Henry Lacy Britton1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16080, (1868 - 1935)
FatherWilliam Edward Britton4,5,2 (14 Dec 1823 - abt Mar 1881)
MotherFrances A. Buster4,2 (abt 1837 - 2 Jul 1875)

Key Events:

Birth: 22 Nov 1868, Halifax Co., Virginia6,7,8
Marriage: about 1888, Staunton Hill, Halifax Co., Virginia, Bettie Leigh Canada (12 May 1868 - 24 Jun 1940)9,10,11
Death: 6 Apr 1935, Richmond, Virginia2
Burial: 8 Apr 1935, Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia2
ChartsDescendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family

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Narrative:

     Henry Lacy Britton was born on 22 Nov 1868 in Halifax Co., Virginia.6,7,8
     He appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Halifax Courthouse, Halifax Co., Virginia, in the household of his parents, William Edward Britton and Frances A. Buster.12
     His mother died on 2 Jul 1875, when Henry was about 6 years old.13,14 He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia, in the household of his father.15
     Henry was named an heir in the will of his father, dated 16 Feb 1881 in Halifax Co., Virginia, in which his father left him his double gun, his watch, a yellow colt, $250, and a one-third share in the proceeds of the sale of his real and person estate.5
     Henry married Bettie Leigh Canada, daughter of Henry Harrison Canada and Ellen Pocahontas Morgan, about 1888 in Staunton Hill, Halifax Co., Virginia.9,10,11
     Henry and Bettie appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Danville, Virginia, at 512 Peach St., enumerated 4 Jun 1900, reporting they rented their home. Their children Annie, Henry, Bettie, Sarah and Mable were listed as living with them, as was Kenneth Thornton, a locomotive fireman, who was listed as a boarder.16
     He was a railroad engineer by 1900, working at that occupation for 47 years.17,18,19,20,21
     Henry and Bettie appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Danville, Danville Co., Virginia, at 414 Plum St., enumerated 23 Apr 1910, reporting they rented their home. Their children Henry, Bettie, Sarah, Mable, Cecille and Hughes were listed as living with them, as were J. B. and H. I. Lester, both railroad brakemen, who were listed as boarders.22
     Henry and Bettie appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Richmond, Virginia, at 516 W 28th St., enumerated 10 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. Their children Henry, Mable, Cecille and Hughes were listed as living with them, as were their widowed daughter Annie and her children Benton and Marion Shields.23
     Henry and Bettie appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Richmond, Virginia, at 413 West Twenty Fourth St., enumerated 10 Apr 1930, reporting they owned a home valued at $5,000, and owned a radio. Their daughter Annie was listed as living with them, with her children Benton and Marion Shields.24
     Henry died on 6 Apr 1935 in Richmond, Virginia, at age 66.2 He was buried on 8 Apr 1935 in Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.2

Children:
     Children with Bettie Leigh Canada

Henry and Bettie had an additional child, whose name is unknown, who was born and died before 1900.32
  • Annie Ellen Britton16,23,25 (28 Mar 1889 - 16 Jun 1964)
  • Henry Edward Britton16,22,26 (24 Mar 1891 - 6 Dec 1971)
  • Bettie Willis Britton16,22 (28 Apr 1893 - 18 Nov 1918)
  • Sarah Virginia Britton16,22,27 (28 May 1897 - 30 Nov 1929)
  • Mable Eunice Britton28,16,29 (2 Sep 1899 - 14 Jun 1969)
  • Cecille L. Britton22,23,30 (10 Feb 1903 - 8 Jun 1955)
  • Hughes Lacy Britton22,23,31 (27 Dec 1905 - 25 Aug 1973)

Citations

  1. [S1608] W. E. Britton household, 1870 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows name as Henry Britton.
  2. [S9597] Henry L. Britton, Certificate of Death.
  3. [S9604] Mable Eunice Britton, Delayed Certificate of a Birth, shows name as Henry Lacy Britton.
  4. [S1608] W. E. Britton household, 1870 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S9616] Will Books, Halifax Co., Virginia, 32:318-9, will of William E. Britton.
  6. [S1608] W. E. Britton household, 1870 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows age 1 and state.
  7. [S1599] Wm. E Britton household, 1880 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows age 22 and state.
  8. [S9597] Henry L. Britton, Certificate of Death, shows date, county, and state.
  9. [S9598] Henry L. Britton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Danville City, Virginia, shows married 12 years.
  10. [S9605] H. L. Britton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Virginia, shows married 22 years.
  11. [S9604] Mable Eunice Britton, Delayed Certificate of a Birth, shows town, county, and state.
  12. [S1608] W. E. Britton household, 1870 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  13. [S9371] Register of Deaths, Virginia, Halifax Co., 1875, no. 16, Fannie A. Britton, shows date and county.
  14. [S1599] Wm. E Britton household, 1880 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows her husband as a widower.
  15. [S1599] Wm. E Britton household, 1880 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  16. [S9598] Henry L. Britton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Danville City, Virginia.
  17. [S9598] Henry L. Britton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Danville City, Virginia, shows occupation as engineer (RR).
  18. [S9605] H. L. Britton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Virginia, shows occupation as engineer and industry as railroad.
  19. [S9608] Henry L. Britton household, 1920 U.S. Census, Richmond Co., Virginia, shows occupation as loco engineer.
  20. [S9609] Henry L. Britton household, 1930 U.S. Census, Richmond Co., Virginia, shows occupation as locomotive eng. and industry as railroad.
  21. [S9597] Henry L. Britton, Certificate of Death, shows occupation as engineer, industry as Sou. Railway, in occupation 47 years.
  22. [S9605] H. L. Britton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Virginia.
  23. [S9608] Henry L. Britton household, 1920 U.S. Census, Richmond Co., Virginia.
  24. [S9609] Henry L. Britton household, 1930 U.S. Census, Richmond Co., Virginia.
  25. [S9600] Annie Ellen Shields, Certificate of Death.
  26. [S9601] Henry Edward Britton, Certificate of Death.
  27. [S9602] Sarah Va. Bowe, Certificate of Death.
  28. [S9604] Mable Eunice Britton, Delayed Certificate of a Birth.
  29. [S9603] Mabel Britton Owen, Certificate of Death.
  30. [S9606] Cecille Britton Hall, Certificate of Death.
  31. [S9607] Hughes Lacy Britton, Sr., Certificate of Death.
  32. [S9598] Henry L. Britton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Danville City, Virginia, shows her as mother of six, with five living.