Annie Lee James
1861 - 1957 (96 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Annie Lee James was born on 11 May 1861 in Kentucky; died on 25 Jun 1957 in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky; was buried on 25 Jun 1957 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky. Other Events:
- Occupation: housekeeper
- Census: 1910, Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky
Notes:
Obituary from Find a Grave
Mrs. John Gritton Dies Special la Tht Courier-Journel Harrodsburg, Ky., June 26. Mrs. Annie James Gritton, 96, a member of a pioneer Mercer County family, died last night at Haggin Memorial Hospital here. She was the widow of John Rowan Gritton. . . ,
June 27, 1957. A Publisher Extra Newspaper. The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky
Occupation:
In 1910 US census Annie's occupation is listed as seamstree.
Census:
In the 1910 US census, Annie (James) Gritton, age 48, widow, and her daughter, Bessie Griron, age 26, are in the household of Annie's brother, Frank James.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142506840/annie-lee-gritton
Section FAnnie married John Rowan Gritton on 30 Jan 1883 in Jefferson County, Kentucky. John (son of Floyd Norman Gritton and Sarah Evans) was born on 4 Sep 1849 in Kentucky; died on 14 Aug 1885; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Bess Gritton
was born on 11 Nov 1883 in Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 26 May 1965 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; was buried on 28 May 1965 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky.
Generation: 2
2. Bess Gritton (1.Annie1) was born on 11 Nov 1883 in Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 26 May 1965 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; was buried on 28 May 1965 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky. Notes:
Mrs. Bess G. Nelson
Harrodsburg - Mrs. Bess Gritton Nelson, 82, widow of Robert Nelson, died at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Masonic Widows and Orphans Home, Louisville, after a long illness. She was a native of Mercer County and a member of the Harrodsburg Christian Church.
Survivors include six cousins, Mrs. Tom Cotton, Mrs. Alvin I. Alderson and Mrs. Joe Y. Van Arsdall, all of Harrodsburg, and Mrs. Bush Tribble and Wallace and Davis Gritton, all of Mercer County.
Services were conducted at 2 p.m. today at the Bruner and Sims Funeral Home by the Rev. James N. Kelly. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home.
The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky. Friday. 28 May 1965.
Buried:
Burial information from death certificate and obituary.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/266110958/bess-nelsonFamily/Spouse: Robert Burrus Nelson. Robert was born on 15 Jan 1885 in Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 13 Jan 1942 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky; was buried on 14 Jan 1942 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]