hmtl5 Merriman Gritton b. 7 May 1818 Mercer County, Kentucky d. Abt 1900: Gritton Genealogy
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Merriman Gritton

Male 1818 - Abt 1900  (81 years)

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  • Name Merriman Gritton 
    Birth 7 May 1818  Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Pleasant Township, Johnson County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Pleasant Township, Johnson County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Cicero Township, Tipton County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Jefferson Township, Tipton County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Merriman, age 82, is listed as a servant in the household of Anne Watson, 66. Ann was the daughter of Merriman's brother John R. Gritton. 
    Occupation farmer  [3] 
    Death Abt 1900  [3] 
    Person ID I446  Gritton
    Last Modified 16 May 2025 

    Father Jesse Gritton,   b. 1 Apr 1781, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1857 (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Sarah Brumfield,   b. 17 Jan 1777   d. 20 May 1818 (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage 23 May 1803  Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F206  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lucinda Selch,   b. Abt 1818   d. 1842, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years) 
    Marriage 22 Jul 1839  Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    • I hereby authorize the Clerk of the County Court of Mercer County to issue license to Merryman Gritton to Marry my daughter Lucinda. Given under my hand and .... this 22nd day of July 1839. Sam Selch. Witnesses Elias Tompkind and [illegible] [4]
    Children 
     1. Sarah J. Gritton,   b. Abt 1840, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F219  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2023 

    Family 2 Elizabeth McKinney,   b. Abt 1814, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1900 (Age 85 years) 
    Children 
    +1. William J. Gritton,   b. Abt 1844, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John Gritton,   b. Abt 1847, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Nancy E. Gritton,   b. Abt 1849, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Jesse Gritton,   b. Abt 1851, Johnson County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1862  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 May 1818 - Mercer County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Jul 1839 - Mercer County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Pleasant Township, Johnson County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Pleasant Township, Johnson County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Merriman, age 82, is listed as a servant in the household of Anne Watson, 66. Ann was the daughter of Merriman's brother John R. Gritton. - 1900 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S37] J. Linck.

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

    3. [S89] census records.

    4. [S104] marriage record.


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