Individual Details

12 Sep 1918. World War I Draft Registration.
John Henry Brigance of Commerce, Hunt Co, TX was age 32, born 7 Nov 1885. He was a drug clerk, at Commerce Drug Co. His nearest realtive was Mrs. M. L. Brigance. Medium height, slender build, brown eyes, black hair

1920 Census. Commerce, Precinct 6, Hunt Co, TX Hh 430
Nancy Brigance, age 59
Mary White, sister, age 42
and
John Brigance was in Hh 57, age 34, retail merchant, drug store
Miriam, wife, age 33, ticket clerk, railroad station

1930 Census. Commerce, Hunt, TX, Hh 145
John Brigance, age 44, Divorced, Pharmacist
Nancy, mother, 69, widow
Mary White, aunt, 42

1940 Census. Commerce, Hunt, TX, Hh 118
Lucinda Brigance, 79 widow, lived in same place in 1935
John, son, 54, Custodian at the state college
Mary White, sister, age 68


Found on USGenWeb. Hunt Co deaths, 1968.

Son John's Texas Death Certificate #72215. John Henry Brigance. Born 7 Nov 1885, died 2 Oct 1968. He was age 82 and married at the time. He died in Commerce General Hospital where he had been for three weeks; his home address listed as 1709 Sycamore, Commerce. His father's name given as Heywood Brigance, mother as Lucinda White. His occupation given as salesman. Mrs. Gertrude Brigance was the informant -since his wife was Miriam in 1920, perhaps he married more than once. He died of gastrointestinal hemorrhage - he had colon cancer. John was buried Rosemound Cemetery, Commerce, Hunt Co TX.

Birth	7 Nov 1885	Fannin County, Texas
Death	2 Oct 1968	Commerce, Hunt County, Texas

Father	Haywood Thomas Brigance (1852 - 1899)
Mother	Nancy Lucinda WHITE (1861 - 1958)
Sibling	Jessie B. Brigance (1891 - 1912)
Sibling	Nannie Bess Brigance (1893 - 1981)
Sibling	James Edgar Brigance (1895 - 1917)