Calvin Jacob Gritten
1882 - 1908 (25 years)-
Name Calvin Jacob Gritten Born Mar 1882 Vermilion County, Illinois 
[1, 2] Gender Male Census 1900 Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois - In the 1900 US census Calvin, age 19, is living with his mother, Lydia Gritton, age 56, who is listed as a widow.
Died 1908 Vermilion County, Illinois [1] Buried Partlow Cemetery, Armstrong, Vermilion County, Illinois [1] Person ID I2464 Gritton Last Modified 20 Feb 2024
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 [3, 4, 5] - 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
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Born - Mar 1882 - Vermilion County, Illinois 
Census - 1900 - Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois Died - 1908 - Vermilion County, Illinois 
Buried - - Partlow Cemetery, Armstrong, Vermilion County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - LKH note: Clues lead to these articles being about this Calvin Gritten. Except that his headstone states he died in 1908.
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LKH note: to add further confusion, there is there are two different version of when and where Calvin died.
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Penfield
Calvin Gritten died Monday at the home of his brother, George Gritten, near Gerald, from consumption of the bowels. Mr. Gritten had been sick for several months, but was able to be out until about two weeks ago, when he was compelled to take to his bed. He was a member of the Collison Knights of Pythias lodge. The funeral was held Wednesday from the George Gritten home.
The Champaign Daily News, Champaign, Illinois. Thursday, 28 January 1909, page 8.
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Penfield.
Cal Gritten was taken to the home of his sister, Mrs. Dolie Elder, in Danville, the latter part of last week. Mr. Gritten is improving in health.
The Champaign County News, Champaign, Illinois. Saturday, 13 February 1909, page 8.
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Penfield
Calvin Gritten died at the home of his sister in Danville after an illness of several months. The funeral was at Armstrong, where he was buried by the Knights of Phthias lodge of Penfield.
The Champaign daily News, Champaign, Illinois. Thursday, 25 February 1909, page 8.
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- LKH note: Clues lead to these articles being about this Calvin Gritten. Except that his headstone states he died in 1908.
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Sources - [S2] Find a Grave.
- [S6] 1900 US census.
- [S12] Illinois Marriages.
- [S75] The Family of Gritton, Don Claypool, (Don Claypool, 1997).
- [S48] Marriage Abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1853-1874, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society).
- [S87] LKH note, Linda Kay Hedges.
- [S102] Newspaper article.
- [S2] Find a Grave.