Jul-28-2018Husband: Franklin Maxwell Britton Also known as: Frank M. Britton 1,2,3 Born: Mar-21-1863 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,5,6 Died: Jan- 5-1931 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,8,9,6 Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Resided: 1915 at Leeson Run (Greenwood), Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: George Wade Britton (1814 - 1878) Mother: Mary J. "Polly" Husk (1821 - 1869) Other spouse 2 Notes
Wife: Lieuvery Prim 12 Also known as: Luvera or Louisa 13 Married: Nov-24-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,13
Born: Mar- -1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,5,6 Died: 1904 6 Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 16 (see note 1) Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Essie Jayne Britton 15 15 Census name: Essie J. Britton Born: Nov- -1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,6,5 Died: Oct-30-1956 in Fort McClellan, Calhoun Co, AL 6 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 17 Resided: 1945 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1940 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 18 Census: 1930 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 seamstress at home 18 Occupation: 1930 seamstress in garment factory 19 Husband: George Berkley Yerkey b. Mar-18-1882 d. 1934 Census name: Berkley Yerkey Married: ca 1908 20 Husband: Montie E. Waldo b. Oct- 2-1881 d. Feb- 5-1962 Also known as: Monte E. Waldo 5 Married: Mar-18-1945 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 21
M Child 2: Clyde Walker Britton Also known as: Walker M. C. Britton 15 Born: Jan- 8-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 22,23,6 Died: Feb- 4-1954 23,6 Buried: in Fairview Cemetery, Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co, OK 24 Census: 1940 in Sunny Slope Twp, Creek Co, OK Resided: 1935 in Seminole, Seminole Co, OK Resided: 1930 in Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co, OK Census: 1930 in Yeager Twp, Hughes Co, OK Occupation: 1940 pumper for Amerado Oil Co. 25 Occupation: 1930 lease foreman in oil industry 26 Wife: Lillie L. Harris b. Mar- -1900 d. 1941 Also known as: Lilla Harris 5 Married: May- 6-1917 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 27
F Child 3: Stella J. Britton 15 Born: Jun-21-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 28,15,29 (see note 2) Died: Aug-13-1963 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 29,12 Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 12,29 Resided: at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 29 Resided: 1957 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 30 Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Henry Barth b. ca 1889
M Child 4: Loren Paul Britton Also known as: Paul Britton 30 Born: Oct-29-1901 in Doddridge Co, WV 31 Died: Jun- -1976 32 Resided: in Bloomington, Monroe Co, IN 32 Resided: 1951, 54, 57 in Oklahoma 33,30 Census: 1930 in Yeager Twp, Hughes Co, OK Occupation: 1930 laborer in oil industry 26 Wife: Bricie I. Ellifritz b. ca 1898 Married: ca 1920 26
Sources: (1) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (2) Obituary of son. (3) Death record of daughter. (4) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (6) Headstone (year only) (7) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Age at death recorded as 67y 9m 15d, which would put his date of birth at Mar 21 1863, corresponding with the 1863 birth year on his headstone. But age at time of Dec 31 1910 marriage was given as 46, putting his birth in 1864. Cause of death given as mental agitation. Burial at Cabin Run Cemetery. Informant: George Britton. DR Bk 4, p. 8. (8) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (9) Obituary of wife. (10) Headstone, which is a double one for himself and his first wife. (11) Obituary of brother. (12) Headstone. (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 3, p. 228. (15) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (16) Headstone, which is a double one and bears the inscription "F.M. Britton 1863-1931; Lieuvery - his wife - 1866-1904." Her husband remarried in 1900. (17) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: Essie Jayne Waldo. (18) 1940 Census, Ritchie County, WV. (19) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District). (20) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11798343&Type=Marriage. (22) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 25. (23) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (24) Findagrave.com. (25) 1940 Census. (26) 1930 Census. (27) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Clyde W. Britton, 26, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Lilla Harris, age 21 as of March 1917, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married May 6 1917 at Pullman, W.Va. (Note: In the 1930 Census, Lillie Britton reported her age at the time of her first marriage as 17, and her birth date is shown in the 1900 Census as March 1900.), MR p. 127. (28) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Entry is for an unnamed female Britton. BR Bk 2, p. 30. (29) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (30) Obituary of stepmother. (31) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Name spelled "Loran" in birth record, but listed in SSDI as Loren Britton. BR Bk 3, p. 19. (32) Social Security Death Index. (33) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Oklahoma before 1951. Event Notes Note (1) Headstone reads: F. M. Britton, 1863-1931, Lieuvery His Wife, 1865-1904. Note (2) Headstone shows birthdate as Jun 21 1892. But 1900 Census gives birthdate as Jun 1893, and death record specifies Jun 21 1893, which conforms to birth record entry for unnamed female Britton on that date.Name Index