Powhatan Bernard "Tan" Britt b. Jul 1862 Monroe Co., VA d. 1924 Fayette Co., WV: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1862 - 1924 (61 years)

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Name	Powhatan Bernard "Tan" Britt
Nickname	Tan
Birth	Jul 1862	Monroe Co., VA
Gender	Male
Census	23 Jun 1900	Summers Co., WV [1]
	He is listed as 58 years old (born Jul 1841), married 15 years, born in WV, parents born in VA, farmer. Also living in the household were: wife, Mattie H. (age 35, born Mar 1865, 7 children, 5 living); son, Walter W. (age 13, born Dec 1886); son, James O. (age 11, born Sep 1888); son, Frank G. (age 9, born Oct 1890); son, Fred P. (age 3, born Jan 1897); mother, Martha A. (age 68, born Feb 1832 in VA, widow); nephew, David King (age 36, born May 1864, single); and son, John M. (age 1, born Mar 1899).
Occupation	Printer
Death	1924	Fayette Co., WV [2]
Person ID	I19262	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	8 Dec 2020

Father	William Britt, b. 1828, Albemarle Co., VA d. Abt 1863, Red Sulphur Springs, Monroe Co., WV (Age 35 years)
Mother	Martha Ann Jane Smith, b. Mar 1832, Montgomery Co., VA d. Aft 1900 (Age 68 years)
Marriage	1 May 1852	Montgomery Co., VA [3]
Family ID	F8160	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Martha H. "Mattie" Vass, b. Mar 1865, Monroe Co., WV d. Abt 1901 (Age 35 years)

Marriage 1 Jul 1886 Summers Co., WV [4]

Children

	1. Walter Winford Britt, b. 12 Mar 1887, Hinton, Summers Co., WV d. 15 Jul 1968, San Diego, San Diego Co., CA (Age 81 years)
	2. James O. "Jim" Britt, b. 18 Sep 1888, Wiggins, Summers Co., WV d. 22 Jul 1973, San Diego, San Diego Co., CA (Age 84 years)
	3. Frank G. Britt, b. 26 Oct 1891, Hinton, Summers Co., WV d. 20 Apr 1920, Fanco, Logan Co., WV (Age 28 years)
	4. Fred Paul Britt, b. 6 Jan 1896, Hinton, Summers Co., WV d. Bef 1978 (Age 81 years)
	5. John Mark Britt, b. 10 Mar 1899, Summers Co., WV d. 4 May 1946, Wriston, Fayette Co., WV (Age 47 years)
	6. Cora Mae Britt, b. 13 Jul 1901, Hinton, Summers Co., WV d. 27 Mar 1978, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 76 years)

Family ID F8201 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 12 Nov 2009

Family 2 Margaret Lee Vass, b. 26 Sep 1872, Monroe Co., WV d. 1958 (Age 85 years)

Marriage 26 Oct 1903 Summers Co., WV

Children

	1. Carrie Lee Britt, b. 22 May 1906, Fayette Co., WV d. 11 Sep 1991, Quaker Hill, New London Co., CT (Age 85 years)
	2. Ralph Harold Britt, b. 18 Feb 1908, Hilltop, Fayette Co., WV d. 11 Dec 1999, Danese, Fayette Co., WV (Age 91 years)
	3. Leroy Britt, Sr., b. 23 Aug 1910, Fayette Co., WV d. May 1984, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., WV (Age 73 years)
	4. Herbert B. Britt, b. 1 Feb 1914, Hilltop, Fayette Co., WV d. Dec 1970 (Age 56 years)
	5. Bessie Ethel Britt, b. 14 Mar 1915, Hilltop, Fayette Co., WV d. 4 Nov 1998, Mammoth Spring, Fulton Co., AR (Age 83 years)
	6. Charles D. "Charley" Britt, b. 27 Feb 1918, Scarbro, Fayette Co., WV d. 15 Nov 1939, McKendree, Fayette Co., WV (Age 21 years)

Family ID F8202 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 12 Nov 2009

Notes

In the 1880 Hampshire Co. Census, Powhatan is listed among the pupils at the Institute for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind at Romney.

The 1900 Summers Co., WV Census erroneously lists Powhatan's birth date as July 1841.

[S1545] West Virginia, Summers County, FCR: Summers Co., WV 1900, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), T623, roll 1773, Greenbrier, enumeration district (ED) 124, sheet 12A, p. 29, dwelling 209, family 209, Powhatan Brit, accessed 13 Feb 2012 (Reliability: 3).
[S36] Davis, Kevin L., Britt Family Genforum, (Name: www.genforum.com/britt/;).
[S762] Montgomery Co., VA Marriages 1777-1853, 327 (Reliability: 3).
[S1008] Summers Co., WV Marriage Record.