hmtl5 James Willard Blue: Gritton Genealogy

James Willard Blue

Male 1866 - 1936  (69 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James Willard Blue was born on 7 Sep 1866 in West Lebanon, Warren County, Indiana; died on 3 May 1936 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 5 May 1936 in Parish Cemetery, Grape Creek, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: coal mine night boss
    • Census: 1900, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois

    Notes:

    Name:
    son of Joseph Thompson Blue and Margaret Ann Concannon

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123366334

    James married Elvira Lanham on 27 Oct 1896 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Elvira was born in May 1870 in Indiana; died before 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Charles Everette Blue  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Sep 1893 in Veedersburg, Fountain County, Indiana; died on 21 Jul 1918 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Gordon Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charles Everette Blue Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 30 Sep 1893 in Veedersburg, Fountain County, Indiana; died on 21 Jul 1918 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Gordon Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: electrian

    Notes:

    Buried:
    I can not find an entry for him on Find a Grave.

    Charles married Lola Swisher before 1917. Lola (daughter of Tilman Avery Swisher and Dora E. Chenoweth) was born on 24 Jun 1894 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 20 Jun 1978; was buried in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. June Blue  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Feb 1919 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 12 Aug 2015 in Chrisman, Edgar County, Illinois; was buried in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  June Blue Descendancy chart to this point (2.Charles2, 1.James1) was born on 23 Feb 1919 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 12 Aug 2015 in Chrisman, Edgar County, Illinois; was buried in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    June Conner, 96, was the daughter of Everette and Lola Swisher Blue.
    June was preceded in death by her parents and her two late husbands.
    She married Alfred Lynn Gard in June of 1940 and was with till his death in November of 1986.
    June later married Myles William Conner in November of 1988 and he preceded her in January 18, 1999.
    June was employed for 38 years at Homes Brothers Incorporated in the office and later was employed as a Hearing Monitor for Social Security Office for Hearing Appeals.
    She loved animals and served as the President, Treasurer, and Board member of the Danville Humane Society, receiving a Service Award in 1986 for 30 years of dedication to the Animal Welfare.
    Full obituary: Commercial-News (Danville, IL) - Sunday, August 16, 2015


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170034910/june-conner

    June married Alfred Lynn Gard in 1940. Alfred was born on 6 Oct 1905 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois; died on 29 Nov 1986; was buried in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    June married Myles William Conner in 1988. Myles was born on 26 Nov 1925 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 18 Jan 1999; was buried in Resurrection Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]