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George R Brittain 1840–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1840

Birth Location: Hardin Co, Illinois

Death Date: 06 May 1876

Death Location: Hardin County, Illinois, USA

Father: James Brittain

Mother: Mary McCaslin

Spouse(s): Myra Britten, Ginsey Britton

Children(s): John Brittain

George R Brittain was born in 1840 in Hardin Co, Illinois, the child of James Grason Brittain And Mary Ann Mccaslin. In 1860, George R Brittain resided in Township 11 Range 8, Cave in Rock, Hardin, Illinoi. In 1870, George R Brittain resided in Sellers, Sellers Landing, Hardin, Illinois, USA. George R Brittain married Ginsey Britton, Myra Britten, and had children including John Thomas Metcalf Brittain. George R Brittain passed away in 1876 in Hardin County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • George R Brittain was born in 1840 in Hardin Co, Illinois, the child of James Grason Brittain And Mary Ann Mccaslin.
  • In 1860, George R Brittain resided in Township 11 Range 8, Cave in Rock, Hardin, Illinoi.
  • In 1870, George R Brittain resided in Sellers, Sellers Landing, Hardin, Illinois, USA.
  • George R Brittain married Ginsey Britton, Myra Britten, and had children including John Thomas Metcalf Brittain.
  • George R Brittain passed away in 1876 in Hardin County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Brittain's Ancestors

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George Brittain
1840–1876
Birth Place: Hardin Co, Illinois
Parents
James Grason Brittain
1787–1846
North Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann) McCaslin
1809–1854
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John Brittain
1750–
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Brittain's Descendants

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George (R) Brittain (abt 1840–06 May 1876) m. Myra Britten (Abt 1844–) m. Ginsey Britton (abt 1838–1860-61)
  1. 1. John (Thomas Metcalf) Brittain 1865–1934 m. Amerene (Millikan) Calvert 1859–1915
    1. 1. Otis Brittain 1888–1943 m. Ida (M) Brittain 1888–1972
      1. 1. Wanda (Hope) Brittain 1930–2000 m. Alfred (Glenial) Price 1928–2012
      2. 2. Beulah (A) Brittain 1913–1982
      3. 3. Cora (N) Brittain 1918–1984
      4. 4. Eula (R) Brittain 1920–2006
      5. 5. Otis (W) Brittain 1921–1988
      6. 6. Vada (F) Brittain 1922–2000
      7. 7. Theodore (W) Brittain 1924–1973
      8. 8. Harvard (Vernon) Brittain 1927–2010
      9. 9. Thelma (Gladys) White 1907–1985
      10. 10. Thomas (J.) Brittain 1909–1996
      11. 11. Cleta (Mildred) Angleton 1906–1974
      12. 12. Grada (Pearl) Simmons 1910–1977
      13. 13. Mazella (M) Lane 1915–1995
    2. 2. George (T) Brittain 1884–
    3. 3. Pearl (I) Brittain 1892–1989
    4. 4. Henry Brittain 1895–
    5. 5. Richard Brittain 1897–

George Brittain's Timeline

4 Records

1840
abt 1840
Birth of George R Brittain in Hardin Co, Illinois
Hardin Co, Illinois
1860
1860
Age 20
George R Brittain resided here in Township 11 Range 8, Cave in Rock, Hardin, Illinois, USA
Township 11 Range 8, Cave in Rock, Hardin, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 30
George R Brittain resided here in Sellers, Sellers Landing, Hardin, Illinois, USA
Sellers, Sellers Landing, Hardin, Illinois, USA
1876
06 May 1876
Age 36
Death of George R Brittain in Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Hardin County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1840
    Event Place: Hardin Co, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [3] Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 11 Range 8, Cave in Rock, Hardin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Sellers, Sellers Landing, Hardin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hardin Co, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 May 1876
    Event Place: Hardin County, Illinois, USA

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