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Charles Wesley BRITTON

Charles Wesley BRITTON

Male 1882 - 1950  (68 years)

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  • Name Charles Wesley BRITTON 
    Born 19 Jul 1882  Spruce Creek (Auburn), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 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.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as Charles W. Britton, 27, single, clerk for oil company, a boarder in the household of Alfred (Alpheus) & Lera Conaway.
    Residence 1914  Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1920  Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [5] 
    bookkeeper for Ohio Cities Gas 
    Residence 1921  Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1930, 1940  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation oil & gas production  [7, 8] 
    Residence Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Died 14 Nov 1950  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 7] 
    Buried Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9] 
    Person ID I1490  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2018 

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

    Family Mary Anna RIGGS,   b. 27 Aug 1891, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1980  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 20 May 1914  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
    +1. Charles Edward BRITTON,   b. 10 Mar 1916, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1991, Manatee Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Documents
    1490_CharlesWesleyBritton_MaryAnnaRiggs_MarriageRecord_20May1914.jpg    		1490_CharlesWesleyBritton_MaryAnnaRiggs_MarriageRecord_20May1914.jpg
    Family ID F489  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    1490_BRITTON_CharlesWesley_1882-1950_DeathCertificate.jpg    		1490_BRITTON_CharlesWesley_1882-1950_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S300] .

    5. [S2354] 1920 Census, Kanawha County, WV.

    6. [S643] Obituary of father.

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

    8. [S2195] 1930 Census, Wood County, WV.

    9. [S934] Findagrave.com.