Individual Details

Thomas Jefferson Briscoe

(31 May 1846 - 3 Sep 1908)

Fay Medhaug's book page 205 has Thomas' Civil War service account.

He served with Company K, 34th Iowa Infantry and Company E, 38th Iowa Infantry, Engineer Corps.

On the 1870 Pleasant Grove, Floyd Co., Iowa, Thomas J. Brisco appears with his wife Elizabeth and sons James T. and Theodore. Thomas was a farmer. Also in the household is a 10 year old boy Henry Holcomb.

The 1880 United States Census shows family living in Riverton, Floyd Co., Iowa. Their last name is spelled Brisko.

The 1895 Iowa Census shows his occupation as stone mason.

He is listed as T. J. Brisco in the burial records at Roseburg Military Cemetery.

Events

Birth31 May 1846Monroe Co., Indiana
Marriage10 Apr 1866Charles City, Floyd Co., Iowa - Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cross
Divorce22 Nov 1875Iowa - Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cross
Marriage27 Nov 1876Charles City, Floyd Co., Iowa - Jennie Lee Clason
Death3 Sep 1908Roseburg, Douglas Co., Oregon
BurialT. J. Brisco, Roseburg National Cemetery, Roseburg, Douglas Co., Oregon

Families

SpouseJennie Lee Clason (1858 - 1908)
ChildGrace May Brisco (1880 - 1944)
ChildClara Daisy Brisco (1884 - 1982)
ChildClyde Clifford Brisco (1884 - 1959)
ChildOra Alice Brisco (1889 - 1953)
ChildBenjamin Harrison Brisco (1890 - 1969)
ChildElizabeth "Bessie" Fern Brisco (1894 - 1916)
SpouseElizabeth "Lizzie" Cross (1850 - 1937)
ChildJames T. Briscoe (1868 - 1928)
ChildTheodore "Dode" Briscoe (1871 - 1941)
FatherJeremiah Briscoe (1797 - 1880)
MotherElizabeth Farmer (1802 - 1871)
SiblingJeremiah Briscoe Jr. (1820 - )
SiblingLouisa Briscoe (1820 - 1822)
SiblingEleanor Briscoe (1821 - 1860)
SiblingJohn Brisco (1822 - 1904)
SiblingBenjamin Harrison Briscoe (1824 - )
SiblingWarrick Briscoe (1826 - )
SiblingSarah Ann Briscoe (1827 - 1889)
SiblingRobertson Mills Briscoe (1830 - 1919)
SiblingSamuel M. Briscoe (1831 - 1863)
SiblingMary Ann Briscoe (1834 - 1914)
SiblingElias H. Briscoe (1835 - 1905)
SiblingElizabeth Briscoe (1838 - 1903)
SiblingWilliam Henry Briscoe (1842 - 1920)
SiblingHezekiah Briscoe (1845 - 1862)
SiblingCathrine B. Briscoe (1847 - 1930)

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