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Vance Bee BRITTON

Vance Bee BRITTON[1]

Male 1894 - 1971  (77 years)

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  • Name Vance Bee BRITTON 
    Born 15 Jan 1894  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1917  [6] 
    line walker for United Fuel Gas Co in Hurricane WV 
    Residence 1917  Hurricane, Putnam Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Military ENLISTED 28 Jun 1918 
    Pvt, US Army World War I, France (wounded in action) 
    • Local news item, Doddridge County Republican, Thursday, September 19, 1918, in its entirety:
      "Relatives here have received the formal card that Private Vance Britton, who has been in training at Camp Lee, Va., has landed safely in France."

      An excerpt from a front-page article titled "Our Soldier Boys" in the Doddridge County Republican of Thursday, December 5, 1918:
      "Mrs. Susan Britton received a letter a few days since from her son, Vance, who is now recovering at Dartford, Kent, Eng., from wounds received in action."

      Vance Britton's letter to his mother was printed in the same edition of the Doddridge County Republican, page 4:
      Kent, England
      Nov. 10, 1918
      Dear mother:
      I will try and write you a few lines to let you know how I am feeling. I suppose you will hear about me being wounded before this letter reaches you. I am not hurt bad. I just got a little too close to one of Fritz's big shells and a piece got me in the ankle. I will probably be well by the time this letter reaches you. We've sure got Fritz on the go. This is the second drive that I have been in since I landed in France. If I had been lucky enough to last about 6 or 8 hrs. longer, my division was relieved then. But I can considere myself lucky the way it is. I am in an American hospital now, I am glad of it. I was in an Australian hospital for a few days, but I didn't lit it so well. Well, mother, I will have to close for this time.
      From your boy,
      Vance B. B.
      Pvt Vance B. Britton, American Base Hospital 37, Dartford, Kent, England.
    Residence Nitro, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8] 
    Died 2 Jul 1971  Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 9] 
    Buried Hurricane Cemetery, Hurricane, Putnam Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Notes 
    • Vance Bee Britton
      Birth: 15 Jan 1894 West Virginia, USA
      Death: 2 Jul 1971 (aged 77) USA
      Burial: Hurricane Cemetery, Hurricane, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA
      Memorial #: 20015717

      Bio: Husband of Myrtle Pullen Britton. Vance was born in West Union, WV.

      Inscription: VANCE BEE <<=== no military marker
      BRITTON
      JAN. 15, 1894 - JULY 2, 1971

      Family Members
      Spouse
      Myrtle Pullen Britton 1900-1963
      Children
      Rosemary Sue Britton 1920-1920
      Ruth Geraldine Britton 1921-1923
      William V. Britton 1926-1990

      Created by: Candie (46495666)
      Added: 21 Jun 2007
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20015717/vance-bee-britton
    Person ID I12514  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2022 

    Father Mark S. BRITTON,   b. 16 Feb 1854, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef May 1910  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Susan A. BEE,   b. 17 Jan 1859, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1931  (Age 72 years) 
    Family ID F4220  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 31.
      Original typed entry had only child's last name and identified father as Mark S. Bond, born in Greene Co, PA. Handwritten changes added first and middle names and corrected father's last name to Britton.

    3. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S5] Headstone.

    5. [S1891] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    6. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    7. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    8. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    9. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    10. [S934] Findagrave.com.