hmtl5 Absalom Grant Sivey b. 22 Oct 1817 Pickaway County, Ohio d. 16 Jan 1892 Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas: Gritton Genealogy
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Absalom Grant Sivey

Absalom Grant Sivey

Male 1817 - 1892  (74 years)


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  • Name Absalom Grant Sivey 
    Birth 22 Oct 1817  Pickaway County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Roscoe, Saint Clair County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1875  Bourbon County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation blacksmith, wagon maker  [2] 
    Death 16 Jan 1892  Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Burial Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I457  Gritton
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2024 

    Father Mathias Sivey,   b. 1774, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1850 (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Barbara Strayer,   b. 1780   d. 30 Dec 1822 (Age 42 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jan 1805  Shenandoah County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F224  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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) 
    Marriage 10 Sep 1843  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    • Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1826-1852. Page 68. Matthias Sivey signed permission for Absalom Sivey. Miles E. Gritton, father, and Susan Sanders and William Gritton signed permission for Mary E. Gritton.

      LKH Note: Very high probability that Miles E. Gritton has been transcribed incorrectly in this book. Very high probability that it should be Milo B. Gritton.

      LKH Note: Susan (Gritton) Sanders and William Gritton would have been siblings of Milo B. Gritton. All three were children of Jesse Gritton and Sarah (Bromfield) Gritton..
    Children 
     1. William H. Sivey,   b. 7 Oct 1846, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1897, Bourbon County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     2. Nancy Jane Sivey,   b. 14 Feb 1846, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1918, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     3. Mary A. Sivey,   b. Abt 1848, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Hannah May Sivey,   b. 1850, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1923, Bourbon County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     5. Lemuel Sivey,   b. Oct 1855, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1912, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
     6. James Sivey,   b. Abt 1856, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. John R. Sivey,   b. Abt 1858, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Charles M. Sivey,   b. Nov 1859, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1944, Bourbon County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     9. Joseph M. Sivey,   b. 1863, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1917, Godfrey, Bourbon County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     10. Absolom Rosenscrans C. Sivey,   b. Dec 1863, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1928, Bourbon County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     11. Laura Ellen Sivey,   b. 24 Jul 1864, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1937, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     12. Ada Cedora Sivey,   b. 11 Jul 1869, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1947, Scott County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F223  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Oct 1817 - Pickaway County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Sep 1843 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Roscoe, Saint Clair County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1875 - Bourbon County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Jan 1892 - Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Gritton, Mary Elizabeth and Sivey, Absalom    		Gritton, Mary Elizabeth and Sivey, Absalom
    Sivey, Absalom    		Sivey, Absalom

  • Notes 
    • Died.
      Sivey. - This morning at 11 o'clock at his home on North National avenue, Mr. A. Sivey, aged 72 years, after a continued illness. He will be buried to-morrow.
      Fort Scott Daily Tribune and Fort Scott Daily Monitor. Fort Scott, Kansas. Saturday, 16 January 1892.
      [3, 7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S89] census records.

    3. [S17] Obituary.

    4. [S104] marriage record.

    5. [S45] Marriage license abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1826-1853, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society), Library of Linda Hedges.

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

    7. [S102] Newspaper article.


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