Brief Life History of Calvin Lee
When Calvin Lee Gritton was born on 6 September 1872, in Sullivan, Indiana, United States, his father, Jackson F. Gritton, was 36 and his mother, Eva Elizabeth Plew, was 36. He married Minnie May Stark on 15 October 1898, in Sullivan, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Jackson Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States for about 40 years. He died on 15 October 1948, in Hymera, Jackson Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Hymera, Jackson Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States.
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- Calvin L Gritton, "United States Census, 1930"
- Lee Gritton, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- C Lee Gritton, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English (London): variant of Girton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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