hmtl5 Family Group Sheet for Thomas Elija Gritten / Martha Evelyn Shanks (F1029) m. 17 Jun 1883 : Gritton Genealogy

Family: Thomas Elija Gritten / Martha Evelyn Shanks (F1029)

m. 17 Jun 1883


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  • Father | Male
    Thomas Elija Gritten

    Born  5 Dec 1862  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Sep 1906  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Embury Cemetery, Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  17 Jun 1883  [1, 2, 3]  Vermilion County, Illinois  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Laben Gritten | F207 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah Ann Potter | F207 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Martha Evelyn Shanks

    Born  3 May 1865  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Jun 1935  Pilot Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  19 Jun 1935  Embury Cemetery, Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  John Francis Watson | F132 
    Married  3 Aug 1918  Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Henry Beam Shank | F134 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Ann Eliza Myers | F134 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Francis Earl Gritten

    Born  4 May 1884  Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Jun 1940  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  2 Jul 1940  Embury Cemetery, Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Minnie Vinson | F1308 
    Married     

    Child 2 | Male
    Maude Verne Gritten

    Born  Oct 1885  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Nov 1946  Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  17 Nov 1946  Rising Sun New Cemetery, Rising Sun, Ohio County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Henry Baatz | F1311 
    Married     

    Child 3 | Female
    Ollie Mae Gritten

    Born  7 Apr 1887  Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 May 1968   
    Buried    Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  William West Pate | F1315 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Male
    Samuel Laven Gritten

    Born  13 Feb 1891  Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Dec 1944  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  31 Dec 1944  Embury Cemetery, Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Effie Jane Powell | F1318 
    Married     

    Child 5 | Male
    Thomas Augustus Gritten

    Born  14 Dec 1892  Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Feb 1946  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Oca Herring | F1323 
    Married  1 Dec 1909  Hendricks County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Catherine Tanner | F1801 
    Married     

    Child 6 | Female
    Myrtle Claire Gritten

    Born  6 Mar 1896  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Nov 1976  Dolton, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Harry Fay Wilson | F1326 
    Married  1913  Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    Orville Edmond Gritten

    Born  7 May 1898  Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Jan 1945  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  10 Jan 1945  Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Pearl Meeker | F1030 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S75] The Family of Gritton, Don Claypool, (Don Claypool, 1997).

    2. [S12] Illinois Marriages.

    3. [S6] 1900 US census.