Henry James Britt

1848 - 1930  (82 years)

• Name	Henry James Britt  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	1848	Decatur County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer  [8, 10]
  Residence	1850	Decatur County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	District 1
  Residence	1880	Decatur County, Tennessee, USA   [10]
  	District 1
  Residence	1920	Decatur County, Tennessee, USA   [11]
  	Civil District 1
  Burial	1930	Red Walnut Church Cemetery, Lick Skillet, Decatur, Tennessee, USA   [5, 8, 9]
  Death	5 Feb 1930	Bath Springs, Decatur, Tennessee, USA   [2, 5, 6, 8, 9]
  Person ID	I1688	MontyHistNotes_III | William Montgomery d1815 Orange NC
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Elcanah C Britt,   b. 1818, North Carolina, USA d. 1890 (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Matha S White,   b. 1823, Decatur County, Tennessee, USA d. 1882 (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F5599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Fannie Climer,   b. 1866
  Children	> 1. Maude M Britt,   b. 11 May 1891  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Jane Montgomery,   b. 1847, Decatur County, Tennessee, USA d. 1882, Decatur County, Tennessee, USA (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	1 Feb 1872	Decatur County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 7]
  Children	> 1. Robert Lee Britt,   b. 18 Sep 1876, Decatur County, Tennessee, USA d. 14 May 1964, Decaturville, Decatur, Tennessee, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Mary A Hulda Montgomery,   b. 1853   d. 1885 (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	23 Nov 1882	Decatur County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F5606	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1848 - Decatur County, Tennessee, USA Residence - District 1 - 1850 - Decatur County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 1 Feb 1872 - Decatur County, Tennessee, USA Residence - District 1 - 1880 - Decatur County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 23 Nov 1882 - Decatur County, Tennessee, USA Residence - Civil District 1 - 1920 - Decatur County, Tennessee, USA Death - 5 Feb 1930 - Bath Springs, Decatur, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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