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Male 1919 - 2002  (82 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Thomas Lee Gritten was born on 17 Dec 1919 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois (son of Orville Edmond Gritten and Pearl Meeker); died on 23 Jun 2002.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Orville Edmond Gritten was born on 7 May 1898 in Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois (son of Thomas Elija Gritten and Martha Evelyn Shanks); died on 8 Jan 1945 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 10 Jan 1945 in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Orville married Pearl Meeker. Pearl (daughter of Lee Sherman Meeker and Mary Ella Goodner) was born on 19 Nov 1898 in Illinois; died on 11 Apr 1965; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Pearl Meeker was born on 19 Nov 1898 in Illinois (daughter of Lee Sherman Meeker and Mary Ella Goodner); died on 11 Apr 1965; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    Children:
    1. Ralph Leroy Gritten was born on 13 Oct 1918 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 24 Dec 1996.
    2. 1. Thomas Lee Gritten was born on 17 Dec 1919 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 23 Jun 2002.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas Elija Gritten was born on 5 Dec 1862 in Vermilion County, Illinois (son of Laben Gritten and Sarah Ann Potter); died on 8 Sep 1906 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Embury Cemetery, Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Thomas married Martha Evelyn Shanks on 17 Jun 1883 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Martha (daughter of Henry Beam Shank and Ann Eliza Myers) was born on 3 May 1865 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 17 Jun 1935 in Pilot Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 19 Jun 1935 in Embury Cemetery, Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Martha Evelyn Shanks was born on 3 May 1865 in Vermilion County, Illinois (daughter of Henry Beam Shank and Ann Eliza Myers); died on 17 Jun 1935 in Pilot Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 19 Jun 1935 in Embury Cemetery, Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    Children:
    1. Francis Earl Gritten was born on 4 May 1884 in Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 30 Jun 1940 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 2 Jul 1940 in Embury Cemetery, Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    2. Maude Verne Gritten was born in Oct 1885 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 14 Nov 1946 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana; was buried on 17 Nov 1946 in Rising Sun New Cemetery, Rising Sun, Ohio County, Indiana.
    3. Ollie Mae Gritten was born on 7 Apr 1887 in Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 9 May 1968; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    4. Samuel Laven Gritten was born on 13 Feb 1891 in Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 28 Dec 1944 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 31 Dec 1944 in Embury Cemetery, Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    5. Thomas Augustus Gritten was born on 14 Dec 1892 in Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 8 Feb 1946 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    6. Myrtle Claire Gritten was born on 6 Mar 1896 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 18 Nov 1976 in Dolton, Cook County, Illinois; was buried in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    7. 2. Orville Edmond Gritten was born on 7 May 1898 in Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 8 Jan 1945 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 10 Jan 1945 in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

  3. 6.  Lee Sherman MeekerLee Sherman Meeker was born on 14 Apr 1866 in Illinois; died on 27 Jul 1953 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Lee married Mary Ella Goodner on 4 Apr 1888 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Mary (daughter of John Goodner and Rachel E. Riggle) was born on 30 Dec 1870 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 3 Mar 1922 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mary Ella GoodnerMary Ella Goodner was born on 30 Dec 1870 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois (daughter of John Goodner and Rachel E. Riggle); died on 3 Mar 1922 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    Children:
    1. Elsie Meeker was born on 15 Jul 1889 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 9 Sep 1973; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    2. Flossie Meeker was born in Jan 1891 in Illinois; died in 1958; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    3. Roy Dean Meeker was born on 31 Oct 1892 in Illinois; died on 3 Sep 1970; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    4. Maggie Meeker was born on 12 Sep 1894 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 24 May 1928 in Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 27 May 1928 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    5. Earl Meeker was born on 19 Nov 1898 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 3 Jun 1962; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    6. 3. Pearl Meeker was born on 19 Nov 1898 in Illinois; died on 11 Apr 1965; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    7. Ethel Ellen Meeker was born on 12 Sep 1903 in Illinois; died on 14 Oct 1991; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    8. Marjorie Gertrude Meeker was born on 1 May 1907 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 4 May 2002 in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana; was buried on 8 May 2002 in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    9. Opal Meeker was born on 17 Feb 1909 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 25 Oct 2004; was buried in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Laben Gritten was born on 19 Jan 1832 in Kentucky (son of John R. Gritton and Nancy Atkinson); died on 28 Mar 1910 in Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Knights Branch Cemetery, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Laben married Sarah Ann Potter on 4 Nov 1852 in Vermilion County, Illinois, and was divorced in Feb 1867 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Sarah (daughter of Elijah Potter and Lanie Van Wormer) was born on 17 Mar 1836 in Illinois; died on 4 Jan 1877 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Sarah Ann Potter was born on 17 Mar 1836 in Illinois (daughter of Elijah Potter and Lanie Van Wormer); died on 4 Jan 1877 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    Children:
    1. Orsmas J. Gritton was born on 9 Dec 1853 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 30 Nov 1898 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    2. Charles Elisious Gritton was born on 14 Nov 1857 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 13 Apr 1934 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Partlow Cemetery, Armstrong, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    3. Edward Orville Gritton was born in Dec 1860 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 25 Aug 1904 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Partlow Cemetery, Armstrong, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    4. 4. Thomas Elija Gritten was born on 5 Dec 1862 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 8 Sep 1906 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Embury Cemetery, Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    5. Sedora Jane Gritton was born on 24 May 1866 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 29 Jul 1954 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Manns Chapel Cemetery, Rossville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

  3. 10.  Henry Beam Shank was born on 2 Feb 1821 in Washington County, Maryland; died on 17 Jun 1878 in Illinois; was buried in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Henry married Ann Eliza Myers on 21 May 1842 in Washington County, Maryland. Ann was born in Oct 1827 in Maryland; died on 26 Nov 1900; was buried in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Ann Eliza Myers was born in Oct 1827 in Maryland; died on 26 Nov 1900; was buried in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    Children:
    1. Susan Agnes Shank was born on 26 Dec 1862 in Illinois; died on 6 Aug 1916 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 8 Aug 1916 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    2. 5. Martha Evelyn Shanks was born on 3 May 1865 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 17 Jun 1935 in Pilot Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 19 Jun 1935 in Embury Cemetery, Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    3. Maranda Henrietta Shank was born on 1 Nov 1856 in Indiana; died on 26 Jan 1945 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.

  5. 14.  John Goodner was born on 18 Aug 1847 in Vermilion County, Illinois (son of Henry Goodner and Susan Gritton); died on 1 Mar 1903 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    John married Rachel E. Riggle on 24 Feb 1870 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Rachel was born in 1846 in Ohio; died in Dec 1880; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Rachel E. RiggleRachel E. Riggle was born in 1846 in Ohio; died in Dec 1880; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    Children:
    1. 7. Mary Ella Goodner was born on 30 Dec 1870 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 3 Mar 1922 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    2. Charles Porter Goodner was born on 5 Apr 1872 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 20 Nov 1937 in Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 22 Nov 1937 in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    3. Milo Goodner was born on 23 Oct 1873 in Illinois; died on 1 Dec 1928 in Troy, Fountain County, Indiana; was buried on 3 Dec 1928 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Covington, Fountain County, Indiana.
    4. William Henry Goodner was born on 24 Apr 1875 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 2 Jun 1927 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 5 Jun 1927 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    5. Frederic Goodner was born on 12 Oct 1876 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 23 Dec 1949 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    6. Emma Jane Goodner was born on 18 Nov 1879 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 1 Dec 1932 in Henning, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 3 Dec 1932 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.


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