Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Cyrus Poling Britton  1  
       Also known as: Poling Britton 
                Born: Sep-29-1890          in Newberne, Gilmer Co, WV  2,3,4,5
                Died: May-  -1973           4
              Buried:                      in Hazelgreen (Buzzard) Cemetery (btwn Co Rds 19/4 & 19/5), Ritchie Co WV  6,2
              Census: 1900, 1910, 1930     in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1930                 gas well inspector  7
              Father: Andrew Osborne Britton   (1847 - 1926) 
              Mother: Mahala McIntyre   (1854 - 1928) 
                Wife: Vada Dell Byrd   1  
             Married: Mar-16-1914          in Ritchie Co, WV  5
                Born: Mar- 3-1896          in Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV  2,5,6
                Died: Apr-12-1986           2,6
              Buried:                      in Hazelgreen (Buzzard) Cemetery (btwn Co Rds 19/4 & 19/5), Ritchie Co WV  6,2
              Father: Emery Lee Byrd   (1870 - 1952) 
              Mother: Ruth Missouri Summers   (1874 - 1920) 
           F Child 1: Bonneta Virginia Britton    1  
                Born: Feb-16-1915           8
                Died: Sep-17-2001           8
             Resided:                      in New York City, NY  8
              Census: 1930                 at Tanner, Gilmer Co, WV  
             Husband: Verl D. Law  b. Sep-12-1914  d. Aug-23-2002  
           M Child 2: Ardeth Poling Britton    1  
                Born: Jan-24-1917          in Gilmer Co, WV  9,8
                Died: Jan- 7-1995           8
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Resided:                      in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  8
              Census: 1930                 in Tanner, Gilmer Co, WV  
            Military: enlisted 12/31/1942  U.S. Army, World War II  10
                Wife: Pearline Agnes Reeves  b. Dec- 9-1918  d. Oct-10-2002  
             Married: Jul-23-1938          in Ritchie Co, WV  9
           F Child 3: Mahala Ruth Britton    1  
       Also known as: Ruth Britton 11
                Born: Feb-22-1919          in Kanawha Co, WV  12,13,8
                Died: Feb-24-1995          in Osceola Co, FL  13,8
             Resided:                      in Orlando, Orange Co, FL  14
             Resided: 1941                 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV  12
             Resided: 1940                 in Pleasants Co, WV  15
              Census: 1930                 in Tanner, Gilmer Co, WV  
             Husband: Russell Bernett Summers  b. May-10-1919  
             Married: Apr-18-1940          in Salem, WV  16
             Married: Sep-19-1941          in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV  17
             Husband: Fred W. Reineke  
           M Child 4: Kermit R. Britton    1  
                Born: Nov-11-1927           18,7
             Resided: 2007                 in Williamstown, Wood Co, WV  19
              Census: 1930                 at Tanner, Gilmer Co, WV  
                Wife: Sybil M. Nobles  b. Feb-10-1933  d. Apr-22-2007  
           M Child 5: Norbert Cline Britton    1  
                Born: Oct-10-1931          in Newberne, Gilmer Co, WV  20
             Resided: 1993                 in Roanoke, Denton Co, TX  21
             Resided: 1950                 in Newberne, Gilmer Co, WV  20
                Wife: Mary Jean Lewis  b. May-30-1931  
             Married: Jan-22-1950          in Gilmer Co, WV  20

Sources:
(1) Descendants of Wilson Britton, Richard Lyle "Dickie" Britton (1941-2000) (self-published, 1992) 
(2) Findagrave.com. 
(3) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District). 
(4) Headstone (year only) 
(5) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) 
(6) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, 
McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. 
(7) 1930 Census, Gilmer County, WV. 
(8) Social Security Death Index. 
(9) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) 
(10) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. 
(11) Marriage record of daughter. 
(12) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. 
(13) Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records. 
(14) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(15) Pleasants County Marriage Records, St. Marys, WV. 
(16) Pleasants County Marriage Records, St. Marys, WV, Identified as Russell Burnette Summers, 21, b. May 10 1918 in Ritchie 
Co, res. Pennsboro; and Mahala Ruth Britton, 21, b. Feb 22 1919 in Kanawha Co, res. Pleasants Co.  Married Apr 18 1940 
in Salem. MR p. 183 : 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11451289&Type=Marriage. 
(17) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Russell Bernett Summers, divorced, age 22, b. Ritchie 
Co, res. Pennsboro, son of Thomas P. & Bessie B. Summers; and Mahala Ruth Britton Summers, divorced, age 22, b. Kanawha 
Co, res. Pennsboro, dau of C. Poling & Vada Britton.  Married Sep 19 1941 in Glenville, W.Va. MR p. 241 : 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11544820&Type=Marriage. 
(18) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. 
(19) Obituary of wife. 
(20) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. 
(21) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. 







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