hmtl5 William Columbus Hoskins b. 31 Jan 1863 Vermilion County, Illinois d. 18 Feb 1953: Gritton Genealogy
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William Columbus Hoskins

Male 1863 - 1953  (90 years)

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  • Name William Columbus Hoskins 
    Birth 31 Jan 1863  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation hardware retail merchant 
    Death 18 Feb 1953  [1, 3] 
    Burial Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Person ID I2387  Gritton
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2019 

    Father George Washington Hoskins,   b. 20 Feb 1830, Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1915, Henning, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Mary Ellen Gritton,   b. 29 Jan 1831, Parke County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1915, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 2 Apr 1854  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5] 
    • Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1853-1874. Page 69. John C. Bogart signed for Mary E. Gritton.
    Family ID F421  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jane Hall,   b. 8 Feb 1867, Hillsboro, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1948, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 24 Sep 1884  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    Children 
     1. Goldie Hoskins,   b. Dec 1885, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Dean Frost Hoskins,   b. 27 Dec 1887, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1976 (Age 88 years)
     3. Gladys Hoskins,   b. 20 Nov 1892, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1951, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     4. George Washington Hoskins,   b. 13 Sep 1896, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1985 (Age 88 years)
     5. Mayne Burt Hoskins,   b. 2 Jun 1898, Henning, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1993 (Age 95 years)
     6. Oakley B. Hoskins,   b. 11 May 1906, Henning, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 1934, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)
    Family ID F1278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 31 Jan 1863 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Sep 1884 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

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

    2. [S6] 1900 US census.

    3. [S2] Find a Grave.

    4. [S104] marriage record.

    5. [S48] Marriage Abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1853-1874, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society).


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