Ruby Wilson was born in Ontario in 1892. She married James Wilson, and settled in Sintaluta, Saskatchewan. They had children Gerald (1914), Donald (1915), Dorothea (1917), Shirley (1919), Thomas (1921), and Basil (1929). James died in 1954.

Ruby’s eldest daughter Dorothea gave her a diary for Christmas in 1963 to write in. She would keep near-daily diary entries until at least 1970.

Ruby died in 1984.

John (Jack) Hilton Wilson was appointed agent for Saskatchewan Government Insurance in 1949, later also selling real estate. His son, William (Bill) Wilson took over the business in 1964. Jack Wilson operated Wilson's Flour Mill from 1915 to 1925 and was a member of town council 1916-1919 and mayor of Indian Head (1926-1927). While he was mayor in 1927, he hosted Governor-General Lord Willingdon and, later that year, Edward, Prince of Wales and his brother George - both to become King later (See Indian Head History Book p 754).