Robert Edward Gritton
1868 - 1964 (95 years)
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Name Robert Edward Gritton Born 27 Nov 1868 Vermilion County, Illinois 
[1, 2] Gender Male Census 1910 Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Census 1920 Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Census 1930 Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Census 1940 Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Occupation printing pressman, grocer [3] Died 27 Sep 1964 Decatur, Macon County, Illinois [2] Buried Spangler Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois [2] Person ID I464 Gritton Last Modified 22 Feb 2024
Father Merriman Loy Gritton, b. Jun 1837, Kentucky , d. 19 Jun 1902 (Age 65 years) Mother Elizabeth Ann Moudy, b. Feb 1845, Hillsboro, Fountain County, Indiana , d. 5 Mar 1915, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 70 years) Married 12 Feb 1866 Vermilion County, Illinois [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 , d. 10 Oct 1959, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois (Age 81 years) Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 Family ID F649 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 27 Nov 1868 - Vermilion County, Illinois 
Census - 1910 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Census - 1920 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Census - 1930 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Census - 1940 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Died - 27 Sep 1964 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois 
Buried - - Spangler Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos Ed Gritton 
Gritton, Robert E and Frances E Bell
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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.
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Sources - [S6] 1900 US census.
- [S2] Find a Grave.
- [S89] census records.
- [S104] marriage record.
- [S48] Marriage Abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1853-1874, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society).
- [S75] The Family of Gritton, Don Claypool, (Don Claypool, 1997), Library of Linda Hedges.
- [S102] Newspaper article.
- [S6] 1900 US census.