hmtl5 Austin Bernard Gritton b. 19 Aug 1894 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 29 Apr 1954 Hammond, Lake County, Indiana: Gritton Genealogy
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Austin Bernard Gritton

Male 1894 - 1954  (59 years)

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  • Name Austin Bernard Gritton 
    Birth 19 Aug 1894  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  West Creek, Lake County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation locomotive engineer, steel manufacturing  [4] 
    Death 29 Apr 1954  Hammond, Lake County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    Burial 1 May 1954  Saint John Saint Josephs Cemetery, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    Person ID I493  Gritton
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

    Father Allen L. Gritton,   b. 1 Apr 1871, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1950, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Gorman,   b. 11 Sep 1877, Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1949, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 28 Sep 1894  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family ID F228  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Vernice Bell Harris,   b. 21 May 1888, Lowell, Lake County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Dec 1956, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Family ID F240  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Aug 1894 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - West Creek, Lake County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Apr 1954 - Hammond, Lake County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1 May 1954 - Saint John Saint Josephs Cemetery, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • WWI draft registration card
      Austin B. Gritton
      b. 19 Aug 1895
      height: medium
      build: medium
      eyes: gray
      hair: light brown
      nearest relative: Mr. Allen Gritton, Danville, Illinois
      note: received after 31 Dec 1918, present occupation: in hospital (stamped D.S.Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas)
      [3]
    • Austin B. Gritton
      Austin B. Gritton, 59, of 4334 Ivy St., Indiana Harbor, died Wednesday in St. Margaret Hospital, Hammond.
      He was an employe of the transportation department of Inland Steel Co.
      Services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in the McGuan Funeral Home, 3438 Fir St., Indiana Harbor, and at 9 a.m. in St. Patrick Church, the Rev. Matthew Lange officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery, Hammond.
      Surviving are his widow, Dorothy; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Mauck of Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Paul Cox of Hammond; one sister, Mrs. Josephine Harper of Danville, Ill.; one nephew, George Alan Lowe of Chicago, and five grandchildren.

      The Times. Thursday, 29 April 1954
      [6, 8]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] 1900 US census.

    2. [S11] US World War II draft registration card.

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

    4. [S19] Death certificate.

    5. [S2] Find a Grave.

    6. [S17] Obituary.

    7. [S104] marriage record.

    8. [S102] Newspaper article.


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