hmtl5 Clara J. Gritton b. 9 Oct 1884 Cedar County, Iowa d. 4 Dec 1961 Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy

Clara J. Gritton

Female 1884 - 1961  (77 years)


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  • Name Clara J. Gritton 
    Born 9 Oct 1884  Cedar County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died 4 Dec 1961  Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I2351  Gritton
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2024 

    Father Levi Gritton,   b. 1826, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1896, Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Mary E. Russell,   b. 1840, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1915, Muskingum County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 11 Mar 1873  Cedar County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Family ID F990  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marion Lewis Lambert,   b. 31 Mar 1877, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1936, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 22 Jul 1903  Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Divorced Bef 1930  [1
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F996  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Oct 1884 - Cedar County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Jul 1903 - Muscatine County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Dec 1961 - Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • note on Find a Grave:
      Clara I Gritton the daughter of Levi Gritton and Mary E. Russell; 1st married Marion Lewis Lambert, July 22, 1903, in Muscatine, Iowa, they separated in 1924; two daughters, Zella Fae & Velma Mae Lambert; Clara Lambert 2nd marriage was to a Bert Boyles on 2 March 1939, in Muscatine.
      [2]
    • Boyles
      Aledo - Mrs. Bert Boyles, 77, of 205 S. Hazel St., Aledo, former Joy resident, died at 12:10 this morning, shortly after admittance to Mercer County Hospital, Aledo.
      A heart ailment is believed to be the cause of death.
      Funeral services will be held at 1 Wednesday afternoon in the Reiser Chapel, Aledo. The Rev. Jack Brown, pastor of the Aledo Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine.
      Friends may call at the chapel after 7 tomorrow night.
      Mrs. Boyles was the former Clara I. Gritton, a daughter of Levi and Elizabeth Russell Gritton. She was born Oct. 8, 1884 in Cedar County, Iowa.
      She was reared and received her education there and was married to Marion Lambert July 27, 1902. He died in 1936.
      Her second marriage was to Mr. Boyles March 2, 1939 in Muscatine. Following their marriage, they resided in Joy until Sept. 6 this year when they moved to Aledo.
      She was of Baptist faith.
      Surviving are the widower; two daughter, Mrs. Fae Eger and Mrs. Velma Phillips, both of Muscatine; a stepson, Tex, Evansville, Ind.; a brother, Norman, Tipton, Iowa, and a grandchild.
      Four brothers and a sister preceded her in death.
      The Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Illinois. Monday, 4 December 1961.
      [3, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S89] census records.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S17] Obituary.

    4. [S35] Iowa Marriage Records.

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

    6. [S102] Newspaper article.