Husband: George B. McClellan Britton 1 2
Born: Dec-10-1862 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA 3,4,5,6
Died: 1912 7,5
Buried: in Holbrook Cemetery (Rt 22/3 near Walnut Grove Meth Church), Ritchie Co, WV 8
Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Green District, Wetzel Co, WV
Occupation: Ritchie County assessor 9
Occupation: 1900 farmer 4
Occupation: 1894 merchant 10
Father: Horatio Britton (1820 - 1897)
Mother: Elizabeth Husk (1825 - 1865)
Wife: Elizabeth Eleanor Maulsby
Married: Oct- 6-1892 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11,12
Born: Oct-17-1869 in Ritchie Co, WV 13 (see note 1)
Died: Jul-10-1943 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 14 (see note 2)
Buried: in Holbrook Cemetery (Rt 22/3 near Walnut Grove Meth Church), Ritchie Co, WV 14
Resided: 1900 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 15
Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3)
Census: 1870 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: John W. Maulsby (1828 - 1900)
Mother: Cordelia E. Collins (1843 - 1875)
M Child 1: Lewis Howard Britton 16 Also known as: Howard Britton 17,18 Born: Jul- 1-1893 at Otterslide, Ritchie Co, WV 19,20,21,22,4 Died: Mar-27-1968 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 20,21,22 Buried: in Holbrook Cemetery (Rt 22/3 near Walnut Grove Meth Church), Ritchie Co, WV 8,20 Resided: in Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV 17,21 Census: 1900, 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer 20 Military: Pvt, U.S. Army, World War I 22 Wife: Lovie Virgel Hess b. 1880 d. 1959 Also known as: Lovey Stahl Britton 8 Married: May- 9-1939 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 23 Wife: Olive Elisa Tucker b. Nov-18-1901 d. Oct- 6-1983 Married: Jul- 3-1964 in Peora, Harrison Co, WV 24
F Child 2: Gracie Maude Britton 25,26,20 16 Also known as: Maude Britton 27,28 Born: Aug-29-1894 at Otterslide, Ritchie Co, WV 19,20,25,4 Died: Mar-31-1965 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 20 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Resided: in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1940 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Baxter McClellan Pierce b. Aug-21-1891 d. Oct-17-1964 Married: Nov- 9-1913 at Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 29
F Child 3: Georgia Gaye Britton 16 Also known as: Gay Britton 26 Born: Jan-21-1896 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 14,30,4 Died: Apr- 8-1972 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 31 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 14,30,32 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17,14,30 Husband: Lawrence Glenn Maxson b. Feb-14-1900 d. Jun- 4-1996 Also known as: Glenn Maxson 33,14,22,34 Married: Mar-26-1921 in Ritchie Co, WV 7,35
M Child 4: Robert Elsworth Britton Born: Mar- 5-1897 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 14,21,20,36 Died: Nov-23-1965 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 37,20,21 Buried: in Plant Cemetery, Katy Lick, Harrison Co, WV 20,38,2 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14,39 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: field foreman for Equitable Gas Co (37 yrs) 14 Military: U.S. Army, WW I & WW II 14 Wife: Mary Jane Sweeney b. Jul-26-1900 d. Apr-27-1979 Married: May-21-1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 40,12 Wife: Mildred Lorraine Fittro b. Aug- 3-1913 d. Jan- -1990
M Child 5: John Dewey Britton Also known as: Dewey Britton 17,18 Born: Sep-25-1898 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 14,4 Died: May- 5-1981 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 14 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 32 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 14 Resided: 1965 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1900, 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer and oil field worker 14 Occupation: 1918 West Union Grocery Company employee (see note 4) Wife: Mamie E. Nutter b. Oct-24-1900 d. Jul-27-1986 Also known as: Mayme Nutter 12,41 Married: Dec-20-1933 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 42
M Child 6: Owen McClellan Britton Born: Oct-21-1900 in Ritchie Co, WV 19,14,43 (see note 5) Died: Nov- 6-1974 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 14,21 Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 14 Resided: in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 14,21 Resided: 1965 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Occupation: farmer, WV Hwy Dept, Equitable Gas Co. 14 Wife: Vercie Columbia Leeson b. Feb- 9-1904 d. Feb- 8-1994 Married: Apr-22-1926 in Ritchie Co, WV 7,35
M Child 7: Benjamin Marvin Britton 16 Also known as: Marvin Britton 1,18 Born: Feb-18-1903 at Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 19,14,21 Died: Jul-24-1970 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 44,21,7 Buried: in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV 14 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17,21 Resided: formerly in Pennsylvania 39 Census: 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: Equitable Gas Co (45 yrs) 14,44 Wife: Jerusha Ernestine Hinzman b. Mar- 5-1909 d. Oct-20-2005 Also known as: Ernestine Hinzman 14,35,45,46,17,1,26,47 Married: Jun-20-1925 in Ritchie Co, WV 35,48,1,26,49,46
M Child 8: (Male) Britton Born: Oct-29-1906 at Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 50
Sources: (1) Obituary of son. (2) Robert Junior (1926-2013) & Laurel Nutter (1924-2011) Britton, West Union, WV. (3) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (4) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (5) Headstone (year only) (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (7) Obituary of wife. (8) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (9) Franklin Marion Brand, The Wade Family, Monongalia County, Virginia, now West Virginia (1927), p. 388. (10) Birth record of daughter. (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Obituary of Elizabeth Maulsby Britton, West Union (WV) Record, 7/15/1943, gives marriage date Oct-6-1889, but Marriage Record states Oct-6-1892. MR Bk 3, p. 244. (12) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (13) Obituary of Elizabeth Maulsby Britton, West Union (WV) Record, 7/15/1943, gives birthplace as Ritchie County, as does her Death Record. But Marriage Record states Doddridge Co, with ceremony performed in West Union at home of John Maulsby. Birthdate not given in death record, but age 74y 7m would put birth date at about Dec 1868. (14) Obituary. (15) Obituary of father. (16) Obituary of Elizabeth Maulsby Britton, West Union (WV) Record, 7/15/1943. (17) Obituary of brother. (18) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (19) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV. (20) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (21) Social Security Death Index. (22) Headstone. (23) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Lewis Howard Britton, 45, b. Ritchie Co, res. Oxford, son of G. M. & Elizabeth E.; and Lovie Virgel Stahl, divorced, 58, b. Lewis Co, res. Oxford, dau of Rezin & Thursie Hess. Married May 9 1939 in Cairo. MR p. 92. (24) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (25) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (26) Obituary of daughter. (27) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (28) Marriage record of son. (29) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Baxter M. Pierce, 22, b. Ritchie Co, res. Summers WVa; and Gracie Maud Britton, 19, b. Ritchie Co, res. Oxford WVa. Married Nov 9 1913 at Holbrook. MR p. 122. (30) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Outside County Bk 1, p. 180. (31) Obituary - Hospital. (32) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (33) Obituary of stepmother. (34) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 175. (35) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (36) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (37) Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital. (38) Findagrave.com. (39) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. (40) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, Marriage record gives groom's birthplace as Ritchie Co, with age of 21 as of Mar 5 1918. MR Bk 10, p 226. (41) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (42) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as J. Dewey Britton, 35, b. Ritchie Co, res. Oxford; and Mrs. Mayme Faulkner, 33, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Dec 20 1933 in Clarksburg. Bk 13, p 140 http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797154&Type=Marriage. (43) Social Security Death Index, Birth date listed as Oct 21 1900, but obituary has it as Oct 26 1900. (44) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (45) Death record of husband. (46) Obituary of husband. (47) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Berea District) (48) Descendants of Wilson Britton, Richard Lyle "Dickie" Britton (1941-2000) (self-published, 1992) (49) Newspaper announcement. (50) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as "- - - Britton," white male, born alive on Oct 29 1906 at Holbrook, son of G. M. & Elizabeth E. Britton. Informant: J. C. Lawson, physician. BR p. 8. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Nov 1869, but obituary states Oct 17 1869, while headstone shows birth date as 1868. Note (2) But death record reports death date as Jul 9 1943, location Oxford, Ritchie County. Note (3) Listed as Eliza Maulsby, 11, a servant in the household of Benjamin & Charlotte (Collins) Smith. Note (4) Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Apr 4 1918, in its entirety: "John D. Britton, a splendid Ritchie county young man, has accepted a position with the West Union Grocery company." Note (5) Obituary states birthdate as Oct 26 1900, but birth record shows it as Oct 21 1900, as does the Social Security Death Index. Name listed in SSDI as "O. Britton."