hmtl5 Laban E. Gritten b. 10 Jul 1876 Penfield, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 24 Apr 1948 Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana: Gritton Genealogy
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Laban E. Gritten

Male 1876 - 1948  (71 years)

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  • Name Laban E. Gritten 
    Birth 10 Jul 1876  Penfield, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation laborer  [1] 
    _MILT Spanish-American War
    Ind. PVT 44th US Vol. Inf.  [1] 
    Death 24 Apr 1948  Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Burial 27 Apr 1948  Highland Cemetery, Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I1017  Gritton
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2023 

    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 Lydia Pyle,   b. Jan 1844, Breckinridge County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1910, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 11 Mar 1867  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5] 
    • Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1853-1874. Page 57. No record of anyone signing for bride or groom.
    Family ID F208  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Delia Ann McCammon,   b. 9 Apr 1895, Paxton, Sullivan County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1963, Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 1924  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Calvin Lester Gritten,   b. 16 Jan 1925, Paxton, Sullivan County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1973, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
     2. Alvin Chester Gritten,   b. 16 Jan 1925, Sullivan County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1964, Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     3. Clara Elizabeth Gritten,   b. 16 Jun 1926, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1990, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     4. Laban Edward "Jim" Gritten,   b. 18 Dec 1928, Kingman, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 2003, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     5. Robert Wilson Gritten,   b. 4 Nov 1930, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1992, Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F637  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Jul 1876 - Penfield, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1924 - Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Apr 1948 - Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 27 Apr 1948 - Highland Cemetery, Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Laban E. Gritten
      Williamsport, April 26, Laben E. Gritten, 71, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at his home at 6 p.m. Saturday. Born at Penfield, Ill., he was a veteran of the Spanish-American war. He married Delia McCammon, who survives with four sons and a daughter, Calvin L., Alvin C., Laban E.Jr., Robert W., and Mrs. Clara Roach, all of Williamsport, and a brother and a sister, William Gritten, Kingman and Mrs. Clara Thompson, Toluca, Ill.

      Journal and Carrier, Lafayette, Indiana. Monday, 26 April 1948.
      [4, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Death certificate.

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

    3. [S104] marriage record.

    4. [S17] Obituary.

    5. [S48] Marriage Abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1853-1874, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society).

    6. [S102] Newspaper article, newspapers.com.


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