hmtl5 Bess Gritton b. 11 Nov 1883 Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky d. 26 May 1965 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky: Gritton Genealogy
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Bess Gritton

Female 1883 - 1965  (81 years)


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  • Name Bess Gritton 
    Born 11 Nov 1883  Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 26 May 1965  Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried 28 May 1965  Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I2502  Gritton
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2024 

    Father John Rowan Gritton,   b. 4 Sep 1849, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1885  (Age 35 years) 
    Mother Annie Lee James,   b. 11 May 1861, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1957, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Married 30 Jan 1883  Jefferson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F1055  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Robert Burrus Nelson,   b. 15 Jan 1885, Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1942, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1056  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Nov 1883 - Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 May 1965 - Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 28 May 1965 - Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Bess G. Nelson
      Harrodsburg - Mrs. Bess Gritton Nelson, 82, widow of Robert Nelson, died at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Masonic Widows and Orphans Home, Louisville, after a long illness. She was a native of Mercer County and a member of the Harrodsburg Christian Church.
      Survivors include six cousins, Mrs. Tom Cotton, Mrs. Alvin I. Alderson and Mrs. Joe Y. Van Arsdall, all of Harrodsburg, and Mrs. Bush Tribble and Wallace and Davis Gritton, all of Mercer County.
      Services were conducted at 2 p.m. today at the Bruner and Sims Funeral Home by the Rev. James N. Kelly. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home.
      The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky. Friday. 28 May 1965.
      [2, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Death certificate.

    2. [S17] Obituary.

    3. [S104] marriage record.

    4. [S102] Newspaper article.


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