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Ancestry.com> ButlerFamilyTree updated 2/2008 (owner: mbut) from Ancestry.com., re: 1870 United States Federal Census, Wills County, Illinois. Albert Gidley, age 2 yrs.
Ancestry. com> ButlerFamilyTree updated 2/2008. 1880 United States Federal Census, Riley County, Kansas, Albert Gridley, age 12 yrs.
Ancestry.com > 1910 United States Federal Census, Detroit Lakes, Becker Co., Minnesota, on 21 April 1910, family of Albert H. Gridley (Census taker spells name as Gridly), head, male, white, age 41, married, married 11 yrs, born Illinois, father & mother born in New York, he a Janitor for school house. Erie V., wife, age 32, born in Minnesota, father born in Massachusetts, mother born in Wisconsin. Others shown: Fanny M. Gridley, daughter, age 10, John E. Gridley, son, age 8, Robin A. Ellis, brother-in-law, age 25 and George G. Ellis, brother-in-law, age 29.
Ancestry.com > 1920 United States Federal Census, Detroit Lakes, Becker Co., Minnesota, shows only Albert H. Gridley, age 57; Era V. Gridley, wife, age 41 and John E. Gridley, son, age 17. (Era V. Gridley’s maiden name known as Era Vida Ellis, dau. of John Gilmore Ellis and Mary Eliza Witherly).
Ancestry.com has considerable further Pedigree View for Albert H. Gridley, continuing back through John H. Gridley (1830-1904), George C. Gridley (1794-1844), Hezikah Gridley (1765-1800), Hezekiah Gridley Jr, (1731-1816), Hezekiah Gridley Sr, 1701-1776) to Samuel Gridley, b. 25 Nov. 1647, Hartford, Hartford, CT., who d. May 1712, Farmington, Hartford, CT. See ButlerFamiltTree updated 2/2008 and several others listing interest.
Ancestry.com > 1930 United States Federal Census, Detroit Lakes, Becker Co., Minnesota, shows Albert H. Greedley, age 60, Elsie Greedley, wife, age 51 and Robin A. Ellis, son-in-law, age 45. [Again note we have a problem of census recorder incorrectly spelling the name as Greedley instead of Gridley]