hmtl5 Edward Orville Gritton b. Dec 1860 Vermilion County, Illinois d. 25 Aug 1904 Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy

Edward Orville Gritton

Male 1860 - 1904  (43 years)


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  • Name Edward Orville Gritton 
    Born Dec 1860  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Pilot Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In the 1900 US census he is listed as divorced. Living in the household of his brother, Thomas Gritton
    Died 25 Aug 1904  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Partlow Cemetery, Armstrong, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I1010  Gritton
    Last Modified 19 Feb 2024 

    Father Laben Gritten,   b. 19 Jan 1832, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1910, Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ann Potter,   b. 17 Mar 1836, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1877, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Married 4 Nov 1852  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    • Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1826-1852. Page 30. No record of anyone signing for bride or groom.
    Divorced Feb 1867  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F207  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Della D. Davis,   b. Abt 1866 
    Married 21 Apr 1888  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1027  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Ellen Washburn,   b. Abt 1861, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 14 Oct 1891  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F928  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Mary Washburn,   b. 4 Jan 1874, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1929, Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 17 May 1894  [7
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1028  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Dec 1860 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Apr 1888 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Oct 1891 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Pilot Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Aug 1904 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Partlow Cemetery, Armstrong, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • E. Gritton and Mollie Washburn, of Gifford, were married at Danville, Sunday.
      Champaign County News, Champaign, Illinois. Wednesday, 21 March 1894, page 4.
      [8]

  • Sources 
    1. [S37] J. Linck.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S6] 1900 US census.

    4. [S12] Illinois Marriages.

    5. [S45] Marriage license abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1826-1853, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society).

    6. [S38] Wayne Gritton.

    7. [S75] The Family of Gritton, Don Claypool, (Don Claypool, 1997).

    8. [S102] Newspaper article.