Husband: Robert Elsworth Britton
Born: Mar- 5-1897 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 1,2,3,4
Died: Nov-23-1965 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5,3,2
Buried: in Plant Cemetery, Katy Lick, Harrison Co, WV 3,6,7
Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1,8
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) 1
Military: U.S. Army, WW I & WW II 1
Father: George B. McClellan Britton (1862 - 1912)
Mother: Elizabeth Eleanor Maulsby (1869 - 1943)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Mary Jane Sweeney Married: May-21-1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,10
Born: Jul-26-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,11,7 Died: Apr-27-1979 in Holbrook, Doddridge Co, WV 1,11,7 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 1,11,7 Resided: 1945, 1952 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 12,13 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Daniel C. Sweeney, Jr. (1864 - 1952) Mother: Susan Fleming (1866 - 1945)
M Child 1: Quentin Roosevelt "Joe" Britton Born: Mar-31-1919 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Died: Jun-27-1999 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH 14 Buried: in Hubbard, Trumbull Co, OH 7 Resided: from 1951 in Hubbard, Trumbull Co, OH 1,13 Resided: 1941-1951 in Niles, Trumbull Co, OH 1 Occupation: Commercial Intertech of Youngstown (43 yrs, retired 1984) 1 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1938) 15 Wife: Edith E. Swisher b. Oct-19-1919 d. Feb-28-1963 Married: Jan-12-1938 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 16
M Child 2: Edith Carrelle Britton 7
Born: May-31-1921 17,7
Died: Jun- 8-1921 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 17
Buried: in Holbrook Cemetery (Rt 22/3 near Walnut Grove Meth Church), Ritchie Co, WV 18,7
F Child 3: Helen Grace Britton Also known as: Grace Britton 13,19,20 Born: Jun-19-1924 in Ritchie Co, WV 21,1 Died: Feb-22-1980 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1,7 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 11,7 (see note 1) Resided: 1979 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 22 Resided: 1953 in Oxford, Ritchie Co, WV 21 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Bell Telephone Co. 1 Husband: Delmis Cloyd Snider b. Jan- 4-1929 d. May- 1-1996 Married: Aug- 8-1953 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 21,7 (see note 2) Divorced: Jun- 4-1975 in Washington Co, OH 23
M Child 4: Robert Junior Britton Also known as: Junior Britton Born: May-31-1926 in Holbrook, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Died: Feb-27-2013 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1 Resided: formerly in Holbrook, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Resided: 2005 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: rural mail carrier (retired) 1,24 Education: Pullman H.S. (1944) 1 Military: Electrician's Mate, US Navy, WW II Pacific, USS Charles Lawrence (APD-37) 25,1,24 Wife: Laurel Nutter b. Oct- 8-1924 d. May-27-2011 Married: Jun-24-1949 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 26,27
M Child 5: William Scott Britton Born: Jun-13-1930 in Holbrook, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Died: Aug-27-2005 in Grand Junction, Mesa Co, CO 28 Buried: Memorial Gdns Cem in Grand Junction, Mesa Co, CO 1,6 Resided: since 1973 in Grand Junction, Mesa Co, CO 22,29,1 Resided: 1965 in Hollywood, Los Angeles Co, CA 13 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: self-employed installer of garage door openers 1 Education: Doddridge County HS (1948) 1 Military: S/Sgt, US Air Force, Korea 1,30 Wife: Lois Angelina Jones b. Jan-21-1925 d. Jan-14-2012 Married: Jul- 3-1952 in Ritchie Co, WV 31 Wife: Living
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Social Security Death Index. (3) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (4) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (5) Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital. (6) Findagrave.com. (7) Robert Junior (1926-2013) & Laurel Nutter (1924-2011) Britton, West Union, WV. (8) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. (9) 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. (10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (11) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (12) Death record of mother. (13) Obituary of father. (14) Obituary - Hospital. (15) Yearbook photo. (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Husband's obituary in West Union Herald Record, Jul 6 1999, reports marriage date as Jan 20 1938. MR Bk 14, p. 83. (17) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (18) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (19) Obituary of brother. (20) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (21) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (22) Obituary of mother. (23) Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Dept of Health, Office of Vital Statistics. (24) Newspaper anniversary announcement, West Union Herald Record, 6/16/2009. (25) U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives. (26) Newspaper anniversary announcement, West Union Herald-Record, 6/15/1999. (27) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003), Identified as Robert Junior Britton, b. May 31 1926 in Ritchie Co, res. Oxford WV, son of Robert E. & Mary (Sweeney) Britton; and Laurel Nutter, b. Oct 8 1924 in Gilmer Co, res. Auburn WV, dau of J. B. & Tracy (Bush) Nutter. Married Jun 24 1949. But newspaper announcement of 50th wedding anniversary stated marriage location as Clarksburg, Harrison County. (28) Obituary - At home. (29) Obituary of sister. (30) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (31) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003) Event Notes Note (1) Headstone reads: Grace Britton Snider. Note (2) Walnut Grove Methodist Church