hmtl5 Hannah Matilda Gritton b. 2 Mar 1862 Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 21 Nov 1944 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Female 1862 - 1944  (82 years)


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  • Name Hannah Matilda Gritton 
    Born 2 Mar 1862  Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1940  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation housewife  [2] 
    Died 21 Nov 1944  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Buried 24 Nov 1944  Partlow Cemetery, Armstrong, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    Person ID I503  Gritton
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2024 

    Father William Wesley Gritton,   b. 10 Oct 1825, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1884  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Amelia Ann Cox,   b. 9 Aug 1835, Hendricks County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1879, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 24 Jun 1851  Johnson County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Family ID F90  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charles Elisious Gritton,   b. 14 Nov 1857, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1934, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 5 Jul 1878  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6, 7] 
    • Marriage License Abstract, Vermilion County, Illinois, 1878-1881. Page79. Charley Gritton, age 21 of Potomac, Illinois. Born in Blount Township, Illinois. Father: Laban Gritton. Mother Sarah Potter. Occupation: Farmer. Hannah M. L. Gritton, age 17 of Blount Township, Illinois. Born in Blount Township, Illinois. Father: William W. Gritton. Mother: Amerlia A. Cox. Married by John J. Cosat.
    Children 
     1. Clarence Ashley Gritten,   b. 18 Jan 1879, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1959  (Age 80 years)
     2. Arthur Wesley Gritton,   b. 23 Mar 1880, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1932, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     3. Orsmus Vandorn Gritton,   b. 29 Jun 1881, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1979, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
     4. Elzora May Gritton,   b. 8 Feb 1883, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1944, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     5. Charles Oliver Gritton,   b. 24 Apr 1884, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1962, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     6. Ross Albert Gritton,   b. 16 Aug 1886, Moline, Elk County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1916, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     7. Jewell Rock Gritton,   b. 20 Sep 1888, Penfield, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1952, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     8. Shelby Lylburn Gritton,   b. 26 Mar 1890, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1974, Penfield, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     9. Anthony Dingler Gritton,   b. 18 Dec 1891, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1973, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     10. Emma Deloris Gritton,   b. 5 May 1893, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1965, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     11. Nellie Queen Gritton,   b. 9 Dec 1894, Penfield, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1972, West Point, Cuming County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     12. Katherine Meresha Gritton,   b. 30 Oct 1896, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1994  (Age 97 years)
     13. Rosanna Maude Ann Gritton,   b. 1 Jun 1899, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1990  (Age 91 years)
     14. Everett Mason Gritton,   b. 16 Oct 1901, Penfield, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1969, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     15. Rachel Helena Gritton,   b. 12 Aug 1902, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1960, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     16. Jessie Dora Gritton,   b. 24 Mar 1904, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1966, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F246  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Mar 1862 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Jul 1878 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Nov 1944 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 24 Nov 1944 - Partlow Cemetery, Armstrong, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Newspaper article about Gravat school    		Newspaper article about Gravat school
    Descendants of Blount's Pioneers: Newspaper article about Gravat school    		Descendants of Blount's Pioneers: Newspaper article about Gravat school

  • Notes 
    • A.D. Gritton's Mother Dies in Danville at 82
      Mrs. Hannah Gritton, mother of A.D. Gritton, Decatur, died at 8 p.m. yesterday in the Lakeview hospital, Danville, at the age 0f 82.
      Mrs. Gritton reared 16 children and is survived by 13 of them as well as 62 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Her husband died 10 years ago.
      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Pape funeral home in Danville and burial will be in Armstrong cemetery, 25 miles northwest of Danville.
      The Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, Illinois. Wednesday, 22 November 1944.
      [4, 8]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S7] Illinois, Deaths and stillbirths index, 1916-1947.

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

    4. [S17] Obituary.

    5. [S104] marriage record.

    6. [S51] Marriage license abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1878-1881, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society, 1995), Library of Linda Hedges.

    7. [S37] J. Linck.

    8. [S102] Newspaper article.


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