John R. Gritton
1808 - 1894 (85 years)
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Name John R. Gritton Born 20 Jul 1808 Kentucky 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Census 1850 Vermilion County, Illinois Census 1860 Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Census 1870 Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Census 1880 Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Died 30 May 1894 Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 2, 4] Buried Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 2, 4] Person ID I422 Gritton Last Modified 15 Mar 2023
Father Jesse Gritton, b. 1 Apr 1781, Virginia , d. 16 Feb 1857 (Age 75 years) Mother Sarah Brumfield, b. 17 Jan 1777, d. 20 May 1818 (Age 41 years) Married 23 May 1803 Family ID F206 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Nancy Atkinson, b. 17 Oct 1808, Kentucky , d. 17 Mar 1894, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 85 years) Married 21 Mar 1831 Mercer County, Kentucky [1, 2, 5] Children 1. Jesse Gritton, b. 1836, Kentucky , d. 21 Sep 1865 (Age 29 years)2. Laben Gritten, b. 19 Jan 1832, Kentucky , d. 28 Mar 1910, Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 78 years)3. Ann D. Gritton, b. 9 Sep 1833, Mercer County, Kentucky , d. 6 Apr 1918, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 84 years)4. Sarah E. Gritton, b. Abt 1838, Kentucky 5. Richard Gritton, b. Abt 1840, Kentucky 6. Milo B. Gritton, b. 2 Apr 1842, Illinois , d. 18 Sep 1878, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 36 years)7. Nancy Elizabeth Gritton, b. Abt 1847, Illinois Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 Family ID F135 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 20 Jul 1808 - Kentucky 
Married - 21 Mar 1831 - Mercer County, Kentucky 
Census - 1850 - Vermilion County, Illinois 
Census - 1860 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Census - 1870 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Census - 1880 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Died - 30 May 1894 - Vermilion County, Illinois 
Buried - - Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Headstones Gritton, (or Gritten) John R. and Nancy Adkinson
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Notes - From History of Vermilion County. By H.W. Beckwith. Chicago, Illinois, H.H. Hill and Company, 1879. page 887.
J.R. Gritton came here from Kentucky in 1840, and bought land of the estate of Abram Rees. Mr. Rees owned a farm on section 23, and while at work building a mill at Denmark, died. Mr. Gritton had a family of five children, only three of whom survive. One was killed a year since by Mr. Clem, in a difficulty growing out of the lease of a piece of land. One of Mr. Gritton's first acts, after coming on to his farm, was the selection and planting of an excellent orchard, which, owing to his good judgement and care, was for a long time a source of increased revenue. Gritton's orchard was known far and near as one of the best in this neck of woods. He never has been a member of any church, but his conversation shows that he has a true appreciation of the results of a sincere religious life in a community like this. The now aged couple are saddened in their last days by the tragedy which took the life of a dear son.
(LKH Note: The son who was killed was Milo B. Gritton whose widow, Ellen Gerrard, later married Samuel Shumate.)
[6] - 1850 US census, Census District No.21, Vermilion County, Illinois, enumerated 19 December 1850.
John R. Gritton, age 42, farmer, real estate $1200
Nancy, age 42
Laban, age 19, attended school
Jesse, age 14, attended school
Sarah, age 12, attended school
Rachel, age 10, attended school
Milo, age 8, attended school
Elizth, age 3
Neighbors are Spencer Cline, Jane Gritten, John B. Cline, Nathaniel Cline.
Value of neighbors' properties
Spencer Cline, $600
Jane Gritton, $400
John B. Cline, blank
Nathaniel Cline, $300
[3] - 1860 US census, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois. Enumerated 10 July 1860.
John R. Gritton, age 53, real estate $1600, personal estate $500
Nancy, age 52
Milo, age 18, attended school
Nancy E., age 14, attended school
[3] - 1870 US census, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, enumerated 16 August 1870.
John R. Gritton,age 62, farmer, real estate $4800, personal estate $650.
Nancy, age 62
John, age 8, grandson, attended school
Charles, age 6, grandson, attended school
Nearby is the household of John F. Gritton, Sarah, and Catherine Cline. No real estate value, person estate of $335. Sarah is the mother of John and Charles.
[3] - 1880 US census. Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, enumerated 15 June 1880.
J.R. Gritton, age 71, farmer
Nancy, age 71, keeping house
John, age 19, grandson, farm laborer, attended school
Charles, age 16, grandson, farm laborer, attended school
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- From History of Vermilion County. By H.W. Beckwith. Chicago, Illinois, H.H. Hill and Company, 1879. page 887.
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Sources - [S2] Find a Grave.
- [S75] The Family of Gritton, Don Claypool, (Don Claypool, 1997).
- [S89] census records.
- [S4] Cemeteries of Vermilion County, Illinois: Blount and Newell Townships, v.1, (Illiana Geneaological and Historical Society, 1995).
- [S53] Kentucky, County Marriage Records.
- [S20] History of Vermilion County, H.W. Beckwith, (H.H. Hill and Company, 1879).
- [S2] Find a Grave.