Russell Wilson

Russell Wilson (June 22, 1864 and, with his family, homesteaded on Beaver Creek near Hanley in 1883. The family had bought 190 acres of land in Beaver Creek. After leaving home, Wilson worked in Moose Jaw, as guide for the transport department during the North-West Rebellion and served as a railway contractor along with his brother from 1884 to 1885.

His brother James served as the first mayor of Saskatoon after it was incorporated as a town on July 1, 1903. Whether the account has been claimed or not is unknown.