Virginia Andrew Britton1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 22558, (1861 - 1914)
FatherAndrew Jackson Britton1,4 (30 Jan 1836 - 1861)
MotherElizabeth Jane Buster1,5,4 (9 Mar 1834 - 2 Apr 1902)

Key Events:

Birth: 4 Dec 1861, Halifax Co., Virginia6,7,8
Marriage: 5 Nov 1890, Lynchburg, Virginia, Henry Archer Allen Jr. (17 Jun 1861 - 5 Aug 1947)9,10
Death: 24 Nov 1914, Richmond, Virginia11,12
Burial: Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg, Lynchburg City Co., Virginia13
ChartsDescendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family

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Narrative:

     Virginia Andrew Britton was born on 4 Dec 1861 in Halifax Co., Virginia.6,7,8
     She appeared with her mother on the 1870 Federal Census of Buffalo Twp., Prince Edward Co., Virginia, in the household of Nannie and Agnes Thomas.14
     Virginia appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Lynchburg, Campbell Co., Virginia, at 11 St. and Federal St., enumerated 4 Jun 1880, boarding with John Yeatman and his family. The household included his daughter, who was also a teacher, and two servants and their children.15
     She was a school teacher by age 18.16
     Virginia married Henry Archer Allen Jr., son of Henry Archer Allen and Elizabeth Woodson Almand, on 5 Nov 1890 in Lynchburg, Virginia.9,10
     Virginia and Henry appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Lynchburg, Lynchburg City Co., Virginia, at 914 Filmore St., enumerated 7 Jun 1900, reporting they rented their home. Their children Frances, Virginia and Evelyn were listed as living with them.17
     Virginia and Henry appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Lynchburg, Lynchburg Co., Virginia, at 1022 Harrison St., enumerated 20 Apr 1910, reporting they rented their home. Their children Frances, Virginia and Evelyn were listed as living with them.18
     Virginia died on 24 Nov 1914 in Richmond, Virginia, at age 52.11,12 She was buried in Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg, Lynchburg City Co., Virginia.13

Children:
     Children with Henry Archer Allen Jr.:

  • Frances Maurice Allen19,20 (23 Oct 1891 - 23 Sep 1972)
  • Virginia Archer Allen19,20 (28 Feb 1895 - 23 Nov 1961)
  • Evelyn Merritt Allen19,20 (21 May 1898 - 11 Mar 1978)

Citations

  1. [S9632] Register of Births, Virginia, Halifax Co., 1861, no.25, Virginia A. Britton.
  2. [S9728] Nannie Thomas household, 1870 U.S. Census, Prince Edward Co., Virginia, shows name as Virginia Briten.
  3. [S3519] "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," FamilySearch.org, record for Henry Archer Allen Jr. and Virginia Andrew Britton, citing FHL #32268.
  4. [S9738] Virginia B Allen, Certificate of Death.
  5. [S9728] Nannie Thomas household, 1870 U.S. Census, Prince Edward Co., Virginia, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S9632] Register of Births, Virginia, Halifax Co., 1861, no.25, Virginia A. Britton, shows date.
  7. [S9728] Nannie Thomas household, 1870 U.S. Census, Prince Edward Co., Virginia, shows age 8 and state.
  8. [S9738] Virginia B Allen, Certificate of Death, shows date, county, and state.
  9. [S3519] "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," FamilySearch.org, record for Henry Archer Allen Jr. and Virginia Andrew Britton, citing FHL #32268, shows date, city, and state.
  10. [S9731] Henry A. Allen household, 1900 U.S. Census, Virginia, shows married 10 years.
  11. [S9738] Virginia B Allen, Certificate of Death, shows date, as 25th, and city.
  12. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 79460092, Virginia Britton Allen, shows date, as 24th, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 79460092, Virginia Britton Allen, includes tombstone photo.
  14. [S9728] Nannie Thomas household, 1870 U.S. Census, Prince Edward Co., Virginia.
  15. [S9729] John Yeatman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Campbell Co., Virginia.
  16. [S9729] John Yeatman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Campbell Co., Virginia, shows occupation as teacher.
  17. [S9731] Henry A. Allen household, 1900 U.S. Census, Virginia.
  18. [S9732] Henry A. Allen household, 1910 U.S. Census, Virginia.
  19. [S9731] Henry A. Allen household, 1900 U.S. Census, Virginia, shows the girl as daughter of Virginia's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  20. [S9732] Henry A. Allen household, 1910 U.S. Census, Virginia, shows the girl as daughter of Virginia's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.