BRITTS, Rhoda Lloyd Corbin 1836-1924

BRITTS, CORBIN, ROGERS, NOFSINGER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 4/19/2011 at 22:26:24

#1: (Obituary)

Mrs. Sophia C. Britt,
Former Osage Woman
Buried Here

The remains of Mrs. Sophia C. Britt, a former Osage woman, were brought here for burial Monday, and placed in the local cemetery beside those of her husband, who passed away sixteen years ago.

Funeral services for Mrs. Britt were held at Virginia, Minnesota and a short service conducted by Reverend W. T. Smith, pastor of the Osage Methodist Church, at the grave here.

Mrs. Britt came to Osage forty-seven years ago with her husband, who conducted the mill known as "Britt's Mill", west of town. They were among the earliest residents of the county and had much to do with its development.

The deceased is survived by her daughters, Mrs. M. V. James, of Osage; Mrs. E. E. Swift, of Pasadena, California; and her sons, Charles and Fred of Duluth; B. F. of Virginia and W. H. Britt, of Portland Oregon.

[Mitchell County Press, Wednesday, April 30, 1924]

NOTE: Obviously the newspaper here must be in error, calling her Sophia. All other evidence says she was Rhoda.

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#2:

Minnesota Death records say:

BRITTS, RHODA CORBIN
Date of Birth: na
Place of Birth: na
Mother Maiden Name: na
certid# 1924-MN-013623
Date of Death: 26 Apr 1924
County of Death: ST. LOUIS

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#3: (Compiled Family Tree information)

Rhoda Lloyd Corbin was born March 16, 1836 in Pennsylvania, the daughter of Penuel Corbin and Nancy (Rogers) Corbin. She married Edward Montgomery Britts, the son of Joel Britts and Salome (Nofsinger) Britts.

[From family trees posted on Ancestry.com -- credit: DM Scott]
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#4:
The 1880 Census shows:

Edward M., 46, born Virginia;
Rhoda L., 43, born "Virginia" and
6 children:
Charles A., 22, born Wisconsin
Willam H., 17, born Wisconsin
Clara, 16, born Minnesota
Alice C., 7, born Iowa
Bruce F., 5, born Iowa
Fred, 1, born Iowa.

NOTES:
Apparently they also had a son Frank T. 1868-1871 also buried in Osage Cemetery.

Her son Fred died in California, and his mothers’ maiden name is listed as Corbin.

[Credit: DM Scott]

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#5: (Cemetery)

Osage City Cemetery listing on IaGenWeb/Mitchell shows:

BRITTS, EDWARD M. (loc) 0926-1 (Death/Burial Date) 13 SEP 1908.

BRITTS, FRANK T. (loc) 0926-3 (Dates) 1868-1871.

BRITTS, RHODA CARLIN (loc) 0926-2 (Death/Burial Date) 28 APR 1924.

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NOTES:

Some information has her first given name as Sophia, and some as Rhoda; some has her maiden name as Corbin, and some as Carlin; some has her death as April 26 and some as April 28.

It is believed that she is Rhoda Corbin, died April 26 and buried April 28, 1924.

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