Husband: Benjamin Hayes Britton 1
Also known as: Benjamin Haynes Britton 2
Born: Mar- 4-1877 in Conaway, Tyler Co, WV 3,4,2,5
Died: Oct-22-1952 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 6,2
Buried: in Ross Co, OH 2
Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 2,4
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 7
Occupation: farmer, lumberman 8,2
Occupation: 1905 school teacher 9
Father: John Wilson Britton (1843 - 1912)
Mother: Mary A. Baker (1853 - )
Other spouse 2
Notes 10
Wife: Sarah Ellen Byrd 1 Also known as: Sarah E. Bird 7 Married: Aug- 7-1898 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
Born: Mar- -1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 7 Died: May-25-1922 in Ross Co, OH 12 Census: 1920 in Harrison Twp, Ross Co, OH 10 Census: 1900 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Mother:
M Child 1: Franklin Hobert Britton Also known as: Hobert Britton 13 Born: Feb-24-1899 13,8 Died: Jun-11-1900 13 Buried: in Fairview Methodist Cemetery, Hazelgreen (Rt 19, west of Rt 19/5), Ritchie Co WV 14 Census: 1900 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 2: Samuel Britton Born: Mar-31-1900 in Ritchie Co, WV 15,14 Died: Apr- 2-1900 14 Buried: in Fairview Methodist Cemetery, Hazelgreen (Rt 19, west of Rt 19/5), Ritchie Co WV 14
F Child 3: Mary Roxie Britton 1 Born: Aug-16-1901 in Ritchie Co, WV 15 Census: 1910 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Cecil Ferdinand Ferguson
F Child 4: Ada Velma Britton 1 Census name: Velma Britton 10 Born: Sep- 7-1903 at Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Census: 1920 in Harrison Twp, Ross Co, OH Census: 1910 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 5: John William Britton 1 Also known as: William J. Britton 16 Born: Oct- 7-1905 in Ritchie Co, WV 17,18,19 Died: Jan- -1977 17,19 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 14 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 20 Resided: 1952 in Front Royal, Warren Co, VA 21 Resided: 1933 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 18 Resided: 1920 in Harrison Twp, Ross Co, OH 10 Wife: Helen Lavoughn Beall b. Oct-31-1915 d. Sep- -1980 Also known as: LaVaughn Beal 16 Married: Jan-14-1933 in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV 18
F Child 6: Virginia Britton 1 Born: ca 1908 22 Resided: 1952 in Hartsdale, Westchester Co, NY 21 Resided: 1930 in Manhattan, New York, NY 22 Husband: ___ Gemberling Husband: ___ Robinson
M Child 7: Gaylord Francis Britton Born: Sep-14-1910 17 Died: Jan-16-1990 17 Resided: in Front Royal, Warren Co, VA 17,21 Census: 1930 in Manhattan, New York, NY Census: 1920 in Harrison Twp, Ross Co, OH Occupation: Aramco Oil Company, Saudi Arabia Wife: Ruth Henry
F Child 8: Beulah W. Britton Born: ca 1916 in Ohio 10 Census: 1930 in Manhattan, New York, NY Census: 1920 in Harrison Twp, Ross Co, OH
Sources: (1) Descendants of Wilson Britton, Richard Lyle "Dickie" Britton (1941-2000) (self-published, 1992) (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (4) Obituary. (5) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) (6) Obituary - Nursing home. (7) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (8) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) (9) Birth record of son. (10) 1920 Census. (11) 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. (12) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (13) Headstone. (14) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (15) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV. (16) Obituary of son. (17) Social Security Death Index. (18) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (19) Headstone (year only) (20) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (21) Obituary of father. (22) 1930 Census.