Individual Details
Elias H. Briscoe
(Apr 1835 - 20 Jan 1905)
On the 1856 Iowa Census Elias, Eliza and William A. appear at Decorah in Winneshiek Co. Elias is a farmer.
On the 1860 U. S. Census of Decorah, Winneshiek Co., Iowa, Elias Briscow [sic] appears with his wife Louise and sons William A. and Samuel M.
Samuel M. Briscoe was in Company E, 38th Iowa Infantry in the Civil War.
On the 1870 U. S. Census of Napa, Napa Co., California, Elias H. Briscoe, age 34, born in Kentucky and working as a carpenter is living with Sarah Briscoe age 40 born in Pennsylvania. Elias' sons William, Samuel and James are living with their mother and her husband Andrew O. Lewis at Bluffton, Winneshiek Co., Iowa.
Ancestry.com submitters Edward and Sharon Froeschle show Elias living in Topeka, Kansas from 1883 to 1890. Two of his sons also lived in Topeka, William and Samuel.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Hoquiam, Chehalis Co., Washington, Elias H. Briscoe appears with his wife Louisa A. They have been married 46 years. Louisa is the mother of 5, with 4 currently living. Elias works as a carpenter/joiner.
Obituary not found at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, November 18, 2017.
On the 1860 U. S. Census of Decorah, Winneshiek Co., Iowa, Elias Briscow [sic] appears with his wife Louise and sons William A. and Samuel M.
Samuel M. Briscoe was in Company E, 38th Iowa Infantry in the Civil War.
On the 1870 U. S. Census of Napa, Napa Co., California, Elias H. Briscoe, age 34, born in Kentucky and working as a carpenter is living with Sarah Briscoe age 40 born in Pennsylvania. Elias' sons William, Samuel and James are living with their mother and her husband Andrew O. Lewis at Bluffton, Winneshiek Co., Iowa.
Ancestry.com submitters Edward and Sharon Froeschle show Elias living in Topeka, Kansas from 1883 to 1890. Two of his sons also lived in Topeka, William and Samuel.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Hoquiam, Chehalis Co., Washington, Elias H. Briscoe appears with his wife Louisa A. They have been married 46 years. Louisa is the mother of 5, with 4 currently living. Elias works as a carpenter/joiner.
Obituary not found at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, November 18, 2017.
Events
| Birth | Apr 1835 | Monroe Co., Indiana |  | ||
| Marriage | 1854 | Louisa A. Lang | |||
| Death | 20 Jan 1905 | County name changed in 1915 to Grays Harbor Co., Chehalis Co., Washington | | ||
| Probate | 30 Jan 1905 | Grays Harbor, Washington, USA | |
Families
| Spouse | Louisa A. Lang (1832 - 1911) |
| Child | William A. Brisco (1855 - 1937) |
| Child | Samuel Melroy Brisco (1858 - 1933) |
| Child | Robert James Brisco (1860 - 1943) |
| Child | Mary L. Lewis (1869 - 1911) |
| Father | Jeremiah Briscoe (1797 - 1880) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Farmer (1802 - 1871) |
| Sibling | Jeremiah Briscoe Jr. (1820 - ) |
| Sibling | Louisa Briscoe (1820 - 1822) |
| Sibling | Eleanor Briscoe (1821 - 1860) |
| Sibling | John Brisco (1822 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Harrison Briscoe (1824 - ) |
| Sibling | Warrick Briscoe (1826 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Ann Briscoe (1827 - 1889) |
| Sibling | Robertson Mills Briscoe (1830 - 1919) |
| Sibling | Samuel M. Briscoe (1831 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann Briscoe (1834 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Briscoe (1838 - 1903) |
| Sibling | William Henry Briscoe (1842 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Hezekiah Briscoe (1845 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Thomas Jefferson Briscoe (1846 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Cathrine B. Briscoe (1847 - 1930) |
Endnotes
1. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987.
2. Ancestry.com.
3. 1900 Census Chehalis Co., Washington.