Mary E. Britton1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16076, (1852 - 1921)
FatherWilliam Edward Britton4,5,6 (14 Dec 1823 - abt Mar 1881)
MotherSarah E. Ligon7,3 (abt 1833 - 29 Nov 1858)

Key Events:

Birth: 24 Feb 1852, Halifax, Halifax Co., Virginia8,9,10
Death: 23 Mar 1921, Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia3
Burial: 24 Mar 1921, Britton Family Cemetery, Halifax Co., Virginia3
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family

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Narrative:

     Mary E. Britton was born on 24 Feb 1852 in Halifax, Halifax Co., Virginia.8,9,10
     Her mother died on 29 Nov 1858, when Mary was 6 years old.11,12 She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Scottsburg, Halifax Co., Virginia, in the household of her father, William Edward Britton.13
     She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Halifax Courthouse, Halifax Co., Virginia, in the household of her father and stepmother, Frances A. Buster.14 She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia, in the household of her father.15
     Mary was named an heir in the will of her father, dated 16 Feb 1881 in Halifax Co., Virginia, in which she was to receive a one-third share in the proceeds of the sale of his real and personal property.16
     Her father's personal property was sold 22 Apr 1881. Mary purchased many of the household items and furniture, the wagon, many of the farm tools, and a black mule at the sale.17
     Mary appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia, enumerated 26 Jun 1900, reporting she owned her home. Also listed in the household were Eliza and William Edward Perkins, ages 16 and 14 respectively, children of her late sister Sarah.18
     Mary appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia, enumerated 28 Apr 1910, reporting she owned her home, free of mortgage.19
     Mary died on 23 Mar 1921 in Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia, at age 69.3 She was buried on 24 Mar 1921 in Britton Family Cemetery, Halifax Co., Virginia.3

Citations

  1. [S1623] William E. Britton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows name as Mary E. Britton.
  2. [S1608] W. E. Britton household, 1870 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows name as Mollie E. Britton.
  3. [S9593] Mollie E. Britton, Certificate of Death.
  4. [S1623] William E. Britton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows them apparently living as father and child.
  5. [S1608] W. E. Britton household, 1870 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S9616] Will Books, Halifax Co., Virginia, 32:318-9, will of William E. Britton, names her an heir without stating any relationship.
  7. [S1623] William E. Britton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows no mother in the household, suggesting she had died.
  8. [S1623] William E. Britton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows age 7 and state.
  9. [S9591] Mary E. Britton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows month, as Jan, year, age 48, and state.
  10. [S9593] Mollie E. Britton, Certificate of Death, shows date, with month as Feb, town, and county.
  11. [S9371] Register of Deaths, Virginia, Halifax Co., 1858, no. 13, Sarah E. Britton, shows date and county.
  12. [S1623] William E. Britton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows him with four children aged 1 to 7, but no wife, suggesting she had died.
  13. [S1623] William E. Britton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  14. [S1608] W. E. Britton household, 1870 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  15. [S1599] Wm. E Britton household, 1880 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  16. [S9616] Will Books, Halifax Co., Virginia, 32:318-9, will of William E. Britton.
  17. [S9616] Will Books, Halifax Co., Virginia, 32:449-52, sale of property of William E. Britton.
  18. [S9591] Mary E. Britton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  19. [S9592] Mollie E. Britton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.