Sarah Allison Tribble: Gritton Genealogy

1923 - 1999 (76 years)

Generation: 1

Sarah Allison Tribble was born on 10 Apr 1923 in Bondville, Mercer County, Kentucky (daughter of Bush Lewis Tribble and Luella Gritton); died on 20 May 1999; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky.

Notes:

Obituary from Find a Grave
Sara Allison Tribble, 76, died Thursday, May 20, 1999 in Boyle County. Born April 10, 1923 in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Bush Lewis and Louella Gritton Tribble. She had worked 20 years in the Cincinnati General Hospital, Dept. of Radiology, and 25 years as the Education Director of Radiology at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. She was a member of the Salvisa Methodist Church. Survivors include: one brother, Bush Tribble, Salvisa; one sister-in-law, Betty Tribble, Salvisa; a niece, Lou Anne Readnower, three nephews, Tony, Tommy and Jeff Tribble; nine great nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Sunday, May 23, at the Ransdell Funeral Chapel, with Rev. John Hockersmith III officiating. Burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 December 2018), memorial page for Sara Allison Tribble (10 Apr 1923-20 May 1999), Find A Grave Memorial no. 23000411, citing Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Denny Jackson (contributor 24259678) .

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23000411/sara-allison-tribble

Generation: 2

Bush Lewis Tribble was born on 5 Apr 1900 in Kentucky; died on 2 Aug 1966 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky.

Other Events:

Occupation: farmer, insurance agent
Census: 1940, Mercer County, Kentucky

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Bush L. Tribble
Harrodsburg - Bush L. Tribble Sr., 66, a retired farmer and insurance agent in Bondville, died at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Bethesda Hospital, Cincinnati, after a short illness. He was a native of Madison County.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Louella Gritton Tribble; a daughter, Miss Sarah Allison Tribble, Cincinnati; a son, Bush L. Tribble Jr., Bondville; four sisters, Mrs. T.W. Lawson, Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Lee Hill, College, Hill; Mrs. Averill Goins, Cincinnati, and Mrs. Joe Shropshire, Lexington, and three grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Alexander and Royalty Funeral Home by the Rev. Charles S. Perry and the Rev. Wayne Sparks. Burial will be in Spring Hill. The body is at the funeral home.
The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky. Wednesday, 3 August 1966.

Census:
Household includes Bush and wife Luella, their two children, and father-in-law W. J. Gritton.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/267119153/bush-lewis-tribble

Bush married Luella Gritton. Luella (daughter of William Jacob Gritton and Katherine Woods) was born on 23 Sep 1896 in Kentucky; died on 13 Feb 1972 in McCreary County, Kentucky; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Luella Gritton was born on 23 Sep 1896 in Kentucky (daughter of William Jacob Gritton and Katherine Woods); died on 13 Feb 1972 in McCreary County, Kentucky; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky.

Other Events:

Occupation: school teacher

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Luella Tribble Dies In Mercer
Harrodsburg (Spl.) - Mrs. Luella G. Tribble, 75, Bondville, died at 7:40 p.m. Sunday at the James B. Haggin Hospital following a short illness.
A native of Mercer County, she was born Sept. 23, 1896, and was a retired school teacher and a member of the Salvisa Methodist Church.
Surviving are one daughter, Miss Sara Allison Tribble, Bondville; one son, Bush Tribble Jr., Salvisa; four grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Sara Anderson, Harrodsburg.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Alexander and Roylaty Funeral Home. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Charles T. Pinkston will officiate.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
The Advocate-Messenger, Danville, Kentucky. Monday, 14 February 1972.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/267119213/luella-tribble

Children:

1. Sarah Allison Tribble was born on 10 Apr 1923 in Bondville, Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 20 May 1999; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky.

Generation: 3

William Jacob Gritton was born on 5 May 1852 in Mercer County, Kentucky (son of Floyd Norman Gritton and Sarah Evans); died on 7 Jan 1944 in Mercer County, Kentucky; was buried on 9 Jan 1944 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky.

Other Events:

Occupation: farmer
Census: 1900, Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky

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W.J. Gritton
Harrodsburg, Ky., Jan. 7 (Special) - W.J. Gritton, 91, of Salvisa, died at 5:45 o'clock this morning at the A.D. Price Memorial hospital after an illness of three weeks. He was the oldest member of the Methodist church at Salvisa and recently was awarded a hat as the oldest regular attendant at any Sunday school in the county.
Mr. Gritton was a retired farmer, a descendant of pioneer families and a son of the late Floyd and Sarah Evans Gritton, of Mercer county. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. A.I. Alderson, Harrodsburg; Mrs. B.L. Tribbble, Salvisa; one son, Finley V. Gritton, Salvisa, and two brothers, E.L. Gritton, Summerville, Mo., and O.L. Gritton, Lexington.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Methodist church at Salvisa with burial in Spring Hill cemetery, Harrodsburg.
The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky. Saturday 8 January 1944, page 2.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50131455/w_-j_-gritton

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Headstone reads W. J. Gritton 1852-1944

William married Katherine Woods in 1892. Katherine was born on 8 Sep 1855 in Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 2 Dec 1926 in Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky; was buried on 4 Dec 1926 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Katherine Woods was born on 8 Sep 1855 in Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 2 Dec 1926 in Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky; was buried on 4 Dec 1926 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky.

Other Events:

Occupation: housewife

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Mrs. W.J. Gritton Dies In Salvisa
Special to The Courier-Hournal.
Lawrenceburg, Ky., Dec. 2. - Mrs. W.J. Gritton, 71 years old, died at her home in Salvisa at 10 o'clock this morning after an illness of several weeks. Funeral services will be held at the home at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning. Burial will be in the Harrodsburg Cemetery. Mrs. Gritton is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Alvin Alderson and Mrs. Bush Trimble, both of Danville; one son, Finley Gritton, Salvisa, and one granddaughter, Sarah Allison Trimble.
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky. Friday, 3 December 1926.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50131447/katherine-gritton

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Children:

Finley Vaugn Gritton was born on 20 Jan 1893 in Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 9 Jan 1960 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; was buried on 11 Jan 1960 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky.
Sarah O. Gritton was born in Apr 1894 in Kentucky.
3. Luella Gritton was born on 23 Sep 1896 in Kentucky; died on 13 Feb 1972 in McCreary County, Kentucky; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky.

Generation: 4

12.

Floyd Norman Gritton was born on 19 Mar 1819 in Mercer County, Kentucky (son of Aaron Gritton and Elizabeth House); died on 23 Jan 1901 in Mercer County, Kentucky; was buried in New Providence Presbyterian Cemetery, McAfee, Mercer County, Kentucky.

Other Events:

Occupation: farmer
Census: 1850, Mercer County, Kentucky
Census: 1900, Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky

Notes:

GRITTON
Died at his home on Salt river, last Wednesday night, Mr. N. L. ?? Gritton, aged 84 years. The deceased had from childhood been a consistent member of the Methodist church, and was doubtless ready for the summons. Besides his devoted wife he leaves to mourn their loss, Messrs. William, Orie and Lige, and their sister, Mrs. W. G. Vaughn. Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church in our village, and the remains laid to rest in Providence cemetery.
(Harrodsburg Sayings, Harrodsburg, Mercer Co, Ky, Thu Jan 31, 1901)

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59300543/floyd-norman-gritton

Floyd married Sarah Evans on 3 Aug 1846 in Mercer County, Kentucky. Sarah was born in Jul 1824 in Kentucky; died in 1908; was buried in New Providence Presbyterian Cemetery, McAfee, Mercer County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sarah Evans was born in Jul 1824 in Kentucky; died in 1908; was buried in New Providence Presbyterian Cemetery, McAfee, Mercer County, Kentucky.

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Obit Courtesy of Harrodsburg Herald, Harrodsburg, Mercer Co, KY, dated Fri, Jun 26, 1908:
GRITTON - Mrs. Floyd Gritton died at her home near Salvisa Wednesday last in her 84th year. She was the mother of Mrs. W. F. Vaughan, whose husband was formerly pastor of the Harrodsburg Methodist church. Funeral services will be held at the Salvisa Methodist church this Friday morning.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100102411/sarah-gritton

Children:

Sarah Gritton was born about 1847 in Kentucky.
John Rowan Gritton was born on 4 Sep 1849 in Kentucky; died on 14 Aug 1885; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky.
6. William Jacob Gritton was born on 5 May 1852 in Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 7 Jan 1944 in Mercer County, Kentucky; was buried on 9 Jan 1944 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky.
Infant Daughter Gritton was born on 4 Aug 1854 in Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 26 Sep 1854 in Mercer County, Kentucky; was buried in Gritton Family Cemetery, Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky.
Laura B. Gritton was born on 4 Aug 1854 in Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 5 May 1873 in Mercer County, Kentucky; was buried in Gritton Family Cemetery, Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky.
Florence Gritton was born about 1859 in Kentucky.
Lidge Davis Gritton was born on 16 Sep 1862 in Kentucky; died on 6 Aug 1937 in Mercer County, Kentucky; was buried on 10 Aug 1937 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky.
Edwin Lee Gritton was born on 16 Sep 1862 in Bondville, Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 20 Mar 1953 in Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri; was buried on 25 Mar 1953 in Arroll Cemetery, Arroll, Texas County, Missouri.
Orlan Lyndell Gritton was born on 7 Oct 1865 in Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 17 Jul 1951 in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky; was buried on 18 Jul 1951 in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.

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Sarah Allison Tribble