hmtl5 Albert Thomas Gritten b. 6 Mar 1911 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana d. 17 Mar 1980 Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana: Gritton Genealogy
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Albert Thomas Gritten

Male 1911 - 1980  (69 years)

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  • Name Albert Thomas Gritten 
    Birth 6 Mar 1911  Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1940  Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Girl Scout camp director  [1, 4] 
    Occupation worked for International Harvestor, Inc.  [4] 
    Death 17 Mar 1980  Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Burial 20 Mar 1980  Mount Hope Cemetery, Covington, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Person ID I3167  Gritton
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2023 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Oca Herring,   b. 1 Aug 1891, Boone County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1 Dec 1909  Hendricks County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Divorce Bef 1930 
    Family ID F1323  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pearl L. Sutton,   b. 3 Jun 1911, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 1994, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 31 Oct 1932  [3] 
    Family ID F1324  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Mar 1911 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Mar 1980 - Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 20 Mar 1980 - Mount Hope Cemetery, Covington, Fountain County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Albert T. Gritten
      Crawfordsville – Albert T. Gritten, 69, a retired employee of International Harvestor, Inc., died at 6:28 p.m. Monday in his home at Rt. 3, Crawfordsville. He had been in ill health since April 1976.

      Born in Indianapolis, he lived at Covington from 1945 until moving to the Crawfordsville area in 1974. He worked for International Harvestor for 30 years, retiring in 1973. Mr. Gritten was manager of Tialitha Girl Scout Camp.

      IN 1932 he was married at Danville, Ill., to Pearl L. Sutton, who survives. He and his wife had been active in the Girl Scouts for 33 years.

      Mr. Gritten was a member of Covington First Baptist Church and a 25-year member and past master of Fountain Lodge 60, F&AM, at Covington. He also served in the National Guard.

      Surviving with the widow are two sons, Phillips Gritten of Garland, Texas, and Albert Gritten of Slidell, La.; and one daughter, Mrs. William (Marilyn) Rhodes of Kouts.

      Journal and Courier. Wednesday, 18 March 1980.
      [4, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Death certificate.

    2. [S40] Indiana birth certificates, 1907-1940.

    3. [S2] Find a Grave.

    4. [S17] Obituary.

    5. [S104] marriage record.

    6. [S102] Newspaper article, newspapers.com.


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