Jul-28-2018Husband: Horace Audubon Britton 1 Born: Jan- 6-1904 at Stewarts Run, near Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 2,3,4 Died: Dec-24-1966 in Ritchie Co, WV 5,6 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 6,7 Census: 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: Ritchie County Sheriff (1948-52) 8,9 Father: Daniel Webster Britton (1867 - 1911) Mother: Bessie Alma McClaskey (1881 - 1942)
Wife: Stella Fay Hedge 1,7 Married: Sep- 2-1925 in Ritchie Co, WV 3 Born: Oct-26-1906 in Ritchie Co, WV 10 (see note 1) Died: Apr- 8-2003 in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 10 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Father: James Reason Hedge (1870 - 1951) Mother: Jennie Mahala Hill (1876 - 1952) Notes 10
F Child 1: Barbara Ann Britton 1 Born: Jun-20-1930 in Ritchie Co, WV 11 Resided: 2003 in Grove City, Franklin Co, OH 12 Husband: Robert Daniel Lewis b. Apr- 7-1928 Married: Dec-15-1951 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
M Child 2: Living 1 Wife: Living Wife: Living
Sources: (1) Descendants of Wilson Britton, Richard Lyle "Dickie" Britton (1941-2000) (self-published, 1992) (2) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV. (3) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (4) Headstone (year only) (5) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1956-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1999) (6) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (7) Obituary of wife. (8) Obituary of wife's father. (9) Goldenseal Magazine, West Virginia Cultural Center, www.wvlc.wvnet.edu/culture/goldensl.html, Winter 1999. (10) Obituary. (11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003) (12) Obituary of mother. Event Notes Note (1) Obituary printed in Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram (Apr 10 2003) gives birth as Oct 6 1906, location not specified, while the one printed in the Pennsboro News (Apr 16 2003) gives it as Oct 26 1906 in Ritchie Co.Name Index