hmtl5 Hester Gritton b. 27 Apr 1905 Vermilion County, Illinois d. 20 Feb 1998 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio: Gritton Genealogy
Hester Gritton

Hester Gritton

Female 1905 - 1998  (92 years)

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  • Name Hester Gritton 
    Born 27 Apr 1905  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 20 Feb 1998  Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Mansfield Memorial Park, Ontario, Richland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I310  Gritton
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2023 

    Father Lewis Adolphus Gritton,   b. 29 Jul 1879, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1962, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Ethel Alice Hall,   b. 12 Jul 1881, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1959  (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F164  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Roscoe Elliott Wood,   b. 30 Mar 1897, Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1960, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Apr 1905 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Feb 1998 - Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mansfield Memorial Park, Ontario, Richland County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Hedges, Grace, Nora Moore, Hester Gritton
    Hedges, Grace, Nora Moore, Hester Gritton
    Gritton, Hester
    Gritton, Hester
    Gritton, Hester Wood age 11 or 12
    Gritton, Hester Wood age 11 or 12
    Gritton, Hester Wood Dec 1970.jpg
    Gritton, Hester Wood Dec 1970.jpg
    Left to right: Hester, Grace, Sophia, Rollie

  • Notes 
    • Hester L. Wood
      April 27, 1905-Feb. 20, 1998
      Columbus - Hester L. Wood, 92, formerly of Port Clinton, died Friday at the Yorkshire Health Care Center, Colubmus.
      She was born in Danville, Ill., the daughter of Lewis A. Gritton and Ethel A. Hall. She married Roscoe Wood in May 1948. He died in 1960. She was also preceded in death by two sisters and her parents.
      Surviving are a niece, Connie Anderson of Danville, Ill.; a great niece and nephew; and four great-great nieces and nephews.
      Mrs. Wood worked for Illinois Bell in Danville during World War II and was recruited by the U.S. Government to work on the Manhattan project in Hanford, Wash. She was assigned to "supervise" to the switchboard area for all incoming and outgoing calls, her contact being General Groves. At the end of the war she was summoned to Washington, D.C., and received the medal of honor from President Truman for service to her country.
      She was active in Playmakers Civic Theatre in Port Clinton and appeared as Grandma Goody in a series of children's shows on PBS out of Toledo, Ohio, promoting "say no to drugs." She was very active in the Eastern Star and was Past Worthy Matron of the Ruth Chapter #7 in Mansfield. She was an avid musician and played for many functions in Port Clinton and Mansfield. She also enjoyed writing and had written many poems and stories. She was a very independent and private person.
      A memorial service has been held at the Mansfield Memorial Gardens in Mansfield, Ohio.
      Memorial may be sent to the Playmakers Civic Theatre in Port Clinton.
      News Herald, Port Clinton, Ohio. Tuesday - 24 February 1998.
      [3, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Ohio Deaths.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S17] Obituary.

    4. [S102] Newspaper article, newspapers.com.