Jul-28-2018
Husband: John Cramer Britton 1 2
Born: Jul-14-1857 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA 1,3 (see note 1) Died: Jul-29-1921 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 4,3 Buried: in Pine Low Gap Cemetery, btwn Bone Crk & Spruce Crk, Ritchie Co, WV 3,4 Cause of death: tuberculosis 4 Resided: in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: John H. W. Britton (1827 - 1877) Mother: Rachel Ann Ball (1826 - 1879)
Wife: Phoebe Jane Calhoun Married: Jun-17-1886 in Ritchie Co, WV 5
Born: May-31-1856 6,7,3 Died: Aug-14-1937 in Ritchie Co, WV 8,3 Buried: in Pine Low Gap Cemetery, btwn Bone Crk & Spruce Crk, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Resided: 1921 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 9 Father: John C. Calhoun Mother: Mary Shaffer
M Child 1: Creed N. Britton Born: Jul- -1886 in Ritchie Co, WV 10,11,12 Died: Jul- 6-1967 in Ritchie Co, WV 12,11 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Rozenia McGill b. Sep-26-1889 d. Feb-14-1978 Census name: Rosena McGill Married: Apr- 5-1908 in Ritchie Co, WV 5
M Child 2: Harley Britton Also known as: Harlie Britton 5 Born: Aug-30-1887 13,10,11,5 Died: Apr- -1969 13,11 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Viola Jane Earl b. ca 1889 Also known as: Viola Jane Earle 14 Married: Oct-25-1908 in Ritchie Co, WV 15
M Child 3: Amos Britton Born: Mar-16-1889 16,10 Died: Oct-10-1901 16 Buried: in Pine Low Gap Cemetery, btwn Bone Crk & Spruce Crk, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 4: Harvey Britton Born: Mar-13-1890 in Ritchie Co, WV 17,13 (see note 2) Died: Jan- 1-1981 in Massillon, Stark Co, OH 18,13 Resided: in North Lawrence, Stark Co, OH 19,18 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
F Child 5: Phebe Britton Born: Apr- 1-1891 at Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV 20
F Child 6: Nella Britton Census name: Nelly Britton 10 Born: Mar-12-1893 4,10 Died: Jun-17-1936 at Hazelgreen, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Cause of death: tuberculosis 4 Buried: in Pine Low Gap Cemetery, btwn Bone Crk & Spruce Crk, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Robert T. Pride b. ca 1885 Married: Jun-24-1911 in Ritchie Co, WV 5
F Child 7: Stella Britton Born: Sep-20-1894 in Ritchie Co, WV 10,21,11 (see note 3) Died: Aug-23-1957 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 4,11 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 4,3 Resided: in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Resided: 1917 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 21 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Harley R. Goff b. Jun-27-1891 d. Oct- 1-1961 Married: Sep-11-1917 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 21
M Child 8: Treva Britton Birth name: Trevie Britton 17 Born: Sep- -1896 in Ritchie Co, WV 22,23 (see note 4) Died: Oct-17-1973 13,11 Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 16,3 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Military: U.S. Army, Pvt, WW I 3 Wife: Janice Rebecca Gribble b. Jul-30-1911 d. Nov-15-1996 Married: Jan-23-1930 in Ritchie Co, WV 24 Wife: Allie Cornell b. 1896 d. 1962 Married: Oct- 9-1943 in Ritchie Co, WV 25
Sources: (1) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (2) Descendants of Wilson Britton, Richard Lyle "Dickie" Britton (1941-2000) (self-published, 1992) (3) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (5) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (6) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (7) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as John C. Britton, age 29, b. Monongalia Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Phebe Calhoun, age 30, of Ritchie Co. Married Jun 17 1886. (8) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998), Identified as Phebie Jane Britton, age 81y 2m 14d, b. Ritchie Co, dau of John Calhoun & Mary Schafer. Died Aug 14 1937. (9) Death record of husband. (10) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (11) Headstone (year only) (12) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1956-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1999) (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) Amos Beaty Sharps, The Samuel Barr Family: A Genealogy List of the Various Descendants of This Family (on file at West Virginia University Library; ca 1961) (15) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Harlie Britton, 22, of Ritchie Co; and Viola Earl, 19, of Ritchie Co. Married Oct 25 1908. (16) Headstone. (17) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV. (18) Death Record - Online. (19) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (20) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Phebe Britton, white female, born Apr 1 1891 at Lawford, dau of J. C. Britton (farmer, 36, b. Marion Co) & Phebe Calhoun Britton, 34, b. Ritchie Co, res. Lawford), this being the mother's fourth child. BR p. 38. (21) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (22) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Trevie Britton, white male, born Sep 13 1896 in Ritchie County, son of J. C. Britton, farmer. BR p. 22. (23) Social Security Death Index, Identified as Treva Britton, SSN 235-50-9863, b. 16 Sep 1896, d. 17 Oct 1973, SSN issued in West Virginia before 1951. (24) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as Treva Britton, age 33, of Ritchie Co; and Janice Rebecca Gribble, age 18, of Ritchie Co, dau of H. H. Gribble. Married Jan 23 1930. (25) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as Treva Britton, divorced, age 45, son of John & Pheba [sic], of Ritchie Co; and Allie Windom, widowed, age 46, dau of Seth & Melbine Cornell, of Ritchie Co. Married Oct 9 1943. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given as Jul 1859 in 1900 Census. Note (2) Birth date given as Mar 1891 in 1900 Census, but birth record and SSDI show it as Mar 13 1890. Note (3) Birth date given as Sep 1895 in 1900 Census. But death record states Sep 20 1894, and date on headstone is 1894. Note (4) Birth date on headstone is 1897, but SSDI shows birth date as Sep 16 1896, while birth record states Sep 13 1896.Name Index