Husband: William Leslie Britton 1
Also known as: Willie Britton
Born: May- 3-1877 in Gilmer Co, WV 2,3,4
Died: Jun- 7-1947 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 5,4
Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 2,6
Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 7,8,2
Census: 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: Carnegie Gas Co. employee 2,8
Father: Andrew Osborne Britton (1847 - 1926)
Mother: Mahala McIntyre (1854 - 1928)
Wife: Florence Etta Ice 1,9
Born: Dec-30-1878 in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 10,3,4
Died: Aug-15-1961 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 11,4
Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 11,6
Resided: 1947 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 9
Census: 1920, 1930 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 8
Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: George Washington Ice (1850 - 1927)
Mother: Sarah E. Fleming (1859 - 1927)
M Child 1: Cecil Lee Britton 1 Born: Nov- 4-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,13 Died: Feb- -1969 13 Resided: in Rootstown, Portage Co, OH 14 Resided: 1930 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 12 Census: 1920 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 8 (see note 1) Wife: Laura Clarice Coffman b. Aug- 8-1910 d. Jan- -1976 Also known as: Clarice Coffman 12,13 Married: Apr-26-1930 in Wallace, Harrison Co, WV 12
F Child 2: Gaynell Britton 1 Born: Aug-15-1903 13,4 Died: Sep- 3-1989 13,4 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 6 (see note 2) Resided: in Alma, Tyler Co, WV 13 Census: 1920 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 8 Husband: Clarence Barker b. Jun- -1897 d. 1947 Married: May-22-1920 in Ritchie Co, WV 15 Husband: Forrest Eldon Leaseburg b. Jun- 4-1923 d. Sep-27-1997 Census name: Forest E. Leaseburg
F Child 3: Lena Mabel Britton 1 Born: Jan-25-1907 13,15 Died: Mar- -1990 16 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 11 Census: 1920 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 8 Husband: John Russell Moore b. ca 1903 Married: Jul- 6-1926 in Ritchie Co, WV 15
F Child 4: Virginia Britton 1 Born: ca 1911 8 Census: 1920, 1930 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 8 Husband: Charles J. Vincent
F Child 5: Inez Britton 1
Born: Jan-11-1913 6,17
Died: Jan-13-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 18,6
Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 6
M Child 6: Andrew Garland Britton 1 Census name: Garland Britton 8,19 Born: ca 1917 8 Census: 1920, 1930 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 8 Wife: Irene Opal Luikart
M Child 7: George Leslie Britton 1 Census name: Leslie Britton 19 Born: Apr- 3-1918 13,8 Died: Dec- 2-1995 13 Resided: in Moscow, Latah Co, ID 16 Census: 1920, 1930 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 8 Wife: Ella Mae Harris Wife: Olinda Severine Croci
F Child 8: Wanda LuJean Britton 1 Also known as: LuJean Britton 20 Born: Aug- 6-1922 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 21,20 Died: Aug-26-2009 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 22 Buried: in Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 20 Resided: in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 20 Occupation: Pennsboro Garment Industry, Nashua Photo (retired) 20 Education: Pennsboro High School 20 Husband: Cledith Urise Hogue b. Mar-28-1918 d. May-15-1988 Married: May- 4-1946 in Ritchie Co, WV 23 Husband: Joseph DeLancey d. bef Aug 2009
F Child 9: Sarah Louise Britton 1 Census name: Louise Britton 19 Born: Dec-15-1924 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 13,20 Died: Aug-16-2005 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 22,13 Buried: in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 20 Resided: in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 16,20 Census: 1930 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Carroll Gale McCullough b. Jan-12-1926 d. Mar- -1984
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) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (4) Headstone (year only) (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Death record incorrectly identifies his mother as Mahaha Mason. (6) Headstone. (7) Death record of mother. (8) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (9) Death record of husband. (10) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) Findagrave.com. (12) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. (15) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (17) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (18) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (19) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District). (20) Obituary. (21) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003) (22) Obituary - Nursing home. (23) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003), Identified as Cledith Urise Hogue, divorced, b. Mar 28 1919 in Ritchie Co, son of James W. & Margaret (Dodd) Hogue; and Wanda Lujean Britton, divorced, b. Aug 6 1922 in Ritchie Co, dau of William L. & Florence (Ice) Britton. Married May 4 1946. Event Notes Note (1) He appears also to have been listed as a "roomer" in the household of his great-uncle Fielding Britton in Akron, Ohio. Note (2) Name on headstone: Gaynell Barker. A joint headstone with first husband Clarence Barker.