hmtl5 Lewis Adolphus Gritton b. 29 Jul 1879 Vermilion County, Illinois d. 23 Aug 1962 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Lewis Adolphus Gritton

Lewis Adolphus Gritton

Male 1879 - 1962  (83 years)


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  • Name Lewis Adolphus Gritton 
    Birth 29 Jul 1879  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    11 N. Washington. Owned home. His parents, John & Sarah, rented and lived upstairs. 
    Census 1920  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    9 N. Jefferson, owned home 
    Census 1930  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 23 Aug 1962  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Burial Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I308  Gritton
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Father John Franklin Gritton,   b. 6 Jul 1842, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1924, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Sarah Catherine Cline,   b. 5 Jun 1843, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1929, Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 9 Aug 1869  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    • Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1853-1874. Page 57. No record of anyone signing for bride or groom. This was Sarah's second marriage.
    Family ID F17  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ethel Alice Hall,   b. 12 Jul 1881, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1959 (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 8 Sep 1901  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Hester Gritton,   b. 27 Apr 1905, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1998, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     2. Edith Lucille Gritton,   b. 10 Jan 1910, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1921, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 11 years)
     3. Helen Gritton,   b. 21 Jan 1913, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1983 (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F164  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Jul 1879 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Sep 1901 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 11 N. Washington. Owned home. His parents, John & Sarah, rented and lived upstairs. - 1910 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 9 N. Jefferson, owned home - 1920 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Aug 1962 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Gritton, Lou    		Gritton, Lou
    Interurban    		Interurban
    Framed photo    		Framed photo
    Unidentified woman. We found this large framed photo in the home of Eva and Ralph Hedges, along with large framed photos of Ralph's mother, Cora Belle Gritton Hedges and Cora's brother Lewis Gritton.

    Documents
    Gritton Family Register    		Gritton Family Register
    Gritton Family Register    		Gritton Family Register
    Gritton Family Register    		Gritton Family Register

    Headstones
    Gritton, Edith, Ethel and Lewis A.    		Gritton, Edith, Ethel and Lewis A.
    Gritton, Edith, Ethel and Lewis A.    		Gritton, Edith, Ethel and Lewis A.
    Gritton, Lewis A.    		Gritton, Lewis A.
    Gritton, Edith, Ethel and Lewis A. location in the distance in front of the bare tree    		Gritton, Edith, Ethel and Lewis A. location in the distance in front of the bare tree
    Gritton, Edith, Ethel and Lewis A.    		Gritton, Edith, Ethel and Lewis A.

  • Notes 
    • 1910 US census, enumerated 18 April 1910
      Danville, War 2, Vermilion County, Illinois
      11 North Washington Street
      Lewis A. Gritton, age 30, motorman on street railway
      Ethel, age 26
      Hester, age 5
      His parents, John and Sarah Gritton, live upstairs
      [7]
    • 1920 US census, enumerated 5 January 1920
      Danville, Ward 2, Vermilion County, Illinois
      9 North Jefferson Street
      Lewis Gritton, age 40, motorman on street car
      Ethel, age 38
      Hester, ag 14, attended school
      Edith, age 9, attended school
      Helen, age 6, attended school
      next door to his parents, John and Sarah Gritton
      [7]
    • 1930 US census, enumerated 8 April 1930
      Danville, Ward 2, Vermilion County, Illinois
      31 North Main Street
      Lewis Gritton, age 48, operator on electric railroad
      Ethel, age 47
      Helen, age 17
      owned home, valued at $2500
      They have a radio
      [7]
    • 1940 US census, enumerated 2 April 1940
      Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
      115 South Gilbert Street
      Lewis A. Gritton, age 60, not employed
      Ethel, age 58
      own home, value $4000
      Lewis is noted to be in hospital
      [7]
    • 1950 US census, enumberated 10 April 1950
      Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
      129 South Gilbert Street
      Lewis A. Gritton, age 70
      Ethel A., age 68
      [7]
    • Word was received by Mrs. Hester Wood, of the death of her father, Mr. Lewis A. Gritton, 86, in Danville, Ill. on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Wood is employed by Brown's Marina and she left immediately for Danville to complete arrangements for the funeral. Mrs. Wood's mother, died in 1959.
      The Peninsular News, Marblehead, Ohio. Friday, 24 August 1962.
      [4, 8]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

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

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

    4. [S17] Obituary.

    5. [S104] marriage record.

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

    7. [S89] census records.

    8. [S102] Newspaper article.


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