Bettie Ellen Brittain^[1]

1837 - 1920

• Born	06 Jan 1837  [2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	06 Apr 1920	Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginina   [2, 3]
  	Cause: paralytic stroke
  Person ID	I790	Koonce 2
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2009

  
  

  Father	Joseph Brittain, Sr.
  Mother	Mary Ellen Smallman
  Family ID	F271	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	George Koonce,   b. 17 Apr 1818, Stubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio ,   d. 23 Jul 1908, Halltown, Jefferson County, West Virginia
  Children	> 1. Charles Koonce,   b. 17 Oct 1860,   d. 03 Oct 1919, Bolivar, Jefferson County, West Virginia   2. Howard Koonce,   b. 17 Sep 1863, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginina ,   d. 12 Jul 1954, Ranson, Jefferson County, West Virginia   3. Estelle May "Peach" Koonce,   b. 27 Mar 1867,   d. 12 Jan 1942 > 4. Claude Jacob Koonce,   b. 28 Feb 1871,   d. 12 Mar 1943   5. Maude Bettie Koonce,   b. 28 Feb 1871, Virginina ,   d. 06 May 1872, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginina > 6. Harry Stafford Koonce,   b. 27 Apr 1874,   d. 04 May 1962, Jefferson County, West Virginia > 7. Darrell Kenneth Koonce,   b. 20 Apr 1877,   d. 04 Mar 1967, Jefferson County, West Virginia
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2009
  Family ID	F265	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents		1860 Census: George & Emily (Brittain) Koonce Enumeration Date: 20 Sep 1860 Page: 218 Location: Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia (Note: Became West Virginia in 1863) #1544 1. Koonce, George - age 42, Town Constable, Real Estate $5400, Personal Estate $1000 2. Bettie E. - age 23 3. George W. - age 20, clerk 4. Imogene F. - age 18 5. Mary E. - age 16 6. Alice R. - age 9 Link to full image.
  		1870 Census: George & Bettie (Brittain) Koonce Enumeration Date: 17 Jun 1870 Page: 22 Location: Bolivar, Jefferson County, West Virginia #176 1. Koonce, George - age 52, State Senator, Real Estate $3500, Personal Estate $1000, born in Ohio 2. Bettie E. - age 31 3. Emma - age 23, born in Illinois 4. Alice R. - age 18, born in West Virginia 5. Charles -age 9, born in West Virginia 6. Howard - age 6, born in West Virginia 7. Estella M. - age 3, born in West Virginia Note: those kids born in "West Virginia" were born when the area they lived in belonged to Virginia (pre 1863). Also, I'm not sure who this "Emma" is - age does not quite match any of the children. Link to full image.

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone: Bettie (Brittain) Koonce Picture from FindAGrave.com

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] FindAGrave . Find A Grave Memorial# 25517916 [S58] Cosey, Ellen V.K. "Koonces of the Northeast." Koonce to Koonce Newsletter 1 (1994): 4-6. [S70] West Virginia Death Index, 1917-1958. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx.