hmtl5 Ellen Gerrard b. 6 Mar 1846 Marion County, Ohio d. 17 Jul 1893 Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
Ellen Gerrard

Ellen Gerrard

Female 1846 - 1893  (47 years)

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  • Name Ellen Gerrard 
    • daughter of John R. Gerrard and Leah Busick [1]
    Born 6 Mar 1846  Marion County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Census 1880  Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 17 Jul 1893  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Buried Gordon Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I894  Gritton
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2023 

    Family 1 Milo B. Gritton,   b. 2 Apr 1842, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1878, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Married 10 Mar 1869  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 6
    • Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1853-1874. Page 57. J. F. Gritton signed for Milo Gritton.
    Children 
     1. Alpheus J. Gritton,   b. 15 Dec 1869, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1962, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     2. Elmer E. Gritton,   b. 21 Feb 1871, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1948, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. Effie May Gritton,   b. 15 Aug 1877, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1952  (Age 74 years)
     4. George Gritton,   b. 11 Dec 1878, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1961, Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Samuel L. Shumate,   b. Abt 1852, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1896  (Age 44 years) 
    Married 15 Mar 1883  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Alonzo Lawrie Shumate,   b. Apr 1886, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F383  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Mar 1846 - Marion County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Mar 1869 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Mar 1883 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Jul 1893 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Gordon 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

  • Photos
    Gerrard, Ellen
    Gerrard, Ellen

    Documents
    Gerrard, Ellen obit
    Gerrard, Ellen obit
    Gerrard, Ellen obituary
    Gerrard, Ellen obituary

  • Notes 
    • Blount.
      The farmers are all buy in the harvest fields putting up their hay and oats.

      There will be a basket meeting at the Baptist church west of Snider some time in the future.

      A gloom was cast over this community last Monday, by the death of Mrs. Ellen Shumate, at her home five miles northwest of Danville after an illness of some four or five months. Her funeral was preached by Rev. Dodson. He preached a very touching sermon and spoke words of sympathy to her family and friends.

      Now the trials of life are past,
      I am safely home at last:
      Now my journey is complete,
      I am signing music sweet.

      Oh, those angels, how they sing
      Praise to their Heavenly King,
      And catch the sweetest song,
      Now dear children, I'm at home.

      She leaves a husband an five children to mourn her loss. She was buried at the Gordon cemetery. The pall bearers were Andy Sinkhorn, Henry Atwood, Lloyd Hillery, Charley Snider, William Hawkins and Mr. Brittingham.
      Viola.

      Newspaper clipping from Cora (Gritton) Hedges. No publishing information available.
      [7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S89] census records.

    2. [S17] Obituary.

    3. [S36] Violet Farrel.

    4. [S2] Find a Grave.

    5. [S12] Illinois Marriages.

    6. [S48] Marriage Abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1853-1874, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society).

    7. [S103] newspaper clipping.