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Nanna Popham “Nan” Britton

Female9 November 1896–21 March 1991

Brief Life History of Nanna Popham “Nan”

When Nanna Popham “Nan” Britton was born on 9 November 1896, in Claridon, Marion, Ohio, United States, her father, Samuel Herbert Britton, was 37 and her mother, Mary Lee Williams, was 24. She married Magnus Ericksen on 5 January 1924, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. She lived in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1940 and Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1950. She died on 21 March 1991, in Welches, Clackamas, Oregon, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Howard, Knox, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nanna Popham “Nan” Britton
1896–1991
Elizabeth Ann (Emma Eloise) Britton
1919–2005

Sources (10)

  • Nanna P Button, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Nanna Poham Britton, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Nanna Britton, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"

Spouse and Children

Children (1)

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (5)

World Events (8)

1897 · The Union Loop Elevated

Age 1

The Loop was born in political scandal that combined the three elevated railways around Chicago and combined them into one. The scandal was to raise the fares for commuters so state legislators could receive more money while in office. 

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 2

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Age 27

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): variant of Breton , and ethnic name for a Breton, from Old French Breton, the oblique case form of Old French Bret; compare Brittain and Brett .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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