Individual Details
Elizabeth Mary Shankland
(22 Dec 1839 - 4 Apr 1922)
Elizabeth Mary Shankland was the 8th child of her parents.
The Pittsburg Daily Headlight, Pittsburg, Kansas, Thursday, April 6, 1922, Page 2: Death Of An Old Resident. Mrs. Elizabeth Briggs Came to District in 1881. Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Briggs, age 82 years, died at her home, 411 West Adams, Wednesday night at 6:45 o'clock, from old age. Mrs. Briggs was born in Kentucky. She moved to Barton County, Mo., in 1881 and to Pittsburg nineteen years ago. Mrs. Briggs is survived by four sons and three daughters. The sons are W. H. Briggs, 502 South Joplin; P. Orville Briggs, 413 West Adams; A. L. Briggs, Iantha, Mo.; and J. N. Briggs, Fort Scott. The daughters are Mrs. H. J. Widner, residing six miles southeast of Pittsburg; Mrs. J. E. Strosnider, 420 West Park; and Mrs. J. O. Glaser, 409 West Adams. Mrs. Briggs is survived by two brothers in Illinois, 43 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren. She was a member of the Baptist church. Funeral services will be held from the home on West Adams Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Dean G. W.Trout of the Normal will conduct the services. Interment will be in Mt. Olive cemetery.
The Pittsburg Daily Headlight, Pittsburg, Kansas, Thursday, April 6, 1922, Page 2: Death Of An Old Resident. Mrs. Elizabeth Briggs Came to District in 1881. Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Briggs, age 82 years, died at her home, 411 West Adams, Wednesday night at 6:45 o'clock, from old age. Mrs. Briggs was born in Kentucky. She moved to Barton County, Mo., in 1881 and to Pittsburg nineteen years ago. Mrs. Briggs is survived by four sons and three daughters. The sons are W. H. Briggs, 502 South Joplin; P. Orville Briggs, 413 West Adams; A. L. Briggs, Iantha, Mo.; and J. N. Briggs, Fort Scott. The daughters are Mrs. H. J. Widner, residing six miles southeast of Pittsburg; Mrs. J. E. Strosnider, 420 West Park; and Mrs. J. O. Glaser, 409 West Adams. Mrs. Briggs is survived by two brothers in Illinois, 43 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren. She was a member of the Baptist church. Funeral services will be held from the home on West Adams Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Dean G. W.Trout of the Normal will conduct the services. Interment will be in Mt. Olive cemetery.
Events
| Birth | 22 Dec 1839 | Nicholas Co., Kentucky |  | ||
| Marriage | 17 Apr 1856 | Brown Co., Illinois - Philip Orville Briggs | | ||
| Death | 4 Apr 1922 | Pittsburg, Crawford Co., Kansas | | ||
| Burial | Mount Olive Cemetery, Pittsburg, Crawford Co., Kansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Philip Orville Briggs (1836 - 1906) |
| 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 | Andrew Gibb Shankland (1805 - 1880) |
| Mother | Judith Ann Stoops (1805 - 1882) |
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.