hmtl5 Lewis Gritton b. 7 Oct 1893 West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa d. 2 Apr 1972 Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa: Gritton Genealogy
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Lewis Gritton

Male 1893 - 1972  (78 years)

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  • Name Lewis Gritton 
    Birth 7 Oct 1893  West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1940  Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation button cutter 
    Death 2 Apr 1972  Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Burial Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I2327  Gritton
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Father Edward Preston Gritton,   b. 20 Apr 1858, Marion, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1939, Joy, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Sarah Caroline Minteer,   b. 5 Feb 1860, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1945, Joy, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 13 Sep 1883  Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Family ID F982  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Eunice Mathews,   b. 18 Mar 1895, Joy, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1958, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 17 Oct 1914  Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Children 
     1. Grace Evelyn Gritton,   b. 17 Mar 1915, New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1989, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     2. Charles Leroy Gritton,   b. 4 Jan 1917, New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 2003, Hanson, Hopkins County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     3. Paul Irwin Gritton,   b. 13 Feb 1923, New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 2002, Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F987  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

    Family 2 Anna Doris Krieger,   b. 13 Nov 1898, Muscatine Township, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1986, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 19 Dec 1959  Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Family ID F988  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Oct 1893 - West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Oct 1914 - Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Dec 1959 - Muscatine County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Apr 1972 - Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Lewis Gritton
      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Geo. M. Wittich Funeral Home for Lewis Gritton, 78, of 195 Sherman St., who died at 12;15 p.m. Sunday at the Muscatine General Hospital.
      Visitation will begin at 7 p\o'clock this evening at the funeral home.
      A son of Edward P. and Sarah Minteer Gritton, he was born Oct. 7, 1893 in Muscatine county. A former resident of New Boston, Ill, he had resided here since 1928.
      Lewis Gritton first married Eunice Mathews on Oct. 15, 1914 at Burlington. She preceded him in death. He married Anna Krieger on Dec. 19, 1959 at Muscatine.
      Mr. Gritton was a member of the First Christian Church. A former member of the Muscatine Board of Health, he was a retired employee of the International Harvester Co.
      Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Anna Gritton at home; three sons, Dr. Charlie L. Gritton of Henderson, Ky., Paul Gritton of Fort Dodge, Robert E. Gritton of Russellville, Ark.; four daughters, Mrs. Edwin (Evelyn) Elliott, Mrs. Carl (Vivian) Irvin, Mrs. Vernon (Margaret) Webb and Mrs. Clifford (Marjorie) Hintermeister, all of Muscatine; two brothers, Elmer and Joseph Gritton, both of Aledo; one sister, Mrs. Wesley (Pearl) Norton of Joy, 21 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren.
      He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, two brothers and two sisters.
      The Muscatine Journal, Muscatine, Iowa. Monday, 3 April 1972.
      [3, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S76] Iowa delayed birth records.

    2. [S6] 1900 US census.

    3. [S17] Obituary.

    4. [S2] Find a Grave.

    5. [S104] marriage record.

    6. [S102] Newspaper article.


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