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Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt 1897 – 1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Oct 1897

Birth Location: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama USA

Death Date: 3 Mar 1979

Death Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA

Father: Edward Britt

Mother: Lillie Moore

Spouse(s): Louise James, Fannie Owens

Children(s): Francis Britt, Virginia Britt

The story of Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt began in 1897 in Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama USA. Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt married Louise C. BRITT James, Fannie Elizabeth BRITT Owens, and had children including Francis Edwyna CHAPPELL Britt, Virginia Claire DUNN Britt. Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt passed away in 1979 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt began in 1897 in Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama USA.
  • Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt married Louise C. BRITT James, Fannie Elizabeth BRITT Owens, and had children including Francis Edwyna CHAPPELL Britt, Virginia Claire DUNN Britt.
  • Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt passed away in 1979 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Britt
1868 – 1943
Birth Location: Alabama
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Lillie Moore
1878 – 1965
Birth Location: Georgia
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Spouses(s)

Louise James
1902 – 1920
Birth Location: Alabama
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Fannie Owens
1901 – 1982
Birth Location: Alabama
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Children(s)

Francis Britt
1930 – 2015
Birth Location: Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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Virginia Britt
1947 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Edwin Britt's Ancestors

Self
Edwin Britt
1897 – 1979
Birth Place: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama USA
Parents
Edward J. "Eddie" Britt
1868 – 1943
Alabama
Lillie (Gertrude BRITT) Moore
1878 – 1965
Georgia
Grandparents
Madison (D.) Britt
1836 – 1912
Muscogee, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA
Frances (A. "Fannie" BRITT) Vessels
1836 – 1910
Midway, Bullock, Alabama, USA
Henry (Lafayette "Lafayette") MOORE
1850 – 1943
Jones Co., GA
Lucinda (Camellar) Melton
1848 –
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Britt
1803 – 1852
Zelpha Baggett
1810 – 1870
John Vessels
1812 – 1878
Margaret Ponch
1809 – 1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Britt
1780 – 1853
Sarah Matthews
1782 – 1857
Josiah Baggett
1843 – 1909
Edith Jackson
1849 – 1918
Thomas Vessels
1784 – 1856
Sivility Hearn
1793 – 1832
Ponch
1785 –

Edwin Britt's Descendants

1.
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Edwin (Holmes "Skinny") Britt (2 Oct 1897 – 3 Mar 1979) m. Louise (C. BRITT) James (ABT 1902 – 26 Feb 1920) m. Fannie (Elizabeth BRITT) Owens (20 April 1901 – 19 March 1982)
  1. 1. Francis (Edwyna CHAPPELL) Britt (2 January 1930 – 3 October 2015) m. Frank (J) Chappell (27 Apr 1924 – 26 January 2013)
    1. 1. James (Reaves) Chappell (20 Jan 1954 – 23 Feb 2004)
    2. 2. Frank (Scot) Chappell
    3. 3. Edward (Garner) Chappell
    4. 4. Virginia (STEINMAN) Chapell
    5. 5. Cindy Chappell
    6. 6. Susan Chappell
  2. 2. Virginia (Claire DUNN) Britt (abt 1947 – )

Edwin Britt's Timeline

17 Records

1897
2 Dec 1897
Birth of Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt in Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama USA
Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama USA
1897
2 Oct 1897
Birth of Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt in Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama USA
Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama USA
1898
abt 1898
Age 1
Birth of Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt in Alabama
Alabama
1900
1900
Age 3
Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt resided here in Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama, USA
Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt resided here in Eufaula Ward 2, Barbour, Alabama
Eufaula Ward 2, Barbour, Alabama
1910
1910
Age 13
Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt resided here in Eufaula Ward 2, Barbour, Alabama
Eufaula Ward 2, Barbour, Alabama
1910
1910
Age 13
Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt resided here in Eufaula Ward 2, Barbour, Alabama, USA
Eufaula Ward 2, Barbour, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt resided here in Eufaula Ward 1, Barbour, Alabama
Eufaula Ward 1, Barbour, Alabama
1920
1920
Age 23
Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt resided here in Eufaula Ward 1, Barbour, Alabama, USA
Eufaula Ward 1, Barbour, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt resided here in Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama
Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama
1924
1924
Age 27
Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt resided here in Macon, Georgia, USA
Macon, Georgia, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt resided here in Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, USA
Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt resided here in Georgia
Georgia
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 43
Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt resided here in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
1942
1942
Age 45
Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt resided here in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
1950
1950
Age 53
Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt resided here in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
1979
3 Mar 1979
Age 82
Death of Edwin Holmes "Skinny" Britt in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1897
    Event Place: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929, The National Archives Southeast Region; Atlanta, GA; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group: RG 147; Class: RG147, North Carolina World War II Draft Registration Cards; Box Number: 42
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2983; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 92-68A
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Eufaula Ward 1, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T625_3; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 86
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia; Roll: 350; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 655.0; FHL microfilm: 2340085
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Eufaula Ward 2, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T624_1; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1374014
    [7] North Carolina, Death Collection, 1908-2004
    [8] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Raleigh, Wake, North

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1898
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T625_3; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 69
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Eufaula Ward 1, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T625_3; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 86
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Eufaula Ward 2, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T624_1; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1374014

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1897
    Event Place: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama USA
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Number: 253-10-4610; Issue State: Georgia; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1240002

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Eufaula Ward 2, Barbour, Alabama
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Eufaula Ward 2, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T624_1; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1374014

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Eufaula Ward 2, Barbour, Alabama
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Eufaula Ward 2, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T624_1; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1374014

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Eufaula Ward 2, Barbour, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Eufaula Ward 2, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T624_1; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1374014

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Eufaula Ward 1, Barbour, Alabama
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Eufaula Ward 1, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T625_3; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 86

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Eufaula Ward 1, Barbour, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Eufaula Ward 1, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T625_3; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 86

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T625_3; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 69

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: Macon, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia; Roll: 350; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 655.0; FHL microfilm: 2340085

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2983; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 92-68A

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2983; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 92-68A

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929, The National Archives Southeast Region; Atlanta, GA; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group: RG 147; Class: RG147, North Carolina World War II Draft Registration Cards; Box Number: 42

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Raleigh, Wake, North

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Number: 253-10-4610; Issue State: Georgia; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 2712 Peachtree St
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News & Observer; Publication Date: 5 Mar 1979; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.7285378,0.16044764,0.82231116&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Collection, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1979
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 253-10-4610; Issue State: Georgia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] North Carolina, Death Collection, 1908-2004
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Montlawn Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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