hmtl5 Martha Evelyn Shanks b. 3 May 1865 Vermilion County, Illinois d. 17 Jun 1935 Pilot Township, Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Martha Evelyn Shanks

Female 1865 - 1935  (70 years)

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  • Name Martha Evelyn Shanks 
    Birth 3 May 1865  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Occupation housewife  [3] 
    Death 17 Jun 1935  Pilot Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Burial 19 Jun 1935  Embury Cemetery, Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Person ID I2431  Gritton
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2019 

    Father Henry Beam Shank,   b. 2 Feb 1821, Washington County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1878, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Ann Eliza Myers,   b. Oct 1827, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1900 (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 21 May 1842  Washington County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F134  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Thomas Elija Gritten,   b. 5 Dec 1862, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1906, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage 17 Jun 1883  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5] 
    Children 
     1. Francis Earl Gritten,   b. 4 May 1884, Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 1940, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
     2. Maude Verne Gritten,   b. Oct 1885, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1946, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     3. Ollie Mae Gritten,   b. 7 Apr 1887, Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1968 (Age 81 years)
     4. Samuel Laven Gritten,   b. 13 Feb 1891, Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1944, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     5. Thomas Augustus Gritten,   b. 14 Dec 1892, Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1946, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     6. Myrtle Claire Gritten,   b. 6 Mar 1896, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1976, Dolton, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     7. Orville Edmond Gritten,   b. 7 May 1898, Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1945, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    Family ID F1029  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

    Family 2 John Francis Watson,   b. 28 Aug 1861, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1946, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 3 Aug 1918  Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Family ID F132  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 May 1865 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Jun 1883 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Aug 1918 - Fountain County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Jun 1935 - Pilot Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 19 Jun 1935 - Embury Cemetery, Hope, 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. [S7] Illinois, Deaths and stillbirths index, 1916-1947.

    4. [S4] Cemeteries of Vermilion County, Illinois: Blount and Newell Townships, v.1, (Illiana Geneaological and Historical Society, 1995), Library of Linda Hedges.

    5. [S104] marriage record.


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