Individual Details

Philip Orville Briggs

(15 Apr 1836 - 10 Oct 1906)

On the 1850 U. S. Census of Township 1SR4W, Brown Co., Illinois, Philip Briggs, age 15, appears in the home of Philip Briggs, age 65, Elizabeth, age 64, and Jefferson, age 13. It seems that the older Briggs couple could be young Philip's grandparents, not his parents. Both Philips are farmers.

On the 1860 U. S. Census of Lee Township, Brown Co., Illinois, Philip Briggs appears with his wife Mrs. E. M. and children Laura and E. C. Philip is a farmer.

On the 1870 U. S. Census of Osage Township, Bates Co., Missouri, Philip Briggs appears with his wife and children Edwin, Isaac, Emily, Arthur, William H., Walter and Elizabeth. Philip is a farmer.

On the 1880 U. S. Census of Osage Township, Bates Co., Missouri, Philip Briggs appears with his wife Elizabeth and children Edwina, Newton, Emily, A., William, J. Lillie, Cornelia, M. Effie and Orville. Philip and Newton are farming. J. Lillie is listed as an epileptic.

On the 1900 U. S. Census of Nashville Township, Barton Co., Missouri Philip Briggs appears with his wife Elizabeth and sons Philip O. and Clyde W. Philip and his sons are farming. Elizabeth is the mother of 13, 9 of whom are currently living. Philip and Elizabeth have been married 44 years.

Obituary not found at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, July 8, 2018.

Events

Birth15 Apr 1836Buckhorn, Brown Co., Illinois
Marriage17 Apr 1856Brown Co., Illinois - Elizabeth Mary Shankland
Death10 Oct 1906Pittsburg, Crawford Co., Kansas
BurialMount Olive Cemetery, Pittsburg, Crawford Co., Kansas

Families

SpouseElizabeth Mary Shankland (1839 - 1922)
ChildLaura Delphine Briggs (1857 - 1893)
ChildEdwina "Winnie" Canalys Briggs (1858 - 1917)
ChildIsaac Newton Briggs (1860 - 1957)
ChildEmily Pearl Briggs (1862 - 1950)
ChildArthur Lee Briggs (1864 - 1939)
ChildWilliam Henry Briggs (1866 - 1942)
ChildJesse Walter Briggs (1869 - 1877)
ChildLillian Viola Briggs (1872 - 1891)
ChildMary Cornelia Briggs (1874 - 1967)
ChildMaude Effie Briggs (1876 - 1966)
ChildPhilip Orville Briggs Jr. (1879 - 1955)
ChildClyde Walden Briggs (1881 - 1917)
ChildErnest Clifton Briggs (1882 - 1882)
FatherRichard Briggs (1809 - 1856)
MotherJane McDaniel (1809 - )

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