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John Dewey BRITTON

John Dewey BRITTON

Male 1898 - 1981  (82 years)


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  • Name John Dewey BRITTON
    Birth 25 Sep 1898  Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Occupation 1918 
    West Union Grocery Company employee 
    • Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Apr 4 1918, in its entirety:
      "John D. Britton, a splendid Ritchie county young man, has accepted a position with the West Union Grocery company."
    Census 1900, 1920  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer and oil field worker  [1] 
    Residence Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1965  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 5 May 1981  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I8770  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2018

    Father George B. McClellan BRITTON,   b. 10 Dec 1862, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1912 (Age 49 years)
    Mother Elizabeth Eleanor MAULSBY,   b. 17 Oct 1869, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1943, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F2802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mamie E. NUTTER,   b. 24 Oct 1900, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jul 1986, Broomall, Delaware Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [5]
    Marriage 20 Dec 1933  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth J. "Joann" BRITTON,   b. 6 Sep 1934   d. 10 Jan 2007 (Age 72 years)
    +2. John Clifford "Cliff" BRITTON,   b. CA 1938
    +3. Richard Lyle "Dickie" BRITTON,   b. 14 Jun 1941, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 2000, Washington, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    Family ID F4536  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S2053] 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District).

    3. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    4. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    5. [S110] Obituary of husband.

    6. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Bk 13, p 140 http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797154&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as J. Dewey Britton, 35, b. Ritchie Co, res. Oxford; and Mrs. Mayme Faulkner, 33, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Dec 20 1933 in Clarksburg.