Etta C. Britton1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 22603, (1884 - 1963)
FatherMelcajas A. Britton4 (16 Mar 1849 - 3 Jun 1911)
MotherElizabeth Edward Fallen4 (11 Feb 1862 - 22 Apr 1950)

Key Events:

Birth: 30 Sep 1884, Virginia5,6,7,8
Marriage: before 1940, Marvin Ream Harris (30 Jun 1875 - 30 May 1960)9,10,11
Death: 24 Sep 1963, South Boston, Halifax Co., Virginia12,13
Burial: Hermon Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Randolph, Charlotte Co., Virginia4,14
ChartsDescendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family

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Narrative:

     Etta C. Britton was born on 30 Sep 1884 in Virginia.5,6,7,8
     Her parents divorced before 1890, when she would have been six years old.15
     Her mother died before 1898, when Etta was about 14 years old.16,17
     Etta appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia, in the household of James E. Fallen and Mary C. Britton, her maternal grandfather and his second wife, who was also a sister of Etta's father.18
     When Etta was living with her maternal grandparents and then her mother's brother and his wife she was listed in the census with their surname, Fallen. No other evidence that she actually used that surname has been found, but the fact that it appears in two different censuses suggests she did.2,19
     Etta appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia, in the household of Walter F. Fallen and Malissa E. Canada, her mother's brother and his wife.20 Etta also appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia, in the household of her mother and step-father, Charles Hundley Watts, listed here with his surname.21
     After Etta started living with her mother and step-father she used his surname, Watts, which was apparently the surname she was using when she married. Whether he actually adopted her is unknown, but it seems unlikely since she was an adult by that time. But clearly she was considered part of his family, as evidenced by her tombstone in the family plot engraved "Daughter."22,23,24
     Etta has not been found in the 1920 census.
     She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Roanoke, Charlotte Co., Virginia, in the household of her mother and step-father.25
     Etta married Marvin Ream Harris, son of John C. Harris and Betty M. Finch, before 1940.9,10,11
     Etta and Marvin appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Thomasville, Davidson Co., North Carolina, at 109 Montlieu St., enumerated 9 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $8 per month, and that they had lived in rural Charlotte Co., Virginia in 1935.26
     Her husband died on 30 May 1960 in Thomasville, Davidson Co., North Carolina.27,28
     Etta died on 24 Sep 1963 in South Boston, Halifax Co., Virginia, at age 78.12,13 She was buried in Hermon Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Randolph, Charlotte Co., Virginia.4,14

Children:
     There were no children with Marvin Ream Harris

Citations

  1. [S9786] Etta Britton Harris, Certificate of Death, shows father's surname as Britton.
  2. [S9771] James E. Fallen household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows name as Etta C. Fallen.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 38611794, Etta B Harris, includes tombstone photo showing same.
  4. [S9786] Etta Britton Harris, Certificate of Death.
  5. [S9771] James E. Fallen household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows month and year, as Jan 1886, age 14, and state.
  6. [S9772] Walter F. Fallen household, 1910 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows age 23 and state.
  7. [S9786] Etta Britton Harris, Certificate of Death, shows date, with year as 1884, and state.
  8. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 38611794, Etta B Harris, shows date, with year as 1887, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  9. [S9808] M. Rema Harris household, 1940 U.S. Census, Davidson Co., North Carolina, shows married.
  10. [S9807] Marvin Ream Harris, Certificate of Death, shows her as his wife.
  11. [S9786] Etta Britton Harris, Certificate of Death, shows him as her husband.
  12. [S9786] Etta Britton Harris, Certificate of Death, shows date, with year as 1963, city, county, and state.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 38611794, Etta B Harris, shows date, with year as 1964, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 38611794, Etta B Harris, includes tombstone photo.
  15. [S3519] "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," FamilySearch.org, record for M. A. Britton and S. H. Blackstock, citing FHL #31918, shows her as divorced.
  16. [S2152] "North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2000," Ancestry.com, record for Marvin R. Harris and Genelia Ingram, shows married 20 Mar 1898.
  17. [S9821] Dauvolt Little household, 1900 U.S. Census, Alexander Co., North Carolina, shows Edna in their household.
  18. [S9771] James E. Fallen household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  19. [S9772] Walter F. Fallen household, 1910 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows name as Etta C. Fallen.
  20. [S9772] Walter F. Fallen household, 1910 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  21. [S9799] Charlie H. Watts household, 1910 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  22. [S9799] Charlie H. Watts household, 1910 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows name as Etta C. Watts.
  23. [S9809] Marvin Ream Harris obituary, The High Point Enterprise, shows name as Etta Watts.
  24. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 38611794, Etta B Harris, includes tombstone photo showing stone engraved "Daughter" at the top, with a stone in same style as those of her mother and step-father, which were engraved "Mother" and "Father."
  25. [S9804] Charles H. Watts household, 1930 U.S. Census, Charlotte Co., Virginia.
  26. [S9808] M. Rema Harris household, 1940 U.S. Census, Davidson Co., North Carolina.
  27. [S9807] Marvin Ream Harris, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  28. [S9786] Etta Britton Harris, Certificate of Death, shows her as widowed.