Christian Grinager was born in Spring Grove, Minnesota. He came to North Dakota in 1928 and married Thelma Olson of Oberon, North Dakota in 1931. They farmed in several places before coming to the farm 1 mile east of Walum living there until 1956.
There were two children in the family:
Mr. and Mrs. Grinager moved one half mile east of the home farm in 1958 when their daughter, Delores, and her husband Took over the operation of the farm.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 page 295