Della Mey Fallen1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 22510, (1881 - 1945)
FatherThomas Fallen1,4 (1859 - 16 Apr 1922)
MotherBettie Ann Cook1,4 (9 Aug 1857 - 1 Nov 1951)

Key Events:

Birth: Oct 1881, Halifax Co., Virginia5,6,7
Marriage: 24 Feb 1897, Halifax Co., Virginia, Conrad Whear Britton (22 Jul 1878 - 17 Jun 1968)8,9
Death: 1 Jun 1945, Lynchburg, Virginia4

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Narrative:

     Della Mey Fallen was born in Oct 1881 in Halifax Co., Virginia.5,6,7
     Della married Conrad Whear Britton, son of Sarah Ligon Britton, on 24 Feb 1897 in Halifax Co., Virginia, with Rev. W. T. A. Haynes officiating.8,9
     Della and Conrad appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia, enumerated 23 Jun 1900, reporting they rented their home. Their daughter Bessie was listed as living with them.10
     Della and Conrad appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Staunton District, Halifax Co., Virginia, enumerated 4 May 1910, reporting they rented their home. Their children Bessie, Thomas, Clyde and Ervin were listed as living with them.11
     Della and Conrad moved to Charlotte Co. about 1912. They appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Roanoke, Charlotte Co., Virginia, at Charlotte Court House and Clarks Ferry Road, enumerated 29 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. Their children Bessie, Thomas, Clyde, Ervin, Andrew, Conrad and Marquis were listed as living with them.12
     Della and Conrad appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Roanoke, Charlotte Co., Virginia, at Cales Ferry Road, enumerated 5 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their home, and did not own a radio. Their children Bessie, Thomas, Clyde, Ervin, Marquis, Jesse, Verneader and Bette were listed as living with them, as were Clyde's wife Claire and their two-year-old daughter Jannis.13
     Della and Conrad appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Roanoke, Charlotte Co., Virginia, enumerated 19 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $4 per month, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. Their children Bessie, Thomas, Ervin, Andrew, Conrad, Marquis, Jesse, Verneader and Bette were listed as living with them.14
     Della died on 1 Jun 1945 in Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 63.4

Children:
     Children with Conrad Whear Britton

Conrad and Della had another child, name unknown, who was born and died before 1900.33
  • Bessie Lillian Britton15,16,17 (Dec 1899 - 20 Dec 1989)
  • Thomas Pascal Britton18,19,20 (27 Mar 1903 - 23 Mar 1971)
  • Clyde Hermon Britton18,19,21 (4 May 1905 - 21 Feb 1955)
  • Ervin Percy Britton18,19,22 (11 Aug 1907 - 12 Oct 1983)
  • Andrew Leo Britton19,23,24 (6 Sep 1913 - 26 Jan 1970)
  • Conrad Billy Britton19,23,25 (26 Jun 1916 - 7 Nov 1985)
  • Marquis Arilus Britton19,26,27 (10 Jun 1919 - 7 Jul 2000)
  • Jesse Lewis Britton26,23,28 (22 Feb 1922 - 20 Nov 1988)
  • Verneader Britton29,30,31 (9 Jan 1924 - 4 Jan 2005)
  • Bette Mae Britton29,30,32 (25 May 1929 - 4 Feb 2019)

Citations

  1. [S9661] Register of Marriages, Virginia, Halifax Co., 1897, no. 43, Conrad W. Britton and Della M. Fallen.
  2. [S9664] Conrad Whear Brittain, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows name as Della Mey Britton.
  3. [S9649] Della Britton, Certificate of Death, shows father's surname as Fallen.
  4. [S9649] Della Britton, Certificate of Death.
  5. [S9661] Register of Marriages, Virginia, Halifax Co., 1897, no. 43, Conrad W. Britton and Della M. Fallen, shows age 16 at marriage 24 Feb 1897 and county.
  6. [S9646] Conrad Britton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows month, year, age 20, and state.
  7. [S9649] Della Britton, Certificate of Death, shows year, as 1881, county, and state.
  8. [S9661] Register of Marriages, Virginia, Halifax Co., 1897, no. 43, Conrad W. Britton and Della M. Fallen, shows date, county, and officiant.
  9. [S9646] Conrad Britton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows married 3 years.
  10. [S9646] Conrad Britton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  11. [S9647] Conrad Britton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  12. [S9655] Conrad W. Britton household, 1920 U.S. Census, Charlotte Co., Virginia.
  13. [S9658] Conrad W. Britton household, 1930 U.S. Census, Charlotte Co., Virginia.
  14. [S9662] Conrad W. Britton household, 1940 U.S. Census, Charlotte Co., Virginia.
  15. [S9646] Conrad Britton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows the girl as daughter of Della's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  16. [S9647] Conrad Britton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows the girl as daughter of Della's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  17. [S9650] Bessie Lillian Britton, Certificate of Death.
  18. [S9647] Conrad Britton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  19. [S9655] Conrad W. Britton household, 1920 U.S. Census, Charlotte Co., Virginia, shows him as the son of her husband.
  20. [S9651] Thomas Pascal Britton, Certificate of Death.
  21. [S9652] Clyde Herman Bretton, Certificate of Death.
  22. [S9654] Ervin Percy Britton, Certificate of Death.
  23. [S9662] Conrad W. Britton household, 1940 U.S. Census, Charlotte Co., Virginia, shows him as the son of her husband.
  24. [S9656] Andrew Leo Britton, Certificate of Death.
  25. [S9657] Conrad Billy Britton, Certificate of Death.
  26. [S9658] Conrad W. Britton household, 1930 U.S. Census, Charlotte Co., Virginia, shows him as the son of her husband.
  27. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Marquis Arilus Britton, Soc. Sec. No. 225-24-8418.
  28. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Jesse Lewis Britton, Soc. Sec. No. 225-24-5477.
  29. [S9658] Conrad W. Britton household, 1930 U.S. Census, Charlotte Co., Virginia, shows the girl as daughter of Della's husband.
  30. [S9662] Conrad W. Britton household, 1940 U.S. Census, Charlotte Co., Virginia, shows the girl as daughter of Della's husband.
  31. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Verneader Britton, Soc. Sec. No. 228-26-3175.
  32. [S9659] George Preston Mitchell and Betty Mae Britton, Marriage License and Marriage Certificate.
  33. [S9646] Conrad Britton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, show her as mother of two, with one living.