Husband: Asberoy Stephen Britton
Also known as: Stephen A. Britton 1,2
Born: Apr-27-1850 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA 3,4 (see note 1)
Died: Mar-24-1921 near Revel, Gilmer Co, WV 5 (see note 2)
Census: 1900 in Gilmer Co, WV 6
Census: 1870 in Green District, Wetzel Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA 7
Occupation: Justice of the Peace (3 terms) 8
Occupation: farmer
Father: Horatio Britton (1820 - 1897)
Mother: Elizabeth Husk (1825 - 1865)
Wife: Hannah Elizabeth Gaston
Married: Apr-14-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,10
Born: Jul- 6-1858 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 11,12 (see note 3)
Died: Sep-17-1938 in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV 12
Buried: in Woodford Cemetery, near Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV 12
Resided: in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV 12
Resided: 1911 in Revel, Gilmer Co, WV 13
Father: Samuel Morris Gaston (1825 - 1911)
Mother: Elizabeth Law (1825 - 1882)
M Child 1: Luther Sherman Britton Census name: Sherman L. Brittin 14 Born: Jan-17-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,16 Died: Oct-16-1945 in Monongalia Co, WV 17 Cause of death: gunshot wound Resided: near Halleck, Monongalia Co, WV 8 Census: 1930, 1940 in Clinton District, Monongalia Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Resided: 1908, 1921 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 16,13 Occupation: school teacher 8 Education: West Virginia University (A. B. degree, 1910) 8 Wife: Pearl J. Rogers b. Oct- 1-1887 d. Dec-16-1940 Married: Aug-18-1908 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 18
F Child 2: Winnie Oda Britton
Born: Dec-11-1880 in West Virginia 19
Died: Feb-28-1928 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 12,15
Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 12
Never married: 12,15
M Child 3: Charles Wesley Britton Born: Jul-19-1882 at Spruce Creek (Auburn), Ritchie Co, WV 20,21,22,15 (see note 4) Died: Nov-14-1950 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 12,22,15 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 12,23 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 12 Census: 1930, 1940 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1921 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 13 Census: 1920 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Resided: 1914 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 21 Occupation: oil & gas production 12,24 Occupation: 1920 bookkeeper for Ohio Cities Gas 25 Wife: Mary Anna Riggs b. Aug-27-1891 d. Mar- -1980 Married: May-20-1914 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 21
M Child 4: Zebidee Warner Britton Also known as: Warner Britton 13,12,8 (see note 5) Born: Feb- 9-1887 in Newberne, Gilmer Co, WV 12 Died: May-24-1955 in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 12 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 12 Resided: in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 12 Resided: 1921 in Louisa, Lawrence Co, KY 13 Occupation: oil field contractor 12 Military: World War I 12 Wife: Myrtle Samples Married: Feb-14-1920 15
F Child 5: Minnie Alice Britton Also known as: Alice Britton 26,8 Born: Aug-10-1890 15 Died: Oct-10-1954 15 Resided: in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Resided: 1938 in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV 26 Occupation: Registered Nurse, Gilmer Co Health Dept Never married:
M Child 6: DeWitt Talmadge Britton Also known as: Talmadge Britton 8 Born: Jun-17-1892 in Gilmer Co, WV 4,15,27 Died: Sep-25-1958 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 28,15 Resided: in Mannington, Marion Co, WV 4,29,13 Occupation: Carnegie Natural Gas Co (35 yrs) 4 Wife: Ruby Mae Haskins b. ca 1892 Married: Jun-14-1916 in Mannington, Marion Co, WV 29 Wife: Martha Magdalene Riddle b. ca 1907 Married: Dec-30-1931 in Ritchie Co, WV 30
F Child 7: Eva Maude Britton Also known as: Maud Britton 8 Born: Aug-27-1897 15,31 Died: Aug-30-1973 (see note 6) Resided: in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 13,32,31 Husband: Theodore Jackson Childress Married: Feb-20-1924 15
Sources: (1) Obituary of son. (2) Death record of son. (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) Obituary. (5) Obituary, Place of death given as "at his home near Revel, W. Va," which is presumed to be near Auburn, since "funeral service was conducted by Rev. J. E. Burns of Auburn, in the Church at Revel." (6) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District). (7) 1850 Census. (8) Franklin Marion Brand, The Wade Family, Monongalia County, Virginia, now West Virginia (1927), p. 388. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Ceremony performed by Eli M. Gaston. MR Bk 1-A, p. 218. (10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Asberry S. Britton, age 26, b. Monongalia Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Horation & Elizabeth; and Hannah E. Gaston, age 18, of Doddridge Co, dau of Samuel M. & Elizabeth. Married Apr 14 1877. (11) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 10. (12) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (13) Obituary of father. (14) 1930 Census, Monongalia County, WV. (15) Ota Reed Fraker (1882-1970) in her 15-page genealogy of the descendants of her maternal grandparents, Samuel Morris & Elizabeth Law Gaston, misleadingly entitled "Genealogy or Family Tree of John Gaston, Sr." (16) Monongalia County Marriage Records, Morgantown, WV. (17) Monongalia County Death Records, Morgantown, WV. (18) Monongalia County Marriage Records, Morgantown, WV, 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. MR p. 136 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11338324&Type=Marriage. (19) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Ota Reed Fraker (1882-1970) reports birthdate exactly one year earlier, on Dec 11 1879. (20) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (22) Headstone (year only) (23) Findagrave.com. (24) 1930 Census, Wood County, WV. (25) 1920 Census, Kanawha County, WV. (26) Death record of mother. (27) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (28) Obituary - Hospital. (29) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV. (30) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as DeWitt Talmage Britton, divorced, 30, b. Gilmer Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Martha Magdalene Riddle, 24, of Ritchie Co. Married Dec 30 1931. (31) Social Security Death Index. (32) Obituary of brother. Event Notes Note (1) Obituary states birth date as Apr 27 1850. But reported age at death of 70y 10m 27d would put birth on Apr 25 1850, which is probably incorrect. Age at time of Apr 14 1877 marriage given as 26, which would be correct since his 27th birthday was later in the month. Daughter Winnie's death certificate states his birthplace as Pennsylvania. Note (2) presumably near Auburn, Ritchie Co Note (3) But death record states birth date as Jun 27 1858, at Summers. Note (4) Birthplace given in death record as Newberne, Gilmer County. But marriage record states Ritchie County, and WV Birth Index indicates Spruce Creek, Ritchie County. Note (5) First name has also appeared as Zebedee and Jebidee. Note (6) SSDI reports death date as Sep 1973.