Individual Details
Mary Elizabeth CRAWFORD
(21 Apr 1838 - 27 Feb 1916)
b 1838
1870
Mary E Briggs was listed in the household of Elisah Briggs on the 1870 census. According to the census, Mary was 31 years old and born in Indiana.
1880
Mary Briggs was listed as the wife of Elisah Briggs on the 1880 census. According to the census, Mary was 42 years old and born in Indiana.
1900
Mary E Briggs was listed as the wife of Elisha Briggs on the 1900 census. According to the census, Mary was 62 years old and born in Indiana. Mary was the mother of 2 children, both living. Mary and Elisha had been married 42 years in 1900.
1910
Mary E Briggs was listed as the wife of Elisha V Briggs on the 1910 census. According to the census, Mary was 71 years old and born in Indiana. The 1910 census indicated that Mary was the mother of 6 children, 3 of whom were living. [NOTE: 1900 census indicated she was the mother of 2 children, 2 of whom were living in 1900. Since Martha Crudge was listed in the household as the mother of 2 children, both living in both 1900 and 1910, it is possible that the data for Martha was written down for both women.]
Events
| Birth | 21 Apr 1838 | Washington Township, Van Buren, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| ChildParent | | ||||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1850 | a 12 year old female born Ind and was listed as Mary Crawford - Washington Township, Van Buren, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 7 Feb 1858 | Warren, Indiana, United States - Elisha Vance BRIGGS | | ||
| Alt name | 7 Feb 1858 | Mary Elizabeth BRIGGS | |||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1860 | a 22 year old female born IN and was listed as Mary Briggs - Jordan Township, Warren, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Probate-shared | 22 Jun 1865 | (Nelson G. CRAWFORD) Warren, Indiana, United States | | ||
| ChildParent-shared | (Lauretta Bertha BRIGGS) | | |||
| Residence | 22 Jun 1870 | 31 year old white female born IN and was listed as Mary E. Briggs - Washington Township, Van Buren, Iowa, United States |  | | |
| ChildParent-shared | (Lura K. BRIGGS) | | |||
| Residence | Jun 1880 | Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - Washington Township, Van Buren, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Residence | Jun 1900 | a 62 year old female born Indiana and was listed as Mary E. Briggs - Williamsport, Warren, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Residence | 18 Apr 1910 | a 71 year old female born Indiana and was listed as Mary E. Briggs - Washington Township, Warren, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Death | 27 Feb 1916 | Warren, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Burial | Aft 27 Feb 1916 | Section 3, Highland Cemetery, Warren, Indiana, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Elisha Vance BRIGGS (1835 - 1922) |
| Child | Ella BRIGGS (1858 - 1861) |
| Child | Colvin Garrett BRIGGS (1860 - 1925) |
| Child | Marion BRIGGS (1862 - 1925) |
| Child | Lauretta Bertha BRIGGS (1866 - 1946) |
| Child | Martha J. BRIGGS (1868 - 1961) |
| Child | Lura K. BRIGGS (1874 - 1905) |
| Father | Nelson G. CRAWFORD (1808 - 1864) |
| Mother | Martha SMITH (1815 - 1871) |
| Sibling | James H. CRAWFORD (1834 - 1908) |
| Sibling | William C. CRAWFORD (1835 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Washington Marion CRAWFORD (1838 - 1889) |
| Sibling | Sarah Amanda CRAWFORD (1840 - 1876) |
| Sibling | _____ CRAWFORD (1842 - 1842) |
| Sibling | Celia Carrie CRAWFORD (1851 - 1940) |
| Sibling | _____ CRAWFORD (1859 - 1859) |
Notes
Residence
Mary E Briggs was listed in the household of Elisah Briggs on the 1870 census. According to the census, Mary was 31 years old and born in Indiana.Residence
Mary Briggs was listed as the wife of Elisah Briggs on the 1880 census. According to the census, Mary was 42 years old and born in Indiana.Residence
Mary E Briggs was listed as the wife of Elisha Briggs on the 1900 census. According to the census, Mary was 62 years old and born in Indiana. Mary was the mother of 2 children, both living. Mary and Elisha had been married 42 years in 1900.Residence
Mary E Briggs was listed as the wife of Elisha V Briggs on the 1910 census. According to the census, Mary was 71 years old and born in Indiana. The 1910 census indicated that Mary was the mother of 6 children, 3 of whom were living. [NOTE: 1900 census indicated she was the mother of 2 children, 2 of whom were living in 1900. Since Martha Crudge was listed in the household as the mother of 2 children, both living in both 1900 and 1910, it is possible that the data for Martha was written down for both women.]Endnotes
1. Warren County Cemetery Records Volume 3 (: , 1974)
2. Newspaper clipping from Walter Salts, West Lebanon, IN, , Items from the Williamsport, Ind., PIoneer Feb-March 1916 (Crawford.IN.090).
3. Ancestry.com, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1916; Roll: 20.
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6. Indiana, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Mary Elizabeth Briggs, 27 Feb 1916; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2017).
7. Warren County Historical Society (Warren County, Ind.), Combined Atlas of Warren County, Indiana: illustrated 1877 (Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publishers, 2001), Nelson G. Crawford.
8. 1850, Warren County Indiana, Population Schedule, Washington Township, p. 177 (image 6 of 13), household 41, family 42, Nelson G. Crawford; digital image, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed 13 February 2016); NARA microfilm publication M432.
9. Newspaper clipping from Walter Salts, West Lebanon, IN, , Items from the Williamsport, Ind., PIoneer Feb-March 1916 (Crawford.IN.090).
10. Indiana WPA, compiler, Index to Marriage Records Warren County, Indiana 1853-1920 (: , 1939), book 4, page 260 (Crawford.IN.042).
11. , Marriage Record, (Crawford.IN.094) (), , .
12. Pension file of Elisha Briggs (Washington, D.C.: Veterans Administration), , (Crawford.IN.119).
13. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7836/). Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 : accessed .
14. , Newspaper clipping from Walter Salts, West Lebanon, IN, . (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), Items from the Williamsport, Ind., PIoneer Feb-March 1916 (Crawford.IN.090).
15. , Indiana WPA, compiler, Index to Marriage Records Warren County, Indiana 1853-1920 (: , 1939). (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), book 4, page 260 (Crawford.IN.042).
16. , Marriage Record (Yates Center: Woodson County, Kansas, n.d.), (Crawford.IN.094).
17. , Pension file of Elisha Briggs (Washington, D.C.: Veterans Administration), . (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), (Crawford.IN.119).
18. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7836/). Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 : accessed ; Mary Elizabeth Crawford - Elisha Vance Briggs.
19. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Source number: 12.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MP1.
20. "Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941,"Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (March 2019), Mary A Crawford - Elisha Briggs.
21. 1860 U.S. Census, Warren County, Indiana, population schedule, Jordan Township, Warren County, Indiana, page 24, swelling 162, Elisha Briggs; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed onlnie March 2019); NARA microfilm publication M653.
22. Nelson G. Crawford entry, June 1865 Probate File Warren County Indiana, (Crawford.IN.053), ; , . Hereinafter cited as Probate File Warren County Indiana.
23. Indiana, Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1789-1999, will of Nelson G. Crawford (image 287 of 634), March 16, 1864; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online August 2016).
24. "Michigan, Death Records 1867-1952," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2017), Loretta Bertha Briggs.
25. Indiana, Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1789-1999, Elisha V Briggs, 4 January 1923; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 29 January 2020).
26. 1870 U.S. Census, Warren County, Indiana, population schedule, Washington Township, Warren County, page 25, household 212, Elisha Briggs; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2017); NARA microfilm publication T132.
27. "Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2017), Lura K Briggs.
28. 1880 U.S. Census, Williamsport, Warren, Indiana, population schedule, Washington Township, Warren County, Indiana, ED 64, Sheet 20B, household 232, Elisah Briggs; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2017); NARA microfilm publication T9.
29. 1900 U.S. Census, Warren County, Indiana, population schedule, Williamsport, Washington township, Warren County, Indiana, ED 126, Sheet 7A, household 157, Elisah Briggs; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2017); NARA T623.
30. 1910 U.S. Census, Warren County, Indiana, population schedule, Williamsport, Washington Township, Warren County, Indiana, ED 205, Sheet 4A, household 67, Briggs, Elisha V; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2017); NARA T624.
31. Warren County Cemetery Records Volume 3 (: , 1974)
32. "Fountain Warren Democrat", (Warren County Indiana), to (), Obituary of Mrs. Elisha Briggs dated 2 Mar 1916 (Crawford.IN.090); , . Hereinafter cited as "Fountain Warren Democrat".
33. "West Lebanon Gazette", (Warren County Indiana), to (), Obituary of Mrs. Briggs dated 2 March 1916 (Crawford.IN.090); , . Hereinafter cited as "West Lebanon Gazette".
34. Newspaper clipping from Walter Salts, West Lebanon, IN, , Items from the Williamsport, Ind., PIoneer Feb-March 1916 (Crawford.IN.090).
35. Indiana, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Mary Elizabeth Crawford Briggs, 27 Feb 1916; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2016).
36. Ancestry, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
37. "Fountain Warren Democrat", (Warren County Indiana), to (), Obituary of Mrs. Elisha Briggs dated 2 Mar 1916 (Crawford.IN.090); , . Hereinafter cited as "Fountain Warren Democrat".
38. Warren County Cemetery Records Volume 3 (: , 1974)
39. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online July 2017), memorial for Mary Elizabeth Crawford Briggs (1838-1916), Find a Grave Memorial no. #5583608, created by Carl Reynard, citing Highland Cemetery, Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana; accompanying photograph by Lesa Epperson, Mary Elizabeth Crawford Briggs.
40. Ancestry, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).