BRITELL BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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BRITELL, William S. - b: 1881 Whiteside Co, IL
source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - 
page: 674
residence: Clinton, Clinton Twp

William S. Britell, senior member of the firm of Britell and VanWinkle, the 
leading harness dealers of Clinton, Missouri, is a native of Illinois He was born in 
Whiteside County in 1881, a son of Rufus H. and Katie M. (Trout) Britell, the 
former a native of Vermont and the latter of Kentucky, both now deceased. Rufus 
H. Britell served in the United States Navy during the Civil War and was wounded 
at the battle of Mobile Bay. He came to Clinton, Missouri, in 1903 and spent the 
remainder of his life here. He died in 1913 at the age of eighty-one years. His 
wife preceded him in death a number of years, having died in 1892. They were the 
parents of two children: William S., the subject of this sketch; and Frank L., who 
lives in Kansas City, Missouri. William S. Britell was reared and educated in 
Henry County and followed farming until 1904. He then came to Clinton and 
entered the employ of W. H. Bledsoe, who conducted a harness shop, and remained 
with him one year. Mr. Bledsoe was then succeeded by Mr. Kibbey and Mr. Britell 
remained in his employ until 1917, when he and Mr. VanWinkle bought the Kibbey 
harness department, and have conducted this business until the present time. Mr. 
Britell is an experienced harness man and a skilled mechanic in that field of 
work. William S. Britell was united in marriage October 19, 1904, to Lydia M. 
Stotts of Clinton, Missouri, daughter of John O. and Hannah (Campbell) Stotts of 
Clinton. The mother died in 1902 and the father now resides with Mrs. Britell. 
Mrs. Britell is one of a family of six children born to her parents as follow: 
William, Harrisonville, Missouri; Fred, Clinton, Missouri; Oscar, Harrisonville, 
Missouri; John, deceased; Lydia M., the wife of William S. Britell, the subject of 
this sketch, and Samuel, Clinton, Missouri. To Mr. and Mrs. Britell have been born 
four children: Katie, John, Lloyd and Iva May. Mr. Britell is one of the progressive 
and enterprising business men of Clinton. The firm handles stock harness and 
also manufactures especially for their customers, as well as doing a general line 
of repair work. They have a prosperous business and rank among the leading 
business institutions of Henry County. Mr. Britell is a member of the Modern 
Woodmen of America and also the Woodmen of the World. 

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