hmtl5 Orsmas J. Gritton b. 9 Dec 1853 Vermilion County, Illinois d. 30 Nov 1898 Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Orsmas J. Gritton

Male 1853 - 1898  (44 years)


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  • Name Orsmas J. Gritton 
    Born 9 Dec 1853  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation carpenter, farm laborer  [2] 
    Died 30 Nov 1898  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    Buried Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5, 6] 
    Person ID I430  Gritton
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2023 

    Father Laben Gritten,   b. 19 Jan 1832, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1910, Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ann Potter,   b. 17 Mar 1836, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1877, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Married 4 Nov 1852  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    • Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1826-1852. Page 30. No record of anyone signing for bride or groom.
    Divorced Feb 1867  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family ID F207  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Emily Gritton,   b. 6 Nov 1858, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1946, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 28 Feb 1878  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 10] 
    Children 
     1. Ida Gritton,   b. Abt 1875, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Dec 1853 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Feb 1878 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Nov 1898 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Gritton, Orsmas obit    		Gritton, Orsmas obit

  • Notes 
    • Mortuary record
      Gritton.
      O.J. Gritton passed away yesterday afternoon at 12:57 o'clock at his home, corner of Vermilion and Davis streets. He had been ill five weeks of acute consumption which developed into a complication. Deceased was 45 years old and leaves a wife to mourn his loss.

      Mr. Gritton moved here from Rossville about two years ago. He was proprietor of the Big Four meat market. He was well liked and popular with all who knew him. Mr. Gritton was a member of the Church of Christ and of the Modern Woodmen of America. His father lives in Penfield and he leaves three brothers, one sister and hour half-brothers. One brother, Ed Gritton, resides in this city.

      The funeral services will be held Friday morning at 11 o'clock at Union chapel, seven miles northwest of this city. The cortege will leave the house at 9 o'clock. Rev. S.S. Jones will officiate. Interment will occur in the Johnson cemetery.

      Newspaper clipping from Cora (Gritton) Hedges. No publishing information available.
      [6, 11]

  • Sources 
    1. [S37] J. Linck.

    2. [S75] The Family of Gritton, Don Claypool, (Don Claypool, 1997).

    3. [S89] census records.

    4. [S2] Find a Grave.

    5. [S4] Cemeteries of Vermilion County, Illinois: Blount and Newell Townships, v.1, (Illiana Geneaological and Historical Society, 1995).

    6. [S17] Obituary.

    7. [S12] Illinois Marriages.

    8. [S45] Marriage license abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1826-1853, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society).

    9. [S38] Wayne Gritton.

    10. [S51] Marriage license abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1878-1881, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society, 1995).

    11. [S103] newspaper clipping.


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