hmtl5 Thomas Elija Gritten b. 5 Dec 1862 Vermilion County, Illinois d. 8 Sep 1906 Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Thomas Elija Gritten

Male 1862 - 1906  (43 years)

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  • Name Thomas Elija Gritten 
    Birth 5 Dec 1862  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Pilot Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation blacksmith; mechanic  [3, 5] 
    Death 8 Sep 1906  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Burial Embury Cemetery, Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Person ID I1011  Gritton
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2021 

    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  [6, 7] 
    • 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  [8] 
    Family ID F207  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Evelyn Shanks,   b. 3 May 1865, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1935, Pilot Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 17 Jun 1883  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Francis Earl Gritten,   b. 4 May 1884, Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 1940, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
     2. Maude Verne Gritten,   b. Oct 1885, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1946, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     3. Ollie Mae Gritten,   b. 7 Apr 1887, Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1968 (Age 81 years)
     4. Samuel Laven Gritten,   b. 13 Feb 1891, Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1944, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     5. Thomas Augustus Gritten,   b. 14 Dec 1892, Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1946, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     6. Myrtle Claire Gritten,   b. 6 Mar 1896, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1976, Dolton, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     7. Orville Edmond Gritten,   b. 7 May 1898, Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1945, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    Family ID F1029  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Dec 1862 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Jun 1883 - 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 - 8 Sep 1906 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Embury Cemetery, Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S37] J. Linck.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

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

    4. [S6] 1900 US census.

    5. [S89] census records.

    6. [S104] marriage record.

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

    8. [S38] Wayne Gritton.


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