hmtl5 Frances E. Bell b. 9 Apr 1878 Decatur, Macon County, Illinois d. 10 Oct 1959 Decatur, Macon County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
Frances E. Bell

Frances E. Bell

Female 1878 - 1959  (81 years)

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  • Name Frances E. Bell 
    • daughter of John Wesley Bell and Lydia Jane Rogers [1, 2]
    Born 9 Apr 1878  Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died 10 Oct 1959  Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Spangler Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I1582  Gritton
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

    Family Robert Edward Gritton,   b. 27 Nov 1868, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1964, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F649  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Apr 1878 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Oct 1959 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Spangler Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Gritton, Robert E and Frances E Bell
    Gritton, Robert E and Frances E Bell
    Frances E. Bell
    Frances E. Bell
    Morehouse Place
    Morehouse Place
    George's parents, William Riley and Sarah Hedges, are seated behind George.

  • Notes 
    • LKH note:
      Frances was first married in 1896 to Herbert J. Boslet, who died in 1901.

      [4]
    • Wedding Sunday
      R.E. Gritton and Mrs. F.E. Bonslet Married By Rev. Penhallegon.
      The marriage of R. E. Gritton and Mrs. F.E. Bonslet occurred Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the residence of the bride’s aunt, Mrs. E.M. Fleming, 538 East William street. Both of the bride and groom live in Danville but the former at one time resided in Decatur and made her home with her aunt and for that reason the wedding was held in this city.
      The ceremony was performed by Rev. W.H. Penhallegon, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. About fifteen persons were present, part of them being from Danville. The attendants were Miss Rosa Bell, a sister of the bride, and James McRoberts, ferns and plants. The bride wore a gown of blue India linen and carried a bouquet of bride’s roses and the brides maid wore a costume of white India linen and carried red liberty. The house was prettily decorated with roses.
      After the ceremony there was a wedding supper, the table being decorated with smilax and pink and white asters. Many handsome presents, including silverware, cut glass and table linen, were received.
      The couple left at 11:32 p.m. for Danville where they will make their home and where the groom has a newly furnished house. He was for nine years a printer on the Danville Press.
      Herald and review, Decatur, Illinois. Tuesday, 18 August 1903.

      LKH note: the list of guests is transcribed exactly as it appears in the news article.
      [4, 5]
    • Mrs. Frances Gritton, 81, long ill, dies.
      Mrs. Frances E. Gritton, 81, of 978 E. Eldorado St., died at 9:10 a.m. today in St. Mary's Hospital after an illness of several years.

      Mrs. Gritton was born in Decatur April 9, 1878, a daughter of John W. and Lydia Rogers Bell and was married in Decatur Aug. 15, 1903 to Robert Edward Gritton, who survives.

      She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church.

      Besides her husband, Mrs. Gritton leaves a sister, Mrs. C. A. Kughler, Fort Wayne, Ind.

      The body is at the J.J. Moran & Sons Funeral Home where friends may call after 10 a.m. Monday and where Rosary will be recited at 8:00 p.m. Monday by members of St. Patrick's Altar and Rosary Society.

      Services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday in St. Patrick's Church with burial in Spangler Cemetery.
      [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S17] Obituary.

    3. [S89] census records.

    4. [S87] LKH note, Linda Kay Hedges.

    5. [S102] Newspaper article.