hmtl5 Elmer E. Gritton b. 21 Feb 1871 Vermilion County, Illinois d. 25 Nov 1948 Los Angeles County, California: Gritton Genealogy
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Elmer E. Gritton

Male 1871 - 1948  (77 years)


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  • Name Elmer E. Gritton 
    Born 21 Feb 1871  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation railroad switchman; railroad conductor  [3] 
    Died 25 Nov 1948  Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5] 
    Person ID I896  Gritton
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2024 

    Father Milo B. Gritton,   b. 2 Apr 1842, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1878, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Mother Ellen Gerrard,   b. 6 Mar 1846, Marion County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1893, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 10 Mar 1869  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 6, 7] 
    • Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1853-1874. Page 57. J. F. Gritton signed for Milo Gritton.
    Family ID F210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Docie Gertrude McClard,   b. 28 Sep 1885, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1956, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 21 Aug 1902  Greenfield, Hancock County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Effie Mae Gritton,   b. 1902, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ruth Beatrice Gritton,   b. 26 Sep 1903, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1992, San Joaquin, Fresno County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     3. Mildred Emlyn Gritton,   b. 6 Jan 1908, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1908, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     4. Forence Ellen Gritton,   b. 21 Feb 1909, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1968, Orange County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     5. Elmer Henry Gritton,   b. 10 Jul 1910, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1981, Orange County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     6. George Edward Gritton,   b. 25 Nov 1915, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1989, Orange County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     7. Kenton Milo Gritton,   b. 9 Feb 1919, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1999, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F384  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Feb 1871 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Aug 1902 - Greenfield, Hancock County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Nov 1948 - Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Conductor Elmer E. Gritton is the most unfortunate man on the road. His family is again in quarantine, this time on account of diphtheria.
      The Champaign Daily Gazette, Champaign, Illinois. Monday, 15 February 1915.
      * * * *
      Conductor Elmer Gritton, whose home is quarantined on account of diphtheria, is living in a caboose.
      The Champaign Daily News, Champaign, Illinois. Tuesday, 16 February 1915.
      * * *
      The home of E.E. Gritton, 205 East Illinois street has been quarantined on account of diphtheria.
      The Champaign County News, Champaign, Illinois. Wednesday, 17 February 1915.
      * * *

      LKH note: a lesson in searching for one than one news article about the same event. In the series above each article gave a new clue about Elmer and his family. 1. He is a railroad conductor.
      2. His family has been in quarantine more than once. 3. He lived in a caboose while they were in quarantine. 4. Their home address is listed.
      [9, 10]
    • LKH note:
      From this news article we learn that Elmer has been a railroad conductor since 1905.
      * * *
      Under the column “Shop and Track. Illinois Central.
      A new seniority list of conducts and brakemen made up at the end of the year 1914 was posted on Saturday evening by Yardmaster Birdzell. The list shows the following sanding of trainman: Conductors –
      [there follows a list of names and years, including … ]
      E.E. Gritton and J.V. Spitz, 1905.
      The Champaign Daily News, Champaign, Illinois. Tuesday, 9 February 1915, page 4.
      [9, 10]
    • Conductor Gritton had one of the longest trains ever pulled into the Urbana yards Friday night. It was an extra from the west, consisting of 91 cars and three quarters of a mile long.
      The Urbana Daily Courier, Urbana, Illinois. Monday, 15 March 1915, page 2.
      [9]

  • Sources 
    1. [S36] Violet Farrel.

    2. [S6] 1900 US census.

    3. [S89] census records.

    4. [S17] Obituary.

    5. [S29] California Death Index, 1940-1997.

    6. [S12] Illinois Marriages.

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

    8. [S22] Indiana Marriages.

    9. [S102] Newspaper article.

    10. [S87] LKH note, Linda Kay Hedges.


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