Husband: Benjamin Marvin Britton 1 Also known as: Marvin Britton 2,3
Born: Feb-18-1903 at Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 4,5,6 Died: Jul-24-1970 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 7,6,8 Buried: in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV 5 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9,6 Resided: formerly in Pennsylvania 10 Census: 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: Equitable Gas Co (45 yrs) 5,7 Father: George B. McClellan Britton (1862 - 1912) Mother: Elizabeth Eleanor Maulsby (1869 - 1943)
Wife: Jerusha Ernestine Hinzman 9
Also known as: Ernestine Hinzman 5,11,12,13,9,2,14,15
Married: Jun-20-1925 in Ritchie Co, WV 11,16,2,14,17,13
Born: Mar- 5-1909 at Spruce Creek (Auburn), Ritchie Co, WV 5
Died: Oct-20-2005 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 18
Buried: in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV 5
Resided: since 1936 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 19,20
Resided: formerly in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 21
Census: 1920 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: Eathen Egbert "Tom" Hinzman (1873 - 1950)
Mother: Justina Melrose "Jettie" Goode (1880 - 1956)
F Child 1: Loretta May Britton 16,22 Born: Jul-21-1926 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Died: Sep- 6-2003 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 5 Resided: in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 23,9,5 Buried: in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV 5 Husband: Edward Lee Stuart b. Aug-24-1927 d. Oct-11-1995
M Child 2: Francis Eugene "Gene" Britton 16 Also known as: Eugene Britton 5,9,22 Born: Nov-12-1927 in Ritchie Co, WV 24,5 Died: Jul-19-2003 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5 Buried: in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV 5 Resided: in Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV 23,5 Resided: 1947 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 24 Occupation: welder & crew leader, Equitable Gas Co. 5 Military: U.S. Navy, World War II 5,25 Wife: Cornelia Rose "Toots" Betler b. Apr-14-1928 d. Jul-12-2018 Married: Oct- 3-1947 in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 24,13
M Child 3: Ralph Nathan Britton 16 Born: May-12-1930 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 5,6 Died: Jul-16-1984 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5,6 Buried: in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV 5 Resided: 1970, 84 in Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV 23,5 Military: U.S. Coast Guard 5 Wife: Lois Armstrong Pritt b. Apr-26-1925 d. Jul-20-2000 Married: Jun-20-1956 8,13
M Child 4: Brady Nelson Britton 16,23,9,26
Born: Dec-14-1933 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV
Died: Dec-14-1933 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 27 (see note 1)
Buried: in Holbrook Cemetery (Rt 22/3 near Walnut Grove Meth Church), Ritchie Co, WV 28
Sources: (1) Obituary of Elizabeth Maulsby Britton, West Union (WV) Record, 7/15/1943. (2) Obituary of son. (3) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (4) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV. (5) Obituary. (6) Social Security Death Index. (7) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (8) Obituary of wife. (9) Obituary of brother. (10) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. (11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (12) Death record of husband. (13) Obituary of husband. (14) Obituary of daughter. (15) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Berea District) (16) Descendants of Wilson Britton, Richard Lyle "Dickie" Britton (1941-2000) (self-published, 1992) (17) Newspaper announcement. (18) Obituary - At home. (19) Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram, 2/29/2004. (20) Pennsboro News, 3/9/2005, p. 2-B. (21) Pennsboro News. (22) Obituary of mother. (23) Obituary of father. (24) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (25) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (26) Obituary of sister. (27) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998), Identified as Brady Nelson Britton, b. Oxford, WV, d. Dec 14 1933, age 5 hours. Son of Benjamin M. & E. (Hinzman) Britton. (28) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. Event Notes Note (1) Although the death is recorded in Ritchie County, the place of death is reported as Oxford, which is just over the border in Doddridge County.