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Opal Augusta "Gussie" BRITTON

Opal Augusta "Gussie" BRITTON

Female 1884 - 1917  (32 years)

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  • Name Opal Augusta "Gussie" BRITTON 
    Born 1 May 1884  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation school teacher  [6] 
    Died 16 Feb 1917  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    Cause: acute gastritis 
    Buried Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Notes 
    • Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Jan 25 1917, in its entirety:
      "Mrs. Susan Britton of Wabash is at the bedside of her daughter, Mrs. Avery Ruley, at the City hospital in Parkersburg where Mrs. Ruley had undergone a very serious operation."
    Person ID I12517  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

    Family Daniel Avery RULEY,   b. 30 Aug 1879, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1964, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 5 Oct 1910  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Eugene E. RULEY,   b. 1 Aug 1911, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 2003  (Age 91 years)
    +2. Virginia G. RULEY,   b. 15 Feb 1913, Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 2004, The Plains, Athens Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     3. Nannie Eloise RULEY,   b. 22 Oct 1914, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1985, Athens Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F14243  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    12517_RULEY_GussieBritton_1884-1917_DeathCertificate.jpg    		12517_RULEY_GussieBritton_1884-1917_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 130.
      Birth record identifies the child as a male.

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

    4. [S14] Obituary, West Union Record, 2/22/1917.

    5. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    6. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    7. [S1849] Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV.

    8. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as D. A. Ruley, 30, of Doddridge Co; and Gussie Britton, 26, of Doddridge Co. Married Oct 5 1910.