GEORGE EDWIN BRIGGS
Athens, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
May 24, 1816
Deceased: Briggs Ranch, Oregon - June 17, 1881
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George E. Briggs sailed around the horn in 1850
George E. Briggs was know as "Governor Briggs"
by himself for the gold fields of California.
He settled on the Althouse in Southern Oregon
and his family followed including his mother,
Lyvia in 1883. They also sailed around the horn
and wintered in Crescent City, California.
and was the legislator who introduced a bill in
1855 to form Josephine County from Jackson
County.
The Spouse
Caroline Whaling {Briggs}
Married: August 22, 1837
Vienna, Ontario Co., New York
The Children
George Henry Briggs
Julia M. Briggs {Floyd}
Born: June 9, 1839
Vienna, New York
Deceased: September 5, 1913
Briggs Ranch, Oregon
No Marriage
Born: January 16, 1843
New York State
Deceased: June 27, 1874
Kerby, Oregon
Married: Thomas Franklin Floyd
July 4, 1860
In Kerby, Oregon
Four Children:
George E. Floyd
Lucy Floyd
Harriet Floyd
Thomas Franklin Floyd Jr.
Harriet Briggs
Born: 1845
New York State
Deceased: Unknown
Married: Job R. Tozer
July 18, 1867
Kerby, Oregon
One Child:
Albert B. Tozer
Elizabeth Briggs {Thompson}
Born: July 25, 1848
Deceased: Unknown
Married: Isaac Thompson
November 1, 1869
Kerby, Oregon
Four Children:
Daisy Thompson
Frank Thompson
Florence Thompson
Rowetta Thompson
David Winfred Briggs
Born: June 22, 1855
Deceased: June 1, 1913
Kerby, Oregon
Married: Annabel Jordan
September 13, 1883
Kerby, Oregon
Three Children:
Ray Briggs (Twin)
Roy Briggs (Twin)
Bessie Briggs
Caroline Briggs {Howard}
Born: December 22, 1856
Deceased: March 23, 1903
Briggs Ranch, Oregon
Married: Charles James Howard
September 17, 1878
Briggs Ranch, Oregon
Five Children:
James Edwin Howard
Elsie Ruth Howard
Daisy Elizabeth Howard
Thomas Floyd Howard
Glen Henry Howard
Note: The 1855 Jackson County, Oregon census shows George Edwin
Briggs (Father) age 39; Caroline Whaling {Briggs} (Spouse) age 36;
George Henry Briggs (Son) age 16; Julia M. Briggs (Daughter) age 12;
Herriet Briggs (Daughter) age 10; Elizabeth Briggs (Daughter) age 7 and David
Winfred Briggs (Son) as age 1.
The Parents
David Briggs
Lyvia Stephens {Briggs}
Born: April 3, 1790
Schoharie, Albany Co., NY
Deceased: September 9, 1839
Port Gibson, New York
Born: October 4, 1815
Athens, PA
Deceased: September 26, 1871
Briggs Ranch, Oregon
Siblings
Unknown
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