Laban E. Gritten
1876 - 1948 (71 years)-
Name Laban E. Gritten Born 10 Jul 1876 Penfield, Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male Occupation laborer [1] _MILT Spanish-American War
Ind. PVT 44th US Vol. Inf. [1]Died 24 Apr 1948 Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana [1, 4] Buried 27 Apr 1948 Highland Cemetery, Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana [1] Person ID I1017 Gritton Last Modified 5 Mar 2023
Father Laben Gritten, b. 19 Jan 1832, Kentucky , d. 28 Mar 1910, Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 78 years) Mother Lydia Pyle, b. Jan 1844, Breckinridge County, Kentucky , d. 1910, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 65 years) Married 11 Mar 1867 Vermilion County, Illinois [2, 5, 6] - Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1853-1874. Page 57. No record of anyone signing for bride or groom.
Family ID F208 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Delia Ann McCammon, b. 9 Apr 1895, Paxton, Sullivan County, Indiana , d. 14 Feb 1963, Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana (Age 68 years) Married 1924 Indiana [3] Children 1. Calvin Lester Gritten, b. 16 Jan 1925, Paxton, Sullivan County, Indiana , d. 15 May 1973, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana (Age 48 years) 2. Alvin Chester Gritten, b. 16 Jan 1925, Sullivan County, Indiana , d. 20 Sep 1964, Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana (Age 39 years) 3. Clara Elizabeth Gritten, b. 16 Jun 1926, Indiana , d. 27 Sep 1990, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana (Age 64 years) 4. Laban Edward "Jim" Gritten, b. 18 Dec 1928, Kingman, Fountain County, Indiana , d. 1 Jun 2003, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Age 74 years) 5. Robert Wilson Gritten, b. 4 Nov 1930, Fountain County, Indiana , d. 27 Jun 1992, Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana (Age 61 years) Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 Family ID F637 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Laban E. Gritten
Williamsport, April 26, Laben E. Gritten, 71, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at his home at 6 p.m. Saturday. Born at Penfield, Ill., he was a veteran of the Spanish-American war. He married Delia McCammon, who survives with four sons and a daughter, Calvin L., Alvin C., Laban E.Jr., Robert W., and Mrs. Clara Roach, all of Williamsport, and a brother and a sister, William Gritten, Kingman and Mrs. Clara Thompson, Toluca, Ill.
Journal and Carrier, Lafayette, Indiana. Monday, 26 April 1948.
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Sources - [S19] Death certificate.
- [S75] The Family of Gritton, Don Claypool, (Don Claypool, 1997).
- [S22] Indiana Marriages.
- [S17] Obituary.
- [S12] Illinois Marriages.
- [S48] Marriage Abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1853-1874, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society).
- [S102] Newspaper article, newspapers.com.
- [S19] Death certificate.