hmtl5 Merritt Gritton b. 8 Jan 1828 Mercer County, Kentucky d. 22 May 1872 Monroe County, Missouri: Gritton Genealogy

Merritt Gritton

Male 1828 - 1872  (44 years)


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  • Name Merritt Gritton 
    Born 8 Jan 1828  Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Mercer County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Union, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Union, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3
    Died 22 May 1872  Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Gritton Family Cemetery, Middle Grove, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I2605  Gritton
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2021 

    Family Sallie Ann Riley,   b. 15 Apr 1830, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1906, Monroe County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 21 May 1847  Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Jane Gritton,   b. 20 Apr 1846, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1930, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. George W. Gritton,   b. 20 Oct 1849, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1933, Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     3. James Gritton,   b. 28 Oct 1851, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1918, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     4. Susan M. Gritton,   b. 28 Sep 1853, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1886  (Age 32 years)
     5. Charles L. Gritton,   b. 28 Jul 1855, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1912, Union Township, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     6. John McGee Gritton,   b. 7 Aug 1857, Monroe County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1922  (Age 64 years)
     7. Lou Eller Gritton,   b. 28 Jul 1858, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1925, Union, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     8. Thomas E. Gritton,   b. 24 Dec 1862, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1946, Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     9. Odelia Gritton,   b. 20 Jan 1870, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1941, Madison, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Jan 1828 - Mercer County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 May 1847 - Mercer County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Mercer County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Union, Monroe County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Union, Monroe County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 May 1872 - Monroe County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Gritton Family Cemetery, Middle Grove, Monroe County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Several researchers give Merritt's parents as William Gritton and Jane Lipsey. However, William Gritton (husband of Jane Lipsey) died in 1823, and there is no record of a second marriage for her. And those same researchers give Merrit's birth date as 8 Jan 1828. There is obviously a problem with those dates.

  • Sources 
    1. [S75] The Family of Gritton, Don Claypool, (Don Claypool, 1997).

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S89] census records.

    4. [S53] Kentucky, County Marriage Records.