Jul-28-2018
Husband: John Daniel Britton
Born: 1847 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: 1912 1 Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 3 Resided: 1882 in Ritchie Co, WV 2 Father: Mother:
Wife: Arminda Elizabeth McGinnis 4 Census name: America E. McGinnis 5 Married: Feb- 9-1882 in Ritchie Co, WV 6
Born: 1862 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 2 Census: 1870, 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: David Allen McGinnis (1822 - 1896) Mother: Sarah Jane Marsh (1825 - 1876)
M Child 1: George Washington Britton Born: Dec-28-1882 in Ritchie Co, WV 7,1,8 Died: 1940 1 Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 3 Census: 1930 in Camp Mistake, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1910 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Resided: 1904 in Tyler Co, WV 8 Census: 1900 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: 1930 line walker for gas company 9 Occupation: 1904, 1910 school teacher 8,10 Wife: Lumma Victoria Davis b. 1880 d. 1969 Also known as: Lummie Davis 11 Married: Aug-13-1904 in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 8
M Child 2: William Arthur Britton Born: Oct-10-1884 in Ritchie Co, WV 12,13,11,14 Died: Jan-18-1977 11,13 Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 3 Resided: in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 13 Resided: 1917, 1942 at Camp, Tyler Co, WV 15,16 Census: 1930 in Centerville, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1900, 1920 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Resided: 1913 in Tyler Co, WV 14 Wife: Dottie Osborn b. Sep- 9-1894 d. Dec- -1970 Married: 1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 17
Sources: (1) Headstone (year only) (2) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (3) Gary Patterson, Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website), http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm. (4) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 402. (5) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay Twp) (6) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as John D. Britton, single, 33, b. Monongalia Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Armida E. McGinnis, 19, b. & res. in Ritchie Co. Married Feb 9 1882 in Ritchie County. MR p. 48 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11538866&Type=Marriage. (7) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as George Wash Britton, white male, born Dec 28 1882 at North Fork, Ritchie County, son of John Daniel (or David ?) Britton. BR p. 147 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2271164&Type=Birth. (8) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12036173&Type=Marriage. (9) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (10) 1910 Census, Tyler County, WV. (11) Headstone. (12) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Wm Arthur Britton, white male, born Oct 10 1884 in Clay District, Ritchie County, son of J. D. & Amanda (sic) E. Britton. Informant: J. D. Britton, father. (Note: The ledger-style birth record indicates the year as 1884 in one place, but 1883 in another. The 1884 date appears to be more reliable and is consistent with most other records containing his birth date, including SSDI and his WW I Draft Registration Card.), BR p. 164 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2249704&Type=Birth. (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (15) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (16) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (17) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as W. A. Britton, 28, b. Ritchie Co, res. Tyler Co; and Dottie Osborn, 19, of Doddridge Co. Although the entry appears to state that the marriage ceremony was held on Aug 20 1913, it clearly shows that the license was issued on Sep 20 1913. Their headstone reportedly indicates a marriage date of Oct 20 1913.Name Index