Luther Sherman BRITTON

1878 - 1945  (67 years)

• Name	Luther Sherman BRITTON
  Born	17 Jan 1878	Doddridge Co, WV   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910, 1920	Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV
  Residence	1908, 1921	Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV   [2, 3]
  Census	1930, 1940	Clinton District, Monongalia Co, WV
  Education	West Virginia University (A. B. degree, 1910)  [4]
  Occupation	school teacher  [4]
  Residence	Halleck, Monongalia Co, WV   [4]
  Died	16 Oct 1945	Monongalia Co, WV   [5]
  	Cause: gunshot wound
  Buried	Halleck Cemetery, Halleck, Monongalia Co, WV   [6]
  Person ID	I1489	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Asberoy Stephen BRITTON,   b. 27 Apr 1850, Monongalia Co, (W)VA ,   d. 24 Mar 1921, Revel, Gilmer Co, WV  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Hannah Elizabeth GASTON,   b. 6 Jul 1858, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 17 Sep 1938, Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F487	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pearl J. ROGERS,   b. 1 Oct 1887, Monongalia Co, WV ,   d. 16 Dec 1940, Halleck, Monongalia Co, WV  (Age 53 years)
  Married	18 Aug 1908	Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV   [7]
  Notes	1910 Census, Monongalia Co, WV (city of Morgantown): Luther S. Britton, 32, no occupation, married 2 yrs; wife Lena A, 26, occupation nurse at city hospital, no children. (Note: Basis for wife's name being entered as Lena A is not known. She was identified as Pearl in her death record and as Pearl J in her marriage record and 1920 Census.) 1920 Census, Monongalia Co, WV (city of Morgantown), enumerated on Jan 12 1920: L. S. Britton, 40, salesman; wife Pearl J, 30; son George W, 5; son Luther S, 4 yr 6 mo; son Harold R, 3 yr 2 mo; son Howard J, 1 yr 7 mo. 1930 Census, Monongalia Co, WV (Clinton District), enumerated on Apr 17 1930: Sherman L. Brittin, 52, school teacher; wife Pearl, 42; son George W, 16; son Luther S, 14; son Harold R, 13; son Howard J, 11; son Morris H, 9; dau Winnie, 4; dau Maude, 2.
  Children	+ 1. George Washington BRITTON,   b. 15 Apr 1914, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV ,   d. 2 Sep 1973, Monongalia Co, WV  (Age 59 years)   2. Luther Sherman BRITTON, II,   b. 25 Jul 1915,   d. 29 Jan 2008  (Age 92 years) + 3. Harold Rogers BRITTON,   b. 26 Oct 1916, Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV ,   d. Oct 1980  (Age 63 years)   4. Howard Jackson BRITTON,   b. 5 May 1918, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV ,   d. Sep 1976  (Age 58 years)   5. Morris Harding BRITTON,   b. 20 Nov 1920,   d. 22 Mar 1978  (Age 57 years)   6. Winnie Pearl BRITTON,   b. 15 Jun 1925, West Virginia ,   d. 18 Jul 1985  (Age 60 years)   7. Minnie Maude BRITTON,   b. CA 1928
  Documents		1489_LutherSBritton_PearlJRogers_MarriageRecord_18Aug1908.jpg
  Family ID	F493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  1489_LutherSBritton_PearlJRogers_MarriageRecord_18Aug1908.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S300] . [S2263] Monongalia County Marriage Records, Morgantown, WV. [S643] Obituary of father. [S2654] The Wade Family, Monongalia County, Virginia, now West Virginia, Franklin Marion Brand, (1927), p. 388. [S2258] Monongalia County Death Records, Morgantown, WV. [S934] Findagrave.com. [S2263] Monongalia County Marriage Records, Morgantown, WV, MR p. 136 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11338324&Type=Marriage. Identified as Luther S. Britton, single, student, age 30, b. Doddridge Co, res. Morgantown, son of A. S. & H. E. Britton; and Pearl J. Rogers, single, 20, b. Monongalia Co, res. Morgantown, dau of (blank) & Mary Rogers. Married Aug 18 1908 in Morgantown.