Lewis Adolphus Gritton
1879 - 1962 (83 years)-
Name Lewis Adolphus Gritton Born 29 Jul 1879 Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 2, 3] Gender Male Census 1910 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois 11 N. Washington. Owned home. His parents, John & Sarah, rented and lived upstairs. Census 1920 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois 9 N. Jefferson, owned home Census 1930 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Census 1940 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Died 23 Aug 1962 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 4] Buried Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois [1] Person ID I308 Gritton Last Modified 12 Mar 2024
Father John Franklin Gritton, b. 6 Jul 1842, Illinois , d. 1 Jul 1924, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 81 years) Mother Sarah Catherine Cline, b. 5 Jun 1843, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 18 Dec 1929, Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 86 years) Married 9 Aug 1869 Vermilion County, Illinois [5, 6] - Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1853-1874. Page 57. No record of anyone signing for bride or groom. This was Sarah's second marriage.
Family ID F17 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ethel Alice Hall, b. 12 Jul 1881, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 16 Aug 1959 (Age 78 years) Children 1. Hester Gritton, b. 27 Apr 1905, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 20 Feb 1998, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio (Age 92 years) 2. Edith Lucille Gritton, b. 10 Jan 1910, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 10 Jun 1921, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 11 years) 3. Helen Gritton, b. 21 Jan 1913, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. Aug 1983 (Age 70 years) Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 Family ID F164 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos Gritton, Lou Interurban Framed photo
Unidentified woman. We found this large framed photo in the home of Eva and Ralph Hedges, along with large framed photos of Ralph's mother, Cora Belle Gritton Hedges and Cora's brother Lewis Gritton.
Documents Gritton Family Register Gritton Family Register Gritton Family Register
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Notes - 1910 US census, enumerated 18 April 1910
Danville, War 2, Vermilion County, Illinois
11 North Washington Street
Lewis A. Gritton, age 30, motorman on street railway
Ethel, age 26
Hester, age 5
His parents, John and Sarah Gritton, live upstairs
[7] - 1920 US census, enumerated 5 January 1920
Danville, Ward 2, Vermilion County, Illinois
9 North Jefferson Street
Lewis Gritton, age 40, motorman on street car
Ethel, age 38
Hester, ag 14, attended school
Edith, age 9, attended school
Helen, age 6, attended school
next door to his parents, John and Sarah Gritton
[7] - 1930 US census, enumerated 8 April 1930
Danville, Ward 2, Vermilion County, Illinois
31 North Main Street
Lewis Gritton, age 48, operator on electric railroad
Ethel, age 47
Helen, age 17
owned home, valued at $2500
They have a radio
[7] - 1940 US census, enumerated 2 April 1940
Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
115 South Gilbert Street
Lewis A. Gritton, age 60, not employed
Ethel, age 58
own home, value $4000
Lewis is noted to be in hospital
[7] - 1950 US census, enumberated 10 April 1950
Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
129 South Gilbert Street
Lewis A. Gritton, age 70
Ethel A., age 68
[7] - Word was received by Mrs. Hester Wood, of the death of her father, Mr. Lewis A. Gritton, 86, in Danville, Ill. on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Wood is employed by Brown's Marina and she left immediately for Danville to complete arrangements for the funeral. Mrs. Wood's mother, died in 1959.
The Peninsular News, Marblehead, Ohio. Friday, 24 August 1962.
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- 1910 US census, enumerated 18 April 1910
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Sources - [S2] Find a Grave.
- [S14] US World War I draft registration cards.
- [S16] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index.
- [S17] Obituary.
- [S12] Illinois Marriages.
- [S48] Marriage Abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1853-1874, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society).
- [S89] census records.
- [S102] Newspaper article.
- [S2] Find a Grave.