Husband: John Wilson Britton 1 Census name: Wilson Britton 2
Born: Jan-27-1843 in Greene Co, PA 3,4 Died: Dec-22-1912 3 Buried: in Straight Fork Cem, Spruce Creek (north of Burnt House), Ritchie Co, WV 5 Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Tyler Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA 6 Occupation: public school teacher (20 yrs), Sunday School superintendent (30 yrs) 7 Occupation: farmer 4,8 Military: Co E, 17th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 5 Father: Horatio Britton (1820 - 1897) Mother: Elizabeth Husk (1825 - 1865)
Wife: Mary A. Baker 1,9 Married: Sep-26-1867 in Tyler Co, WV 10
Born: Mar- -1853 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 4,9 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Tyler Co, WV Father: Mother: Notes
M Child 1: Boston Corbett Britton 1 Also known as: Corbett Britton 9 Born: Sep- -1869 in Tyler Co, WV 4,11 Died: Feb- 2-1942 in Ross Co, OH 12 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in Harrison Twp, Ross Co, OH Census: 1900 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1890 in Ritchie Co, WV 11 Census: 1880 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Tyler Co, WV Occupation: farmer 13 Wife: Sarah Josephine Butcher b. May- -1874 d. Sep-11-1960 Also known as: Josephine Butcher 14,15,9,16 Married: May-29-1890 in Gilmer Co, WV 11
M Child 2: William Cline Britton 17 1
Born: May- -1873 in Conaway, Tyler Co, WV 4,17,18 (see note 1)
Died: Mar-31-1939 in Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 17,19,18
Buried: in Straight Fork Cem, Spruce Creek (north of Burnt House), Ritchie Co, WV 17,5
Resided: in Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 17
Census: 1880, 1900 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 17
Never married: 17
M Child 3: Benjamin Hayes Britton 1 Also known as: Benjamin Haynes Britton 17 Born: Mar- 4-1877 in Conaway, Tyler Co, WV 20,21,17,4 Died: Oct-22-1952 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 22,17 Buried: in Ross Co, OH 17 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 17,21 Census: 1930 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1920 in Harrison Twp, Ross Co, OH Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1898 in Ritchie Co, WV 23 Occupation: farmer, lumberman 24,17 Occupation: 1905 school teacher 15 Wife: Sarah Ellen Byrd b. Mar- -1877 d. May-25-1922 Also known as: Sarah E. Bird 23 Married: Aug- 7-1898 in Ritchie Co, WV 25 Wife: Florence Ruth Engel b. Feb-17-1897 d. May- -1980 Also known as: Ruth Engel 26,27 Married: Jan-17-1932 in Ritchie Co, WV 28
M Child 4: James Lambert Britton 1 Also known as: J. Lambert Britton 29 Born: Jan-18-1879 in Tyler Co, WV 30,20 Died: Sep- 1-1940 in Bluffton, Wells Co, IN 31 Census: 1930 in Nottingham Twp, Wells Co, IN Census: 1920 in Harpster, Wyandot Co, OH Resided: 1918 in Harpster, Wyandot Co, OH 30 Resided: 1900, 1907 in Ritchie Co, WV 20 Census: 1880 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1906 teacher 15 Occupation: 1918, 1920, 1930 stationary engineer, Illinois Pipe Line Co. 30,32,13 Wife: Maud Isabelle Law b. Aug- -1879 d. 1908 Married: Sep-22-1900 in Ritchie Co, WV 33 Wife: Ella F. Stover b. ca 1885 Married: Dec-21-1907 in Ritchie Co, WV 34 Wife: Jewell Faye Miller b. ca 1898 Married: Aug- 1-1915 in Wells Co, IN 35,13
M Child 5: Henry Wellington Britton 1 Also known as: Wellington Britton 21,36,7 Born: Apr-18-1881 in Ritchie Co, WV 21 Died: Aug-10-1976 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 21 Buried: in Bethany UM Church Cem, Rt 28 btwn Goffs & Prunty, Ritchie Co, WV 37 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 21,38 Resided: 1946 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 39 Resided: 1939 in Goffs, Ritchie Co, WV 40 Occupation: schoolteacher & Hope Natural Gas (retired) 21 Wife: Bessie Mae Goff b. Jun-23-1887 d. Dec-10-1986 Married: Aug-28-1902 in Ritchie Co, WV 20,27
Sources: (1) Descendants of Wilson Britton, Richard Lyle "Dickie" Britton (1941-2000) (self-published, 1992) (2) 1870 Census, Tyler County, WV. (3) Headstone. (4) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) (5) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (6) 1850 Census. (7) Franklin Marion Brand, The Wade Family, Monongalia County, Virginia, now West Virginia (1927), p. 387. (8) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) (9) Death record of son. (10) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (11) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (12) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (13) 1930 Census. (14) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989) (15) Birth record of son. (16) 1940 Census. (17) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (18) Headstone (year only) (19) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (20) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (21) Obituary. (22) Obituary - Nursing home. (23) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (24) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) (25) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Benj. H. Britton, 21, farmer, b. Tyler Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Sarah E. Bird, 22, b. & res. in Ritchie Co. Married Aug 7 1898. MR p. 99. (26) Death record of husband. (27) Obituary of husband. (28) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as Benjamin H. Britton, widowed, 54, b. Tyler Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Florence Ruth Engel, 34, of Braxton Co. Married Jan 17 1932. (29) Franklin Marion Brand, The Wade Family, Monongalia County, Virginia, now West Virginia (1927), p. 388. (30) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (31) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (32) 1920 Census. (33) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as James L. Britton, 22, b. Tyler Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Maud E. Law, 22, b. Gilmer Co, res. Ritchie Co. Married Sep 22 1900. (34) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as James L. Britton, 28, b. Tyler Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Ella F. Stover, 22, b. Adams Co PA, res. Ritchie Co. Married Dec 21 1907. (35) Indiana Marriage Index, 1800-1941 [database on-line], Ancestry.com & Works Progress Administration. (36) Obituary of son. (37) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995, Name on headstone reported as Harvey W. Britton, a presumed misprint, since his name is otherwise found to be Henry W. Britton, including in the 1900 Census. p. 359. (38) Obituary of brother. (39) Young American Patriots: The Youth of West Virginia in World War II (National Publishing Co, Richmond, VA, 1946), p. 1080. (40) Death record of brother. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1873, and 1900 Census states birth date as May 1873. But death record states May 16 1874.