Britton, Scott
(1877-1956)




Birth: November 24, 1877, Rockville, Parke County, IN
Death: February 6, 1956, Vermillion County
Parents: Joseph A. & Mary E. Britton
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Other Occupations: school teacher
Individual Number: 3887


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- Unknown Studio owner Bedford, Lawrence County, IN





1890s Unknown Studio owner Muscatine, Muscatine County, IA





1918-1920 Unknown Photographer Chicago, Cook County, IL





1930-February 1956* Unknown Studio owner Rockville, Parke County, IN























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Parents: Joseph A. & Mary E. Britton
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EducationCareer: Graduated from Rockville HS in 1895; attended IU
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OriginalNotes: http://www.rootsweb.com/~inparke/obitsB.htm (Nov. 7, 2006)
Scott BRITTON of Rockville, 78, passed away at 11:00 o'clock Monday morning Feb 6 at the Vermillion Co. Hospital.  He had been in failing health for some time.  The son of the late Joseph Britton, he was born in Rockville and after graduating from Rockville HS with the class of 1895, he attended Indiana University.  Scott Britton was a photographer of superior artistry.  He opened the first studio in Muscatine, Ia and later had a studio in Bedford, Indiana.  He then became associated with Eugene R. Hutchinson, also a native of Rockville in a studio in Chicago.  The arduous work in Chicago became too strenuous for Scott and he came back to his native town and opened a studio which he continued until his death.  Surviving are one sister, Miss Elizabeth Britton; four brothers Edgar and Walter both of Midland, Mi; Lawrence of Harvey, Ill and Ralph of Palo Alto, California and several nieces and nephews.  The body was taken to Branson Funeral Home where services were held at 1:30 o'clock Thursday Rev. Chester Mahan officiated and burial in Rockville Cemetery. - Tri-County News February 9, 1956

World War I Draft Registration Card, Sept. 1918
Scott Britton, b. Nov. 24, 1877; photographer for Arthur Schlink, 934 63rd St., Chicago

World War II Draft Registration Card, 1942
Scott Britton, b. Nov. 24, 1877, employed for self, Rockville

1880 Census, Rockville, Parke County
Joseph A. Britton 42  
Mary E. Britton 37  
Eugene Britton 14  
Charlton Britton 12  
Maud Britton 4  
Scott Britton 2  
Frank Britton 7M  

1900 Census, Rockville, Parke County
Joseph A Britton 61  
Bertha E Britton 41, m. 11 yrs., 4/4 children (NOTE: Scott is probably not her son]
Maud Britton 24  
Scott Britton 22 , b. IN, school teacher, b. Nov. 1877, both parents b. IN
Frank Britton 20  
Mary E Britton 16  
Laurance Britton 10  
Edgar C Britton 8  
Ralph Britton 6  
Joseph W Britton 3  

1930 Census, Rockville, Parke County
Bertha Britton
Scott Britton, age 52, b. IN, son, photographer
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OriginalSource: http://www.rootsweb.com/~inparke/obitsB.htm [viewed onNov. 7, 2006)
Scott Britton was a photographer of superior artistry.  He opened the first studio in Muscatine, Ia and later had a studio in Bedford, Indiana.  He then became associated with Eugene R. Hutchinson, also a native of Rockville in a studio in Chicago.  The arduous work in Chicago became too strenuous for Scott and he came back to his native town and opened a studio which he continued until his death.  [Feb. 6, 1956]- Tri-County News February 9, 1956
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PersonID: 3688 CATNUM: 3887 NameFirst: NameLast: Britton LocationID: 906 Address1: Address2: City: Muscatine State: IA StudioID: 906 ---------------------------------- ID: 906 StudioName: [acb33f93-9ba5-4ed3-8988-073c2a7fbeee] SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:51:06 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: [acb33f93-9ba5-4ed3-8988-073c2a7fbeee] Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 906 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Muscatine Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Scott KnownDates: 1890s OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1890 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: s OutputEndS: NameMiddle: NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: http://www.rootsweb.com/~inparke/obitsB.htm (Nov. 7, 2006) Scott Britton was a photographer of superior artistry. He opened the first studio in Muscatine, Ia and later had a studio in Bedford, Indiana. He then became associated with Eugene R. Hutchinson, also a native of Rockville in a studio in Chicago. The arduous work in Chicago became too strenuous for Scott and he came back to his native town and opened a studio which he continued until his death. [Feb. 6, 1956]- Tri-County News February 9, 1956 OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner PersonSexTypeID: 1 PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 906

PersonID: 3688 CATNUM: 3887 NameFirst: NameLast: Britton LocationID: 311 Address1: Address2: City: Chicago State: IL StudioID: 311 ---------------------------------- ID: 311 StudioName: [5133b1a1-61ce-4057-a7e1-dbc6915fb399] SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:50:13 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: [5133b1a1-61ce-4057-a7e1-dbc6915fb399] Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 311 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Cook Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Scott KnownDates: 1918, 1920 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1918 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: 1920 OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: http://www.rootsweb.com/~inparke/obitsB.htm (Nov. 7, 2006) Scott Britton was a photographer of superior artistry. He opened the first studio in Muscatine, Ia and later had a studio in Bedford, Indiana. He then became associated with Eugene R. Hutchinson, also a native of Rockville in a studio in Chicago. The arduous work in Chicago became too strenuous for Scott and he came back to his native town and opened a studio which he continued until his death. [Feb. 6, 1956]- Tri-County News February 9, 1956 1920 Census, Cooke County, Chicago Scott Britton, boarder, photographer, age 40, single, b. IN World War I Draft Registration Card, Sept. 1918 Scott Britton, b. Nov. 24, 1877; photographer for Arthur Schlink, 934 63rd St., Chicago OriginalWorkerType: Photographer PersonSexTypeID: 1 PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 311

PersonID: 3688 CATNUM: 3887 NameFirst: NameLast: Britton LocationID: 1044 Address1: Address2: City: Rockville State: IN StudioID: 1044 ---------------------------------- ID: 1044 StudioName: [765caaf4-4bc8-4126-9aca-5f7a73c4d01f] SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:51:19 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: [765caaf4-4bc8-4126-9aca-5f7a73c4d01f] Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: 2 EndYear: 1956 EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 1044 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Parke Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Scott KnownDates: 1930, 1942, 1956 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1930 OutputEndMonth: 2 OutputEndYear: 1956 OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: * OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: http://www.rootsweb.com/~inparke/obitsB.htm (Nov. 7, 2006) Scott Britton was a photographer of superior artistry. He opened the first studio in Muscatine, Ia and later had a studio in Bedford, Indiana. He then became associated with Eugene R. Hutchinson, also a native of Rockville in a studio in Chicago. The arduous work in Chicago became too strenuous for Scott and he came back to his native town and opened a studio which he continued until his death. [Feb. 6, 1956]- Tri-County News February 9, 1956 1930 Census, Rockville, Parke County Bertha Britton Scott Britton, age 52, single, b. IN, son, photographer World War II Draft Registration Card, 1942 Scott Britton, b. Nov. 24, 1877, employed for self, Rockville OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner PersonSexTypeID: 1 PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 1044




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