hmtl5 Jewell Rock Gritton b. 20 Sep 1888 Penfield, Champaign County, Illinois d. 8 Oct 1952 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Jewell Rock Gritton

Male 1888 - 1952  (64 years)

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  • Name Jewell Rock Gritton 
    Birth 20 Sep 1888  Penfield, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 8 Oct 1952  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5] 
    Burial Mount Hope Cemetery, Covington, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I545  Gritton
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2024 

    Father Charles Elisious Gritton,   b. 14 Nov 1857, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1934, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Hannah Matilda Gritton,   b. 2 Mar 1862, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1944, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 5 Jul 1878  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8, 9] 
    • 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.
    Family ID F246  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Flora Graham,   b. 10 Aug 1888, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1950, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jan 1910 
    Children 
     1. Edmond Leroy Gritton,   b. 14 Oct 1913, Covington, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 2008, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
    Family ID F267  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Sep 1888 - Penfield, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Oct 1952 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Covington, Fountain County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • J.R. Gritton Dies
      Jewell R. Gritton, 64, Danville, a brother of A.D. Gritton, 1713 E. William St., died yesterday in Danville, according to word received here. He was an employe of the American Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Decatur. He lived here for several months recently. The body is in the Paper Funeral Home, Danville. Arrangements are incomplete.
      Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois. Thursday, 9 October 1952.
      [5, 10]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S16] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index.

    3. [S14] US World War I draft registration cards.

    4. [S11] US World War II draft registration card.

    5. [S17] Obituary.

    6. [S104] marriage record.

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

    8. [S37] J. Linck.

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

    10. [S102] Newspaper article.


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