15 Mar 2009Husband: Elisha Henry Britt Sr. #5 died at age: 65 Born: 27 Aug 1907 in Crawford County, Georgia 1,2,3 Census: 6 Jan 1920 in Musella, Crawford County, Georgia 4 (see note 1) Census: 9 Apr 1930 in Crawford County, Georgia 5 (see note 2) Will signed: 24 Apr 1954 in Crawford County, Georgia 6 (see note 3) Religion: 1958 Musella Baptist Church 7 Died: 20 Nov 1972 in Musella, Crawford County, Georgia 8,2,3 (see note 4) Buried: 22 Nov 1972 in Roberta City Cemetery, Crawford Co., Georgia 9,8,10 Father: Lewis Miles C. Britt #26 Mother: Lillian Rozine Harris #27 Other spouse 1 Notes
Wife: Annie Evelyn Long #6 died at age: 80 Also known as: Mrs. Evelyn Britt-McGill Married: 8 Nov 1946 in Crawford County, Georgia 11,12,3 Born: 17 Sep 1928 in Knoxville, Crawford County, Georgia 13,14,3 Census: 18 Apr 1930 in Crawford County, Georgia 15 (see note 5) Religion: 1956 Musella Baptist Church 16 Died: 17 Sep 2008 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia 14,17 (see note 6) Buried: 20 Sep 2008 in Roberta City Cemetery, Crawford Co., Georgia 17,14,18 (see note 7) Father: John Wesley Long Sr. #13 Mother: Annie Maude Becham #14 Notes
1 M Elisha Henry Britt Jr. #7 | Born: (details excluded) sp. Ronnie Anne Mitchum #256 |Married: 19,3 Born: (details excluded) Died: | sp. Wanda Sue Chancellor #8 |Married: 20,21,3 Born: (details excluded) Died:
2 F Annie Rozine Britt #1 | Born: (details excluded) sp. Robert Lee Sheets Jr. #2 |Married: 22,23 Born: (details excluded) Died: | sp. George Anthony Nocco #4 |Married: 24,25,26 Born: 13 Jun 1943 Died: 17 Nov 2001 | sp. Donald Keith Bickel #8162 |Married: 27,28 Born: (details excluded) Died:
Sources: (1) State of Georgia, Certificate of Live Birth; Elisha Henry Britt (Georgia Department of Public Health; Delayed Certificate of Birth). Certified Copy November 2, 1963, in possession of Mrs. Evelyn Long-Britt-McGill. Scanned copy in possession of Rozine Britt-Sheets. (2) Social Security Division, CD, Family Archives: Vital Records: Social Security Death Benefits Index, 1937-1998 (Family Tree Maker), CD 110 A-K. (3) Grace Walker (Harris) Salter and Catherine Lael (Roberts) Vaugh, Dozens of Cousins In The Family of Addison Elisha Harris Sr. I and Caseline F. Hicks (1810-1999) (1997). A copy maintained at Crawford County Public Library, Roberta, Georgia. Pg. 94. (4) Federal Census, 1920, Crawford County, Georgia; District 630: Webb's, # 4989 at Washington Memorial Library. Pg. 072b; # 33. (5) Federal Census, 1930, Crawford County, Georgia; District 630: Webb's, Pg. 273-A, # 85/88. (6) E. H. Britt, Last Will & Testament, Will: Britt, E.H. Sr. Original document & scanned copy in the possesion of Rozine Britt-Sheets. BK0005w.JPG. (7) Emmie Carnes-Bankston, History of Roberta and Crawford County, Georgia (Copyright: 1976; Published by Omni Press, Inc., Macon, Georgia). Listed: E. H. Britt Sr. Pg. 126. (8) State of Georgia, Certificate of Death; Elisha Henry Britt (Georgia Department of Public Health). Certified Copy in possession of Mrs. Evelyn Long-Britt-McGill. Scanned copy in possession of Rozine Britt-Sheets. (9) A. Rozine Britt-Sheets-Bickel, Family Research Papers, Bk0005 Tombstone c.jpg. (10) The Macon Telegraph, Obituary: E. H. Britt (Tuesday, November 21, 1972), Pg. 6-B. (11) State of Georgia, Marriages Book 7 (White) (Crawford County). Also maintained on microfilm at Washington Memorial Library, Macon, Georgia. Recorded November 11, 1947. Pg. 399. (12) Lewis Andrews Sr. (Compiled & Transcribed), Marriage Records of Crawford County, Georgia; 1823 - 1999 (http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/county/crawford/Marriages/marriagerecs.htm). Indexed: BRITT, C. H. to LONG, Evelyn Annie, Book 7, Pg. 399. (13) State of Georgia, Certificate of Live Birth; Long, Annie Evelyn (Georgia Department of Public Health; Certificate of Birth). Certified Copy in possession of Mrs. Evelyn Long-Britt-McGill. Scanned copy in possession of Rozine Britt-Sheets. (14) State of Georgia, Certificate of Death; Annie Evelyn McGill (Georgia Department of Public Health), Local File: 11-1743-08 (Bibb County). (15) Federal Census, 1930, Crawford County, Georgia; District 497: Sandy Point, Pg. 2A, # 15/15. (16) Emmie Carnes-Bankston, History of Roberta and Crawford County, Georgia (Copyright: 1976; Published by Omni Press, Inc., Macon, Georgia). Listed: Mrs. E. H. Britt, Pg. 126. (17) The Macon Telegraph, Obituary: Annie Evelyn Britt McGill (Friday, September 19, 2008), Pg. B-4. (18) A. Rozine Britt-Sheets-Bickel, Family Research Papers, File: Bk006graveb.jpg. (19) State of South Carolina, Charleston County, Probate Court Records (http://www3.charlestoncounty.org/surfer/group2?ref=Marriage), File: 248959, Roll: 0000058, Frame: 3599. (20) State of Georgia, Marriages Book 10 (White) (Crawford County). Also maintained on microfilm at Washington Memorial Library, Macon, Georgia. License: Crawford County; Married: Taylor County. Pg. 314. (21) Lewis Andrews Sr. (Compiled & Transcribed), Marriage Records of Crawford County, Georgia; 1823 - 1999 (http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/county/crawford/Marriages/marriagerecs.htm). BRITT, Jr. Elisha Henry to CHANCELLOR, Wanda Sue, Book 10, Pg. 314. (22) Rozine Britt-Sheets, Marriage of Rozine & Bobby, Married at the Roberta Baptist Church. Photo Album, and documents in possession of Rozine Britt-Sheets. (23) Lewis Andrews Sr. (Compiled & Transcribed), Marriage Records of Crawford County, Georgia; 1823 - 1999 (http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/county/crawford/Marriages/marriagerecs.htm). Indexed: SHEETS, JR., Robert L. to BRITT, Annie Rozine, Book 10, Pg. 224. (24) State of Georgia, Marriage License, In the possession of Rozinel. County No.: 138-2903, Book 11, Page 143. (25) Rozine Britt-Sheets, Marriage of Rozine & George, Married at Rozine's home. Documents and video are in the possession of Rozine Sheets. (26) Lewis Andrews Sr. (Compiled & Transcribed), Marriage Records of Crawford County, Georgia; 1823 - 1999 (http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/county/crawford/Marriages/marriagerecs.htm). Indexed: NOCCO, George Anthony to SHEETS, Rozine Britt, Book 11, Pg. 143. (27) State of Georgia; County of Crawford, Marriage License, In the possession of Rozine. County File No.: 138-3448, Book 11, Page 323. (28) The Georgia Post; Roberta-Crawford County, Georgia, Public Records: Marriages (Thursday, August 28, 2003), Pg. 4. Event Notes Note (1) 1920 Census; Crawford County, Georgia; January 6 & 7, 1920, District 630 (Webbs), Page 72b, # 33/37: Note (2) 1930 Census; Crawford County, Georgia; April 9; District: Webb's; Page 273-A, # 85/88: Note (3) See BK0005W.JPG, for scanned image of Last Will. Original is in the possession of Rozine Britt-Sheets. Note (4) The Macon Telegraph, Tuesday, November 21, 1972; Page 6-B, Deaths, Funerals: E. H. Britt Musella - E. H. Britt, 65, died Monday evening at his residence. Services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Musella Baptist Church. Burial will be in Roberta Cemetery. Mr. Britt was a native of Crawford County and was retired from Armstrong Cork Co. He was a member of Musella Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Evelyn Britt of Musella; a daughter, Miss Rosine Britt of Musella; a son, E. H. Britt Jr. of Summerville, S. C. Note (5) 1930 Census; Crawford County, Georgia; April 14, 1930; District: 497 (Sandy Point), Page 1B & 2A, # 15/15: Note (6) The Macon Telegraph; Friday, September 19, 2008, Page B-4: -MUSELLA - Annie Evelyn Britt McGill, 80, died peacefully on September 17, 2008 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia's Transitional Care Unit (TCU) Macon, GA surrounded by family and friends. -She was retired from the William Carter Company in Forsyth and Blue Bird Body Company, Fort Valley. Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, John Wesley, Sr. and Annie Maude Becham Long; husbands, E.H. Britt, Sr. and Zelma L. McGill and 11 siblings, Thalen, Infant, Lizzie Ruth, Joseph Thurston Long, Sr., John Wesley Long, Jr., Willie Clyde Long, Jody Wallace Long, Mollie Ruth Long Thomas, Hazel Louise Long Smith, Emma Jewel Long Mitchell Walton, and Ora Velma Long Marshall. -Survivors include her children, E.H. "Buddy" Britt (Wanda), Musella, Rozine B. Bickel (Don), Roberta; grandchildren, Valerie Paige Britt-Holliday Phipps (Edward), South Carolina, Shelli Attaway (Jeremy), Macon, Austin Che' Britt, Musella; and sisters, Winson L. Pressley (E.T.), Roberta, Carolyn L. Dampier (Herman), Lakeland, GA and Dorothy L. Ambrose (Robert), Roberta; numerous nieces, nephews and friends, along with her faithful feline companions, KoKo and Kalli and loving caregivers, Lizzie Mae Colbert, and Louise Crawford, Musella, Havilyn Knolton, Roberta, Dr. Freddy Gaton, Roberta, Dr. Dipesh Patel, Dr. Amy Kingman, Dr. Udo, Dr. Donald Berringer, PA Brandon Cantrell, 4th floor Medical Center CVICU nurses, Endora Kim, Jessica, Asa and Kabria. -Mrs. McGill was born September 17, 1928. A life-long resident of Crawford County, she dearly loved gardening, cooking, and baking. She was a caregiver to other and gave freely and sincerely of herself to others, never asking anything in return. Lovingly, others referred to her as simply "Mama". Having only an 8th grade education, Evelyn nurtured many people with her love, care, and common sense of life. -Funeral services to be held at Bethel United Methodist Church on Sandy Point Road on Saturday, September 20th at 2P.M., burial to follow in the Roberta City Cemetery. -Memorial contributions may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church, 1119 Sandy Point Road, Knoxville, GA 31050. -Visitation will be held on Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. -Goddard - McLeighton Funeral Home of Roberta is in charge of arrangements. Note (7) Buried in family lot 346b. Family History Files of Rozine Britt-Bickel Email: DonaRoze(at)aol(dot)com