Jul-28-2018
Husband: Mark S. Britton Also known as: Marcus S. Britton 1
Born: Feb-16-1854 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA 2 (see note 1) Died: bef May 1910 3 Census: 1880, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Green District, Wetzel Co, WV Census: 1860 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 4 Father: Horatio Britton (1820 - 1897) Mother: Elizabeth Husk (1825 - 1865)
Wife: Susan A. Bee Married: Mar-28-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,6
Born: Jan-17-1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7,8 Died: aft Feb 1917 9 Resided: 1917 in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Ephraim Bee (1802 - 1888) Mother: Mary Melissa "Polly" Welch (1823 - 1905) Notes
F Child 1: Opal Augusta "Gussie" Britton Also known as: Gussie Britton 11,12 Born: May- 1-1884 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 12,13,4,14,6 Died: Feb-16-1917 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 14,15 Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 12,14 Cause of death: acute gastritis 15 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Daniel Avery Ruley b. Aug-30-1879 d. Sep-18-1964 Census name: Avery Ruly Married: Oct- 5-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
M Child 2: Guy Charles Britton Census name: Charles G. Britton Born: Sep- 8-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,18,4 Died: Aug- -1967 18 Resided: in Hurricane, Putnam Co, WV 19,18 Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 3: Lelia Mary Britton Census name: Mary L. Britton Born: Feb- 6-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 20,18,4 (see note 2) Died: Oct- -1973 18 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 18 Resided: 1917, 1947 in Piedmont, Mineral Co, WV 19,21 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: teacher 22 Husband: Clay A. Wilcox b. Dec-23-1888 d. Mar-20-1947 Census name: Clay O. Wilcox Married: Sep- 3-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
F Child 4: Mamie Florence Britton 23 Also known as: Florence Britton 19,24 Born: Jun- 7-1892 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 25,4 Resided: 1917 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Occupation: 1916 school teacher 24 Notes
M Child 5: Vance Bee Britton 23 Born: Jan-15-1894 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 26,18,4 Died: Jul- -1971 18 Resided: in Nitro, Kanawha Co, WV 18 Resided: 1917 in Hurricane, Putnam Co, WV 19 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 4
F Child 6: Ruby Ethel Britton 23 Born: Apr- 6-1896 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 27,18,4,28 Died: Jun- -1980 18,28 Buried: in Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co, NM 29 Resided: in Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co, NM 30 Census: 1930 in San Antonito, Bernalillo Co, NM Resided: 1917 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Occupation: 1916 school teacher 31 Husband: George Earl Shahan b. Feb- -1895 d. Jan-11-1938 Also known as: G. Earl Shahan 6 Married: May-10-1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
Sources: (1) Birth record of daughter. (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 2, p. 198. (3) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (4) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, He is identified as Mark Britton, age 29 as of Feb 16 1883, b. Monongalie Co, Va., resident of Doddridge Co. She is identified as Susan A. Bee, age 24 as of Jan 17 1883, b. Doddridge Co, Va, resident of Doddridge Co. Wedding held "at the residence of Efrom Bee." Information for marriage license provided by Mark Britton. MR Bk 2, p. 198. (6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (7) 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. 55. (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (9) Obituary of daughter. (10) Doddridge County Republican, 1/25/1917. (11) Obituary. (12) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (13) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Birth record identifies the child as a male. BR Bk 1, p. 130. (14) Obituary, West Union Record, 2/22/1917. (15) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV. (16) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as D. A. Ruley, 30, of Doddridge Co; and Gussie Britton, 26, of Doddridge Co. Married Oct 5 1910. (17) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 137. (18) Social Security Death Index. (19) Obituary of sister. (20) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 20. (21) Death record of husband. (22) Doddridge County Republican, 6/3/1915. (23) Descendants of Wilson Britton, Richard Lyle "Dickie" Britton (1941-2000) (self-published, 1992) (24) Doddridge County Republican, 9/7/1916. (25) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Father identified as Marcus S. Britton (name appears as Mark in all other records), age 40, b. Doddridge Co (believed to be incorrect); and mother as Susan A. Bee, age 34, b. Doddridge Co. Conflicting entries state that this was the mother's 5th child and 7th child. The delayed certificate was filed on Feb 13 1957 by Lelia M. Wilcox, identified only as "Sister." This is presumably the child's sister Mary Lelia Britton. BR Bk Del-1, p. 20-D. (26) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Original typed entry had only child's last name and identified father as Mark S. Bond, born in Greene Co, PA. Handwritten changes added first and middle names and corrected father's last name to Britton. BR Bk 2, p. 31. (27) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Father identified as Mark Britton, age 44, born in Green [sic] County, state not specified. BR Bk 2, p. 36. (28) Headstone (year only) (29) Findagrave.com. (30) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in New Mexico in 1962. (31) Doddridge County Republican, 12/14/1916. Event Notes Note (1) The birth records of two of his children give his birthplace as Greene Co, PA, and the 1900 Census also shows it as Pennsylvania. But his own marriage record states that he was born in Monongalia County, Virginia. Note (2) Name appears in birth record as "Mary Lelia Britton," and in marriage record as "M. Lelia Britton," but all other records of her, including SSDI, identify by the first name Lelia.Name Index