Census Images for Louis Cass Britton (1851-1932)

Born - 15 May 1851 in Golden, White Pine Twp, Barry County, Missouri
Parents - Riley Britton & Julia Ann Strong

Wife - Hannah Catherine Odell, daughter of Abraham Odell & Cynthia Ann Smith
Married - 1 Mar 1870 in Hartville, Wright County, Missouri

Children -
William Isaac "Ike"
Marie (died as a baby)
Sarah Alice
John (died as a baby)
Paralee
Stella
Cora Florence

Wife died - 15 Jun 1919 in Williams Twp, Stone County, Missouri (age 69) after being bedridden
Louis died - 6 Aug 1932 in Chouteau, Mayes County, Oklahoma

1870 Census - Wright County, Missouri (PO: Hartville) Odle, Abraham - 57, farmer, $500/$700, b TN Odle, Cynthia - 49, b MO, illiterate Odle, Enoch - 20, in school, b MO Odle, Sarah - 15, in school, b MO Odle, Martha - 11, in school, b MO Britton, Louis - 20, in school, b MO Britton, Hannah - 22, b MO Next door - Riley/Julia Britton (no kids) Next - Louis's sister Fannie w/ siblings	1880 Census - White River Twp, Barry Co, Missouri Britton, Louis - 28, farmer, b MO, parents b TN Britton, Hannah - 32, can't write, b MO, parents b TN/IL Britton, William I - 9,  in school, b in MO Britton, Sarah A - 2, b in MO Next door - Perry Eldridge Britten family
1900 Census - Williams Twp, Stone County, Missouri Britton, Louis C - 49, farmer, b May 1851 MO, m 30 Britton, Hannah - 51, b 1849 MO, m 30, 5/7 kids living Britton, Paralee - unknown age, b MO Britton, Stella, unknown age, b MO, in school Britton, Cora - unknown age, b MO, in school Deaton, John - 19, b KY, servant / farm laborer Britton, Fannie (Louis' sister), unknown age, b MO, single 2 farms away - Bilyeu family (re: Stella's story later on)	1910 Census - Williams Twp, Stone County, Missouri Britton, Louis C - 58, m 39 yrs, farmer, b MO Britton, Hannah - 60, m 39, 5/7 kids alive, b MO, can't write Britton, Stella - 25, b MO Blue/Bilyue, Vernie - 4, Louis' grandson, b MO Britton, Fannie - 65, widowed, Louis' sister, b MO Next door - Cora (Louis' daughter) and family
1920 Census - Williams Twp, Stone County, Missouri Britton, Louis - 68, widowed, farmer, b MO Britton, Stella - 36, single, b MO Blyeu, Vernie - 14, Louis' grandson, b MO, in school 2 farms away - Paralee (Louis' daughter) and family (Paralee's husband wasn't living with her at the time) Next door - Fannie Burris (Louis' sister) - 75, widow, b MO	1930 Census - Ruth Twp, Stone County, Missouri Lynes, Sherman - 44, 22 at 1st marriage, farmer, b MO Lynes, Stella (Louis' daughter) - 45, 36 at 1st m, b MO (Stella's son, Vernie, died by gunshot ca. 1924) Lynes, Kenneth - 8, in school, b OK Britton, Louis - 78, widowed, 19 at 1st marriage, b MO (Fannie had died in 1924)

Background and Conclusions:

8 Oct 1840 (Parents' marriage) - Louis' parents were married in Steelville, Crawford Co, Missouri

16 Aug 1850 (Census) - Louis' parents lived in District 24 of Crawford County, Missouri

10 Feb 1851 (County) - Stone County was formed from land originally belonging partly to Crawford Co

15 May 1851 (Birth) - Louis was born at Golden, Barry County, Missouri

1860 (Census) - missing (he may have lived in Barry or Wright County, Missouri)

1 Mar 1870 (Marriage) - Louis/Hannah were married somewhere in Missouri (no record found)

18 Jun 1870 (Census) - Louis/Hannah were near Hartville in Wright Co, MO living with her parents                                                   - next to his parents and sister, Fannie

8 Feb 1873 - Louis' father died near Hartville, Wright County, Missouri

31 Aug 1874 - Probate of Louis' father, issues due to him dying without a will

1874-1876 - Louis' widowed mother married Mr. Eads

13 Nov 1876 - Louis' mother was still trying to get her late husband's land to go to her minor children

Louis lived in Stone County, Missouri for most of his adult life, with or near his sister, Fannie. Though he died before any census could reflect such, he moved to Oklahoma toward the latter part of his life. At that time, his brother, Perry, was living with Fannie there in Oklahoma. Louis lived with his daughter, Cora, and her family. In 1935, three years after Louis' death, Cora still lived in rural Mayes County, Oklahoma (the county in which Louis had died) and was at Bristow, Creek County, Oklahoma by the following year.

Louis Cass Britton (1851-1932) Source Summary

Parentage
Riley Britton: Born in Crawford Co, MO 1814, died in Hartville, Wright Co, MO 1873
Julia Ann Strong: Born in Davidson Co, TN 1824, died in Baxter, Stone Co, MO 1898

Primary Sources

• No birth certificate
• 1860 Census is missing, which would have shown him living with his parents
• Death Certificate states “Don’t Know” for Louis’ parents’ names and birth places

Secondary Sources

• 1850 Census: Riley (b MO)/Julia (b TN) listed with children Vienna, Frances, S A and G O
• 1870 Census: Riley (b MO)/Julia (b TN) living between Louis and Fannie (Frances)
• 1880 Census: Parents both born in Tennessee
• 1900 Census: Father born in Missouri, Mother born in Tennessee
• 1910 Census: Father born in Missouri, Mother born in Tennessee
• 1920 Census: Father born in Missouri, Mother born in Tennessee
• 1930 Census: Father born in Missouri, Mother born in Tennessee

Conclusions

• Agree that his parents were Riley and Julia, but would like to find more conclusive proof.

Birth
15 May 1851 in Golden, White Pine Twp, Barry County, Missouri

Primary Sources

• Bible Page: L. C. Britton Born May 15,1851

Secondary Sources

• 1850 Census (16 Aug) Dist 24, Crawford Co, MO: Parents were there 1 yr before Louis’ birth
• 1870 Census (18 Jun) Wright Co, MO: Age 20, Place of Birth MO (b 185o/1)
• 1880 Census (17 Jun) White River Twp, Barry Co, MO: Age 28, Born in Missouri (b 1851/2)
• 1900 Census (7 Jun) William Twp, Stone Co, MO: DoB May 1851, Place of Birth Missouri
• 1910 Census (26 Apr) Williams Twp, Stone Co, MO: Age 58, Place of Birth Missouri
• 1920 Census (28 Feb) Williams Twp, Stone Co, MO: Age 68, Place of Birth Missouri
• 1930 Census (10 Apr) Ruth Twp, Stone Co, MO: Age 78, Place of Birth Missouri
• Death Certificate: Date Birth May 15, 1851, Birth Place MO

Conclusions

• Date is likely correct. Death certificate and Bible agree, the census records within range.
• Insufficient proof of town/county, but all census records agree that he was born in Missouri.

Marriage
Hannah Catherine Odell 1 Mar 1870 in Hartville, Wright County, Missouri Primary Sources

• No marriage certificate
• No Bible record that includes their marriage date

Secondary Sources

• 1870 Census Hartville, Wright Co, MO: Hanah 22, Louis 20, with her parents, listed together
• 1880 Census White River Twp, Barry Co, MO: Louis 28, Hannah 32 Wife
• 1900 Census Williams Twp, Stone Co, MO: Louis C 49, Hannah 51 Wife, both m. 30 years
• 1910 Census William Twp, Stone Co, MO: Louis C 58, Hanna C 60, both married 39 years
• Hannah’s headstone: Hannah C Britton Sept 3, 1849 - June 15, 1919 Wife of L. C. Britton

Conclusions

• Louis’ wife’s name and information is correct.
• There must be a marriage or Bible record that I don’t have yet, date likely correct
• Census records suggest married 1869/1870, in line with the accepted date of 1 Mar 1870
• Place not listed, but both sets of parents lived near Hartville in Wright County that year

Death
Died 6 Aug 1932 in Chouteau, Mayes County, Oklahoma

 Primary Sources

• Death Certificate: Date of Death Aug 6 ’32 Mayes County, Oklahoma age 81 yrs 2 mo 17 days

Burial
7 Aug 1932 in Alberty (Bethany?) Cemetery, Sportsman Acres, Mayes Co, OK

Primary Sources

• Death Certificate: Place of Burial Bethany Cemetery 8/7/32
• Headstone Photo in Alberty Cemetery: Louis Britton (no dates)

Notes

The Alberty Cemetery is no longer accessible by vehicle. Due to vandalism, access was terminated by the intentional destruction of the bridge needed to get out there. You would have to hike 1 ½ miles or use a quad. This is according to Oklahoma Genweb on a page listing burials, as found in the sexton’s book on which his first name is listed as Lewis rather than Louis. A post on rootsweb states the following for directions: Hwy 69, then east on 69A until arriving at a big water tower. Turn right on that street and continue until you get to a dirt road heading east. There is a locked gate, after which you have to walk. Make a left on the first road, which is overgrown with brush.

Residence Summary of the Louis Cass Britton and Hannah Catherine Odell Families

Year	James/Frankey Brittain	Riley/Julia Britton	Louis/Hannah Britton	Abraham/Cynthia Odell	Enoch/Catherine Odell
1800	m. 1794 Richmond Co, Georgia
1810	St. Louis Dist. Louisiana/ Missouri Territory (Missouri) Moved there in 1805 Names on Memorial James Britten Jr and Sr Reconstructed Census
1820	Surely lived in Missouri. Can't find census.	Riley b. 1814 Crawford Co Missouri		Abraham b. 1814 White Co, TN Living w/ parents in 1820 White Co, TN male: 0-10	Enoch/Catherine White Co Tennessee males: 0-10 (1) 10-15 (1) 16-25 (1) 26-44 (1) females: 0-10 (3) 10-15 (2) 16-25 (1) 26-44 (1) 2 in agriculture no slaves
1830	*James died before 1828 in Missouri	Julia b. 1824 Davidson Co Tennessee		*Cynthia b. 1822 Illinois	Tennessee? Illinois?
1840	Frankey Merrimac, Crawford Co, Missouri likely w/ son, Bedford B B Britton Male: 30-39 (1) Female: 60-69 (1) Slave: 0-10 (1)			Abraham/Cynthia Pulaski Co Missouri male: 20-30 (1) female: 15-20 (1) Next door: Samuel Odle Same page: Elijah Bohannon Wm Bohannon Enoch Odle (father) *married 1840 Polk Co, Missouri	Enoch/Catherine Pulaski Co Missouri males: 60-69 (1) females:15-19 (1) 20-29 (1) 1 in agriculture no slaves
1850	Frankey Crawford Co, Missouri *James d. 1828 153/153 JW 48 GA Susan 30 KY NR 10 MO BB 8 MO Mary 12 MO Vienna 12 MO Wilbern 2 MO Green 6m MO BB 46 GA Frankey 70 GA Other Brittons on same page	Riley/Julia Crawford Co Missouri 150/150 Riley 36 MO Julian 26 TN Vienna 9 MO FA 4 MO GO 2 MO Louis not born yet	*Catherine b. 1849 Living w/ parents in 1850	Abraham/Cynthia Laclede Co, (formed from Pulaski / Wright) Missouri 332/332 Abraham 35 TN Cyntha Ann 26 IL Evan 9 MO Samuel 7 AR James 4 AR Hannah 3 MO Enoch 1m MO	Enoch Wright Co, (formed from Pulaski) Missouri *wife d. bef 1825 Other Odells 333 Enoch 23 TN 334 Samuel 51 TN
1860			*Louis b. 1851		*Enoch d. 1858
1870		Riley/Julia Wright Co Missouri 312/312 Riley 51 MO Julia 47 TN (Louis 311 others w/ Fannie 313) Riley sick? Contageous?	Louis/Hannah Wright Co, Missouri 311/311 Hanah 22 MO Louis 20 MO w/ Odell family	Abraham/Cynthia Wright Co, Missouri 311/311 Abraham 57 TN Cynthia 49 IL Enoch 20 MO Sarah 15 MO Martha 11 MO  Louis/Hannah (married 1870)
1880		Julia Richland, Crawford Co Missouri? Remarried (Eads)	Louis/Hannah White River, Barry Co, Missouri	Abraham/Cynthia Union, Wright Co, Missouri 119/123 Abraham 66 TN Ann 58 IL Martha 21 IL Servant: Sarah Smith 25 IL Nathan Smith 2 IL
1900			Louis/Hannah Williams, Stone Co, Missouri	Cynthia Elm Store, Randolph Co, Arkansas *Abraham d. 1899 w/Birchett family (son-in-law) Rite S 39 MO Sarah M 41 MO Virginia V 13 AR John L 11 AR Thomas L 6 AR Jessie 4 AR Charly 1 AR Cintha Odell 77 IL
1910			Louis/Hannah Williams, Stone Co, Missouri	*Cynthia died before 1910?
1920			Louis Williams, Stone Co, Missouri *wife d. 1919
1930			Louis Ruth, Stone Co, Missouri
1940			Louis d. 1832 Oklahoma

Death Certificate for Louis Cass Britton, 1932

Shared by Ellen Britton

Pertinent information:

Louis C Britton, white widower

Born - 15 May 1851 in Missouri

Died - 6 Aug 1932 in Mayes County, Oklahoma at 7:30 pm, at the age of 81

Informant - Sherman Lynes (Louis' son-in-law), of Chateau, Oklahoma

Parents (Riley Britton  and Julia Ann Strong) not known by informant

Cause of death - Lobar Pneumonia
Doctor attended him from 28 Jul -7 Aug 1932 (last saw him alive 3 Aug)

Burial - 7 Aug 1932 in the Bethany Cemetery

I think that his headstone is actually in the Alberty Cemetery, Sportsmen Acres, Mayes County, Oklahoma, as per the headstone photo on findagrave ➚ (descendant walked through the cemetery, found his headstone and took a picture, then send it to my sister, Peggy). It is possible that Bethany is the name of an old church beside the cemetery, perhaps, or that the name of the cemetery has changed since the creation of this death certificate.

Shared by Peggy Boone

Bible Pages

Bible pages can be extremely useful in obtaining firsthand knowledge of birth, marriage and death dates. Sadly, they are often nearly impossible to locate, and many old family Bibles are no longer in existence.

Family of Louis Cass Britton (1850-1932) Shared by Peggy Boone

Family of Riley Britton (1814-1873) Shared by Peggy Boone