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Cornelius Columbus Britton 1832–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1832

Birth Location: , Coshocton, Ohio

Death Date: 1 May 1903

Death Location: Texas, USA

Father: James Britton

Mother: Lettitia Sharrock

Spouse(s): Sarah Rhames, Delilah Meskimen

Children(s): Samuel Britton, Virginia Britton, Lettie Britton

In 1832, Cornelius Columbus Britton entered the world in , Coshocton, Ohio, born to James Britton And Lettitia Sharrock. Cornelius Columbus Britton married Delilah Meskimen, Sarah Martha Rhames, and had children including Lettie Britton, Samuel Houston Britton, Virginia Knox Britton. Cornelius Columbus Britton passed away in 1903 in Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1832, Cornelius Columbus Britton entered the world in , Coshocton, Ohio, born to James Britton And Lettitia Sharrock.
  • Cornelius Columbus Britton married Delilah Meskimen, Sarah Martha Rhames, and had children including Lettie Britton, Samuel Houston Britton, Virginia Knox Britton.
  • Cornelius Columbus Britton passed away in 1903 in Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Britton
1798–1856
Birth Location: Ireland
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Lettitia Sharrock
1812–1894
Birth Location: Guernsey, Ohio
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Rhames
1823–1901
Birth Location: Georgia
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Delilah Meskimen
1829–1892
Birth Location: Coshocton, Ohio, United States
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Children(s)

Samuel Britton
1862–1949
Birth Location: Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, United States
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Virginia Britton
1872–1945
Birth Location: Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, USA
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Lettie Britton
1853–1937
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
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Cornelius Britton's Ancestors

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Cornelius Britton
1832–1903
Birth Place: , Coshocton, Ohio
Parents
James Britton
1798–1856
Ireland
Lettitia Sharrock
1812–1894
Guernsey, Ohio
Grandparents
Timothy Sharrock
1785–1874
Westchester County, New York, USA
Eleanor Cronk
1790–1840
Guernsey, Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Rev.
1750–1826
Jane Everard
1752–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cornelius Britton's Descendants

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Cornelius (Columbus) Britton (Jan 1832–1 May 1903) m. Sarah (Martha) Rhames (3 Jul 1823–3 Oct 1901) m. Delilah Meskimen (20 Jun 1829–18 Apr 1892)
  1. 1. Samuel (Houston) Britton 1862–1949 m. Nora Holliday 1865–1963
    1. 1. Samuel (William) Britton 1893–1960 m. Betsey ('Bessie' Jane) Alger 1898–1960
      1. 1. Clarence (Samuel) Britton 1917–2009 m. Dona (Mae) Hunsaker 1917–1996
        1. 1. Thomas (Arthur) Britton 1941–2007
      2. 2. Florence (Barbara) Britton 1921–2010 m. Leslie (Arthur) Meyer 1915–2004
      3. 3. Jack (Merrill) Britton 1929–2003 m. Peggy (Rae) Newell 1932–2011
    2. 2. Elma (Rozena) Britton 1889–1983 m. Henry (Edward) Dowdle 1886–1945
      1. 1. Earl (Britton) Dowdle 1920–2011 m. Roxie Allred 1921–2013
      2. 2. Glenn (Harold) Dowdle 1926–2018 m. Arnetta (Jean) Phillips 1930–2007
    3. 3. Cora (Amanda) Britton 1884–1931 m. George (Andrew Goforth) Green 1876–1943
      1. 1. Marguerite Green 1911–2009 m. Clement (George) Brooks 1904–1987
    4. 4. Lola (Evelena) Britton 1886–1970 m. Thomas (Edgar) Stewart 1892–1926 m. Oliver (Wendell) Delahoyde 1888–1972
      1. 1. Kenneth (Edgar) Delahoyde 1917–1996 m. Dorothy (Irene) Dillingham 1918–1982
        1. 1. Dorothy (Norita) Delahoyde 1937–2021 m. James (Edward) McPherson 1931–2004
  2. 2. Virginia (Knox) Britton 1872–1945 m. James (Benjamin) Talley 1864–1944
    1. 1. Herman (Aubrey) Talley 1896–1966 m. Johnnie Brooks 1899–1972
      1. 1. James (Robert) Talley 1927–1987 m. Eleanir McGimsey 1933–2020
  3. 3. Lettie Britton 1853–1937 m. William (Jordan) McMichael 1850–1903
    1. 1. William (Jesse) McMichael 1884–1972 m. Gertrude (Elizabeth) Maddox 1884–1962
      1. 1. Clara (Belle) McMichael 1907–1986 m. Willie (Lee) Ricks 1900–1986
        1. 1. Howard (Lee) Ricks 1930–2019 m. Patsy Bunch 1932–2015
      2. 2. Willie (Mae) McMichael 1909–2003
        1. 1. Billy (Bob) Estes 1931–2020 m. Betty (Victoria) Turner 1933–2023
    2. 2. Eliza (Lee "Lizer") McMichael 1888–1983 m. James (Hiram Douglas) Morgan 1876–1951
      1. 1. Hiram (Francis) Morgan 1908–1988 m. Mildred (Adelle) Overstreet 1914–1995
        1. 1. Kenneth (Doyle) Morgan 1935–2019
      2. 2. Mary (Lee) Morgan 1906–1998 m. William (Boyd) Christian 1903–1984
        1. 1. James (Douglas) Christian 1927–2021 m. Opal (“Janet”) Smith 1932–2010
    3. 3. Cora (Julius) McMichael 1889–1975 m. John (Napoleon) Allen 1882–1952
      1. 1. Aaron (Napoleon) Allen 1912–2002 m. Maude (Ellen "Maudie") Herridge 1914–2005

Cornelius Britton's Timeline

2 Records

1832
Jan 1832
Birth of Cornelius Columbus Britton in , Coshocton, Ohio
, Coshocton, Ohio
1903
1 May 1903
Age 71
Death of Cornelius Columbus Britton in Texas, USA
Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1832
    Event Place: , Coshocton, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1903
    Event Place: Texas, USA
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