Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Daniel Webster BRITTON / Bessie Alma MCCLASKEY (F4036)

m. 13 Sep 1899


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  • Daniel Webster BRITTONFather | Male
    Daniel Webster BRITTON

    Born  11 Jun 1867  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Feb 1911   
    Buried    IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  13 Sep 1899  [1]  Ritchie Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Sarah Charlotte WADE | F4035 
    Married  17 Mar 1895  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Joseph Stephen BRITTON | F598 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Jane GASTON | F598 Group Sheet 

    Bessie Alma MCCLASKEYMother | Female
    Bessie Alma MCCLASKEY

    Born  31 Aug 1881  Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Nov 1942  Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Enos MCCLASKEY | F14137 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah Elizabeth MCCULLOUGH | F14137 Group Sheet 

    Wilbur Laughton BRITTONChild 1 | Male
    Wilbur Laughton BRITTON

    Born  23 Jun 1900  Stewarts Run, near Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1939   
    Buried    IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Edra Ellen GLUCK | F4037 
    Married  29 Nov 1929  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Lora Virginia BRITTONChild 2 | Female
    Lora Virginia BRITTON

    Born  22 Aug 1902  Stewarts Run, near Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Oct 1931  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Horace Audubon BRITTONChild 3 | Male
    Horace Audubon BRITTON

    Born  6 Jan 1904  Stewarts Run, near Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Dec 1966  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Stella Fay HEDGE | F4039 
    Married  2 Sep 1925  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Otha Ryland BRITTONChild 4 | Male
    Otha Ryland BRITTON

    Born  6 Mar 1906  Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Sep 1963  Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ruby MEREDITH | F4047 
    Married     

    Lena Mabel BRITTONChild 5 | Female
    Lena Mabel BRITTON

    Born  2 Aug 1908  Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Dec 1983  Muncie, Delaware Co, IN Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  (MAUSOLEUM)  Elm Ridge Memorial Park, Muncie, Delaware Co, IN Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John Mickle FARIS | F4052 
    Married     

    Leota Fay BRITTONChild 6 | Female
    Leota Fay BRITTON

    Born  19 May 1910   
    Died  3 Jan 1993   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Clyde W. MARSHALL | F4056 
    Married  12 Nov 1931  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Jun 9 1900:
      Daniel W. Britton, 33, b. Jan 1867, carpenter, married under 1 yr; wife Bessie A, 18, b. Aug 1881, married under 1 yr, no children.

      1910 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Apr 25 1910 at Oakwood Addition:
      Daniel Britton, 43, rural route mail carrier, married 10 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Bessie, 28, married 10 yrs (1st marriage), mother of 5 children (all still living); son Wilbur, 14; son Cecil, 9; dau Lora V, 7; son Horace A, 6; son Otha R, 4; dau Mabel L, 1 yr 8 mo.
      (Note: The names/ages of Wilbur and Cecil are reversed. Cecil was born in Jan 1896, Wilbur in Jun 1900, to different mothers.) [2, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).

    2. [S115] Descendants of Wilson Britton, (Richard Lyle "Dickie" Britton (1941-2000) (self-published, 1992)).

    3. [S1590] Death record of daughter.