hmtl5 Orlan Lyndell Gritton b. 7 Oct 1865 Mercer County, Kentucky d. 17 Jul 1951 Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky: Gritton Genealogy
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Orlan Lyndell Gritton

Male 1865 - 1951  (85 years)

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  • Name Orlan Lyndell Gritton 
    Birth 7 Oct 1865  Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation grocery merchant  [4] 
    • From census records: miller, monument maker, guard at reform school
    Death 17 Jul 1951  Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 6] 
    Burial 18 Jul 1951  Hillcrest Memorial Park, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6] 
    Person ID I2303  Gritton
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2024 

    Father Floyd Norman Gritton,   b. 19 Mar 1819, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1901, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Sarah Evans,   b. Jul 1824, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1908 (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 3 Aug 1846  Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    Family ID F633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ollie Pearl Herndon,   b. Jun 1882, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1954, Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 4 Jun 1903  Anderson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family ID F973  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Oct 1865 - Mercer County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Jun 1903 - Anderson County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Jul 1951 - Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 18 Jul 1951 - Hillcrest Memorial Park, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Gritton - Burial services for O.L. Gritton, 86, Hazard former Lexingtonian, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Memorial cemetery here. The Rev. W.L. Clark will officiate.
      Funeral services for Mr. Gritton, who died Tuesday, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in Hazard.
      Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Wednesday, 18 July 1951.
      [6, 8]

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] Kentucky death records.

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

    3. [S2] Find a Grave.

    4. [S19] Death certificate.

    5. [S6] 1900 US census.

    6. [S17] Obituary.

    7. [S104] marriage record.

    8. [S102] Newspaper article.


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