hmtl5 Lawrence Orville Gritton b. 30 Mar 1894 Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois d. 4 Oct 1971 Los Angeles County, California: Gritton Genealogy
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Lawrence Orville Gritton

Male 1894 - 1971  (77 years)

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  • Name Lawrence Orville Gritton 
    Birth 30 Mar 1894  Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  New London, Waupaca County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1930  Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 4 Oct 1971  Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I302  Gritton
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Father Charles Ismael Gritton,   b. 5 Mar 1864, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 locationd. 14 Nov 1912, Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage 6 Apr 1887  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Family ID F156  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charlotte Algier,   b. 18 Aug 1898, Fremont, Waupaca County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1970, Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jun 1917  Menominee County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Naomi Claire Gritton,   b. 6 May 1918, New London, Waupaca County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1977, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     2. Delaine Gritton,   b. 28 Mar 1921, New London, Waupaca County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 1995, Josephine County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     3. Charlotte Anna Gritton,   b. 7 Nov 1926, Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1996, Josephine County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     4. Carol Lee Gritton,   b. 10 Feb 1934, Waukesha County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1998 (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F162  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Mar 1894 - Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Jun 1917 - Menominee County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - New London, Waupaca County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Oct 1971 - Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • WWI draft registration card for Lawrence Orville Gritton
      b. 30 Mar1894
      occupation: Fishing
      employer: himself
      New London, Wisconsin
      height: medium
      build: medium
      eyes: brown
      hair: dark
      bald: no

      WWII draft registration card for Lawrence Orville Gritton
      b. 30 Mar 1884
      height: 5' 9 1/2"
      weight: 149
      eyes: brown
      hair: gray
      complexion: sallow
      [2, 8]
    • Making beer for picnic, plea: Gets only $100 fine.
      Milwaukee - (UP) - Because he told a straight forward story of how he was "making a little beer for a picnic" when federal officers raided his home, Lawrence Gritton, Waukesha, escaped with a $100 fine when he appeared before Federal Judge F.A. Guiger here Tuesday.
      Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin, 14 November 1928.
      [9]

  • Sources 
    1. [S29] California Death Index, 1940-1997.

    2. [S14] US World War I draft registration cards.

    3. [S6] 1900 US census.

    4. [S23] Military registration card.

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

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

    7. [S104] marriage record.

    8. [S11] US World War II draft registration card.

    9. [S102] Newspaper article.


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