Henrietta Carrington Britton1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16078, (abt 1857 - 1921)
FatherWilliam Edward Britton4,5,6 (14 Dec 1823 - abt Mar 1881)
MotherSarah E. Ligon7,6 (abt 1833 - 29 Nov 1858)

Key Events:

Birth: about 19 Feb 1857, Charlotte Co., Virginia8,9
Marriage: about 1877, Lafayette Hopkins Fallen (10 Dec 1853 - 11 Feb 1920)10,11,12
Burial: 23 Jun 1921, Hunting Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Nathalie, Halifax Co., Virginia13
Death: 23 Jun 1921, Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia6
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family

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Narrative:

     Henrietta Carrington Britton was born about 19 Feb 1857 in Charlotte Co., Virginia.8,9
     Her mother died on 29 Nov 1858, when Henrietta was one year old.14,15 She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Scottsburg, Halifax Co., Virginia, in the household of her father, William Edward Britton.16
     She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Halifax Courthouse, Halifax Co., Virginia, in the household of her father and stepmother, Frances A. Buster.17
     Henrietta married Lafayette Hopkins Fallen, son of James E. Fallen and Elizabeth J. Tharp, about 1877. He was the older brother of the woman her uncle, Melcajas A. Britton, would marry a year later.10,11,12
     Henrietta and Lafayette appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia, enumerated 4 Jul 1880. Their son Paul was listed as living with them.18
     Henrietta was named an heir in the will of her father, dated 16 Feb 1881 in Halifax Co., Virginia, to received one dollar. Her eldest son Paul was to receive $100.19
     Henrietta appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia, enumerated 20 Jun 1900, reporting she rented her home. Her children William, George, Mary and Minnie were listed as living with her. Her older son Paul, his wife and their infant daughter were apparently living close by as they were listed as the next household. Lafayette was not listed in the household and has not been found elsewhere. It is unclear whether he was actually living someplace else at the time, or was simply omitted in error.20
     Henrietta and Lafayette appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia, enumerated 19 Apr 1910, reporting they rented their farm. Their daughter Minnie was listed as living with them. Their sons George, with his wife and daughter, and William, with his wife and two children, were apparently living close by was they were listed as the second and third preceding households.21
     Henrietta and Lafayette appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia, enumerated 31 Jan 1920, reporting they owned their home, free of mortgage. Their grandchildren, Hermon and Thelma Fallen, children of their son William, were listed as living with them.22
     Her husband died on 11 Feb 1920 in Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia.23 She was buried on 23 Jun 1921 in Hunting Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Nathalie, Halifax Co., Virginia.13
     Henrietta died on 23 Jun 1921 in Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia.6

Children:
     Children with Lafayette Hopkins Fallen

According to one record, Lafayette and Henrietta had two other children, names unknown, who were born and died between 1900 and 1910. However no record of them has been found in Halifax Co. death records.33,34
  • Paul Carrington Fallen24,25,26 (19 Jul 1877 - 23 Feb 1957)
  • James Fallen27 (abt 6 Mar 1879 - 20 Apr 1879)
  • William Edward Fallen20,28 (11 Jun 1880 - 26 Apr 1943)
  • George Thomas Fallen20,29 (10 Dec 1883 - 9 Aug 1946)
  • Mary E. Fallen20,30 (10 Aug 1886 - 7 Apr 1969)
  • Minnie Thwreat Fallen20,31,32 (22 Apr 1893 - 1 Apr 1956)

Citations

  1. [S1623] William E. Britton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows name as Henrietta C. Britton.
  2. [S1608] W. E. Britton household, 1870 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows name as Henrietta Britton.
  3. [S9633] Mrs. Henry Carrington Fallon, Certificate of Death, shows father's surname as Britton.
  4. [S1623] William E. Britton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows them apparently living as father and child.
  5. [S9616] Will Books, Halifax Co., Virginia, 32:318-9, will of William E. Britton, names her an heir without stating any relationship.
  6. [S9633] Mrs. Henry Carrington Fallon, Certificate of Death.
  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 3 and state.
  9. [S9633] Mrs. Henry Carrington Fallon, Certificate of Death, shows age 64 yrs 4 mo 4 days at death 23 Jun 1921, and county.
  10. [S9634] L. H. Fallen household, 1880 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows married.
  11. [S9639] Henretta C. Fallen household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows married 23 years.
  12. [S9640] Layfette H. Fallen household, 1910 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows married 34 years.
  13. [S9633] Mrs. Henry Carrington Fallon, Certificate of Death, shows date and cemetery.
  14. [S9371] Register of Deaths, Virginia, Halifax Co., 1858, no. 13, Sarah E. Britton, shows date and county.
  15. [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.
  16. [S1623] William E. Britton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  17. [S1608] W. E. Britton household, 1870 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  18. [S9634] L. H. Fallen household, 1880 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  19. [S9616] Will Books, Halifax Co., Virginia, 32:318-9, will of William E. Britton.
  20. [S9639] Henretta C. Fallen household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  21. [S9640] Layfette H. Fallen household, 1910 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  22. [S9645] Lafeyette H. Fallen household, 1920 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  23. [S9635] Lafayette Fallen, Certificate of Death.
  24. [S9634] L. H. Fallen household, 1880 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows him as son of her husband.
  25. [S9616] Will Books, Halifax Co., Virginia, 32:318-9, will of William E. Britton, names the boy an heir without stating any relationship, after leaving her one dollar.
  26. [S9636] Paul Carrington Fallen, Certificate of Death.
  27. [S9371] Register of Deaths, Virginia, Halifax Co., 1879, Fallen, Jas.
  28. [S9641] William Edward Fallen, Certificate of Death.
  29. [S9642] George Thomas Fallen, Certificate of Death.
  30. [S9643] Mary Bennett, Certificate of Death.
  31. [S9640] Layfette H. Fallen household, 1910 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows the girl as daughter of Henriette's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  32. [S9644] Minnie Thwreat Rickman, Certificate of Death.
  33. [S9639] Henretta C. Fallen household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows her as mother of six, with five living, and with all five known living children appearing with her or next door.
  34. [S9640] Layfette H. Fallen household, 1910 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows her as mother of eight, with five living.