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- Born four years after the assassination of President Lincoln, Boston Corbett Britton was apparently named for Thomas P. "Boston" Corbett, the Union soldier who shot and killed Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. After moving to Boston and joining the Methodist Episcopal Church, Thomas Corbett changed his given name to Boston, the name of the city where he was converted.
1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Murphy District), enumerated on Jun 1 1900:
Boston Britton, 30, b. Sep 1869, school teacher, married 10 yrs; wife Josaphine, 26, b. May 1874, mother of 4 children (3 still living); son John W, 8, b. Aug 1891; son Evert, 5, b. Aug 1894; dau Blanche, 2, b. Feb 1898.
1910 Census, Ross Co, Ohio (Harrison Twp), enumerated at Pike Run Road on Apr 19 1910:
Boston C. Britton, 41, b. W.Va, farmer, married 19 yrs; wife Sarah J, 35, b. W.Va, mother of 8 children (7 still living); son John W, 18, b. W.Va, single; son Everett, 15, b. W.Va; dau Stella, 12, b. W.Va; dau Ivy A, 9, b. W.Va; dau Mary A, 7, b. Ohio; son Olin L, 4, b. Ohio; dau Almasa G, 2, b. Ohio.
1920 Census, Ross Co, Ohio (Harrison Twp), enumerated at Piney Creek Road on Jan 21 1920:
Boston C. Britton, 51, b. W.Va, farmer; wife Sarah J, 44, b. W.Va; son John W, 28, b. W.Va, widowed; dau Alta, 17, b. Ohio, single; son Olin, 14, b. Ohio; dau Gae, 11, b. Ohio; dau Alie, 8, b. Ohio; son George, 5, b. Ohio; son Lester, 2 yr 8 mo, b. Ohio.
1930 Census, Ross Co, Ohio (Harrison Twp), enumerated on Apr 22 1930:
Boston C. Britton, 61, b. W.Va, farmer; wife Sarah J, 55, b. W.Va; son John W, 37, b. W.Va, farm laborer, widowed; son George, 15, b. Ohio; son Lester, 12, b. Ohio.
1940 Census, Ross Co, Ohio (Harrison Twp), enumerated on Apr 15 1940 at Spud Run:
Boston C. Britton, 71, b. W.Va; wife Josephine, 65; b. W.Va; son John W, 48, b. W.Va., laborer at WPA road work; son Lester R, 22, b. Ohio, new worker, married; dau-in-law Mary E, 18, b. Ohio; grandson David A, 2 months (?), b. Ohio; son George F, 26, b. Ohio, farm laborer, married; dau-in-law Virginia B, 21, b. Ohio; stepgrandson Franklin F. Drake, 1, b. Ohio; granddau Carroll A. Britton, 1 month (?), b. Ohio. [5]
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Children |
| 1. John W. BRITTON, b. 20 Aug 1891, Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV |
| 2. Lura A. BRITTON, b. 21 Jul 1893, Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV , d. Bef Jun 1900 (Age 6 years) |
| 3. Everett Marcus BRITTON, b. 12 Aug 1895, Ritchie Co, WV , d. 9 Jun 1967, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (Age 71 years) |
| 4. Blanche Stella BRITTON, b. Feb 1898, West Virginia |
| 5. Roy BRITTON, b. 20 Jun 1900, Ritchie Co, WV |
| 6. Iva A. BRITTON, b. CA 1901, West Virginia |
| 7. Mary Alta BRITTON, b. CA 1902, Ohio |
| 8. Franklin H. BRITTON |
| 9. Olin L. BRITTON, b. 12 May 1905, Ohio , d. 22 Jan 1987, Chillicothe, Ross Co, OH (Age 81 years) |
| 10. Gae Almasa BRITTON, b. 14 Apr 1908, Chillicothe, Ross Co, OH , d. 8 Jan 2008 (Age 99 years) |
| 11. Allie C. BRITTON, b. 15 Jan 1912, Ross Co, OH , d. 16 Sep 2005, Chillicothe, Ross Co, OH (Age 93 years) |
| 12. George Franklin BRITTON, b. 24 Jun 1914, Ohio , d. 28 Apr 1958, Chillicothe, Ross Co, OH (Age 43 years) |
| 13. Lester Roy BRITTON, b. 23 May 1917, Ohio , d. 11 Oct 1976, Columbus, Franklin Co, OH (Age 59 years) |
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