Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Horatio BRITTON / Elizabeth HUSK (F266)

m. 14 Dec 1841


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  • Horatio BRITTONFather | Male
    Horatio BRITTON

    Born  3 May 1820  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Feb 1897   
    Buried    Toll Gate Baptist Church Cemetery, Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  14 Dec 1841  [1]   
    Other Spouse  Martha J. MILBURN | F39010 
    Married  7 Oct 1869  Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Wilson BRITTON | F1063 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Jane WADE | F1063 Group Sheet 

    Elizabeth HUSKMother | Female
    Elizabeth HUSK

    Born  CA 1825   
    Died  CA 1865  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Miracle Run Cemetery, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Samuel HUSK | F258 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth ___ | F258 Group Sheet 

    John Wilson BRITTONChild 1 | Male
    + John Wilson BRITTON

    Born  27 Jan 1843  Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Dec 1912   
    Buried    Straight Fork Cem, Spruce Creek (north of Burnt House), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary A. BAKER | F4221 
    Married  26 Sep 1867  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Edah BRITTONChild 2 | Female
    + Edah BRITTON

    Born  4 Apr 1845  Wirt Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 May 1889  Tanner Fork, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  John Freeman LEWIS | F4315 
    Married  15 Nov 1868  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Andrew Osborne BRITTONChild 3 | Male
    + Andrew Osborne BRITTON

    Born  17 Feb 1847  Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Jan 1926  Newberne, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Mahala MCINTYRE | F3529 
    Married  7 Mar 1872  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Asberoy Stephen BRITTONChild 4 | Male
    + Asberoy Stephen BRITTON

    Born  27 Apr 1850  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Mar 1921  Revel, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Hannah Elizabeth GASTON | F487 
    Married  14 Apr 1877  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Mark S. BRITTONChild 5 | Male
    + Mark S. BRITTON

    Born  16 Feb 1854  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef May 1910   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Susan A. BEE | F4220 
    Married  28 Mar 1883  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Fernando D. BRITTONChild 6 | Male
    + Fernando D. BRITTON

    Born  22 Jan 1856  Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Jul 1930  East View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Abigale Lydia SAMPLES | F4462 
    Married  31 Dec 1882  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Fielding H. BRITTONChild 7 | Male
    + Fielding H. BRITTON

    Born  Feb 1858  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Jan 1942  Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Ina COLLINS | F4469 
    Married  10 Nov 1892  Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Almira V. BRITTONChild 8 | Female
    + Almira V. BRITTON

    Born  Jul 1860  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Jan 1945  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Peterson Cemetery, McGuire Park (Weston), Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Silas Milton THARP | F4471 
    Married  CA 1884   

    George B. McClellan BRITTONChild 9 | Male
    + George B. McClellan BRITTON

    Born  10 Dec 1862  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1912   
    Buried    Holbrook Cemetery (Rt 22/3 near Walnut Grove Meth Church), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth Eleanor MAULSBY | F2802 
    Married  6 Oct 1892  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • 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. [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2654] The Wade Family, Monongalia County, Virginia, now West Virginia, Franklin Marion Brand, (1927), p. 387.