Jabus Alford Britt (1859 - 1933)

Born 24 Oct 1859 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Georgia Ann (Brown) Britt — married 18 Nov 1880 in Calhoun, Alabama, United States

Died 10 Aug 1933 at age 73 in Saline, Bienville, Louisiana, United States

Biography

Jay was born in 1859. He was the son of Joel Britt and Judie Rhodes.

He married Georgia Brown on 18 Nov 1880 in Calhoun County, Alabama.^[1] By 1900, the couple and their children were living in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.^[2] They were still there in 1910.^[3]

Jay passed away in 1933.^[4] Burial was in the Old Saline Baptist Church Cemetery, Castor, Bienville Parish, Louisiana.^[5]

His wife, Georgia, passed away in 1941.^[6]

Jay and Georgia were mentioned in the death records of their children:

• Fannie Lou Sullivan, died 18 Oct 1925 in Saline, Bienville Parish, Louisiana^[7]
• William T Britt, died 15 Mar 1934 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana^[8]
• Lillie Britt Hennigan, died16 Nov 1949 in Saline, Bienville, Parish Louisiana^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZS-SZS2 : 4 November 2017), Jabus A Britt and Georgia Brown, 18 Nov 1880; citing Calhoun, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,035,495.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSPG-6T8 : accessed 5 April 2020), J A Britt, Ward 5, Bienville, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8, sheet 1B, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,558.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPTN-V73 : accessed 5 April 2020), Jabus Britt, Police Jury Ward 7, Bienville, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 8A, family 156, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 509; FHL microfilm 1,374,522.
4. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3Q2-58F : 12 December 2014), J A Britt, 10 Aug 1933; citing Saline, Bienville, Louisiana, certificate number 8809, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,392,758.
5. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 124184872[1]
6. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSY5-F7J : 2 April 2020), J A Britt in entry for Georgia Ann Britt, 18 Jun 1941; citing Castor, Bienville, Louisiana, certificate number 7300, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 626,289.
7. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3QJ-MS7 : 2 April 2020), J A Britt in entry for Fannie Lou Sullivan, 18 Oct 1925; citing Saline, Bienville, Louisiana, certificate number 12657, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,378,710.
8. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSB5-M3N : 2 April 2020), J A Britt in entry for William T Britt, 15 Mar 1934; citing Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, certificate number 2585, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,113,571.
9. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSBY-LGF : 2 April 2020), J A Britt in entry for Lillie Britt Hennigan, 16 Nov 1949; citing Saline, Bienville, Louisiana, certificate number 13061, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,418,366.