When Jasper Lee Gritton was born on 1 April 1881, in Mercer, Kentucky, United States, his father, Thomas Hite Gritton, was 31 and his mother, Rebecca Brown, was 24. He married Emma Lou McKinney on 14 January 1903, in Anderson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Anderson, Kentucky, United States in 1930 and Lawrenceburg, Anderson, Kentucky, United States in 1940. He died on 22 July 1948, in Harrodstown, Kentucky, Virginia, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Harrodstown, Kentucky, Virginia, United States.
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A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892
On March 11, 1899 the USS Shubrick was laid, on October 31, 1899 it was launched. The ship was named after William Branford Shubrick. It was sponsored by Miss Caroline Shubrick and commissioned in 1901 with Lt Allen M Cook in command.
English (London): variant of Girton .
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