Husband: Lewis Howard Britton 1
Also known as: Howard Britton 2,3
Born: Jul- 1-1893 at Otterslide, Ritchie Co, WV 4,5,6,7,8
Died: Mar-27-1968 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5,6,7
Buried: in Holbrook Cemetery (Rt 22/3 near Walnut Grove Meth Church), Ritchie Co, WV 9,5
Resided: in Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV 2,6
Census: 1900, 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 5
Military: Pvt, U.S. Army, World War I 7
Father: George B. McClellan Britton (1862 - 1912)
Mother: Elizabeth Eleanor Maulsby (1869 - 1943)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Lovie Virgel Hess 10
Also known as: Lovey Stahl Britton 9
Married: May- 9-1939 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 11
Born: 1880 in Lewis Co, WV 12,13
Died: 1959 13
Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 9
Resided: 1939 in Oxford, Ritchie Co, WV 14
Census: 1910 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: Rezin William Hess
Mother: Thurrida "Thursie" Shafer
Other spouse 1
Sources: (1) Obituary of Elizabeth Maulsby Britton, West Union (WV) Record, 7/15/1943. (2) Obituary of brother. (3) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (4) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV. (5) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (6) Social Security Death Index. (7) Headstone. (8) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (9) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (10) Descendants of Wilson Britton, Richard Lyle "Dickie" Britton (1941-2000) (self-published, 1992) (11) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Lewis Howard Britton, 45, b. Ritchie Co, res. Oxford, son of G. M. & Elizabeth E.; and Lovie Virgel Stahl, divorced, 58, b. Lewis Co, res. Oxford, dau of Rezin & Thursie Hess. Married May 9 1939 in Cairo. MR p. 92. (12) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (13) Headstone (year only) (14) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV.