hmtl5 Edward Arville Gritton b. Dec 1860 Vermilion County, Illinois d. 25 Aug 1904 Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Edward Arville Gritton

Male 1860 - 1904  (43 years)

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  • Name Edward Arville Gritton 
    Birth Dec 1860  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Pilot Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In the 1900 US census he is listed as divorced. Living in the household of his brother, Thomas Gritton
    Death 25 Aug 1904  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial Partlow Cemetery, Armstrong, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I1010  Gritton
    Last Modified 19 Jan 2025 

    Father Laben Gritten,   b. 19 Jan 1832, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1910, Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ann Potter,   b. 17 Mar 1836, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1877, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 4 Nov 1852  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    • Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1826-1852. Page 30. No record of anyone signing for bride or groom.
    Divorce Feb 1867  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F207  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Della D. Davis,   b. Abt 1866 
    Marriage 21 Apr 1888  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F1027  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

    Family 2 Sarah Ellen Washburn,   b. Abt 1861, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 14 Oct 1891  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F928  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

    Family 3 Mary Washburn,   b. 4 Jan 1874, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1929, Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage 17 May 1894  [7] 
    Divorce Bef 1900  [8] 
    Children 
    +1. Jesse R. Gritton,   b. 15 Apr 1889, Penfield, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1931, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
    Family ID F1028  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Dec 1860 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Apr 1888 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Oct 1891 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Pilot Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Aug 1904 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Partlow Cemetery, Armstrong, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • E. Gritton and Mollie Washburn, of Gifford, were married at Danville, Sunday.
      Champaign County News, Champaign, Illinois. Wednesday, 21 March 1894, page 4.
      [9]

  • Sources 
    1. [S37] J. Linck.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S6] 1900 US census.

    4. [S104] marriage record.

    5. [S45] Marriage license abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1826-1853, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society), Library of Linda Hedges.

    6. [S38] Wayne Gritton.

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

    8. [S89] census records.

    9. [S102] Newspaper article.


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