hmtl5 Thomas E. Gritton b. 24 Dec 1862 Monroe County, Missouri d. 3 May 1946 Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri: Gritton Genealogy

Thomas E. Gritton

Male 1862 - 1946  (83 years)


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  • Name Thomas E. Gritton 
    Born 24 Dec 1862  Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Union Township, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation real estate agent  [2
    Died 3 May 1946  Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Buried 5 May 1946  Oakland Cemetery, Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I4227  Gritton
    Last Modified 18 Mar 2024 

    Father Merritt Gritton,   b. 8 Jan 1828, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1872, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Sallie Ann Riley,   b. 15 Apr 1830, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1906, Monroe County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 21 May 1847  Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F1092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lou Lee Hulen,   b. 15 May 1863, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1952, Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1818  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Dec 1862 - Monroe County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Union Township, Monroe County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 May 1946 - Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 5 May 1946 - Oakland Cemetery, Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • LKH note: Can't confirm, but Thomas Gritton lives in this area at the right time for this article.

      Finds Skeleton Under Stone.
      Possible Evidence of Crime Comes to Light Near Point Where Gilbert Gates Was Murdered.
      Paris, Mo., Sept. 8. - Tom Gritton, while removing a large rock, discovered a skeleton of a man which had evidently been hidden for a number of years. The find was made near the place where Alexander Jester camped the night before young Gilbert Gates was murdered in Monroe county thirty years ago.
      Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois. Saturday, 9 September 1899, page 7.
      [6]
    • Skeleton Found.
      Paris, Mo., Sept. 8 - Tom Gritton, who was engaged in hauling rock from Allen Creek in the Middle Grove neighborhood, while removing a large rock discovered a skeleton of a man which had evidently been hidden for a number of years past. It is said that this find was made near the place where Alexander Jester camped the night before young Gilbert Gates' mysterious disappearance first caused a thrill of horror in Monroe county thirty ears ago. It is thought that this find may form another link in the chain of circumstantial evidence against the old man charge with the murder of his young traveling companion.
      Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois. Saturday, 9 September 1899, page 1.
      [6]
    • Thomas E. Gritton Dies at Home on Promenade Avenue
      Thomas E. Gritton, 83, died at 1 o'clock this afternoon at his home, 600 Promenade avenue. He had been in failing health about 10 years and bedfast 10 weeks.
      Mr. Gritton, a retired real estate agent, was born in Monroe County, and had lived in Moberly the past 40 years. He was a member of the Central Christian Church.
      He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Mrs. C.S. Riley, Moberly; a granddaughter, Mrs. Ronald Windsor, Moberly; and a great-grandson, Richard Lee Windsor, Moberly. He was the last of a family of nine children.
      The body is at the Snow Funeral Home and will be taken to the home tomorrow afternoon. Funeral arrangements will be made later.
      Moberly Monitor-Index and Moberly Evening Democrat. Moberly, Missouri. Friday, 3 May 1948, page 2.
      [4, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S89] census records.

    2. [S19] Death certificate.

    3. [S2] Find a Grave.

    4. [S17] Obituary.

    5. [S53] Kentucky, County Marriage Records.

    6. [S102] Newspaper article.