hmtl5 Bertha Gritton b. 22 Apr 1884 Petersville, Mercer County, Illinois d. 6 Apr 1970 Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Bertha Gritton

Female 1884 - 1970  (85 years)

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  • Name Bertha Gritton 
    Birth 22 Apr 1884  Petersville, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1930  Joy, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Joy, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 6 Apr 1970  Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Burial Oak Ridge Cemetery, Duncan Township, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I2328  Gritton
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

    Father Edward Preston Gritton,   b. 20 Apr 1858, Marion, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1939, Joy, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother 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  [1, 3, 4] 
    Family ID F982  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Everett Dorsett,   b. 20 Jul 1885, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1925, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 12 Apr 1919  Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Children 
     1. Lillian Pearl Dorsett,   b. 14 Apr 1921, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1989 (Age 68 years)
    Family ID F983  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Apr 1884 - Petersville, Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Apr 1919 - Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Joy, Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Joy, Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Apr 1970 - Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Oak Ridge Cemetery, Duncan Township, Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Bertha Dorsett
      Aledo - Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Dorsett, 85, of Elmhurst, Ill., formerly of Joy and Eliza, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Reiser Chapel, Aledo. Elder Clyde McKee of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of Rock Island will officiate. Burial will be in the Millersburg cemetery.
      Visitation will be held after 7 p.m. Wednesday evening at Reiser Chapel.
      Mr. Dorsett died Monday morning at the Americana Nursing Home at Naperville.
      A daughter of Edward and Sarah Minteer Gritton, she was born April 22, 1884 at Petersville, Ill.
      The former Bertha Gritton married James E. Dorsett April 12, 1919 at Lamoni, Iowa. She was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; and had been a Gray Lady of the Red Cross 12 years, having been cited for her services.
      Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. George (Lillian) Wamsley of Elmhurst, Ill., with whom she had made her home; three brothers, Joe and Elmer Gritton of Aledo and Lewis Gritton of Muscatine; one sister, Mrs. Wesley (Earl) Norton of Joy; also three grandchildren.
      She was preceded in death by her husband, one sister and two brothers.
      The Muscatine Journal, Muscatine, Iowa. Tuesday. 7 April 1970.
      [3, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S6] 1900 US census.

    3. [S17] Obituary.

    4. [S104] marriage record.

    5. [S102] Newspaper article.


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