hmtl5 Arthur Floyd Gritton b. 5 Aug 1889 Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 11 Jul 1916 Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Arthur Floyd Gritton

Male 1889 - 1916  (26 years)


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  • Name Arthur Floyd Gritton 
    Born 5 Aug 1889  Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation painter  [1] 
    Died 11 Jul 1916  Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Buried 12 Jul 1916  Oak Grove Cemetery, Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Person ID I300  Gritton
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2024 

    Father Charles Ismael Gritton,   b. 5 Mar 1864, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1932, Odell, Livingston County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Myrtle L. Silvers,   b. 9 Apr 1867, Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1912, Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 6 Apr 1887  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Family ID F156  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Aug 1889 - Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Jul 1916 - Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 12 Jul 1916 - Oak Grove Cemetery, Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Floyd Gritton Dies.
      Body will be Taken to Leroy Today for Interment.
      Pontiac, July 11. - (Special) - Floyd Gritton died at the county hospital at 9 o'clock Monday night, death being due to tuberculosis.
      The funeral will be held at his late residence, 614 West Howard street, this city, at 8:30 o'clock in the morning, Wednesday, the burial to be at LeRoy in the afternoon, the remains being conveyed there in an automobile hearse.
      Floyd Gritton was twenty-three years of age. He is a son of Charles Gritton, of this city, and leaves besides his father a sister and a brother. He was born at LeRoy, Ill., and had resided in this city a number of years. He had been ill but a short time.
      The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois. Wednesday, 12 July 1916, page 2.
      [4, 7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] Illinois, Deaths and stillbirths index, 1916-1947.

    2. [S6] 1900 US census.

    3. [S2] Find a Grave.

    4. [S17] Obituary.

    5. [S49] Marriage license abstract, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1882 thru 1891, (Illiana Geneaological and Historical Society, 1996).

    6. [S75] The Family of Gritton, Don Claypool, (Don Claypool, 1997).

    7. [S102] Newspaper article.


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