hmtl5 Robert Edward Gritton b. 27 Nov 1868 Vermilion County, Illinois d. 27 Sep 1964 Decatur, Macon County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Robert Edward Gritton

Robert Edward Gritton

Male 1868 - 1964  (95 years)

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  • Name Robert Edward Gritton 
    Born 27 Nov 1868  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation printing pressman, grocer  [3] 
    Died 27 Sep 1964  Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Spangler Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I464  Gritton
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2024 

    Father Merriman Loy Gritton,   b. Jun 1837, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1902  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Ann Moudy,   b. Feb 1845, Hillsboro, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1915, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 12 Feb 1866  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    • Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1853-1874. Page 67. No record of anyone signing for bride or groom.
    Family ID F221  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frances E. Bell,   b. 9 Apr 1878, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1959, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F649  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Nov 1868 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Sep 1964 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Spangler Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Ed Gritton    		Ed Gritton
    Gritton, Robert E and Frances E Bell    		Gritton, Robert E and Frances E Bell

  • Notes 
    • Wedding Sunday
      R.E. Gritton and Mrs. F.E. Bonslet Married By Rev. Penhallegon.
      The marriage of R. E. Gritton and Mrs. F.E. Bonslet occurred Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the residence of the bride’s aunt, Mrs. E.M. Fleming, 538 East William street. Both of the bride and groom live in Danville but the former at one time resided in Decatur and made her home with her aunt and for that reason the wedding was held in this city.
      The ceremony was performed by Rev. W.H. Penhallegon, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. About fifteen persons were present, part of them being from Danville. The attendants were Miss Rosa Bell, a sister of the bride, and James McRoberts, ferns and plants. The bride wore a gown of blue India linen and carried a bouquet of bride’s roses and the brides maid wore a costume of white India linen and carried red liberty. The house was prettily decorated with roses.
      After the ceremony there was a wedding supper, the table being decorated with smilax and pink and white asters. Many handsome presents, including silverware, cut glass and table linen, were received.
      The couple left at 11:32 p.m. for Danville where they will make their home and where the groom has a newly furnished house. He was for nine years a printer on the Danville Press.
      Herald and review, Decatur, Illinois. Tuesday, 18 August 1903.

      LKH note: the list of wedding guests is transcribed exactly as it appears in the news article.
      [7]
    • Robert E. Gritton, groceryman at 315 North Broadway, has been removed to his home, 538 East William, from St. Mary's hospital where he underwent an operation.
      Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois. Wednesday, 8 November 1922, page 33.
      [7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] 1900 US census.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S89] census records.

    4. [S12] Illinois Marriages.

    5. [S48] Marriage Abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1853-1874, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society).

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

    7. [S102] Newspaper article.


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