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Ora Britten (b. August 01, 1860, d. November 27, 1954)
Notes for Ora Britten:
" She attended Platteville (Wisc.) State Normal School and later taught in the schools of Humboldt Co, Iowa to where her family had moved After the marriage "They journeyed by train to Los Angeles, California where they lived for a while.Then with a party of friends they drove wagon teams across the then unsettled county of Tulare.The Welch party settled in the Three Rivers area. Some years later she was left a widow with a young daughter-she carried on by herself. Her parents and three brothers went west to join her. For many years Ora Britten Welch helped her brothers in their store known as the Britten Brothers store.Ora spent much of her time out of doors as possible as her health had been run down with the care of her husband while he lived - she fully recovered. She remained quite active until the last few years of her life even so she never became entirely bedridden.She passed away at her home on Nov. 27, 1954 at the age of 94 years." (Graecia Britten manuscript, p. 28}
More About Ora Britten:
Burial: Thtree Rivers, Tulare Co., Calif..
More About Ora Britten and Ira Ernest Welch:
Marriage: September 1885, Humboldt, IA.
Children of Ora Britten and Ira Ernest Welch are:
- Frankie Luella Welch, b. September 01, 1886, Lime Kiln Tulare Co., Calif., d. August 18, 1978, Tulare Co., Calif.105.