hmtl5 Laura Essie Gritton b. Jul 1887 Missouri d. 3 Apr 1960 Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri: Gritton Genealogy
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Laura Essie Gritton

Female 1887 - 1960  (72 years)


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  • Name Laura Essie Gritton 
    Born Jul 1887  Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Occupation housewife  [3] 
    Died 3 Apr 1960  Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Buried 5 Apr 1960  Centralia Cemetery, Centralia, Boone County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Person ID I2612  Gritton
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2024 

    Father Charles L. Gritton,   b. 28 Jul 1855, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1912, Union Township, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Georgia Ann Dry,   b. 21 Apr 1857, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1940, Centralia, Audrain County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 1875  [1] 
    Family ID F1094  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Homer Alexander,   b. 22 July 1884, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1944, Union Township, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1913  Centralia, Boone County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1096  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Jul 1887 - Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Dec 1913 - Centralia, Boone County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Apr 1960 - Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 5 Apr 1960 - Centralia Cemetery, Centralia, Boone County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Alexander Dies At Hospital Sunday
      Mrs. Laura Essie Alexander, 71, Mexico, mother of Nelson Alexander of this city, died at 12:05 p.m. Sunday at the Audrain Hospital.
      Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church in Mexico, where she had church membership. The Rev. George B. Wraith officiated and burial was in the Centralia cemetery.
      The daughter of Charles and Georgia dry Gritton, Mrs. Alexander was born July 8, 1888, in Madison. She was married to Homer Alexander on Christmas Day, 1913. He preceded her in death in 1944.
      Before she moved to Mexico 15 years ago, the Alexanders lived in the Tulip community.
      Survivors include three daughters, Miss Dorothy Alexander and Mrs. Frances Holbert, both of Mexico, Mrs. Norma Davis, Fort Wayne, Ind.; three other sons, Leo Alexander of Mexico, Tommy and Charles Alexander of Independence; two sisters, Mrs. Ernest Ball and Mrs. Larry McBride, Centralia; one brothers, T.F. Gritton, Oklahoma City; also 19 grandchildren including Robert Eugene Roberts of the home whom she reared.
      Three brothers and three sisters preceded her in death.
      Centralia Fireside Guard, Centralia, Missouri. Thursday, 7 April 1960.
      [4, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] 1900 US census.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S19] Death certificate.

    4. [S17] Obituary.

    5. [S59] Missouri Marriage Records.

    6. [S102] Newspaper article.


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