William Wesley Gritton

Brief Life History of William Wesley

When William Wesley Gritton was born on 10 October 1825, in Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, United States, his father, Milo B. Gritton, was 21 and his mother, Mary Sims, was 21. He married Amelia Ann Cox on 24 June 1851, in Johnson, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 29 March 1884, in Blount Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Blount Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States.

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William Wesley Gritton
1825–1884
Amelia Ann Cox
1835–1879
Marriage: 24 June 1851
Sarah Ann Gritton
1852–1941
Margaret J Gritton
1854–1895
Ralph C. Gritton
1863–
Mary Emily Gritton
1857–1946
John D. Gritton
1860–
Hannah Matilda Gritton
1862–1944
Rachel L. Gritton
1864–
Luna B. Gritton
1869–
Katherine M Gritten
1870–1933
Ella May Gritton
1876–1961

Sources (22)

  • W W Gritton, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: WIlliam Wesley Gritton - Government record: Census record: birth: about 1826; Kentucky, United States
  • William Wesley Gritton, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1826

Historical Boundaries: 1826: Vermilion, Illinois, United States

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English (London): variant of Girton .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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