hmtl5 Harry Aloysius Gritton b. 27 Sep 1897 Illinois d. 7 Sep 1966 West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida: Gritton Genealogy

Harry Aloysius Gritton

Male 1897 - 1966  (68 years)


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  • Name Harry Aloysius Gritton 
    Born 27 Sep 1897  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Washington, District of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Washington, District of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In the 1940 US census, Harry A. Gritton, married, is living alone at 4326 3rd Street NW. Georgia M. Gritton is shown in another record as living alone at the same address.
    Died 7 Sep 1966  West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 6
    Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I491  Gritton
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2024 

    Father Frank Marshall Gritton,   b. 4 Jan 1867, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1954  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Cynthia Daley,   b. 3 Jul 1868, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1957, Washington, District of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 21 Jun 1889  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Family ID F227  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Georgia Marie Stuart,   b. 14 Apr 1901, Washington, District of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1981, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 31 Aug 1922  Washington, District of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ramond Allen Gritton,   b. 26 Nov 1924, Washington, District of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 2016  (Age 91 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F239  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Sep 1897 - Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 31 Aug 1922 - Washington, District of Columbia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Washington, District of Columbia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Washington, District of Columbia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Sep 1966 - West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodlawn Cemetery, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • F.M. Gritton, The News pressman, has a new ten-pound boy.
      Champaign County News, Champaign, Illinois. Tuesday, 28 September 1897, page 5.

      [9]
    • WWI draft registration card
      Harry Aloysius Gritton
      b.27 Sep 1897
      occupation: Chauffeur and messenger, federal government, Government Printing Office
      height: tall
      build: medium
      eyes: gray
      hair: brown
      [4]
    • Harry A. Gritton
      Harry A. Gritton, 68, of 1200 Ridgewood Road, West Palm Beach, died Wednesday.
      Survivors include the widow, Georgia; one son, Ramond of Hyattsville, Md.; one sister, Mrs. John Mansury of Silver Springs, Md.; and three grandchildren.
      Arrangements will be announced by Quattlebaum-Holleman-Burse Funeral Home.
      The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, Florida. Thursday, 8 September 1966.
      [6, 9]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] 1900 US census.

    2. [S10] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S2] Find a Grave.

    4. [S14] US World War I draft registration cards.

    5. [S25] Florida Death Index 1877-1998.

    6. [S17] Obituary.

    7. [S12] Illinois Marriages.

    8. [S49] Marriage license abstract, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1882 thru 1891, (Illiana Geneaological and Historical Society, 1996).

    9. [S102] Newspaper article.