Elizabeth Ann Moudy
1845 - 1915 (70 years)-
Name Elizabeth Ann Moudy Born Feb 1845 Hillsboro, Fountain County, Indiana 
[1, 2] Gender Female Died 5 Mar 1915 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Buried Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois [2] - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185340135/elizabeth_ann_gritton-kay
Cenotaph at Springhille
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79513401/merriman-loy-gritton
Block 19A, Lot 206
Photograph on Find a Grave shows headstone for Mariman L. Gritton that also has Elizabeth Moudy Gritton's name with her date of birth, but no date of death.
Person ID I453 Gritton Last Modified 26 Feb 2024
Family Merriman Loy Gritton, b. Jun 1837, Kentucky , d. 19 Jun 1902 (Age 65 years) Married 12 Feb 1866 Vermilion County, Illinois [3, 4, 5] - Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1853-1874. Page 67. No record of anyone signing for bride or groom.
Children 1. Frank Marshall Gritton, b. 4 Jan 1867, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 21 Dec 1954 (Age 87 years)2. Robert Edward Gritton, b. 27 Nov 1868, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 27 Sep 1964, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois (Age 95 years)3. Eliza Gritton, b. Apr 1869, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. Bef 1880 (Age 10 years)4. Allen L. Gritton, b. 1 Apr 1871, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 17 Dec 1950, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 79 years)Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 Family ID F221 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185340135/elizabeth_ann_gritton-kay
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Event Map 
Born - Feb 1845 - Hillsboro, Fountain County, Indiana 
Married - 12 Feb 1866 - Vermilion County, Illinois 
Died - 5 Mar 1915 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Buried - - Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - After Merrison's death in 1902, Elizabeth married Joseph Kay, a widower. In the 1910 census they are living in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. He is recorded as born in Sep 1840 in England.
Joseph Kay
buried Jones Grove Cemetery, Catlin, Illinois
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59177970/joseph-kay
- Dangerously Ill.
Ed Gritton, pressman for The Press company, yesterday received a telegram from his brother, Al Gritton, pressman for the Champaign News, stating that the latter's wife is dangerously ill in that city. Their mother, Mrs. M.L. Gritton, of South Danville, Left for Champaign yesterday afternoon to attend the bedside of her daughter-in-law.
Newspaper clipping from Cora (Gritton) Hedges. Commercial News, Danville, Illinois. No date available. [6] - Mrs. M.L. Gritton of Danville visited her son Frank of this city over Sunday.
The Champaign County News, Champaign, Illinois. Saturday, 13 May 1893, page 1.
- Elizabeth's will
Name: Elizabeth Ann Kay
Gender: Female
Residence Date: Abt 1914
Residence Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois
Will Date: 1 May 1914
Probate Date: 1 May 1914
Probate Place: Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Inferred Death Date: 1914
Inferred Death Place: Illinois, USA
Item Description: Will Records, Book J-L, 1912-1919
Others Listed Relationship
Elizabeth Ann Kay
Joseph Kay Husband
Franklin M. Gritton Son
Robert Edward Gritton Son
Allen Gritton Son
Mabel Mansey Granddaughter
Gus Gritton Grandson
Pearl Gritton Granddaughter
Harry Gritton Grandson
Allen Gritton Son
Robert Edward Gritton Son
- After Merrison's death in 1902, Elizabeth married Joseph Kay, a widower. In the 1910 census they are living in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. He is recorded as born in Sep 1840 in England.
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