William Bryan Gritten
1896 - 1914 (17 years)
Generation: 1
1. William Bryan Gritten was born on 11 Oct 1896 in Illinois; died on 15 Aug 1914 in Gillett Grove, Clay County, Iowa; was buried on 17 Aug 1914 in Collison Cemetery, Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois. Notes:
Killed In Auto Accident
Seventeen-Years Old Boy Meets Death in Iowa.
Potomac, Ill., Aug. 18. - Mr. and Mrs. William Gritten, residing south of here, received word late Saturday that their 17-year-old son, Will Gritten, had been killed in an auto accident in Iowa.
William Gritten was born and reared in this vicinity. Six months ago, when his uncle, George Gritten, moved to Iowa, the lad went with him and had since made his home there.
The Champaign County News, Champaign, Illinois. Wednesday 19 August 1914, page 1.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112064512/william-j_bryan-gritten