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.
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
| Birth | 15 Apr 1836 | Buckhorn, Brown Co., Illinois |  | ||
| Marriage | 17 Apr 1856 | Brown Co., Illinois - Elizabeth Mary Shankland | | ||
| Death | 10 Oct 1906 | Pittsburg, Crawford Co., Kansas | | ||
| Burial | Mount Olive Cemetery, Pittsburg, Crawford Co., Kansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Mary Shankland (1839 - 1922) |
| Child | Laura Delphine Briggs (1857 - 1893) |
| Child | Edwina "Winnie" Canalys Briggs (1858 - 1917) |
| Child | Isaac Newton Briggs (1860 - 1957) |
| Child | Emily Pearl Briggs (1862 - 1950) |
| Child | Arthur Lee Briggs (1864 - 1939) |
| Child | William Henry Briggs (1866 - 1942) |
| Child | Jesse Walter Briggs (1869 - 1877) |
| Child | Lillian Viola Briggs (1872 - 1891) |
| Child | Mary Cornelia Briggs (1874 - 1967) |
| Child | Maude Effie Briggs (1876 - 1966) |
| Child | Philip Orville Briggs Jr. (1879 - 1955) |
| Child | Clyde Walden Briggs (1881 - 1917) |
| Child | Ernest Clifton Briggs (1882 - 1882) |
| Father | Richard Briggs (1809 - 1856) |
| Mother | Jane McDaniel (1809 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Marjorie Ham Briggs, Ten Generation List.
2. Marjorie Ham Briggs, Ten Generation List.
3. Illinois Marriages On-line.
4. Marjorie Ham Briggs, Ten Generation List.
5. Ancestry.com.
6. Crawford Co. Kansas Tombstone Transcriptions 1860-1975.