Franklin M. Gritton
1873 - 1879 (6 years)
Generation: 1
1. Franklin M. Gritton was born on 26 Jan 1873 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 12 Mar 1879 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Notes:
LKH note:
Franklin and his brother Everett died on the same night when the doctor who came to attend them accidently poisoned them.
Franklin and Everett are mentioned in their father's obituary:
Two sons, Franklin M. and Everett M. Gritton died when they were 7 and 5 years old, when they were given an overdose of medicine by mistake. The two brothers were buried in the same casket. A daughter, Grace May, died in infancy. Besides the son and daughter, Mr. Gritton is survived by the widow, Mrs. Sarah Gritton.
Newspaper clipping from Cora (Gritton) Hedges. No publishing information available.
LKH note:
Family historian, Marjorie (Fox) Block) said that family lore suggested that the brothers, Franklin and Everett, were buried in Gordon Cemetery north of Danville. So far we have found not documentation to confirm this.