hmtl5 Mary Elizabeth Gritton b. 12 Aug 1862 Vermilion County, Illinois d. 7 Apr 1924 Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
Mary Elizabeth Gritton

Mary Elizabeth Gritton

Female 1862 - 1924  (61 years)

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  • Name Mary Elizabeth Gritton 
    Born 12 Aug 1862  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 7 Apr 1924  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I2375  Gritton
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2024 

    Father William Gritton,   b. 17 Oct 1828, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1905, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Martha Pentecost,   b. 20 Mar 1830, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1891, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 10 Apr 1851  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    • Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1826-1852. Page 30. No record of anyone signing for bride or groom.
    Family ID F949  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 John F. Pilkington,   b. Abt 1860, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1882  (Age 22 years) 
    Married 15 Aug 1880  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1288  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Andrew Jackson Sinkhorn,   b. 3 Dec 1842, Boyle County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1916, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 28 Jun 1883  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Children 
     1. Ida Ellen Sinkhorn,   b. 31 Jul 1885, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1959, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Gertrude Roselene Sinkhorn,   b. 13 Mar 1889, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1970, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1006  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Aug 1862 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Aug 1880 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Jun 1883 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Apr 1924 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Sinkhorn, Andrew Jackson and Mary Elizabeth Gritton
    Sinkhorn, Andrew Jackson and Mary Elizabeth Gritton

  • Notes 
    • From Portrait and biographical album of Vermilion County, Illinois. Page 323-324. See full text of entry for Andrew Sinkhorn in his notes.
      The maiden name of Mr. Sinkhorn's presnt wife, to whom he was united in Blount Township, was mary E. Pilkington, and she was the widow of John Pilkington, and daughter of William Gritton. Two children have been born of this marriage, Ida E. and Girtie.

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

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S12] Illinois Marriages.