hmtl5 Myrtle E. Randall b. 2 Jun 1891 Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky d. 10 Dec 1953 Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan: Gritton Genealogy
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Myrtle E. Randall

Female 1891 - 1953  (62 years)

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  • Name Myrtle E. Randall 
    Birth 2 Jun 1891  Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Occupation housekeeper  [1] 
    Religion Center Point Church Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 10 Dec 1953  Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Burial Edwardsburg Cemetery, Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Person ID I294  Gritton
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2024 

    Father William Randall,   b. 25 Dec 1859, Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1923, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Fultcher,   b. 22 Jan 1857, Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1921, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 1 Mar 1880  Pulaski County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Family ID F159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ernest Leslie Gritton,   b. 29 Feb 1888, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 1970, Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 26 Feb 1913  Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Divorce 6 Feb 1947  Cass County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Randall Allison Gritton,   b. 19 Jun 1914, Sanville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1973, Santa Ana, Orange County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     2. Naomi E. Gritton,   b. 7 Feb 1915, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1979, Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     3. Lucille Thelma Gritton,   b. 8 Oct 1922, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1981, Niles, Berrien County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Jun 1891 - Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - - Center Point Church Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Feb 1913 - Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorce - 6 Feb 1947 - Cass County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Dec 1953 - Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Edwardsburg Cemetery, Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Cassopolis, Oct. 30 (AP) - Myrtle Gritton is seeking a divorce from Ernest Gritton of Cassopolis, on grounds of desertion and non-support. They were married Feb. 26, 1913.
      The Daily Star, Niles, Michigan. Wednesday, 30 October 1946.
      [6]
    • Mrs. Myrtle E. Gritton
      Edwardsburg - Mrs. Myrtle E. Gritton, 62, of Edwardsburg, died Thursday at Lee Memorial Hospital in Dowagiac following a heart attack Wednesday at her home.
      Mrs. Gritton was born June 2, 1891, in Somerset, Ky., the daughter of William and Elizabeth Randall and came to Edwardsburg 28 years ago from Tilton, Ill. She was married in 1911 to Ernest L. Gritton. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Cassopolis and the Methodist Church in Edwardsburg.
      Surviving are: a son, Randall A. of Ohio; two daughters, Mrs. Walter Gloede and Mrs. Charles Clark, both Edwardsburg; two brothers, Edgar Randall, Urbana, Ill., and Raymond, Danville, Ill., and five grandchildren.
      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Edwardsburg Methodist Church with the pastor, the Rev. Paul Patterson, officiating. Burial will be in Edwardsburg Cemetery. Friends may call at the Connelly Funeral Home in Cassopolis.
      The Daily Star, Niles, Michigan, Friday, 11 December 1953.
      [4, 6]
    • member of Center Point Church
      [7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S30] Michigan Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995.

    2. [S16] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index.

    3. [S2] Find a Grave.

    4. [S17] Obituary.

    5. [S104] marriage record.

    6. [S102] Newspaper article.

    7. [S106] Records of Center Point Church, Library of Linda Hedges.


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