Elizabeth HUSK

1825 - 1865  (~ 40 years)

• Name	Elizabeth HUSK
  Born	CA 1825  [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850, 1860	Monongalia Co, (W)VA
  Died	CA 1865	Monongalia Co, (W)VA   [3]
  Buried	Miracle Run Cemetery, Monongalia Co, WV   [4]
  Person ID	I784	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2012

  
  

  Father	Samuel HUSK,   b. 17__, Virginia ,   d. Bef 1830
  Mother	Elizabeth ___,   b. CA 1785, Pennsylvania ,   d. Aft Jun 1846  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Family ID	F258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Horatio BRITTON,   b. 3 May 1820, Monongalia Co, (W)VA ,   d. 14 Feb 1897  (Age 76 years)
  Married	14 Dec 1841  [3]
  Notes	1850 Census, Monongalia Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 20 1850: Horatio Briton, 30, farmer; Elisabeth, 25; John W, 7; Edah, 5; Andrew O, 3; Asberry S, (?). All born in Virginia except for John, who was born in Pennsylvania. 1860 Census, Monongalia Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 13 1860: Horatio Britton, 40, farm hand; Elizabeth, 35; John W, 17; Eda, 15; Andrew O, 13; Asberry, 10; Mark S, 7; Fernando, 4; Fielding H, 2. 1870 Census, Wetzel Co, WV (Green Twp), enumerated on Jun 27 1870: Horatio Britten, 44, farmer; Martha J, 35; Asberry S, 20; Mark, 17; Fernando D, 14; Fielding H, 12; Almyra V, 10; George B Mc, 7; Ida A Malsed, 7. Following Elizabeth's death, Horatio married Martha J. (Milburn) Malsed, widow of Civil War veteran Andrew J. Malsed, and moved his family to Tyler/Wetzel County. He and Martha had one child together, daughter Viola, but they soon separated. Horatio then relocated to Ritchie County, where he was residing with son John and his family as of the 1880 Census. [3]
  Children	1. John Wilson BRITTON,   b. 27 Jan 1843, Greene Co, PA ,   d. 22 Dec 1912  (Age 69 years)   2. Edah BRITTON,   b. 4 Apr 1845, Wirt Co, (W)VA ,   d. 26 May 1889, Tanner Fork, Gilmer Co, WV  (Age 44 years)   3. Andrew Osborne BRITTON,   b. 17 Feb 1847, Gilmer Co, (W)VA ,   d. 2 Jan 1926, Newberne, Gilmer Co, WV  (Age 78 years)   4. Asberoy Stephen BRITTON,   b. 27 Apr 1850, Monongalia Co, (W)VA ,   d. 24 Mar 1921, Revel, Gilmer Co, WV  (Age 70 years)   5. Mark S. BRITTON,   b. 16 Feb 1854, Monongalia Co, (W)VA ,   d. Bef May 1910  (Age 56 years)   6. Fernando D. BRITTON,   b. 22 Jan 1856, Greene Co, PA ,   d. 25 Jul 1930, East View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV  (Age 74 years)   7. Fielding H. BRITTON,   b. Feb 1858, Monongalia Co, (W)VA ,   d. 11 Jan 1942, Akron, Summit Co, OH  (Age ~ 83 years)   8. Almira V. BRITTON,   b. Jul 1860, Monongalia Co, (W)VA ,   d. 3 Jan 1945, Weston, Lewis Co, WV  (Age ~ 84 years)   9. George B. McClellan BRITTON,   b. 10 Dec 1862, Monongalia Co, (W)VA ,   d. 1912  (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Miracle Run Cemetery, Monongalia Co, WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2178] 1850 Census, Monongalia County (W)VA. [S2176] 1860 Census, Monongalia County, (W)VA. [S2654] The Wade Family, Monongalia County, Virginia, now West Virginia, Franklin Marion Brand, (1927), p. 387. [S2654] The Wade Family, Monongalia County, Virginia, now West Virginia, Franklin Marion Brand, (1927), p. 387. The citation states that Horatio Britton's "wife died soon after the close of the Civil War and was buried at the head of Miracle Run." It is assumed that this refers to what is now the Miracle Run Cemetery.