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Cora Josephine Snyder 1896–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 November 1896

Birth Location: Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 1 June 1988

Death Location: Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: David Snyder

Mother: Grace Snyder

Spouse(s): Chris Thompson, Otis Gritten

Children(s): Virginia Gritten, Ilene Gritten, Virginia Gritten, Arlo Gritten

The story of Cora Josephine Snyder began in 1896 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America. Cora Josephine Snyder married Chris Thompson, Otis Calvin Gritten, and had children including Arlo Otis Gritten, Ilene Lucille Gritten, Virginia Evelyn Gritten. Cora Josephine Snyder passed away in 1988 in Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Cora Josephine Snyder began in 1896 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America.
  • Cora Josephine Snyder married Chris Thompson, Otis Calvin Gritten, and had children including Arlo Otis Gritten, Ilene Lucille Gritten, Virginia Evelyn Gritten.
  • Cora Josephine Snyder passed away in 1988 in Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Snyder
1872–1945
Birth Location: Kansas
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Grace Snyder
1871–1946
Birth Location: Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Chris Thompson
1897–
Birth Location: Grays Lake, Lake, Illinois
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Otis Gritten
1896–1968
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Virginia Gritten
1918–1999
Birth Location: Greenville C, Iowa
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Ilene Gritten
1919–1985
Birth Location: Clay, Iowa
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Virginia Gritten
1918–1999
Birth Location: Gillett Grove, Clay, Iowa, USA
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Arlo Gritten
1921–2007
Birth Location: Gillett Grove, Clay, Iowa, USA
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Cora Snyder's Ancestors

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Cora Snyder
1896–1988
Birth Place: Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
David Crockett Snyder
1872–1945
Kansas
Grace (Mabel) Snyder
1871–1946
Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Elkanah (A. "Doc") Fairchild
1845–1900
Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Emily Fitzgerald
1847–1897
Blount Township, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cora Snyder's Descendants

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Cora (Josephine) Snyder (27 November 1896–1 June 1988) m. Chris Thompson (Abt. 1897–) m. Otis (Calvin) Gritten (16 August 1896–April 1968)
  1. 1. Virginia (Evelyn) Gritten 1918–1999
  2. 2. Ilene (Lucille) Gritten 1919–1985
  3. 3. Virginia (Evelyn) Gritten 1918–1999
  4. 4. Arlo (Otis) Gritten 1921–2007

Cora Snyder's Timeline

2 Records

1896
27 November 1896
Birth of Cora Josephine Snyder in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
1988
1 June 1988
Age 92
Death of Cora Josephine Snyder in Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, United States of America
Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 November 1896
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 June 1988
    Event Place: Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, United States of America
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