hmtl5 Eunice Mathews b. 18 Mar 1895 Joy, Mercer County, Illinois d. 22 Apr 1958 Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa: Gritton Genealogy

Eunice Mathews

Female 1895 - 1958  (63 years)


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  • Name Eunice Mathews 
    Born 18 Mar 1895  Joy, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 22 Apr 1958  Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I2336  Gritton
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family Lewis Gritton,   b. 7 Oct 1893, West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1972, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 17 Oct 1914  Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Children 
     1. Grace Evelyn Gritton,   b. 17 Mar 1915, New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1989, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Charles Leroy Gritton,   b. 4 Jan 1917, New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 2003, Hanson, Hopkins County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     3. Paul Irwin Gritton,   b. 13 Feb 1923, New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 2002, Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F987  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Mar 1895 - Joy, Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Oct 1914 - Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Apr 1958 - Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Eunice Gritton, Resident Here 30 Years, Succumbs
      Mrs. Eunice Gritton, 63, of 185 Sherman street, died at 4:04 a.m. today at Bellevue hospital, after an extended illness. The body was taken to the Geo. M. Wittich Funeral Home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday with the Rev. Robert Goebel, pastor of the First Christian church in charge. Burial will be at Greenwood cemetery.
      Mrs. Gritton was born March 18, 1895, at Joy, Ill., the daughter of Theodore and Mary Person Matthews. She had been a resident of Muscatine for the past 30 years, coming here from New Boston. Her marriage to Lewis Gritton took place Oct. 15, 1914, at Burlington. She was a member of the First Christian church.
      Survivors include her husband; three sons, Dr. Charlie Gritton, Henderson, Ky., Paul Gritton, Ft. Dodge, and Robert E. Gritton, Muscatine; four daughters, Mrs. E.L. Elliott, Mrs. Carl Irwin, Mrs. Vernon Webb and Mrs. Clifford Hintermeister, Muscatine; one sisters, Mrs. Nellie Diehl, New Boston; and 16 grandchildren.
      Her parents and one half-sister preceded her in death.
      The Muscatine Journal, Muscatine, Iowa. Tuesday, 22 APril 1958.
      [2, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S17] Obituary.

    3. [S35] Iowa Marriage Records.

    4. [S102] Newspaper article.