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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Historical Boundaries: 1826: Vermilion, Illinois, United States
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