hmtl5 Milo B. Gritton b. 18 May 1804 Mercer County, Kentucky d. 15 Jul 1846 Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Milo B. Gritton

Milo B. Gritton

Male 1804 - 1846  (42 years)


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  • Name Milo B. Gritton 
    Birth 18 May 1804  Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1830  Shaker, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1840  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 15 Jul 1846  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Burial Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Person ID I435  Gritton
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2025 

    Father Jesse Gritton,   b. 1 Apr 1781, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1857 (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Sarah Brumfield,   b. 17 Jan 1777   d. 20 May 1818 (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage 23 May 1803  Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F206  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Sims,   b. Abt 1805   d. Abt 1833 (Age 28 years) 
    Marriage 8 Oct 1823  Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Ann Gritton,   b. 15 Sep 1823, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1892 (Age 68 years)
     2. William Wesley Gritton,   b. 10 Oct 1825, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1884 (Age 58 years)
     3. Mary Elizabeth Gritton,   b. Mar 1826, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1902, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     4. Nancy E. Gritton,   b. 1828, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1895, Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     5. Susan Melvina Gritton,   b. 1832, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1911, Cleburne County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     6. Isabelle J. Gritton,   b. 1 May 1833, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1840, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 7 years)
    Family ID F214  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2022 

    Family 2 Jane S. Burton,   b. Abt 1812, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1860, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage 13 Nov 1834  Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Children 
     1. Belinsey Belle Gritton,   b. Abt 1834, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1869, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
     2. Merriman Loy Gritton,   b. Jun 1837, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 1902 (Age 65 years)
     3. 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)
    Family ID F157  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 May 1804 - Mercer County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Oct 1823 - Mercer County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1830 - Shaker, Mercer County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Nov 1834 - Mercer County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1840 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Jul 1846 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Johnson 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

  • Headstones
    Gritton, Milo B.    		Gritton, Milo B.

  • Notes 
    • Wills and probate records. Vermilion County, Illinois
      Will records, book C-E 1848-1864.
      Page 448
      Know all men by those present that we John R. Gritton, John Sanders and Jane Gritton of the County of Vermilion and State of Illinois are held and firmly bond unto the people of the State of Illinois in the paid sum of one thousand dollars current money of the United States which payment will as truly to be made and performed we and each of us find ourselves and heirs executors administrators and assign jointly severally and firmly by these present witnesses our hands and seals this 8th day of August A.D. 1846.
      The condition of the above obligation is such that if the said John R. Gritton administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels rights and debts of Milo B. Gritton deceased do make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits of the said deceased which shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of him the said John R. Gritton as such administrator or to the hands of any person or persons from him and the same so made do exhibit or come to be exhibited in the Court of probate for the said County of Vermilion agreeably to the laws and such good and chattels rights and credits do with and truly administer according to law and all the rest of the said goods and chattels rights and credits which shall be found remaining upon the account of the said administrator, the same being first examined and allowed by the court of probate shall deliver and pay unto such person or persons respectively as may be legally entitled thereto, and further do make a just and true account of all his acting and doings therein when thereunto required by the said court, and if it shall hereafter appear that any last will and testament was made by the deceased and the same be proved in Court and letter testamentary or administration by obtained thereon and the said John R. Gritton do in such case on being required thereto under said duties of the letter of administrator and perform all other acts which may at any time be requires of him by law, then shall obligation be void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
      Attest
      N.D. Palmer, P.J.P.

      John R. Gritton
      John Sanders
      Jane Gritton

      Page 449
      State of Illinois
      Vermilion County
      The people of the State of Illinois
      To all to whom these present all come greeting.
      Know ye that whereas Milo B. Gritton of the county of Vermilion and State of Illinois died intestate as it is said on or about the 12th day of July 1946 having as the time of his decease personal property in this state which may be lost destroyed or diminished in value if speedy care be not taken of the same to the end therefore that said property may be collected and presented for those who shall appear to have a legal right or interest therein we do hereby appoint John R. Gritton of the County of Vermilion and Sate of Illinois administrator of all and or singular the goods and chattels rights and credits which were of the said Milo B. Gritton at the time of his decease with full power and authority to secure and collect the said property and debts wheresoever the same may be found in this State, and in general to do and perform all other acts which now are or hereafter may be required of him by law.
      Witness Norman D. Palmer, probate Justice of the Peace in and for the said county of Vermilion at his office in Danville this 8th day of August A.D. 1846.
      N.D. Palmer probate J.P.

    • 1830 census,
      Name: Milon Gritton
      Home in 1830 (City, County, State):Shaker, Mercer, Kentucky
      Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
      Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
      Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
      Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
      Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
      Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
      Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
      Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
      Total Free White Persons: 8

    • 1840 census
      Name: Milow B Gritton
      Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Vermilion, Illinois
      Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
      Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
      Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
      Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
      Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
      Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 2
      Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
      Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
      Free White Persons - Under 20: 8
      Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
      Total Free White Persons: 10

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Cemeteries of Vermilion County, Illinois: Blount and Newell Townships, v.1, (Illiana Geneaological and Historical Society, 1995), Library of Linda Hedges.

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

    3. [S2] Find a Grave.

    4. [S104] marriage record.


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