came to their rescue and gave the women some apples. Ruth's father always had plenty of grain, hay, fruit, honey, and meat, which, at times, he would trade the Indians for pine nuts or buckskin gloves.
When her family moved to Burley in 1907 they lived in a four room log house, but in 1911 they moved into a new cream colored brick home, located three miles East of Burley. It was the first brick home built in Burley.
She met her husband Clark Judd, while trying to help her father after his team of horses was frightened by a train. They ran away and she was asked to drive the other team, but got scared. After tying the team to a large pole she ran to the old school house to get her brother Howard. Clark offered his assistance and they arrived home safely.
Their courtship days were very pleasant ones. Arthur Clark Judd and Ruth Craner were married on 5 June 1913 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

Ruth and Clark were parents to eight children:

Name:Birth Date:Date of Death:
1.Clea Judd5 August 1914
2.Arthur Craner Judd12 September 19176 October 1996
3.Edward Gale Judd9 November 1918
4.Ross Fuller Judd5 November 192222 November 1944
5.Glenn Clark Judd14 November 1924
6.Robert Sterling Judd5 January 1927
7.Keith Judd4 September 1929
8.Ruth Marie Judd9 December 1934

Ruth and Clark lived on an 80 acre farm, later called Unity, which is where the first 3 children were born. In 1918, they purchased 40 acres at Beetville and lived there for 10 years and had their next 3 children. In March of 1929 they moved to Pella and that is where their last two children were born. Arthur Clark Judd died on 10 June 1966 at the age of 75. Ruth died less than a year later on 9 February 1967 at the age of 75. ¹

  LDS Information:

Baptism: 6 Aug 1899

Endowment: 5 Jun 1913, Salt Lake Temple

Sealed to Parents: BIC

She was sealed to her spouse on 5 Jun 1913 at Salt Lake Temple. (Arthur Clark Judd was born on 5 Jul 1890 in Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, USA, died on 10 Jun 1966 in Burley, Cassia, Idaho, USA and was buried on 13 Jun 1966 in Burley, Cassia, Idaho, USA.)