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'''George Hamilton Brittain''' Copyright 2007 by Will Johnson, [mailto:wjhonson@aol.com wjhonson@aol.com], Professional Genealogist. This page has been locked. If you'd like to comment about it, email me. This page has been paid for by a descendent of George Hamilton Brittain. He was born 24 May 1839 in Mississippi (probably Rankin County) to William B "Bill" Brittain ([http://www.familysearch.org AFN:1H3C-C26]) and his first wife Jane Hamilton Cooper. Jane died while George was a baby on 15 Jul 1840 in Jackson, Mississippi, and Bill married her sister Lucinda A Cooper ([http://www.familysearch.org AFN:1H3C-C10]) on 15 Feb 1848 in Harrison County, Texas. In the 1850 and 1860 census the family is living in Harrison County, Texas. In Sep 1861, he enlisted as a private in Capt U.V. Hill's Regiment/Gregg's Regiment, Texas Volunteers, for 3 years; this unit was re-organized as Company H, 7th Regiment Texas Infantry, CSA. He served until Lee's surrender in 1865. Sometime between 1870 and 1877 he married Eliza Texana Reagor, born Jan 11, 1852 in Dallas County, Texas, the daughter of James Jacob Reagor born in Tennessee by his wife Hannah Juliana Frost born in Alabama. George and Eliza had at least three children: #Jacob Fernando Brittain, born 1873 probably in Ellis County, Texas #Carrie Gettie Brittain, born 15 Mar 1874, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas married a Mr Williams #William Hamilton Brittain, born 3 Oct 1877, Llano County, Texas (or Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas), died 1950. George died on 29 Apr 1879 in Ellis County, Texas. Eliza never remarried. In 1903 when her son William got married, Eliza was living in Langtry, Val Verde County, Texas. She died in 1931 age 79 in Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas. ==Primary documents== *[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=8054&iid=TXM432_911-0114&fn=G+W&ln=Brittain&st=r&ssrc=&pid=1580810 1850 Census of Harrison County, Texas] showing "W B Brittain, 45, Carp[enter], NC; L Brittain 32, female, MS; G W Brittain 11 b MS; J M Brittain 1 b Texas; E A Cooper 28 female, b MS; E Boon 27 male Cook? b TN; A Lewis 22, Lawyer, b GA *[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7667&iid=TXM653_1296-0405&fn=W&ln=Britton&st=r&ssrc=&pid=35064637 1860 Census of Harrison County, Texas] showing "W Brittain, 45, Carpenter, NC; L 40 female, MS; G 16, male, TX; J 10 female, TX; R M 9 male TX; E 6 female TX; M 4 female TX" [Note that living next door, the Jail Keeper, and the Constable, also have connections to Mississippi.] *[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6742&iid=TXT9_1317-0597&fn=William+H.&ln=Britton&st=r&ssrc=&pid=11212817 1880 Census of Llano County, Texas] showing "...Eliza Britton, 28, daughter; Jacob F Britton 7, grandson; Jetty C Britton, 6, granddaughter; William H Britton, 2, grandson" living with [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6742&iid=TXT9_1317-0597&fn=William+H.&ln=Britton&st=r&ssrc=&pid=11212817 (previous page)] "Jacob Reagor, 64, Farmer, b TN; Juliana 60, wife, b AL" and a number of children. *[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6482&iid=AZ-1473300-2806&fn=William+H&ln=Brittain&st=r&ssrc=&pid=21258331 World War I Draft Registration Card] for William H Brittain of "Donbohis, Cochise, Ariz; 40 years old, born Oct 3, 1877; White; Ranchman, self-employed, nearest relative: wife Lavonia Brittain. Signed W H Brittain. Medium Height, medium build, blue eyes, brown hair, no disabilities. Registered 12 Sep 1918 Cochise County, Arizona." ==Secondary sources== *[http://www.reagor.net/genes/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1291&tree=1 Mary Eliza Texanna Reagor] on Reagor.net *[http://www.reagor.net/genes/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1292&tree=1 George Hamilton Brittain] on Reagor.net [[Category:Mississippi]] [[Category:Texas]]
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