hmtl5 Joseph L. Gritton b. 18 Apr 1896 Duncan Township, Mercer County, Illinois d. 15 Apr 1974 Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Joseph L. Gritton

Male 1896 - 1974  (77 years)

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  • Name Joseph L. Gritton 
    Birth 18 Apr 1896  Duncan Township, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1940  Eliza, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [4] 
    Death 15 Apr 1974  Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Burial Aledo Cemetery, Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Person ID I2338  Gritton
    Last Modified 10 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, 5] 
    Family ID F982  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Vivian Pearson,   b. 18 Sep 1897, Millersburg Township, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1987, Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 15 Feb 1922  Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Family ID F989  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Apr 1896 - Duncan Township, Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Feb 1922 - Muscatine County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Eliza, Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Apr 1974 - Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Aledo Cemetery, Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Joseph Gritton
      Aledo - Funeral services for Joseph L. Gritton, 77, of 507 SW 3rd Ave., Aledo, who was pronounced dead at a doctor's office after apparently suffering a heart attack about 11:45 a.m. yesterday, will be at 1:30 Thursday afternoon in the Reiser Funeral Chapel, Aledo.
      The Rev. Claude Morehead, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Aledo, will officiate. Burial will be in the Aledo Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 tomorrow evening at the funeral chapel.
      Mr. Gritton was born April 18, 1896, in Duncan Township, Mercer County, a son of Edward and Sarah Minteer Gritton. He attended the schools in Eliza.
      On Feb. 15, 1922, he married Vivian Pearson. The couple farmed in Eliza Township until 1963 when they retired and moved to Aledo.
      Mr. Gritton was of Protestant faith, and a member of the Mercer County Farm Bureau.
      Surviving are the widow; a son, George of Aledo; a daughter, Mrs. Wayne Smith of New Boston; a granddaughter, and a sister, Mrs. Wesley Norton of Joy.
      He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sister.
      The Rock Island Argus, Moline, Illinois. Tuesday, 16 April 1974.
      [3, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S6] 1900 US census.

    3. [S17] Obituary.

    4. [S89] census records.

    5. [S104] marriage record.

    6. [S102] Newspaper article.


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