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Husband: Charles Wesley Britton Born: Jul-19-1882 at Spruce Creek (Auburn), Ritchie Co, WV 1,2,3,4 (see note 1) Died: Nov-14-1950 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 5,3,4 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 5,6 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 5 Census: 1930, 1940 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1921 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 7 Census: 1920 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Resided: 1914 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 2 Occupation: oil & gas production 5,8 Occupation: 1920 bookkeeper for Ohio Cities Gas 9 Father: Asberoy Stephen Britton (1850 - 1921) Mother: Hannah Elizabeth Gaston (1858 - 1938)
Wife: Mary Anna Riggs Married: May-20-1914 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2 Born: Aug-27-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,10,11,3,2 Died: Mar- -1980 10,3 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 6 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 12,13 Census: 1930, 1940 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1920 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Resided: 1914 in Harrison Co, WV 2 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Coloston H. Riggs (1856 - 1934) Mother: Mariah Wright
M Child 1: Charles Edward Britton Born: Mar-10-1916 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 14,12,15 Died: Aug-24-1991 in Manatee Co, FL 16,12 Buried: (ashes) in Fogartyville Cemetery, Bradenton, Manatee Co, FL 6 Resided: in Bradenton, Manatee Co, FL 17 Resided: 1942 in Elizabeth, Union Co, NJ 15 Census: 1930, 1940 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1920 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Occupation: 1940 bookkeeper for Tile & Mantle 18 Wife: Mary Avis Williams b. Feb-10-1920 Married: Aug-22-1942 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 15
Sources: (1) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Ota Reed Fraker (1882-1970) in her 15-page genealogy of the descendants of her maternal grandparents, Samuel Morris & Elizabeth Law Gaston, misleadingly entitled "Genealogy or Family Tree of John Gaston, Sr." (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (6) Findagrave.com. (7) Obituary of father. (8) 1930 Census, Wood County, WV. (9) 1920 Census, Kanawha County, WV. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (12) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (13) Death record of husband. (14) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV. (16) Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records. (17) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. (18) 1940 Census, Wood County, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in death record as Newberne, Gilmer County. But marriage record states Ritchie County, and WV Birth Index indicates Spruce Creek, Ritchie County.




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