Matilda R (Beal) Britton (1840 - 1907)

Born 1840 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William C Benefield — married 5 Aug 1861 (to 30 Sep 1864) in Clay, Illinois, United States

Died 27 Jul 1907 at about age 67 in Ashland, Cass, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Birth:

13 JUN 1840 - Rogersville, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Marriages:

05 AUG 1861 - Clay, Illinois, United States to William C. Benefield ^{[1] [4]}

09 APR 1867 - Clay, Illinois, United States to George W. Britton ^{[1] [5]}

Residences:

1850 - Hawkins, Tennessee, United States^[6]

1860 - Clay, Illinois, United States^[7]

1870 - Blair Township, Clay, Illinois, United States^[8]

1880 - Blair Township, Clay, Illinois, United States^[9]

1900 - Ashland, Cass, Illinois, United States^[10]

Death:

27 JUL 1907 - Ashland, Cass, Illinois, United States ^{[2] [3]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Stout, Evelyn Benefiel. The Benefiel Families of Indiana and Their Descendants. Accessed July 19, 2023. https://archive.org/details/benefielfamilies00stou/page/497/mode/1up
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Burial: "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999"
   citing FHL microfilm: 1313052; Record number: 59;
   FamilySearch Record: HGBT-B5N2 (accessed 19 July 2023)
   Matilda R Britton burial (died on 27 Jul 1907 at age 67) on 28 Jul 1907 in Cass, Illinois, United States.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Vital records: "Vital records"
   Catalog: Vital records Book 3 1903-1911th Book 4 1910-1915 Book 5 1915
   Film number: 007616335 > image 141 of 473
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89V5-PRSK (accessed 19 July 2023)
4. ↑ Marriage: "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
   citing Clay, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,008,794.
   FamilySearch Record: X2PM-WMD (accessed 19 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 939Z-Y6SR-9B Image number 00124
   Matilda Beal marriage to William Benefield in 1861 in Clay, Illinois, United States.
5. ↑ Marriage: "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
   citing Clay, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,008,794.
   FamilySearch Record: X2PM-K5V (accessed 19 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 939Z-Y6SG-52 Image number 00329
   Matilda Benefield marriage to George W Britton in 1867 in Clay, Illinois, United States.
6. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 13;
   FamilySearch Record: MCDJ-9B8 (accessed 19 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D83Q-3TN
   Matilda Beal (10) in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
7. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 571; Affiliate Publication Number: M653;
   FamilySearch Record: MXC9-GFZ (accessed 19 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-LBF7-Z49
   Matilda Beal (20) in Township 5 N Range 6 E, Clay, Illinois, United States. Born in Tennessee.
8. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 19; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 11; FHL microfilm: 000545695; Record number: 1777;
   FamilySearch Record: M64N-VSH (accessed 19 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D4KQ-QZ9 Image number 00049
   Matilda Britten (29) in Blair Township, Clay, Illinois, United States. Born in Tennessee.
9. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MXNZ-B9R (accessed 19 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB4-GPM Image number 00747
   Matilda Britton (39), wife, Keeping House, in household of Geo. W. Britton (42) in Blair Township, Clay, Illinois, United States. Born in Tennessee, United States.
10. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 54; FHL microfilm: 1240240; Record number: 2658;
    FamilySearch Record: MSSH-H56 (accessed 19 July 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6XW3-WPV Image number 00058
    Matilda B Britton (60), wife, in household of George W Britton (64) in Ashland, Cass, Illinois, United States. Born in Tennessee.

See Also:

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #176009018 (accessed 19 July 2023)
  Memorial page for Matilda R Beal Britton (1840-28 Jul 1907), citing Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Cass County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Shirley (contributor 48377200).

Find a Grave has wrong day of death.