William Elmer DeMoss
1888 - 1942 (53 years)1. William Elmer DeMoss was born on 5 Dec 1888 in Vermilion County, Illinois (son of Moses L. DeMoss and Nancy Jane Watson); died on 14 May 1942 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 17 May 1942 in Pentecost Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Family/Spouse: Ella Hobbs. Ella was born in 1890 in Indiana; died in 1965; was buried in Pentecost Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Gladys Minnie DeMoss was born on 20 Apr 1909 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 23 Jun 1989 in Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana; was buried on 23 Jun 1989 in Anderson Cemetery, Warren Park, Marion County, Indiana.
- Raliegh Demoss was born on 4 Oct 1910 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 27 Feb 1999; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Mabel Louise Demoss was born on 4 Aug 1914 in Illinois; died on 7 Mar 1983; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Ercel Marie Demoss was born in 1918 in Illinois; died on 11 Sep 1928 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Pentecost Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- James Walter Demoss was born on 8 Nov 1919 in Illinois; died on 8 Feb 1921 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 9 Feb 1921 in Pentecost Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Homer DeMoss was born on 18 Mar 1915; died on 21 Mar 1916; was buried on 23 Mar 1916 in Pentecost Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
2. Moses L. DeMoss was born on 14 Jan 1845 in Illinois; died on 13 Mar 1918 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 14 Mar 1918 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Moses married Nancy Jane Watson on 6 Nov 1873 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Nancy (daughter of Francis Watson and Ann D. Gritton) was born on 28 Mar 1853 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 27 Dec 1927 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Nancy Jane Watson was born on 28 Mar 1853 in Vermilion County, Illinois (daughter of Francis Watson and Ann D. Gritton); died on 27 Dec 1927 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Children:
- Maggie Demoss was born on 18 Nov 1874 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 6 Apr 1948; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Benjamin Franklin Demoss was born on 29 Aug 1877 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 2 Dec 1929 in Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 4 Dec 1929 in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Clara Druzilla Demoss was born on 24 Mar 1878 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 7 Oct 1940 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 9 Oct 1940 in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Winfield DeMoss was born on 5 Sep 1881 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 19 Jun 1942 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 22 Jun 1942 in Pentecost Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Lillian Mae Demoss was born on 19 May 1884 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 10 Sep 1965; was buried in Floral Hill Cemetery, Hoopeston, Iroquois County, Illinois.
- Mary Isabelle Demoss was born on 2 Mar 1886 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 25 Dec 1923; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- 1. William Elmer DeMoss was born on 5 Dec 1888 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 14 May 1942 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 17 May 1942 in Pentecost Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
Generation: 3
6. Francis Watson was born on 28 Feb 1825 in Kentucky; died on 15 Feb 1887; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Francis married Ann D. Gritton on 7 Nov 1850 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Ann (daughter of John R. Gritton and Nancy Atkinson) was born on 9 Sep 1833 in Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 6 Apr 1918 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Ann D. Gritton was born on 9 Sep 1833 in Mercer County, Kentucky (daughter of John R. Gritton and Nancy Atkinson); died on 6 Apr 1918 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Children:
- Infant Watson was born on 1 Mar 1852; died on 1 Mar 1852; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- 3. Nancy Jane Watson was born on 28 Mar 1853 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 27 Dec 1927 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Sarah Margaret Watson was born on 18 Jan 1855 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 14 Jul 1936 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 16 Jul 1936 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- William Henry Watson was born on 7 May 1857 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 18 Dec 1927 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 20 Dec 1927 in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- John Francis Watson was born on 28 Aug 1861 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 9 Jan 1946 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 12 Jan 1946 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Martha Isabelle Watson was born on 2 Apr 1865 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 7 Jan 1956; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
Generation: 4
14. John R. Gritton was born on 20 Jul 1808 in Kentucky (son of Jesse Gritton and Sarah Brumfield); died on 30 May 1894 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. John married Nancy Atkinson on 21 Mar 1831 in Mercer County, Kentucky. Nancy was born on 17 Oct 1808 in Kentucky; died on 17 Mar 1894 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Nancy Atkinson was born on 17 Oct 1808 in Kentucky; died on 17 Mar 1894 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Children:
- Jesse Gritton was born in 1836 in Kentucky; died on 21 Sep 1865; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Laben Gritten was born on 19 Jan 1832 in Kentucky; died on 28 Mar 1910 in Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Knights Branch Cemetery, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- 7. Ann D. Gritton was born on 9 Sep 1833 in Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 6 Apr 1918 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Sarah E. Gritton was born about 1838 in Kentucky.
- Richard Gritton was born about 1840 in Kentucky.
- Milo B. Gritton was born on 2 Apr 1842 in Illinois; died on 18 Sep 1878 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Nancy Elizabeth Gritton was born about 1847 in Illinois.