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Samuel Houston Britton 1862–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1862

Birth Location: Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, United States

Death Date: 2 Oct 1949

Death Location: Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States

Father: Cornelius Britton

Mother: Delilah Meskimen

Spouse(s): Nora Holliday

Children(s): Samuel Britton, Elma Britton, Cora Britton, Lola Britton

Samuel Houston Britton was born in 1862 in Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, United States, the child of Cornelius Columbus Britton And Delilah Meskimen. Samuel Houston Britton married Nora Holliday, and had children including Cora Amanda Britton, Elma Rozena Britton, Lola Evelena Britton, Samuel William Britton. Samuel Houston Britton passed away in 1949 in Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Biography

  • Samuel Houston Britton was born in 1862 in Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, United States, the child of Cornelius Columbus Britton And Delilah Meskimen.
  • Samuel Houston Britton married Nora Holliday, and had children including Cora Amanda Britton, Elma Rozena Britton, Lola Evelena Britton, Samuel William Britton.
  • Samuel Houston Britton passed away in 1949 in Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Samuel Britton's Ancestors

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Samuel Britton
1862–1949
Birth Place: Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, United States
Parents
Cornelius Columbus Britton
1832–1903
, Coshocton, Ohio
Delilah Meskimen
1829–1892
Coshocton, Ohio, United States
Grandparents
James Britton
1798–1856
Ireland
Lettitia Sharrock
1812–1894
Guernsey, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Sharrock
1785–1874
Eleanor Cronk
1790–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Rev.
1750–1826
Jane Everard
1752–1826

Samuel Britton's Descendants

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Samuel (Houston) Britton (1 Jan 1862–2 Oct 1949) m. Nora Holliday (30 Jun 1865–6 Jan 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

Samuel Britton's Timeline

2 Records

1862
1 Jan 1862
Birth of Samuel Houston Britton in Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, United States
Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, United States
1949
2 Oct 1949
Age 87
Death of Samuel Houston Britton in Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States
Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1862
    Event Place: Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1949
    Event Place: Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States

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