Individual Details
Margaret J. McCown
(11 Aug 1831 - 23 Jul 1918)
Civil War Pension records who Samuel M. Briscoe's widow Margaret J. applied 5 February 1864, application #44501, certificate 25808 or 26808. For minor child, William J. Briscoe, application
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On the 1870 U. S. Census of Bean Blossom, Monroe Co., Indiana, Margaret Briscoe appears with Windfield S. (male) age 16 and a farmer. Next household is Richard and Susan Ellis both age 50. John Ellis age unreadable. Also in he household is William Briscoe, age 15, at school. Elizabeth Briscoe, age 14, at home, and Amelia C. age 12. The Briscoe children all show born in Indiana.
On the 1880 U. S. Census of Green, Morgan Co., Indiana, Margaret Briscoe appears as mother-in-law to Joseph Stine age 25 who works on a farm. His wife is Elizabeth age 24. No children in household. Margaret is 49 years old and a widow.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Stineville, Bean Blossom Township, Monroe Co., Indiana, Margaret J. Briscoe appears she is age 78, a widow, mother of 6, 4 currently living. Her son William L. age 55 and a widower lives with her. He is an assessor for the township.
Obituary from Bloomington Indiana Weekly Courier, August 9, 1918, page 4. Stinesville. Margaret J. McCown was born August 11, 1831, and departed this life July 23, 1918, at 10 o'clock p.m., aged 86 years, 11 months and 12 days. She was married to Samuel M. Briscoe March 23, 1851. To this union six children were born, four of whom survive. Della Moore of Midland, W. S. Briscoe, Council Bluff, Iowa, W. L. Briscoe and Mrs. William Fox both of Stinesville. She united with the Baptist Church more than forty years ago. She always attended church regularly until failing health and the infirmities of old age in recent years deprived her of that privilege. Her husband died in the army in 1863, leaving her at the age of 35, with five little children and 500 miles from her native home and people. Mrs. Briscoe's father served in the War of 1812 and also in the Mexican War. Her husband died in the civil war. Two of her grandsons, Scott Fox and Ray Moore, and her great-grandson, William Willard Fox, are in the active service in the European war. Her surviving relatives are four children, ten grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. Rev. W. T. Miller conducted the last rites at the Old Baptist Church at Chamber-sville, where interment took place. The beautiful floral offerings that adorned the casket gave mute evidence of the love and esteem in which Mother Briscoe was held. The choir sang her favorite selections. Those from a distance who attended the funeral were William C. Fox and family, Oolitic; William McCown, Anchor, Ill.; Chas. McCown and family, Midland; Mrs. Della and Ray Moore, Mrs. Wilson and children, Midland; Ross Fox and family, Gosport; Frank Fox and family, Gosport; J. M. Van Buskirk and wife, Sand College; Mrs. Ernest Royer, Spencer; Mrs. Ione Wash and children, Frank, Ky.
#458164.
On the 1870 U. S. Census of Bean Blossom, Monroe Co., Indiana, Margaret Briscoe appears with Windfield S. (male) age 16 and a farmer. Next household is Richard and Susan Ellis both age 50. John Ellis age unreadable. Also in he household is William Briscoe, age 15, at school. Elizabeth Briscoe, age 14, at home, and Amelia C. age 12. The Briscoe children all show born in Indiana.
On the 1880 U. S. Census of Green, Morgan Co., Indiana, Margaret Briscoe appears as mother-in-law to Joseph Stine age 25 who works on a farm. His wife is Elizabeth age 24. No children in household. Margaret is 49 years old and a widow.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Stineville, Bean Blossom Township, Monroe Co., Indiana, Margaret J. Briscoe appears she is age 78, a widow, mother of 6, 4 currently living. Her son William L. age 55 and a widower lives with her. He is an assessor for the township.
Obituary from Bloomington Indiana Weekly Courier, August 9, 1918, page 4. Stinesville. Margaret J. McCown was born August 11, 1831, and departed this life July 23, 1918, at 10 o'clock p.m., aged 86 years, 11 months and 12 days. She was married to Samuel M. Briscoe March 23, 1851. To this union six children were born, four of whom survive. Della Moore of Midland, W. S. Briscoe, Council Bluff, Iowa, W. L. Briscoe and Mrs. William Fox both of Stinesville. She united with the Baptist Church more than forty years ago. She always attended church regularly until failing health and the infirmities of old age in recent years deprived her of that privilege. Her husband died in the army in 1863, leaving her at the age of 35, with five little children and 500 miles from her native home and people. Mrs. Briscoe's father served in the War of 1812 and also in the Mexican War. Her husband died in the civil war. Two of her grandsons, Scott Fox and Ray Moore, and her great-grandson, William Willard Fox, are in the active service in the European war. Her surviving relatives are four children, ten grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. Rev. W. T. Miller conducted the last rites at the Old Baptist Church at Chamber-sville, where interment took place. The beautiful floral offerings that adorned the casket gave mute evidence of the love and esteem in which Mother Briscoe was held. The choir sang her favorite selections. Those from a distance who attended the funeral were William C. Fox and family, Oolitic; William McCown, Anchor, Ill.; Chas. McCown and family, Midland; Mrs. Della and Ray Moore, Mrs. Wilson and children, Midland; Ross Fox and family, Gosport; Frank Fox and family, Gosport; J. M. Van Buskirk and wife, Sand College; Mrs. Ernest Royer, Spencer; Mrs. Ione Wash and children, Frank, Ky.
Events
| Birth | 11 Aug 1831 | Monroe Co., Indiana |  | ||
| Marriage | 23 Mar 1851 | Monroe Co., Indiana - Samuel M. Briscoe | | ||
| Death | 23 Jul 1918 | Stinesville, Monroe Co., Indiana | | ||
| Burial | Chambersville Cemetery, Spencer, Owen Co., Indiana | |
Families
| Spouse | Samuel M. Briscoe (1831 - 1863) |
| Child | Dulsena "Della" J. Briscoe (1851 - 1944) |
| Child | Winfield Scott Briscoe (1853 - 1942) |
| Child | William Lewis Briscoe (1855 - 1944) |
| Child | Elizabeth "Lizzie" M. Briscoe (1856 - 1880) |
| Child | Amelia Catherine Briscoe (1858 - 1956) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com.
2. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 204.
3. Bloomington Weekly Courier, Obituary of Margaret J. McCown Briscoe (n.p: August 9, 1918, n.d).
4. Bloomington Weekly Courier, Obituary of Margaret J. McCown Briscoe (n.p: August 9, 1918, n.d).