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Prince, Minnie Lee Britt & Oscar
Clellan
This
is a marriage photo of Minnie Lee Britt Prince and Oscar Clellan Prince, Sr.,
December 24, 1904
Minnie Lee Britt was the wife of Oscar Clellan Prince, Sr., daughter of Henry
N. Britt and Elizabeth Betsy Miller, sister of Lewis Miles Britt, and great
aunt of Rozine Britt Bickel. She is buried at the Miller Cemetery, which is
aka Miller / Spillers / Bond Cemetery on Hwy#341N from Roberta. She was born
December 18, 1874 and died July 30, 1952.
Oscar Clellan Prince, Sr., was the son of Oliver Hillyard Prince and Amanda
Favor. Oscar and Minnie had 3 children: Ruth, Oscar Clellan Prince, Jr., and
Ralph Lee Prince. Oscar Clellan Prince, Sr. and Minnie Lee are both buried at
the Miller Cemetery.
The Macon Telegraph; Thursday, July 31, 1952; Page 16, 2nd Column:
Mrs. Minnie Prince Dies In Washington
Mrs. Minnie Prince, widow of Oscar Cellean Prince, of Ft. Valley, died in
Washington, D. C., early Wednesday after a brief illness.
Mrs. Prince, the former Miss Minnie Britt, was born in Crawford County, the
daughter of Henry Britt and Mrs. Ava Griffin Britt. She was visiting her
daughter in Washington when stricken. She was a member of the Providence
Primitive Baptist Church in Roberta.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Prescott Dennett, Washington; two sons, O. C.
Prince, Ft. Valley, Ralph Prince, Macon; two grandaughters, Patsy and Linda
Prince, Macon; a sister, Mrs. Mary Revell, Fitzgerald; several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services will be held at the Providence Primitive Church at Roberta at
4 p.m. Saturday. Elder C. E. Darity will officiate and burial will be in the
Miller Cemetery near Roberta.
The body will lie in sate in the church from 3:30 to 4 p.m.
Hart's Mortuary is in charge funeral arrangements.
Note: The statement that Minnie's mother was Ava Griffin Britt, is
incorrect. Minnie's parents were Henry N. Britt and Elizabeth Betsy
Miller-Britt; both of Crawford County, Georgia. Minnie is found in Crawford
County by census for the years 1880 and 1900. She is also listed as daughter
in the Last Will of Elizabeth Betsy Miller-Britt.
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Prince, Ruth
This
is a baby picture of Ruth Prince
Ruth Prince Dennett was the wife of Prescott Freese Dennett and daughter of
Minnie Lee Britt Prince and Oscar Clellan Prince, Sr. Ruth was born
December 26, 1905 and died March 25, 2002. Both Ruth and her
husband, Prescott are buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
Submitted by
Rozine Britt-Bickel ← |