Jul-28-2018
Husband: Henry Wellington Britton 1 Also known as: Wellington Britton 2,3,4
Born: Apr-18-1881 in Ritchie Co, WV 2 Died: Aug-10-1976 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 2 Buried: in Bethany UM Church Cem, Rt 28 btwn Goffs & Prunty, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 2,6 Resided: 1946 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Resided: 1939 in Goffs, Ritchie Co, WV 8 Occupation: schoolteacher & Hope Natural Gas (retired) 2 Father: John Wilson Britton (1843 - 1912) Mother: Mary A. Baker (1853 - )
Wife: Bessie Mae Goff 1,9 Married: Aug-28-1902 in Ritchie Co, WV 10,9
Born: Jun-23-1887 11,12 Died: Dec-10-1986 11,12 Buried: in Bethany UM Church Cem, Rt 28 btwn Goffs & Prunty, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 3,11 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Levi Harrison Goff (1857 - 1901) Mother: Rose Emma Glover (1863 - )
F Child 1: Leona Belle Britton 1 Also known as: Belle Britton 13,6,11,14 Born: Aug-24-1903 at Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 15,11 Died: Jun- -1980 11 Buried: in Bethany UM Church Cem, Rt 28 btwn Goffs & Prunty, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Resided: in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 13,11 Resided: formerly in West Virginia 16 Census: 1910 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Glen L. Cox b. ca 1903 Married: Oct-13-1923 in Ritchie Co, WV 17 Husband: Florn Goff b. Aug- 7-1903 d. Jun- -1980
F Child 2: Ola Mae Britton 1 Born: Aug-23-1905 at Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 15,17 Died: Oct-12-1965 in Hopkins Co, KY 18 Census: 1910 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Clovis Dale Nutt b. Jun-29-1905 d. Feb- -1986 Married: Sep-29-1925 in Ritchie Co, WV 17
F Child 3: Beulah Wave Britton Born: Jan-10-1908 in Ritchie Co, WV 11,19,20 Died: Jan- -1990 11,19 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 13,6 Resided: 1924 in Hazelgreen, Ritchie Co, WV 20 Census: 1910 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Sherman Leslie Tanzey b. Jan-28-1904 d. Jul-23-1983 Married: Jul-26-1924 in Ritchie Co, WV 20
M Child 4: Hosea Clair Britton 1 Born: Feb- 3-1910 in Ritchie Co, WV 21,11 Died: Sep- -1976 11 Resided: in Barberton, Summit Co, OH 13,11 Census: 1940 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1936 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 21 Census: 1910 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Lucy Belle Gregg b. Jan-29-1908 d. Oct- 4-1988 Married: May-26-1936 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 22
F Child 5: Juanita Christine Britton 17,13,11,23 1 Census name: Waneta C. Britton 24 Born: Feb- 7-1913 11,19 Died: Oct- -1976 11,19 Buried: in Wince Chapel Cemetery, Pike, Ritchie Co, WV 23 Resided: in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 11 Resided: in Pike (Ellenboro), Ritchie Co, WV 13 Husband: Denton Hayward Hanlon b. May-26-1911 d. Jan- -1981 Also known as: Hayward Hanlon 23,25 Married: May-27-1932 in Ritchie Co, WV 26
M Child 6: Paul Linden "Lynn" Britton 1 Also known as: Lynn Britton 6 Born: ca 1916 24 Died: bef May 2008 6 Resided: 1980 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 6 Census: 1930 in Ritchie Co, WV 24 Wife: Naomi Lorraine Swadley b. Dec- 6-1916
M Child 7: Wendell Holmes Britton 1 Also known as: Holmes Britton 13,2,6 Born: Jul- 1-1919 in Ritchie Co, WV 2,7,19 Died: Jun-21-1980 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 27,19 Buried: in Bethany UM Church Cem, Rt 28 btwn Goffs & Prunty, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 2 Occupation: construction worker 2 Education: Harrisville High School, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Military: MM 1/C, U.S. Navy, World War II 7 (see note 1) Wife: Sarah Wyolene Snodgrass b. Jul-19-1922 d. Nov-26-2003 Also known as: Wyolene Snodgrass 9,7 Married: Jul- 8-1944 in Ritchie Co, WV 17
F Child 8: Bonna Sherawanna Britton 1 Also known as: Sherawanna Britton 13,6 Born: Sep-18-1921 11 Died: Apr- -1987 11 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 13,6,11 Husband: Harley Wesley b. Nov-15-1913 d. Dec- -1983
F Child 9: Eloise E. Britton 1 Born: ca 1925 24 Died: bef May 2008 6 Resided: 1976, 80 in Chicago, Cook Co, IL 13,6 Census: 1930 in Ritchie Co, WV 24 Husband: Ray Verne Risley
M Child 10: Herbert Gail Britton 1 Also known as: Gail Britton 13,6 Born: Aug-28-1928 in Ritchie Co, WV 28,2 Died: May-19-2008 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 2 Buried: (ashes) Bethany Cem 2 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 6,2 Resided: 1976 in Williamstown, Wood Co, WV 13 Military: U.S. Army 2 Wife: Anita Louise Snider b. Oct-13-1936 d. Jul-28-1992 Married: Jun-18-1954 in Ritchie Co, WV 28
F Child 11: Donna Beth Britton 1 Born: Jul-17-1931 in Ritchie Co, WV 28 Resided: 2008 in Clovis, Fresno Co, CA 6 Resided: 1980 in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 6 Husband: Thomas Alvin Mossor b. Oct-15-1925 d. Jul-15-1999 Married: Aug- 8-1948 in Ritchie Co, WV 28 Husband: Robert Neds Husband: ___ Smith b. ca 1931
Sources: (1) Descendants of Wilson Britton, Richard Lyle "Dickie" Britton (1941-2000) (self-published, 1992) (2) Obituary. (3) Obituary of son. (4) Franklin Marion Brand, The Wade Family, Monongalia County, Virginia, now West Virginia (1927), p. 387. (5) 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. (6) Obituary of brother. (7) Young American Patriots: The Youth of West Virginia in World War II (National Publishing Co, Richmond, VA, 1946), p. 1080. (8) Death record of brother. (9) Obituary of husband. (10) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (11) Social Security Death Index. (12) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (13) Obituary of father. (14) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) (15) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV. (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. Name listed in SSDI as "Belle Goff." (17) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (18) Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Kentucky Health Data Branch. (19) Headstone (year only) (20) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (21) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (22) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 448. (23) Headstone. (24) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) (25) Newspaper anniversary announcement of son. (26) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as Denton H. Hanlon, 21, of Ritchie Co; and Juanita C. Britton, 21, of Ritchie Co. Married May 27 1932. (27) Obituary - Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. (28) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003) Event Notes Note (1) Entered military service on Jun 15 1942 at Norfolk, VA. Served at Kodiak, Dutch Harbor, Adak, Attu, and Pearl Harbor. Awarded Battle Star.Name Index