Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Richie Noel Britton 1,2   
                Born: Oct- 1-1906          in Doddridge Co, WV  3,4,1,5
                Died: Jun-28-1986          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  6,7,4,1
              Buried:                      in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV  4,8,2
             Resided:                      in Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Census: 1940                 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      well tender  2
              Father: Porter M. Britton   (1881 - 1946) 
              Mother: Dona Alice Perine   (1875 - 1958) 
                Wife: Pauline Agnes Davis   9  
       Also known as: Agnes Pauline Davis 10,9
             Married: Apr- 7-1928          in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV  11,12,7,13
                Born: Jul-24-1911          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  10,2,14,4
                Died: Aug-22-1995          in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  2,14
              Buried:                      in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV  4
             Resided:                      in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Census: 1940                 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1920                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: Stephen T. Davis   (1876 - 1940) 
              Mother: Etta Mae Holliday   (1884 - 1939) 
Notes 14 
           F Child 1: Donna Mae Britton      
                Born: Feb-10-1929          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  2,15,14
                Died: Oct-26-2010          in New Cumberland, Hancock Co, WV  16,14
              Buried:                      in Shadow Lawn Memory Gardens, Newell, Hancock Co, WV  17
             Resided:                      in New Cumberland, Hancock Co, WV  2,18,19,20,21
             Resided: 1947                 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  22
              Census: 1940                 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      Colliers Steel  2
           Education:                      Doddridge Co High School (1947)  22,21
             Husband: Dennis Brady Ireland  b. Mar-27-1926  d. Apr- 9-1999  
             Married: Jul-22-1947          in Catlettsburg, Boyd Co, KY  23
           M Child 2: Cecil Orr Britton      
                Born: Sep-19-1930          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  14
                Died: Nov-17-1995           14
              Buried:                      in New Cumberland Cemetery, Hancock Co, WV  17
             Resided:                      in New Cumberland, Hancock Co, WV  14,24,19,20
              Census: 1940                 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  
                Wife: Shirley Mae Davis  b. ca 1932  
             Married: Oct- 6-1952          in New Cumberland, Hancock Co, WV  24
           M Child 3: Allen Ray Britton      
                Born: Dec- 1-1931          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  2,25
                Died: Feb-12-2006          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  26
              Buried:                      in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV  2
             Resided:                      in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  2,19,20
              Census: 1940                 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      well tender (Dilmur Oil Co) and tree trimmer (Asplundh)  2
            Military:                      Sgt, U.S. Army during Korean Conflict  2,27
                Wife: Patricia Ann "Patty" Shafer  b. Feb-21-1936  d. Jul-26-2005  
             Married: Apr-10-1959          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  28
           F Child 4: Living      
             Husband: Eugene Loran VanScoy  b. Nov-30-1921  d. Oct-26-1984  
           M Child 5: William Gerald Britton      
                Born: Feb- 2-1936           29
                Died: Nov-19-1990           30
             Resided: 1986                 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  19
              Census: 1940                 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  
                Wife: Judith Ann Ireland  b. Feb- 3-1939  d. Jun-19-1999  
             Married: May-22-1959          in Doddridge Co, WV  29
           F Child 6: Mary Virginia Britton   19   
                Born: Dec-26-1936          in Doddridge Co, WV  2
                Died: Oct-18-2015           16
             Resided:                      at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  19,20,31,32
              Census: 1940                 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Richard Earl Bee  b. Jun-26-1935  d. Sep- 2-1994  
             Married: Dec-22-1953          at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV  33,29

Sources:
(1) Grave marker. 
(2) Obituary. 
(3) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Richie Britton, b. Oct 1 1906, son of Porter M. Britton & 
Dona Perine. BR Bk 4, p. 10. 
(4) Headstone. 
(5) Georgia Hileman Halloran, Berkley, MI 48072 . 
(6) Obituary - United Hospital Center. 
(7) Obituary of wife. 
(8) Grave marker, Name appears as "Richie N. Britton" 
(9) Obituary of daughter. 
(10) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Delayed BR: 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2626095&Type=Birth. 
(11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 12, p. 142. 
(12) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(13) Kathy Bee  (www.genealogy.com/users/b/e/e/Kathy-Bee-/TREE/index.html) 
(14) Social Security Death Index. 
(15) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & 
Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 229. 
(16) Obituary - At home. 
(17) Findagrave.com. 
(18) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(19) Obituary of father. 
(20) Obituary of mother. 
(21) West Union Herald-Record, 11/23/2004. 
(22) Newspaper wedding announcement, West Union Herald, 7/31/1947. 
(23) Newspaper wedding announcement, "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 229, reports marriage date as Jul 22 1946 with 
location in Doddridge County.  But newspaper wedding announcement shows that it was Jul 22 1947 in Catlettsburg, 
Kentucky. West Union Herald, 7/31/1947. 
(24) Hancock County Marriage Records, New Cumberland, WV. 
(25) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 17, p. 375. 
(26) Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital. 
(27) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) 
(28) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Allen Ray Britton, 27, b. Dec 1 1931 in Doddridge Co, 
res. West Union Rt 1, son of Ritchie & Pauline Britton; and Patricia Ann Shafer, 23, b. Feb 21 1936 in Doddridge Co, 
res. West Union, dau of Willard & Mamie Shafer.  Married Apr 19 1959 at the West Union E.U.B. Church by G. Bland Brady, 
Minister of the Gospel.  (Note:  The obituaries of both husband and wife incorrectly state marriage date as Apr 10 
1958.), Bk 17, p 375 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11798779&Type=Marriage. 
(29) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & 
Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 230. 
(30) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) 
(31) Obituary of brother. 
(32) Obituary of sister. 
(33) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Marriage date given in husband's obituary as Dec 21 1953, but 
marriage record shows it to be Dec 22 1953. MR p. 38 : 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11798708&Type=Marriage. 







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