Individual Details
John E. Brittingham
(22 Nov 1863 - 9 May 1905)
His obituary says he was for a number of years the janitor at Collett Grove school. He "had suffered a long illness with lung trouble. He had been in failing health for more than a year and several weeks ago resigned his position at the school. He is survived by a wife and two children."
Events
| Birth | 22 Nov 1863 |  | |||
| Census | 1870 | Vance Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States |  | | |
| Living | 28 Mar 1892 | Bismarck, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 28 Mar 1892 | Sarah Catherine Wood | | ||
| Census | 1900 | 521 Anderson St., Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Death | 9 May 1905 | Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Burial | Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Catherine Wood (1873 - 1947) |
| Child | Brittingham (1895 - 1895) |
| Child | Thomas Henry Brittingham (1897 - 1949) |
| Child | Mabel Florence Brittingham (1905 - 1980) |
| Father | Thomas Makemson Brittingham (1834 - 1876) |
| Mother | Mariel Angiline Hawkins (1810 - 1881) |
Notes
Census
He attended school within the census year.Census
His occupation is given as carpenter. He rents his home. He has 8 years of education.Endnotes
1. F. M. Brittingham household, 1870 U.S. census, Vance Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, Fairmount P.O., page 390, household 143, family 136; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-593, Reel 285..
2. John E. Brittingham obituary, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 9 May 1905, page 2, column 6.
3. FindAGrave, Inc., FindAGrave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 4 April 2015), photograph, gravestone for John E. Brittingham (1863-1905), Memorial No. 82343316, Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Illinois, photograph (c) coan.net.
4. 1900 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Danville Ward 3, enumeration district (ED) 71, p. 4B, dwelling 85, family 98, John Brittingham household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 April 2016); National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 348.
5. F. M. Brittingham household, 1870 U.S. census, Vance Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, Fairmount P.O., page 390, household 143, family 136; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-593, Reel 285..
6. Mrs. Sarah Alverson obituary, The St. Joseph Record, St. Joseph, Illinois, 6 Jun 1947, page 1, column 6.
7. James H. Alverson household, 1930 U.S. census, Warren St., St. Joseph, Champaign Co., Illinois, E.D. 58, page 3A, household 68, family 72; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-626, Reel 410..
8. Mrs. Sarah Alverson obituary, The St. Joseph Record, St. Joseph, Illinois, 6 Jun 1947, page 1, column 6.
9. 1900 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Danville Ward 3, enumeration district (ED) 71, p. 4B, dwelling 85, family 98, John Brittingham household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 April 2016); National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 348.
10. 1900 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Danville Ward 3, enumeration district (ED) 71, p. 4B, dwelling 85, family 98, John Brittingham household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 April 2016); National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 348.
11. Mrs. Sarah Alverson obituary, The St. Joseph Record, St. Joseph, Illinois, 6 Jun 1947, page 1, column 6.
12. John E. Brittingham obituary, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 9 May 1905, page 2, column 6.
13. FindAGrave, Inc., FindAGrave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 4 April 2015), photograph, gravestone for John E. Brittingham (1863-1905), Memorial No. 82343316, Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Illinois, photograph (c) coan.net.
14. John E. Brittingham obituary, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 9 May 1905, page 2, column 6.
15. FindAGrave, Inc., FindAGrave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 4 April 2015), photograph, gravestone for John E. Brittingham (1863-1905), Memorial No. 82343316, Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Illinois, photograph (c) coan.net.