hmtl5 Edward Preston Gritton b. 20 Apr 1858 Marion, Linn County, Iowa d. 14 Aug 1939 Joy, Mercer County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Edward Preston Gritton

Male 1858 - 1939  (81 years)

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  • Name Edward Preston Gritton 
    Birth 20 Apr 1858  Marion, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Duncan, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3] 
    Death 14 Aug 1939  Joy, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5] 
    Burial 16 Aug 1939  Oak Ridge Cemetery, Duncan Township, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5] 
    Person ID I2325  Gritton
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2024 

    Father Levi Gritton,   b. 1826, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1896, Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth R. Durdin,   b. Abt 1834, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 5 Mar 1854  Knox County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F981  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Caroline Minteer,   b. 5 Feb 1860, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1945, Joy, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 13 Sep 1883  Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Bertha Gritton,   b. 22 Apr 1884, Petersville, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1970, Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     2. Glen Leslie Gritton,   b. 19 Jan 1886, Eliza Township, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1963, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     3. Clarence Gritton,   b. 2 Mar 1888, Eliza Township, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1936, Edgington, Rock Island County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
     4. Elmer "Jack" Gritton,   b. 5 Jan 1891, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1981, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     5. Lewis Gritton,   b. 7 Oct 1893, West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1972, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     6. Joseph L. Gritton,   b. 18 Apr 1896, Duncan Township, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1974, Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     7. Nellie E. Gritton,   b. May 1899, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1902 (Age 2 years)
    Family ID F982  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Apr 1858 - Marion, Linn County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Sep 1883 - Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Duncan, Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Aug 1939 - Joy, Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 16 Aug 1939 - Oak Ridge Cemetery, Duncan Township, Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • E.P. Gritton Is Dead In Joy, 81
      Retired Farmer Succumbs to Year's Illness; Funeral Will Be Tomorrow.
      Joy, Ill., Aug. 15 - (Argus News Service) - Edward P. Gritton, age 81, died at his home yesterday afternoon. He had been in failing health for a year.
      Mr. Gritton was born April 20, 1858, in Marion, Iowa, a son of Levi and Elizabeth Gritton. He married Sarah Caroline Minteer in Aledo, Sept. 13, 1883.
      They have lived in Joy for 17 years following their retirement from a Mercer farm. Mr. Gritton was a member of the Modern Woodmen.
      Surviving are the widow; four sons, Glenn and Elmer of Aledo, Lewis of Muscatine, Iowa, and Joseph of New Boston; two daughters, Mrs. Bertha Dorsett of Joy and Mrs. Pearl Norton of New Boston; a brother, Norman of Tipton, Iowa, and a sister, Mrs. Clara Boyles of Joy. A daughter, Nellie and son, Clarence, preceded him in death.
      The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Joy Methodist church, with Elder Vanderwood of the Latter Day Saints church, Rock Island, officiating, assisted by the Rev. A.H. Dickinson, pastor of the Joy Methodist church. Burial will be in the Millersburg cemetery.
      The Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Illinois. Tuesday, 15 August 1939.
      [5, 7]

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

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S7] Illinois, Deaths and stillbirths index, 1916-1947.

    4. [S6] 1900 US census.

    5. [S17] Obituary.

    6. [S104] marriage record.

    7. [S102] Newspaper article.


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