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My Britt, Futrell,Odom lines are on this page.
My grandparents were the light of my life and the joy of my heart when I was growing up, most especially my grandfather, as my grandmother Britt died when I was 8 years old.
Many evenings I sat on his porch swing with him as he smoked his pipe and I ate the bicuits he made,I have never had any so good since. We would watch the sun go down and he would tell me about so many things, his youth, his family and friends and his adventures in life. When it was cold we sat by his fireplace and we talked for hours. I never heard him say an unkind word against anyone ever and never heard him complain about the sadness that he often times had.
I have missed him everyday of my life since I lost him over 30 years ago.
Grover Cleveland Britt was one of the great men ,not because of wealth or fame,but because he was honest and generous and kind of heart.
I love you grandpa.
GROVER CLEVELAND BRITT AND EVA BELLE THOMAS BRITT
My beloved grandparents
BRITT
This Britt line probably in Va, and later moved into N.C. around the Revolutionary War period.The history of this line was sent to my grandfather by his uncle,Gray Britt, who had some of the family records of the grandparents in Ga. The information was sent to him in the late 1800's and early 1900's. I have no idea what happened to the originals but I hope that someone has them and kept them safe. Grandpa was a genealogist before most had even heard of it.
There has been recent discoveries on this line..some of which was in a box of old will copies and many Britt , and other related papers that I discovered at my mother's home. They had been sent to her by a distant cousin in Oklahoma..she is long since deceased and had very meticulous records.These records prove that some of what was believed earlier and passed down to later generations was in some cases in error.
These records concern the earlier Britt lines in this country.
To put it briefly, until I can get this tremendous amount of info read and completely sorted , I will only put the names of some earlier generations proven by these wills and documents.
I already had much info on later generations but now have much much more
Kinchen Britt
Henry B. Britt son of Kinchen
Henry B. Britt had children below:
All info on Henry's children is correct
WILLIAM A./M. BRITT( middle initial A. in some records M. in others..possibly had more than one middle name.. at least one of his children did. " A". was more commonly used by his son Webster V.B. Britt
WILLIAM A.BRITT married SARAH MARINDA(SALLY)FUTRELL
B. OCT 15,1796 .......................B. 1800
D.1888................................D.about 1855
They were both born in Goldsboro,Wayne Co. N.C. and were married there. They left Goldsboro in March 1826 and moved to Thomaston Ga.
WILLIAM A. BRITT was a captain in the Indian Wars during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. He is buried in Rolan Ga. In a letter written to my grandfather from his first cousin in Ga., he remarked in there that everyone called him Captain.
The children of William A. and Sarah Futrell Britt
KATHERINE BRITT
WILLIAM GRAVES BRIGHT BRITT
MARY JANE BRITT
GEORGE WASHINGTON BRITT
WEBSTER VAN BUREN BRITT
PINKNEY GASTON BRITT
KINCHEN BRITT
After the death of Sarah(Sally), William married again and the new wife did not treat the children at home very well.My greatgrandfather,WEBSTER VAN BUREN BRITT left home at the age of 23 and started heading west.
William G. B. Britt
Son of William A. Britt and Sarah Futrell Britt
Lft.Pinkney Gaston Britt Rt.Webster Van Buren Britt
Sons of William A. Britt and Sarah Futrell Britt
This picture was made at the home of Webster when Pinkney came to visit after they had attended the reunion of Civil War veterans in New Orleans
William G. B. Britt in uniform
WEBSTER VAN BUREN BRITT married MARY JANE MacDONALD
B. NOV.17,1833 Thomaston Ga.....B.Sept.20,1841 Jackson Par.La
D.Nov. 24, 1915.................D. Jan 6,1902
W.V. Britt and Mary Jane MacDonald were married July 1,1858 in Jackson Parish La.
WEBSTER VAN BUREN BRITT left Ga. Nov.2,1856 heading west. He became ill on the trip and was taken in by a family in Al. and nursed back to health. As with most people back then ..they would take no monetary reward for taking care of him.
After his recovery he moved on and went to Ashland Co. Ark. for a short time and then to Jackson Parish in 1857 where he met his future wife while working for her father.
Webster Van Buren and Mary Jane MacDonald Britt
My Greatgrandparents
The children of W.V. Britt and Mary Jane MacDonald Britt
SARAH ELIZA BRITT..died at 5 mos. of age
JOHN WEBSTER BRITT married and had several children
MARY FRANCES BRITT..She had the same name as I do but it was a coincidence since my parents didn't even know about her. She died
(another coincidence ) on my birthday at 1year and 4mos. old.
PINKIE JANE BRITT..married and had several children
WILLIAM HOLMES BRITT..married no children
GROVER CLEVELAND BRITT (my grandfather)
W.V. Britt and Mary Jane moved from Jackson Parish to the Rapides Parish area. The home they built in 1865 still stands and I was raised in the house. It is now on the National Register of Historic Places and remains in the family.
W.V. Britt was a Primitive Baptist minister and served in the Civil War. He was wounded in the war and was held prisoner. He always had a gaunt look and did not appear robust ever again.
The Webster V. Britt Family
Standing: Pinkie J., John Webster Seated: Mary Jane holding Grover C.,William Holmes(boy standing) Webster V. Britt
GROVER CLEVELAND BRITT married EVA BELLE THOMAS
B.Feb. 3,1885................. B.Feb. 22,1884
D.July 8, 1968.................D.June 28,1957
Married Feb. 22,1906
Children of Grover and Eva
DOLLY born and died April 16, 1910
MYRA BELLE BRITT(SUNSHINE)b. April 5,1912 d. Sept. 15,1913
JANIE FUTRELL BRITT born May 23,1914 died Nov.17,1915
EVA FRANCES BRITT born Nov.17,1920 (My mother)
As you can see my dear sweet grandparents had so much heartbreak in their lives and must surely have lost hope of having a child to live and then my mom was born.
Their pictures are at the top of this page
They built a house that they remained in for their entire married lives
Grandma and Grandpa in front of their house
A picture drawn by Grover in 1899 showing a house very similar to the side of the one he built some few years later.Future house plans?
Grover and Eva and Myra Belle
Myra Belle is one of the daughters who died
*For this THOMAS line see the link at the bottom of this page
FRANCES married private
Children of James and Frances
JAMES B. .
MARY FRANCES
For IRVINE line see link(Tennessee) at bottom of page
Below are some of the calling cards used by the Britts. It was a nice custom to leave these when you called on someone
There are many of these and someday I may do a page of these and other cards, postcards ect. Maybe:)
I have quite a bit more info on many of these and may be reached by e-mail at address below
ODOM,FUTRELL
So far all I have on the ODOM and FUTRELL lines is this:
PETER ODOM..married..PHOEBE(maiden name unknown)
They were married probably mid 1700's.
Child of Peter and Phoebe
ZILPHA ODOM
ZILPHA ODOM married LAWRENCE FUTRELL
They married around the Revolutionary War period
They were in Goldsboro N.C. about the late 1700's
The child of Zilpha and Lawrence
SARAH MIRANDA FUTRELL
SARAH MIRANDA FUTRELL married WILLIAM A/M. BRITT
*See BRITT line above
If you would like further info on any of these , just e-mail me and I will try to supply it.
Irishlace9@aol.com
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