hmtl5 Mary Virginia Gritton b. 4 Jun 1890 Mercer County, Kentucky d. 7 Mar 1973 Saint Matthews, Jefferson County, Kentucky: Gritton Genealogy

Mary Virginia Gritton

Female 1890 - 1973  (82 years)


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  • Name Mary Virginia Gritton 
    Born 4 Jun 1890  Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died 7 Mar 1973  Saint Matthews, Jefferson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Buried Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Person ID I2548  Gritton
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2024 

    Father Thomas Ralston Gritton,   b. 28 Mar 1856, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1936, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Minerva Amanda Bunton,   b. 12 Mar 1858, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1928, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 1879  [2
    Family ID F978  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Huntley Dale Ransdell,   b. 12 Jun 1889, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1971, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
     1. Freddy Brown Ransdell,   b. 9 Dec 1934, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 2000  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Jun 1890 - Mercer County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Virginia Ransdell
      Harrodsburg, (Spl.) - Mrs. Virginia Gritton Ransdell, 82, widow of Huntley D. Ransdell, died Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Masonic Home in St. Mattews.
      She was born June 4, 1890, in Mercer County to the late Thomas R. and Minerva Bunton Gritton. She was a member of the Salvisa Baptist Church and Chapter 309, Order of the Eastern Star.
      She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J.W. Baker Jr., Harrodsburg and Mrs. W.E. Smith, Rock Springs, Wyo.; five sons, Curtis, Mercer County; Allen, Danville; Kenneth, Oran, Mo.; Everett, Rock Springs, Wyo. and Red, Paris, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. Hugh Ison, Mercer County; 17 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
      Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Ransdell Funeral Chapel with the Rev. J.E. Darter officiating. Burial will be in Springhill Cemetery.
      Friends may call at the funeral home.
      The Advocate-Messenger, Danville, Kentucky. Friday, 9 March 1973.
      [3, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S6] 1900 US census.

    3. [S17] Obituary.

    4. [S102] Newspaper article.