Merritt Gritton1
M, #502, b. circa 1838, d. 11 June 1864
Merritt Gritton|b. c 1838\nd. 11 Jun 1864|p502.htm|Hogeland Gritton|b. c 1811\nd. a 1880|p480.htm|Martha Elizabeth Riley|b. c 1812|p498.htm|William Gritton|b. c 1782\nd. c Nov 1823|p382.htm|Jenney J. Lipsey|b. c 1784|p395.htm|||||||
Relationship=1st cousin 3 times removed of Robert Lynn Adams.
Relationship=1st cousin 2 times removed of Robert George Adams.
Last Edited=6 Jan 2007
Merritt Gritton was born circa 1838 at Kentucky.1 He was the son of Hogeland Gritton and Martha Elizabeth Riley.1
During the Civil War, Merritt Gritton served as a Private in Company D, 11th Regiment of the Kentucky Cavalry (US). He was enrolled on 18 August 1861 and mustered in as a Private on Oct. 9, 1861 at Camp Dick Robinson for a period of three years.2,3,4
Merritt Gritton served in KY 11th Cav Co. D, died in the Civil War.1
Merritt Gritton married Sarah Jane Hannah Yeager on 16 July 1863 at Washington Co., Kentucky.1,5 Merritt Gritton was captured on 14 November 1863 Marysville, Blount Co., Tennessee. He was held at Andersonville prison (Code No. 11841). He died of diarrhea while a prisoner of war and is buried in grave number 1841 at Andersonville.2,3
Merritt Gritton died on 11 June 1864 at Andersonville, Sumter Co., Georgia.1,2,6 He was buried Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, Sumter Co., Georgia, 32.193773~-84.129844, To see others buried at the same cemetery, go to the preceeding link for Andersonville National *Cemetery.
During the Civil War, Merritt Gritton served as a Private in Company D, 11th Regiment of the Kentucky Cavalry (US). He was enrolled on 18 August 1861 and mustered in as a Private on Oct. 9, 1861 at Camp Dick Robinson for a period of three years.2,3,4
Merritt Gritton served in KY 11th Cav Co. D, died in the Civil War.1
Merritt Gritton married Sarah Jane Hannah Yeager on 16 July 1863 at Washington Co., Kentucky.1,5 Merritt Gritton was captured on 14 November 1863 Marysville, Blount Co., Tennessee. He was held at Andersonville prison (Code No. 11841). He died of diarrhea while a prisoner of war and is buried in grave number 1841 at Andersonville.2,3
Merritt Gritton died on 11 June 1864 at Andersonville, Sumter Co., Georgia.1,2,6 He was buried Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, Sumter Co., Georgia, 32.193773~-84.129844, To see others buried at the same cemetery, go to the preceeding link for Andersonville National *Cemetery.
Citations
- [S22] GEDCOM File submitted by John Michael Linck imported on 02/14/1997. .
- [S320] National Park Service, 29 Mar 2003, Sources cited: List of Union Soldiers Buried at Andersonville (page 14); Dorence Atwater, 1865 and Report of Adjutant General of Kentucky, Vol I, Page 286.
- [S283] Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com, Civil War Research Database at http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/military/cwrd/…. Viewed on 04 July 2003.
- [S283] Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com, Report of the Adujant General of the State of Kentucky, Union Kentucky Volunteers
Schedule A, Cavalry Regiments
Eleventh Kentucky Cavalry, Page 286. - [S283] Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com, Dodd, Jordan, comp. Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001.
Name: MERRITT GRITTON Spouse: HANNAH YEAGER Marriage Date: 16 Jul 1863 County: Washington State: KY. - [S283] Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com, Civil War Research Database at http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/military/cwrd/…. Viewed on 04 July 2003. This source shows his date of death as 14 Nov 1864 which is exactly one year after he was captured. It is likely that the date was a typogragpical error when data was added to the cited database.
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