Husband: Thomas J. Britton 1
Born: Oct- -1853 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA 2,3 Died: bef Mar 1910 4 Resided: 1870, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 2,3 Father: John H. W. Britton (1827 - 1877) Mother: Rachel Ann Ball (1826 - 1879) Other spouse 1
Wife: Lydia M. Wyers
Married: Oct-23-1902 in Ritchie Co, WV 5
Born: Feb-15-1871 in Gilmer Co, WV 6,7
Died: Jul- 1-1961 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,7
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 9
Census: 1930 in Sheridan District, Calhoun Co, WV (see note 1)
Census: 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1902 in Ritchie Co, WV
Father: John Wyers
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Bush
Other spouse 2
Other spouse 3
M Child 1: Delford Britton Born: Oct-10-1907 in Ritchie Co, WV 10,11,12,13 Died: Oct- -1986 11 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 14,15 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Resided: 1940 in Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 at Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Resided: 1929 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 13 Census: 1920 in Sheridan District, Calhoun Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV (see note 3) Occupation: 1940 W.P.A. 10 Occupation: 1930 farmer 17 Wife: Edna Rena Baker b. Apr- 1-1907 d. Oct-20-1993 Married: Jul- 5-1929 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13
Sources: (1) Descendants of Wilson Britton, Richard Lyle "Dickie" Britton (1941-2000) (self-published, 1992) (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (3) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989) (4) Record of wife's remarriage. (5) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Thomas J. Britton, widowed, age 40, b. Monongalia Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Lydia Wyers, age 30, b. Gilmer Co, res. Ritchie Co. Married Oct 23 1902. Note: His age apparently misstated by ten years. (6) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (7) Headstone (year only) (8) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (9) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990), Headstone reads: Lydia Wyers Britton Prunty, 1871-1961. (10) World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) Social Security Death Index. (12) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796325&Type=Marriage. (14) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (15) Findagrave.com. (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (17) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). Event Notes Note (1) Listed as cousin Lydia Morehead, 44, widowed, in household of Granville & Gladys Wyer. Also present was her son Delford Britton. Note (2) Listed as cousin Delford Britton, 11, in household of Granville & Gladys Wyer. Also present was Delford's widowed mother Lydia Morehead. Note (3) Listed as a stepson in the household of Christopher Morehead and his wife Lydia.